Autopsy: Bishop lawyer's death was a suicide
An autopsy report has determined that Bishop Estate attorney Rene Ojiri Kitaoka died from self-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning.In her report, First Deputy Medical Examiner Kanthi Von Guenthner concluded, "The manner of death is, in my opinion, suicide."
Kitaoka, 39, was found unresponsive in her car, which was parked in a locked garage with the engine running at her Kaneohe home March 3.
The death occurred the day after Kitaoka and Bishop Estate trustee Gerard Jervis were thrown out of the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki by security guards, who found them in a compromising position inside a men's restroom stall.
No alcohol or drugs were detected in an analysis by the Chemical Toxicology Institute of Foster City, Calif.
Jervis, 50, has been discharged from the hospital but remains under a doctor's care, according to his attorney, Ronald Sakamoto.
Homicide Lt. Allen Napoleon says police have received the autopsy report but have not yet closed the case.
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Groundbreaking today for Kapolei High School
Gov. Ben Cayetano was to take part in groundbreaking ceremonies for Kapolei High School today.The school, set to open by August 2000, will be constructed with the help of a $1 million emergency appropriation bill Cayetano recently signed.
The school will serve Barbers Point, Honokai Hale, Makakilo and Kapolei.
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Police, Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffKaimuki beating victim remains hospitalized
A 29-year-old man assaulted by four men early yesterday outside a Kaimuki bar has not regained consciousness and is in guarded condition at Kaiser Moanalua Hospital.Police have classified the case as attempted murder and are looking for four male suspects.
The beating was reported at 2:10 a.m. in the public parking lot behind the Top of the Hill karaoke bar at 3579 Waialae Ave. A second man also was beaten.
Boyfriend is accused of attempted murder
An attempted-murder charge is pending against a 32-year-old Kailua man accused of trying to suffocate his former girlfriend.The woman told police the suspect locked her in the bedroom of his Kihapai Street residence, stuffed clothing in her mouth and tried to suffocate her.
The man's relatives broke into the room and rescued her, police said.
In other news
Fire rescue personnel today rescued an Army man, his wife and 11-year-old daughter, who failed to return from a hike yesterday at Kahana Valley State Park.
The tourist had been associating with a group of local youths, including the one from San Diego, when they attacked him about 8:30 p.m. The victim's wallet containing $180 was stolen.
He was treated at Kona Hospital and released.
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