A 13-year-old boy is suing Howell "Chinky" Mahoe Jr. for damages for allegedly molesting him on several occasions, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday in Circuit Court. Kumu hula sued for
allegedly fondling studentThe suit says the boy was a student at the Halau Hula o Kawailiula about July 1, 1995, through Aug. 14, 1996, under the care of Mahoe.
Mahoe arranged for the halau members to sleep over at his home, and told the boy to sleep with him in his bed, according to the suit. There Mahoe fondled the boy, according to the suit. Mahoe fondled him again in a separate incident between July and August 1996, the suit said.
The boy, through his mother, claims his losses and injuries were caused by the "intentional, grossly negligent, reckless and/or willful and wanton misconduct" of Mahoe.
WASHINGTON -- Hawaii's senior senator added his voice today to a chorus of government officials complaining about what they say is China's overreaction to the accidental bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Inouye takes issue
By Pete Pichaske, Phillips News Service
with China's response"They condemn us with inflammatory rhetoric," said Sen. Daniel Inouye during a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, where he is the senior Democrat.
"Everybody's apologized. Enough is enough."
Inouye's unusually blunt comments came as Defense Secretary William Cohen was testifying before the subcommittee about the Kosovo situation. Cohen himself criticized the Chinese government for not letting their people have a full picture of the attack and of U.S. apologies.
The Chinese people were not told publicly until today, for example, that President Clinton had apologized for the embassy bombing.
"It must be said that those in (China's) government at high levels ... must know that this was a mistake," said Cohen. "I think we ought to cool down the passions that have been inflamed."
That sentiment was being echoed on Capitol Hill today by a variety of senior elected officials ranging from Inouye, who has not been particularly outspoken on the Kosovo situation, to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., who said, "I think we should move on."
Suspicious vessel detained in Tinian
A Taiwanese-registered vessel believed to be involved in smuggling 80 Asians into the U.S. was intercepted by the U.S. Coast Guard and is now tied up in the Northern Marianas Islands.The 100-foot Yu-Mang #66 was stopped by the Coast Guard cutter Sassafras Saturday about 40 miles west of Guam.
The vessel was escorted to Tinian, located 122 miles north of Guam.
Bone marrow registry celebrating 10 years
The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry on May 16 will celebrate 10 years of growth into the seventh-largest registry in the nation.The registry opened in 1988 at St. Francis Medical Center under Dr. Young K. Paik's leadership to register bone marrow donors here and find matches for islanders and people around the world needing transplants.
More than 16,000 people nationally are diagnosed with some type of fatal blood disease each year.
Some 30,000 Hawaii residents registered in 1996 in response to the plight of the late Alana Dung. The registry now has more than 57,300 registered donors, and the largest percentage of Asian-Pacific islanders and those with mixed ethnic backgrounds.
The registry will celebrate its anniversary with dinner, entertainment and a silent auction at the May 16 event, a benefit entitled, "It Could Be You." A Tennessee recipient will meet his local donor for the first time.
The cost is $65 per person.
For tickets, call 524-1301. For information about registering to become a bone marrow donor, call 547-6154.
Council might restrict mining of gold coral
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council will convene in Honolulu June 15-18 to consider ways to safeguard gold coral in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.Newly discovered gold coral beds there may some day be harvested for jewelry-making. To make sure possible future mining of this precious coral won't adversely affect monk seal habitats, some conservationists are calling for harvesting restrictions at Brooks Bank and French Frigate Shoals, where seals are known to forage.
Corrections
To report neighbor island violators to the Keiki Car Seat Hotline, call 1-800-868-7300. An incorrect number was listed in Diane Chang's column yesterday.
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Police, Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffWoman tried to shoot man at restaurant, police say
Police yesterday arrested a 22-year-old woman for allegedly firing shots at a man inside a South King Street restaurant.The woman, armed with a handgun, knocked on the back door of Jan Jan restaurant at 8:20 a.m., police said.
The manager, a 55-year-old man, opened the door and a struggle ensued.
Two shots were fired during the struggle, police said.
The woman was booked for second-degree attempted murder.
Police fail to find bomb after search of campus
Police scoured the campus of Kailua High School before classes today in search of a bomb that was supposed to have blown up this morning.At 7:15 p.m. yesterday, CrimeStoppers got a call from a female who reported she knew about a bomb planted at the school, police said. The bomb was supposed to be detonated at 4 a.m.
Nothing was found.
Man celebrating birthday disappears while hiking
ANAHOLA, Kauai -- A military helicopter carrying thermal imaging equipment was added to the search team today in an effort to find a hiker missing on Anahola Mountain since Thursday.The Kauai Fire Department has had its own rescue helicopter and dog teams searching for the Oahu man since he was reported missing by his family Friday morning. He went on the hike Thursday to celebrate his 59th birthday.
Car seen speeding away just before fire started
ANAHOLA, Kauai -- Three fire companies and state forestry crews worked for eight hours yesterday before bringing a 100-acre brush fire under control. Crews were back at the scene today mopping up.The fire department's rescue helicopter and a Navy helicopter from the Pacific Missile Range Facility made repeated flights to the ocean to pick up water in buckets slung below the aircraft. Three large water tankers shuttled between the fire and a hydrant in Anahola.
Witnesses told firefighters a car was seen speeding from the area just before the 15-foot guinea grass went up in flames.
The property, all believed to belong to the state, is fallow sugar land.
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