MILLENNIUM MOMENT
Built in 1846 by sea captain John Dominis, it went on to become the home of the deposed Queen Lili'uokalani and, later, Hawaii's governors: Washington Place. Washington Place
The building on Beretania Street across from the state Capitol was left to widow Mary Dominis and son John Owen Dominis after Capt. Dominis vanished at sea.
Dominis junior grew up to become governor of Hawaii in 1868 and married Lydia K.P. Kapa'ahea, later more famously known as Queen Lili'uokalani. Her husband was already dead when Lili'uokalani -- and the Hawaiian monarchy -- was overthrown in 1893. After a period of house arrest at Iolani Palace, Lili'uokalani returned and settled into Washington Place.
The U.S. Territory of Hawaii acquired the site in 1922, and it's been the governor's residence since. Among items within the largely Edwardian house: a 496-piece parquet table made of 12 native woods, a solid koa piano custom-made for Lili'uokalani, and the official state silver service given to Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho) by Napoleon III.
IRS delays meetings with Bishop trustees
The Internal Revenue Service has pushed back negotiations with the new trustees of the Bishop Estate.The IRS had scheduled a week of meetings with the interim trustees in Los Angeles starting today to go over issues raised by the federal agency's audit of the multibillion-dollar trust.
But the federal agency told the temporary trustees -- retired Admiral Robert Kihune, attorney Ronald Libkuman, former Honolulu police chief Francis Keala, Hawaiian Electric Industries treasurer Constance Lau and former Iolani School headmaster David Coon -- that it would delay the meetings until June 28.
The IRS has said it would seek the revocation of the estate's tax-exempt status if former trustees Henry Peters, Richard Wong, Gerard Jervis, Lokelani Lindsey and Oswald Stender weren't permanently removed. On May 7, Probate Judge Kevin Chang temporarily removed four trustees and accepted Stender's resignation.
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Exec pleads not guilty to tax charges
Michael Boulware, president of Hawaiian Isles Enterprises, today entered a not guilty plea to tax and conspiracy charges in Federal Court.He was released on $100,000 bond and limited to travel in Hawaii.
Boulware is charged with 10 counts, including under-reporting his income by $5.4 million between 1989 and 1992. The charges carry maximum prison terms of up to 30 years.
Judge Francis Yamashita set the trial for Aug. 3.
Hawaiian Isle Enterprises, of which Boulware is president, does business as Hawaiian Isles Kona Coffee, Hawaiian Isles Distributors and Hawaiian Isles Vending.
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Police, Fire
By Star-Bulletin staffCalifornia fugitive held in Waikiki slaying
Police are expected to charge a California fugitive, arrested here last week on a parole revocation warrant, with last month's killing of an 81-year-old Waikiki man.The man, 33, was arrested Saturday on the revocation warrant. He also was booked for second-degree murder in connection with the May 17 strangling death of Fred Cramer, a longtime Honolulu Symphony volunteer who was found bound and gagged in his Cleghorn Street apartment.
He is being held at the main police station cellblock. He has prior convictions for armed robbery, burglary and auto theft.
Police arrest parents; children taken away
Child Protective Services has taken custody of two boys, ages 4 years and 7 months, whose parents were arrested yesterday for endangering the welfare of a minor and two drug-related offenses.Police went to the couple's Kaimuki residence at 7:30 a.m. on a follow-up investigation of a CPS complaint and received consent to search from the boys' mother.
Police seized crystal methamphetamine smoking pipes and $940 cash.
Man knifed aboard boat in fight over $10 debt
A 30-year-old man was stabbed in the palm while allegedly fending off an attack by a man armed with a knife yesterday aboard a boat moored at Ala Wai Yacht Harbor.The injured man had gone to the boat to collect a $10 debt, police said.
The second man, who fled the scene of the 8:25 p.m. incident, is wanted for questioning for attempted murder, kidnapping and second-degree assault in connection with the incident.
Hiker hurt critically in fall at Makapuu Light
The Honolulu Fire Department rescued a 64-year-old man who fell about 30 feet yesterday while hiking near the Makapuu Lighthouse.The man suffered a broken arm and head injuries in the fall at about 10 a.m., fire department spokesman Capt. Richard Soo said.
Rescue crews treated him until the fire department helicopter could take him to Maunalua Bay, where he was taken by ambulance to Queen's Hospital. He was reported in critical condition yesterday.
In other news ...
Police yesterday charged Adan Saenz, 36, with multiple sex assault offenses stemming from an alleged attack on a juvenile family member in March.
Saenz is charged with first-degree sex assault and three counts of third-degree sex assault and is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
The fire apparently started in an area where welders were working shortly before 6:30 p.m.
There were no injuries.
Peak's body was partially decomposed when discovered Tuesday. An autopsy failed to determine the cause of death.
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