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Millennium Moments
THE maritime era in Hawaii around the start of the 1800s brought raucousness to the islands. That gave rise to the kingdom's first official prison: Honolulu Fort, along the harbor at the foot of Fort Street. Prison in paradise
Built in 1816, the prison was proclaimed for such use by Kamehameha II on March 8, 1822, according to "Firsts and Almost Firsts in Hawaii" by Robert C. Schmitt.
One edict stated that "should any seaman of whatever vessel, be found riotous or disturbing the peace in any manner, he or they shall be immediately secured in the Fort." A second edict also proclaimed such a fate for disorderly resident foreigners.
The fort was used as a prison, and an insane asylum, until it was dismantled in 1857, Schmitt says.
State must pay award in fatal Molokai wreck
A Kauai Circuit judge has awarded the survivors of a Kauai man killed in a September 1996 traffic collision on Molokai $798,468, according to James Krueger, the attorney for the family of Manuel DeSilva III.DeSilva's family claimed the state did not post adequate warning or maintain the roadway at the crash site, a blind curve on a coastal road.
DeSilva, 22, died in a collision with an approaching truck.
Maui Circuit Judge Rhonda I.L. Loo found the state 80 percent at fault. The judge reduced the award by 20 percent because of DeSilva's share of fault for the accident and awarded $273,605 to DeSilva's estate, $240,000 to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva II, and $125,168 to his son, Manuel DeSilva-Tollefsen.
Diamond Head crater site of dedication
The state today dedicates a new visitor information booth at the Diamond Head State Monument.The information booth and interpretive signs are designed to promote greater awareness of the environment and history of the crater.
Other improvements are a redesigned park walkway to meet the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and relocation of the park name sign, a popular backdrop for picture-taking.
Corrections
The Oct. 2 fund-raiser featuring Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa will benefit the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Hawaii's West Oahu campus. A story Friday said incorrectly that the center is at the UH Manoa campus.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Lesson in pugilism lands father of two boys in jail
A 43-year-old man was arrested after allegedly beating and hospitalizing his two sons while showing them how to fight.The boys, 12 and 14, were fighting at their Aiea home yesterday at 4:30 p.m. when the father got upset and decided he would show the boys how to fight, according to a police report. He reportedly punched the boys and beat one with a crutch, causing rib injuries.
The father was arrested for second-degree assault, which is a felony, and domestic abuse.
Beach gymnastics fatal for Schofield soldier
A Schofield soldier died early yesterday following an accident late Monday at Waikiki Beach.Pfc. Ryan S. Theil, 24, of Saginaw, Mich., was an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division (Light).
Police said Theil was fatally injured when he ran into the water and attempted a somersault at 11:40 p.m. Monday.
Horse dead after bolting onto North Shore highway
A horse being walked by its owner died last night when it was struck by a vehicle.Something spooked the horse and caused it to bolt onto Kamehameha Highway near Sunset Beach.
The horse owner, 40, was treated and released from Wahiawa General Hospital.
Man with gun robs 18-year-old visitor to Hilo
HILO -- A visitor from Oregon was robbed at gunpoint yesterday evening by a man dressed in black, police said.The victim, 18, told police a man with a gun approached him about 7:30 p.m. in the Keaukaha area of Hilo and took his money, backpack and its contents, all valued at $940.
The robber was about 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighed about 170 pounds, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
