Millennium Moments
ON the other side of the Pali, away from Honolulu, are the lush valleys of Kaneohe -- named after the legendary, mysterious Bamboo Man ('ohe kane), who lived in the forests playing his nose flute and notched bamboo sticks. Lush Kaneohe
Large Hawaiian settlements once thrived in Kaneohe about 1800, cultivating taro and fishponds, according to "Hawaii the Electric Century" by Carl Myatt and Deborah Uchida.
The arrival of foreigners, as in many areas of Hawaii, brought change to Kaneohe -- though not as drastic because of the area's relative isolation from busy harbors.
One of the earliest western settlers in Kaneohe was the Rev. Benjamin Parker, who came in 1834 and opened a mission; 15 years later, Parker noted seven foreigners living in Kaneohe, say Myatt and Uchida.
As agriculture flourished -- sugar cane, pineapple, coffee and cotton thrived here -- so did the area's population. But gradually, taro fields were abandoned as the native Hawaiian population shrunk, and large tracts of marshland were converted into rice fields.
JAL flight encounters turbulence; 3 injured
Turbulence over the Pacific Ocean shook a Japan Airlines jumbo jet on a flight from Honolulu yesterday, injuring three people, Narita airport officials said.The officials said the three -- two female passengers and a female flight attendant -- were among 465 passengers and crew aboard JAL flight 73 bound for Narita airport.
The Boeing 747 was about 50 miles southeast of Narita airport shortly after 3 p.m. when the turbulence hit the aircraft at an altitude of about 10,000 feet.
Some blood donors to get as well as give
Donors at the Blood Bank of Hawaii Downtown Center tomorrow between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. can get a free body fat measurement and hand grip strength test from the Clark Hatch Fitness Center. Residents and nonmembers are also eligible for a free two-week pass to the center.The blood bank needs 200 donors daily to keep an adequate blood supply.
Anyone who is 18 or older, in good health and weighs more than 110 pounds can donate blood Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Thursdays from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Call the Blood Bank of Hawaii at 845-9966 for information or to make an appointment.
How-to workshops on inexpensive gifts
Don't know what to get someone for Christmas -- and don't have that much cash to begin with?For ideas on simple and inexpensive gifts, decorations and food items, volunteers from the Windward, West and South Oahu Association for Family & Community Education are conducting free one-hour workshops this month.
The "Christmas Ideas" workshops are jointly sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service of the University of Hawaii, Family and Community Education, Hawaii's public libraries and community colleges.
The workshops will be:
Friday, 10 a.m. at Kalihi-Palama Public Library, 1325 Kalihi St.
Call 247-0421 for more information.
Update
Help needed
No one has stepped forward to help the Child and Family Services' Leeward shelter, which needs a van to provide anonymity to women and children leaving abusive situations.The shelter's van broke down in June, and despite public and personal appeals, no help has been forthcoming, said Jacque Smith, of the Limtiaco Company, which represents Child and Family Services.
"I'm disappointed," Smith said. "We approached several dealerships and they turned us down. They say it's been a bad economy."
One woman at the Leeward shelter, speaking in an earlier interview, related the importance of the van.
"If the van didn't take me to the shelter, I'd be sleeping at the beach or at the malls," she said.
To make donations of money, clothing, toiletries -- or a van -- call 847-4602.
By Lori Tighe, Star-Bulletin
Correction
Rep. Paul Oshiro (D, Ewa Beach) was involved in student government, but was not student body president as was reported last week.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Candy from Halloween may have been spiked
Police are investigating the possible tampering of Halloween candy in Waipahu.A 34-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter consumed a few pieces of Halloween candy yesterday at their Waipahu home and immediately felt a stinging sensation in their necks, throats and lips, police said.
Both the woman and the girl refused medical treatment.
Police said the candy was obtained in the Waipahu or the Schofield Barracks area on Halloween night between 6 and 8 p.m.
The candy was recovered by police as evidence. Police have no suspects as of this morning.
Police searching for man who abducted Ewa boy
Police are searching for a man who abducted an 8-year-old boy from Ewa Elementary School yesterday.The man grabbed the boy from the school on Renton Road at about 2 p.m. and forced him into a car, police said.
The suspect drove around for a couple of miles and eventually let the boy go uninjured.
The boy walked around until it got dark. He was found crying.
Police believe he was dropped off near Kolowaka Drive and Fort Weaver Road.
The abductor is reported to be a man in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, thin, with a mustache and neck-length black hair.
He has tattoos and was wearing a blue T-shirt.
His car is described as a four-door red sedan with gray interior.
Californian charged with sex assault in Waikiki
A 30-year-old California man was charged yesterday in connection with sexually assaulting a woman in his Waikiki hotel room on Saturday.Michael Watchorn of Burbank, Calif. was charge with two counts of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of third-degree sexual assault, police said.
He is being held on $100,000 bail.
Watchorn met a 29-year-old woman at a Waikiki bar on Saturday.
They agreed to go to dinner.
He took her to his room at the Outrigger Maile Sky Court Hotel and sexually assaulted her, police said.
Man knifes brother, faces attempted murder charge
A quarrel between brothers led to the slashing of one, 18, and arrest of the other, 22, yesterday on Waipahu's Hulahe Street, police said.
The victim received an 8-inch cut to the arm.
He was reported in good condition at St. Francis-West Hospital.
The 7:15 a.m. incident was classified as a second-degree attempted murder case.
The Courts
Dentist gets 30 months for 5 tax evasion counts
Honolulu dentist Ronald S. Carlson received a 30-month sentence yesterday for his July 13 conviction on five tax evasion counts.Carlson, 55, was found by the jury to have failed to file federal income tax returns for 1991, 1992 and 1993.
Also, the Internal Revenue Service said he concealed taxable income by depositing funds into bank accounts opened under false social security numbers.
Testimony indicated that Carlson received about $450,000 in 1991-1993 income from his dental practice and that he failed to pay owed income tax of about $45,000.
Also, he was found guilty of evading taxes from 1981, 1982 and 1983 after his tax returns for those years were audited.
Former isle attorney disciplined by court
The Hawaii Supreme Court has suspended former Honolulu attorney Ismael D. Santellan from practicing law for one year for ethical misconduct while representing a client and her minor daughter in a lawsuit and guardianship case.Santellan, 38, was admitted to the Hawaii bar in October 1990 and now lives in Nevada.
The Office of Disciplinary Counsel found that Santellan failed to communicate and act with reasonable diligence and promptness with his clients.
He also mishandled funds and practiced law while administratively suspended. Santellan had been admonished previously for similar misconduct.
Before he can be reinstated, he must complete a practice management course.
Woman fined for failing to file tax returns
An Oahu woman has been fined $5,000 for failing to file general excise and withholding tax returns for 1995.District Judge Tenney Tongg levied the fines against Noreen Takara after she pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charges.
The charges were brought by the state Department of Taxation.
