Millennium Moments
That tap water you're drinking? It likely was tapped by one of the three most common ways to access groundwater here: drilled well, infiltration gallery or drainage tunnel. Well, well, well
Most drilled wells are 1-2 feet wide, typically with pumps rated at 1-2 mgd (millions of gallons per day), say John Mink and Glenn Bauer in "Atlas of Hawaii," edited by Sonia and James Juvik. Most production wells are 250-750 feet deep; the 4,000-foot deep Waiki'i Well on the slopes of Mauna Kea is one of the world's deepest.
Infiltration galleries -- horizontal tunnels dug at the top of the freshwater lens -- are important sources of both irrigation and municipal water. Oahu's Halawa Shaft yields 15 mgd, enough water daily for more than 100,000 people; about that same size is the U.S. Navy's Waiawa Shaft, Pearl Harbor's main water source.
Drainage tunnels are horizontal shafts in mountain areas designed to tap high-level or dike-confined water. The Waiahole water system is an example of this.
TheBus Football Express Service will operate tomorrow to transport people to and from the Aloha Bowl and Oahu Bowl games at Aloha Stadium. The fare is $2. No change will be given, and no transfers will be accepted or given. Buses will leave Aloha Stadium 15 minutes after the Oahu Bowl game ends. Take TheBus to bowl games
Buses depart as follows:
Kapolei
State Office Building, 601 Kamokila Boulevard: 9 a.m. (Aloha Bowl) and 2 p.m. (Oahu Bowl)
Mililani
Windward Oahu
Hawaii Kai
Kahala Mall
Kaimuki/Palolo/University of Hawaii
Waikiki
Ala Moana Center
For more details, call TheBus at 848-5555.
The holidays -- with elaborate home decorations, tasty foods and increased activity -- can pose hazards to pets, the Hawaiian Humane Society cautions. Keep pets safe during holidays
The group is offering a few tips to keep pets safe:
The society notes many pets each year are lost or badly frightened by fireworks, and this year's millennium celebrations may be especially noisy. It offers the following precautions:
McVeigh attorney may defend park suspect
Federal public defender Peter Wolff has suggested Texas attorney Richard Burr -- who represented convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh -- be appointed to defend Eugene F. Boyce III, charged in the shooting death of a Big Island park ranger.Boyce, a drifter who frequented Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, is accused in the killing of ranger Steve Makuakane-Jarrell at the park Dec. 12.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Francis Yamashita will appoint a second attorney for Boyce, who is facing a first-degree murder charge, a capital offense that could bring the death penalty or life without parole.
Wolff, who now represents Boyce, recommended Burr, an expert in capital offense cases.
Hirono hires director of communication
Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono yesterday announced the appointment of Wendy Coen as her communication director.Coen, 28, has been Hirono's interim communication director since September.
Before moving to Hawaii in March, Coen served as deputy press secretary to Bill Nelson, Florida's treasurer and insurance commissioner, and also worked as a public information specialist for the late Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles, according to a news release.
Suicide inmate's kin sue for wrongful death
The family of a state prison inmate who committed suicide at Halawa Correctional Facility filed a wrongful-death suit yesterday in federal court.Audrey J. Taylor of California, mother of Lance Taylor, filed the suit against Keith Kaneshiro, then director of the state Public Safety Department, and others.
It says that Lance Taylor cut his arms at about 12:20 a.m. Dec. 27, 1997, and that his cellmate discovered the suicide attempt at about the same time and called for help.
Prison staff called for an ambulance but canceled it and took Taylor to the prison dispensary, it says. At about 1:39 a.m. officials again called an ambulance. By the time it arrived, Taylor was in cardiac arrest, according to the suit. It says the ambulance took him to Pali Momi Medical Center, where he was dead on arrival.
Public Safety officials could not be reached for comment. Taylor, 35, was serving time for a parole violation after originally being sent to prison for second-degree assault, bail jumping and escape.
Cayetano: Aloha will see us through century
The aloha spirit is Hawaii's most important asset and is what binds its extended island family, according to Gov. Ben Cayetano."If we remain true to that which has guided and sustained us, the children lucky enough to be born in this century will one day agree that there was never a better time to live in Hawaii," the governor said in his annual Christmas message.
If the last hundred years is any indication, Hawaii's people can expect to live longer, stay healthier and be more productive in the coming century, Cayetano said.
"As we adjust to the opportunities and challenges that await us, we will continue to nurture the advantages that have made our home the envy of the world," he said.
"The promise of the future is unlimited, so long as we remember our commitment to protect the environment, celebrate our diverse cultural heritage and ensure that our citizens enjoy the highest possible standard of living." he said.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
City police arrest 17 on variety of offenses
Seventeen people were arrested and booked at police headquarters from 9 p.m. yesterday to 5:30 a.m. today -- six were warrant-type arrests and four were for drunken driving.The others were misdemeanor cases, with the exception of a 27-year-old man arrested at his Makiki apartment for threatening another person.
Meanwhile, detectives were seeking charges on a 41-year-old man who allegedly robbed the Keeaumoku Street McDonalds Wednesday.
Kailua-Kona man killed in motorcycle crash
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii -- A Big Island man died when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed while riding uphill on Waikoloa Road about 4 a.m. yesterday, police said.He was identified as David Curtis Bartlett, 36, of Kailua-Kona.
Big Island trio arrested on marijuana charges
HILO -- Three people were arrested at a home in Paradise Park subdivision south of Hilo yesterday for an indoor marijuana growing operation, police said.Officers found 55 plants, 9 grams of dried marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in the raid that resulted from a three-month investigation.
Two men, 47 and 45, and a woman, 43, were arrested and released pending charges.
