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The Salvation Army and KHON-TV Fox 2 are joining forces for a second year in the Lokahi Back to School Program. Salvation Army, KHON
head drive to provide
school supplies to needyThe program will help provide school supplies for the upcoming school year to families in need.
"No child should have to go to school without the basic school supplies," said Lt. Col. Don Mowery, Salvation Army divisional commander. Last year, the Lokahi program supplied more than 5,000 children with pens, pencils, composition books and other school supplies.
Applications will be accepted from June 1-15.
The public is invited to attend the Lokahi Back to School kickoff event at Pearlridge Center Uptown on Saturday, July 15 from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring material or monetary donations at the event.
Donations may also be dropped off at any Salvation Army Corps offices statewide, Schuler Homes on Oahu and the Sands and Seaside Hotel on the neighbor islands.
Monetary donations can be mailed to: The Salvation Army, c/o Lokahi Back to School, P.O. Box 620, Honolulu 96809. Call The Salvation Army at 988-2136.
St. Francis Medical Center physicians will participate in an interactive online discussion called "Expert Chats," a feature of a health resource Web site, AmericasDoctor.com. St. Francis doctors to
join Web health chatSt. Francis is a sponsor of the Web site, which so far has signed up about 100 hospitals to be featured.
Dr. Marvin Acklin, a child and family psychologist associated with St. Francis, will initiate the hospital's live, interactive online chats May 12.
He will discuss "School Problems in Children (ADHD, LD., etc.): What's a Parent to Do?" from 9 to 10 a.m. He'll relate strategies for understanding and helping children during an hour-long question-and-answer format.
To access his talk, log onto www.stfrancishawaii.org and click on the National Expert Chats word-icon, or you can access it directly at www.AmericasDoctor.com
Other Expert Chats scheduled:
Dr. Naoky Tsai, liver specialist, discussing "Hepatitis B & C: Diagnosis and Treatment," at noon May 31.
Motorists in the Waipahu area are urged to avoid Waipahu Street between Waikele Road and Amokii Street from 10 p.m. tomorrow to 4 a.m. Saturday. Pipe work to disrupt
traffic in WaipahuContractors from the Board of Water Supply will complete pipeline connections to an existing 16-inch main.
Free information on wills, trusts and estate planning will be offered at noon Wednesday in the Hawaii Supreme Court Courtroom in the old judiciary building at 417 S. King St. Free seminar on
estate planningAttorney Patricia Lee will brief participants on various legal points to consider in developing a will and other legal options. The program is part of a series of free seminars called "Lunch 'n' Learn the Law," sponsored by the Hawaii State Judiciary.
For information, call 539-4910.
17-year-old charged with Ewa murder
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with Saturday night's slaying in Ewa Beach.He was arrested yesterday evening when he agreed to turn himself in to police at his mother's Ewa Beach home, said Lt. William Kato of the homicide detail.
The arrest was made after detectives received information identifying him as the alleged shooter of 18-year-old Robert A. Rodemio.
The boy was being held at police headquarters on charges of second-degree murder, possession of a firearm, using a firearm in the commission of a felony and first-degree terroristic threatening, police said. His identity was not released because he is a juvenile.
Police said the murder suspect hangs around a gang in Ewa Beach but is not believed to be a member.
Rodemio was shot and killed when a brawl broke out at a house party on Miula Street.
The Escalante family, who are the residents of the house, said about 10 uninvited males crashed the birthday party.
A 19-year-old who was stabbed and beaten in the fight remains hospitalized.
Carrier battle group rescues civilian pilot
The aircraft carrier Lincoln battle group will arrive here on time Tuesday despite a short diversion when it was involved in a rescue attempt 200 miles west of California involving a civilian pilot.A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air, piloted by Mark Armstrong, of Valley Center, Calif., went down near the nine-vessel battle group Tuesday. He was picked up and flown to San Diego, where he was released.
The Lincoln battle group will participate in the Rim of the Pacific maritime exercise in Hawaiian waters Tuesday through July 6.
Kahuku students win Samoan competition
Kahuku High School students won the overall Samoan cultural competition at the High School Arts Festival at Brigham Young University Hawaii.More than 300 students from six high schools competed in last week's event. Other schools were Radford, which was runner-up, and Waianae, Waipahu, Leilehua and Campbell.
A story last Thursday about poll results on Ben Cayetano's performance as governor lumped results from those answering "fair" (43 percent) with those answering "poor" (17 percent) and said he had a 60 percent negative rating. The Star-Bulletin's pollster, Brad Coker of Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., said "fair" responses should be characterized as neutral rather than negative. Correction
The poll also found that 9 percent rated Cayetano's performance as "excellent" and 31 percent said it was "good."
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police seek assistance in finding wanted man
Honolulu police are asking for help in finding a man accused of trying to run over a police officer with a stolen car Dec. 15.Treson Gaspar, 20, eluded sheriff's deputies who tried to arrest him yesterday in Waimanalo. Gaspar, considered dangerous, has short brown hair, brown eyes and a muscular build. Anyone with any information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
Body found near Bellows still not identified
The medical examiner is waiting for more tests before determining the cause of death and identifying a badly decomposed body recovered Tuesday at Bellows Air Force Station.The body was clad in a one-piece swimsuit, similar to one worn by a 32-year-old woman who disappeared May 15 from Lanikai Beach.
Neighbors help resident out of burning Hilo home
HILO -- Fire of unknown origin destroyed a three-bedroom home on Waianuenue Avenue just above downtown Hilo at 4:10 p.m. yesterday, police said.The owner of the house, Leslie Chang, 87, escaped with the help of neighbors, police said. He was taken to Hilo Hospital for smoke inhalation and was held overnight for observation.
An investigation of the cause of the fire is continuing.
Kauai woman, hit by car, transferred to Queen's
An 86-year-old Kauai woman was in critical condition this morning, after being struck by a car while walking on Hekili Road in Kapaa.Police said the woman was walking toward Kawaihau Road when a car traveling in the same direction struck her at 7:10 a.m. yesterday. The woman suffered leg and head injuries and was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital before being transferred to Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.
Eight are left homeless after two house fires
Eight people from two families are left homeless after their homes were destroyed in separate fires yesterday.No one was injured when fire swept through a two-bedroom Enchanted Lake residence and three-bedroom house on Alewa Drive, said Fire Department spokesman Capt. Richard Soo.
The 11:03 a.m. Enchanted Lake fire at 1074 Kupau St. caused an estimated $225,000 damage and left a family of four homeless. They were not home at the time of the blaze.
The Hawaii chapter of the American Red Cross is assisting the family, which bought the home three weeks ago and was making renovations, said Soo.
A neighbor's house exposed to the fire sustained $750 damage.
The 2:39 p.m. fire at 1737 Alewa Drive resulted in losses estimated at $250,000. A nearby home at 1010 Nanaina Place sustained an estimated $5,000 worth of vinyl siding damage through exposure. An elderly couple and their two adult children lived at the home. A 41-year-old man was home at the time, but escaped unharmed.
Three suspects hunted in robbery attempt
Police are searching for three men who allegedly attempted to rob two women at their Kapiolani apartment yesterday.One of the victims returned home at approximately 1:45 a.m. and was forced to the ground by one of the suspects who covered her mouth and told her to "shut up" or he would "kill her," police said. The suspects wanted her to open a safe. They tied her up after she convinced them she did not know the combination.
The second woman arrived home about an hour later and fought with the suspects, police said. The suspects left empty- handed just before police arrived.
The Courts
Court orders convicted attorney not to practice
Recent federal criminal convictions against Stacy Moniz have temporarily cost him his law practice.The Supreme Court of Hawaii issued an order, effective May 23, which restrains and enjoins the Honolulu attorney from practice.
The order will remain in effect until disciplinary proceedings against him are concluded or until further order of the court.
Moniz received a federal sentence of two years and three months for money laundering and federal income tax invasion last month. Moniz was convicted of defrauding a client of some $36,000 in 1994, trying to later falsely claim it was a loan and not reporting the money on his tax return. Also, Moniz failed to report a $15,000 cash payment from another client, prosecutors said.
Attorney suspended in 1997 wins reinstatement
Former Honolulu attorney Warren H. Kim has won reinstatement from the Hawaii Supreme Court.He will be able to practice law again upon payment of all applicable dues and registration fees plus costs in his reinstatement proceedings, the court said.
It previously suspended him from his law practice in 1997 for neglecting and abandoning a client's personal injury matter, for failing to communicate with his client and for failing to withdraw from representation when his problems with alcohol impaired his ability to competently represent his client, the court said.
Kim, 37, was admitted to the Hawaii bar on May 28, 1993. He now resides in South Korea.
