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Honolulu resident, former Green Beret, selected for White House Fellowship
Raymond Jefferson of Honolulu will serve as one of the 2000-2001 White House Fellows.The bipartisan Commission on White House Fellowships selected Jefferson along with 14 other people.
Beginning Sept. 1, each fellow will report to work for a member of the Cabinet or a senior White House official.
Jefferson, 33, a former Green Beret, lost his left hand protecting other troops from a faulty explosive device.
He's currently establishing an initiative to provide aesthetic upper-limb prosthetics for those who are unable to afford them.
His career interests include global humanitarian endeavors and international relations.
In 1988, Jefferson earned a bachelor's degree in science from West Point, U.S. Military Academy.
In 1998, he earned a master's degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. This year, Jefferson earned a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School.
President Lyndon Johnson started the White House Fellowship program in 1964.
Fellows will travel as a group domestically and internationally to see U.S. policy in action.
Past White House fellows include Colin Powell, who participated in the program between 1972-1973. Powell credits the program for providing opportunities that came his way.
Radiation oncologist, gastroenterologist share Queen's 'Outstanding Physician' honors
Drs. John Lederer and Howard S. Minami share this year's honor as "Outstanding Physician of the Year" at the Queen's Medical Center.It's the first time in the hospital's history that two doctors were selected for the title, Ke Kauka Po'okela 2000. They were chosen by staff, physicians, patients and Queen's visitors. Each received $500 awards.
Lederer is a radiation oncologist who has been at Queen's more than 10 years. He is medical director of Queen's Nae'a Radiation Therapy Department.
A patient's mother said, "We didn't think we could find the very sophisticated and highly technical physician specialist needed to treat my son (without going to the mainland) ... but we found Dr. Lederer and therefore had the privilege of staying home and receiving treatment from him."
Lederer donated his monetary award to the Nae'a Staff Education Fund and to the Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation.
Minami, a gastroenterologist in private practice, has been affiliated with Queen's for more than eight years. He has been a clinical assistant professor at the John A. Burns School of Medicine since 1984 and was chief of Queen's Gastroenterology Department from 1995 to 1997.
Said one patient of Minami: "I'm confident that while under his care that I'm being treated by the best specialist in his field -- bar none."
Minami donated his award to the American Cancer Society and Hospice Hawaii. He said he is giving back to the Cancer Society, which sponsored him during a summer fellowship while he was in medical school.
It's not us, Navy says of police radio woes
The Navy says neither it nor the RIMPAC war game appears to be sending radio signals that interfere with police communications here.Honolulu Police Chief Lee Donohue said this week that police were experiencing some trouble with the microwave communications system and one theory was that it could be caused by military exercises, either RIMPAC or activity at Lualualei.
"I talked to our communications folks who have been talking to the Police Department," said Jon Yoshishige, Pacific Fleet spokesman. "There's no indication that interference is being caused by the Navy or RIMPAC activity.
"We've offered to work with the Police Department to determine the cause of the interference. They're to let us know what kinds of interference they're experiencing and when," Yoshishige said.
Cardiac classes slated at Pearl City High
Awareness classes in pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation take place tomorrow at Pearl City High School cafeteria.The American Heart Association of Hawaii will present four separate two-hour classes beginning at 8 a.m, 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m.
Free checks of keiki car seats also will be offered.
Cardiac arrest can occur from a variety of causes in addition to heart disease, including drowning, suffocation, electrocution, trauma or an allergic reaction.
Registration for the classes will be taken at the school on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call ASK-2000 (275-2000).
Aquarium schedules reef walks on Oahu
The Waikiki Aquarium is offering weekend "reef walks" beginning tomorrow. Participants will explore Oahu's shores and learn about marine life and reef conservation.The walks, guided by naturalists from the aquarium's education staff, also will be given on July 1 and July 15.
Preregistration is required and class size is limited. Children must be at least 5 years old and accompanied by an adult. The fee is $8 per adult and $7 for children 5 to 15 ($1 discount for aquarium members).
For information and registration materials, call Mark Heckman or Carol Hopper at 923-9741, 8 am. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Information also is available at the aquarium's Web site: http://waquarium.org.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police probe road death of Ewa Beach man, 44
Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old man found dead on the road in Ewa Beach.While an officer was responding to a call, he discovered a man lying on the roadway near Oama Place and Aikanaka Road at 12:21 a.m., police said. He had injuries to his head and body.
56-year-old motorcyclist dies in Big Isle crash
KEALAKEKUA, Hawaii -- A 56-year-old motorcyclist was killed about 6:30 p.m. yesterday when he hit two trucks while passing two other vehicles in a no-passing zone on the Hawaii Belt Road at Kealakekua, South Kona, police said.The name of the victim, a Kealakekua resident, was withheld pending notification of his family.
The accident was the second of the week involving the death of a man in his 50s on a Harley-Davidson.
On Tuesday, in Hilo, Moses Makuakane, 56, not wearing a helmet, was thrown from his motorcycle when he braked suddenly to avoid a car that slowed in front of him. He died Wednesday.
In yesterday's accident, the victim hit the back of a truck which was crossing the highway, then sideswiped a second, oncoming truck.
Speed and alcohol were believed to be factors in the Kona accident, police said.
The two accidents bring the Big Island traffic toll to 16 for the year compared to 10 at the same time last year.
Danish tourists robbed in Waikiki; man sought
Police are searching for a man who robbed a tourist couple this morning.The couple from Denmark were walking along Kalakaua Avenue next to Queen's Beach when they were confronted by a man armed with a handgun at 1:30 a.m., police said. After taking their money and property, the man ran away through Kapiolani Park.
The suspect is described as a black man with a slim build. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans.
4 arrested in auto theft after owner sees his car
Four people were arrested for auto theft yesterday after the stolen car they were driving was spotted by the owner.A man was driving a garbage truck when he saw his stolen car on the H-1 Freeway at 1:05 p.m. The car stalled near the Kunia offramp and the owner immediately called police.
Three men and a woman with a 16-month-old baby were taken into custody, police said. The baby was released to a relative.
Drug rehabilitation escapee recaptured
Shane Edralin, who escaped May 25 from a drug rehabilitation house, was recaptured yesterday in Pearl City.Edralin was arrested on a retake warrant.
Explosion, fire destroy Big Isle vacant home
OCEAN VIEW, Hawaii -- A fire following an explosion destroyed an unoccupied house in the west Hawaii community of Ocean View at 2:30 a.m. yesterday, police and fire officials said.The cause of the fire is unknown but several liquefied petroleum gas tanks were found in the area, fire officials said.
The house, owned by Ellen La Coste of Kailua-Kona, was valued at $100,000.
