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Nation of Hawai'i joins claimants to artifacts
The first meeting Wednesday night of all claimants to the missing "Forbes Cave" artifacts drew more participants than expected -- and the Nation of Hawai'i was added to the roster.Originally denied claimant status by Bishop Museum, the Nation of Hawai'i resubmitted additional documentation that changed the museum's mind, said spokeswoman Ruth Ann Becker. The group was represented by Bumpy Kanahele.
The addition brings the total number of approved claimants to 11, meaning that the museum's board will not be needed to break any claimant deadlocks.
The primary issue facing claimants is valuable Hawaiian artifacts removed from Bishop Museum six months ago by claimant group Hui Malama and which then vanished. The artifacts were supposedly returned to Kawaihae burial caves on the Big Island. Since the disappearance, Bishop Museum has been forced to revamp its repatriation policies.
A straw poll taken at the meeting indicated most claimant groups favor returning the artifacts to the museum.
Mansho suggests city buy Waimea Park
City Councilwoman Rene Mansho wants the city to buy Waimea Valley Adventure Park.She introduced a resolution to begin a move to designate the 1,875 acres as a public facility and pledged to help preserve the park as a natural resource, ensure that public access continues, develop additional parking for Waimea Bay Beach Park and study ways to generate revenue from the Waimea Valley site.
Mansho's Budget and Economic Development Committee will consider the resolution at 9 a.m. Sept. 13.
'Mighty Mo' will mark 55 years after WWII
U.S. District Judge Susan Mollway will be the guest speaker at a ceremony commemorating the 55th anniversary of the end of World War II and honoring its veterans next Saturday on the battleship USS Missouri.Mollway's father, Eichi Oki, was a member of the famed 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Also speaking at the ceremony, which will begin at 8:45 a.m., will be Adm. Dennis Blair, Pacific Forces commander.
The Missouri, now a floating museum at Ford Island, was the warship where Gen. Douglas MacArthur accepted the terms of surrender from the Japanese on Sept. 2, 1945, in Tokyo Bay.
On TV
Emme bids farewell
Emme & Friends: 6:30 p.m. today, KGMB/CBS
For the final episode of "Emme & Friends," Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom and Willie K chat with series host Emme Tomimbang and perform a song from their latest album.
Tomimbang wraps her series with a feast created by James Beard Award recipient Helen Chock of Helena's Hawaiian Food. Master Sommelier Chuck Furuya discusses wines appropriate for local-style "grinds."
Another slice of 'Life'
Thomas Taro Higa's "Life in Hawaii" is a documentary made in 1965 about members of the Okinawan community in Hawaii. KIKU presents excerpts from the original film, interspersed with updates on some of the film subjects. Among them: Rep. Nobu Yonamine, Cyrus Tamashiro of Tamashiro Market, architect Maurice Yamasato, attorney Ed Kuba, and Ryokichi Higashionna, former state transportation director.
Tomorrow
Some events of interestMONDAY-FRIDAY
Corrections
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Kalihi girl remains in critical condition
A 12-year-old Kalihi girl remains in critical condition with injuries from a Tuesday traffic accident that also injured her sister and took the life of a schoolmate.Switzer Luab, a Dole Middle School seventh-grader, has been on the critical list at Queen's Medical Center since the three girls were struck by a van on their way home from school.
Her sister, Hilovelyn, 10, a Kaewai Elementary School fifth-grader, was upgraded yesterday to fair condition. The girls live in Kamehameha IV Housing with their mother.
Nancy Phongsavath, 12, was pronounced dead Tuesday at Queen's after the crash.
The van driver, 23, is under investigation for negligent homicide.
2 Kailua men charged with home invasion
Police charged two Kailua men with second-degree robbery and kidnapping in a Monday home invasion in which an 82-year-old Kailua woman was restrained with handcuffs and suffered a broken arm.Bail was set yesterday at $250,000 each for Evan Lowther, 18, and Kawika Crites, 19. They will be arraigned Monday in Honolulu District Court.
They were arrested Wednesday at Lowther's Enchanted Lake home after police recovered two suitcases belonging to the robbery victim from Kaelepulu Stream canal nearby.
A tip on the CrimeStoppers hot line and other witnesses led detectives to the suspects, according to District Court records.
Witnesses who saw a man toss the suitcases into the canal gave the vehicle license number to police and later identified Lowther's vehicle.
The Kailua woman awoke at 5 a.m. Monday to find two men dressed in black in her home. Her arm was fractured when she was pushed to the floor, police said.
The robbers handcuffed her and covered her face with a cloth while they ransacked the house. They carried jewelry and other items away in suitcases belonging to the victim, police said.
Woman hits utility pole, downs electrical lines
Traffic backed up this morning on Farrington Highway after a woman sheared a wooden utility pole with her 1998 Plymouth Neon.The 21-year-old driver was alone when she hit the bottom of the pole opposite Waiomea Street at about 6:20 a.m.
The downed pole caused electrical lines to drop close to the street, forcing large trucks and buses to be diverted, police said. Although cars were still able to pass, rerouting the large vehicles caused a traffic snarl lasting a few hours until the Hawaiian Electric Company was able to raise the lines a few hours later.
Traffic was clear by 10 a.m.
The woman was injured in the crash and taken to Queen's Medical Center in serious condition.
Police said alcohol may have been a factor in the accident.
Girl, 7, drowns during Waikiki birthday party
A 7-year-old girl drowned yesterday while attending a classmate's birthday party behind the Outrigger Canoe Club in Waikiki.The girl was last seen swimming about 4 p.m. yesterday. Emergency personnel began a search 15 minutes later when the girl could no longer be located.
The girl was found on the ocean floor. She was taken to Kapiolani Medical Center where she later died.
