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CityExpress! Route B service began early today. CityExpress! Route B begins,
linking Kalihi to WaikikiMayor Jeremy Harris, City Council members and community leaders marked it with small celebrations along the route at Kapalama Elementary School, Chinatown, Ward Avenue and Kaiulani Avenue.
The new high-capacity express bus service links neighborhoods and business centers between Kalihi and Waikiki.
"Route B takes you where you want to go," Harris said. "It offers a faster, more convenient ride through town to Waikiki. We expect the service to be especially popular with people who work in Waikiki, others going to business, commercial or government centers and our visitors."
Route B could eventually carry as many as 10,000 people daily. More than 300,000 people live along this route and new bus riders are expected to be attracted to it.
Route B service runs from 4:54 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Buses run every 15 minutes along a route that passes 24 key stops along School Street, Liliha Street, King Street, Kalakaua Avenue, Kuhio Avenue and Beretania Street.
The last bus from Waikiki (Monsarrat) leaves at 9:59 p.m. and arrives at the Kalihi Transit Center at 10:49 p.m.
The catalyst for this new service came out of community input at city Trans2K and Community Vision Team meetings.
State indicts six for welfare, housing fraud
The state recently indicted half a dozen people for welfare and housing fraud.An Oahu grand jury issued indictments Aug. 16 against Waipahu resident Larissa Nakasone, 30, for allegedly taking more than $20,000 in welfare benefits. Aiea resident Lily Kapahu, 36, was charged with fraudulently taking more than $20,000 in welfare.
On Aug. 17, the grand jury indicted Waianae residents Dennis, 48, and Georgette Crivello, 46, with allegedly obtaining more than $300 in welfare.
Kaimuki resident Lipiia Fiamate, 36, was charged with allegedly obtaining more than $20,000 in housing accommodations at Palolo Homes. Waikiki resident Lorna Kekuewa, 44, was charged with allegedly taking more than $20,000 in welfare benefits.
Anyone with information about people involved with welfare fraud, can call the Welfare Fraud Hotline at (808) 587-8444.
State delivering water to Waiawa inmates
A water problem that showed up Saturday at Waiawa Correctional Facility has led the state to transport water to the site."We think that it's a leak," said Marian Tsuji, deputy director, Department of Public Safety. "We've brought in water. We've got water buffaloes up at the facility to supplement our regular water," she said.
Efforts continue to find the leak, and the supplementary water has kept inmates supplied, she said. "Everybody's gotten showers."
Six Oahu state parks closing an hour earlier
Entrance gates to six state parks on Oahu will close an hour earlier -- at 6:45 p.m. -- starting Wednesday because of shorter daylight hours.The parks are:
Kealwa Heiau State Recreation Area, Aiea.
Workshop to teach seniors awareness
U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie will hold a workshop tomorrow to alert senior citizens to the dangers of mail and telemarketing scams.
of telemarketing and mail scamsFBI, Postal Service and Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs representatives will take part in the 9:30 a.m. gathering at the Moiliili Senior Citizens Center, at 2353 S. King St. .
"Telemarketing and mail fraud robs Americans of an estimated $40 billion a year," Abercrombie said. "All too frequently the victims are senior citizens. The purpose of this workshop is to share information so seniors can recognize mail and telemarketing fraud when they confront it and (learn) how to report it, so we can put a stop to it."
The workshop is one in a series of outreach events to share information on widespread mail and telemarketing fraud. Abercrombie also sponsored legislation to strengthen federal efforts to fight mail and telemarketing fraud.
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Some events of interest
Correction
The tour plane recovered near Hilo Bay on Monday was brought out near Honolii Beach Park, not Milolii Beach Park as was reported Tuesday.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
The family of Carlos V. Carrillo, who disappeared after an altercation with a bouncer at the Evolution Waikiki nightclub last month, is asking for the public's help. Family gives out flyers in
search for missing manCarlos Carillo has been missing
since July 4; his mother
seeks 'closure'By Jaymes K. Song
Star-BulletinCarrillo's mother and grandmother, from the mainland, planned to pass out flyers in Waikiki today with a photo and a message that reads: "Please listen to your heart and volunteer any information you may have on Carlos' whereabouts."
Carrillo has not been heard from or seen since the early morning of July 4.
"I'm not going to stop looking for him until I find him," said Carrillo's mother, Maya.
"I'm here to put closure to his whereabouts, whether he's alive, which I hope to God he is."
Police have made no arrests in the puzzling missing persons case and are searching for more clues.
Carrillo is described as Mexican-American, 5 feet 10, 180 pounds with a medium build and a fair complexion. He has brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, black slacks and white Puma athletic shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 529-3115 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
Enchanted Lake man, 86, stabs wife, injures self
A 78-year-old Enchanted Lake woman allegedly was stabbed by her 86-year-old husband for not making him breakfast today, police said.The woman was slashed on the thigh, ankle and arm at the couple's Paokano Loop home before 4:30 a.m., police said. She was taken to Castle Medical Center in serious condition, but was later upgraded to stable.
The man injured himself following the incident and was hospitalized for treatment and mental observation. He had not been arrested as of this morning.
OCCC inmate arrested for Kaimuki home robbery
A 19-year-old Honolulu man was arrested last night in connection with a home-invasion robbery earlier this month in Kaimuki.He already was being held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center when he was rearrested, police said. He was identified as one of three men, armed with a handgun, who forced their way into a Kihei Place home on Aug. 9 and robbed the homeowner. The suspects took valuables worth more than $1,000 and fled before police arrived. The resident was not injured.
Suspects sought in Haleiwa explosion
Police are looking for two men suspected of detonating an explosive device inside the women's restroom at the Haleiwa Boat Harbor at 4 a.m. Saturday.The explosion blew off the roof and started a fire. Damage was estimated at $16,000.
The two suspects were seen leaving the scene in a dark blue Ford F250 long-bed pickup truck.
Hilo fire inspectors investigating home blaze
HILO - Fire inspectors are investigating the cause of a blaze that left only a bedroom standing and did an estimated $80,000 in damage to a single-story house at 811 Kealakai Street in Panaewa.There were no injuries.
