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Catfish season opens Nov. 4 at Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4, and the time has arrived for fishing enthusiasts to get valid state freshwater game fishing licenses and entry fishing cards. Catfish season licenses
go on sale todayLicenses may be purchased and applications picked up for entry fishing cards at the Department of Land and Natural Resources visitor center/permit counter at 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 131, and also from various licensing agents around the state, beginning today through Oct. 13.
The deadline for submitting applications to the department is 4 p.m. Oct. 13. A drawing will then take place to assign each cardholder a fishing date and time.
Impact statement topic of transportation meet
The draft environmental impact statement for the city's Oahu Trans2K traffic mitigation project will be the subject of a meeting in Kapolei tonight.The 6:30 p.m. meeting in the Laulima Room of the James Campbell Building is the first of a series that will be held by the Transportation Committee of the City Council.
The Council must decide on a preferred alternative of the plan. Indications are that Council members will approve a "bus rapid transit" (BRT) plan devised largely by a community-based planning group.
That plan calls for a hub-and-spoke bus system in rural areas and an electric bus or trolley line through town.
Punahou grad named UH agriculture dean
An Oregon State University administrator who graduated from Punahou School has been named dean of the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.Andrew G. Hashimoto's appointment, effective Oct. 2, was approved Friday by the UH Board of Regents.
He is currently vice provost for academic affairs and professor of bioresource engineering at Oregon State University.
Dean O. Smith, UH senior vice president and executive vice chancellor of the Manoa campus, said Hashimoto's background in biotechnology and agricultural engineering is "extremely valuable in the increasingly technological field of agriculture and related industries."
He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and master of science in environmental engineering from Purdue University, and a doctorate degree in agricultural engineering from Cornell University.
Kauai posts reminders about banana plants
Signs have been put up on Kauai highways to remind the public that transporting any banana plants around the island is prohibited.The island of Kauai has been under an interim quarantine since July 3 to prevent the spread of the banana bunchy top virus. Banana plants and parts are prohibited from being transported off Kauai or around the island.
Only the fruit, which does not spread the virus, may be transported.
Two-day forum to study impact of Rice decision
The U.S. Civil Rights Commission will conduct a forum on the impact of the Rice-Cayetano Supreme Court decision Thursday and Friday at the Hawaiian Village Hotel.The Thursday session will begin at 5 p.m. in the Rainbow 3 Suite of the hotel's Rainbow Tower. It is for Hawaiian kapunas.
On Friday, the forum will start at 8 a.m. in the Honolulu Suite of the Tapa Tower. The morning session will consist of panels, and the public will have a chance to testify.
U.S. civil rights commissioners will hold a news conference at 3 p.m.
Tomorrow
Some events of interestNoon-1 p.m., Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Ballroom, 2259 Kalakaua Ave.: Kids Voting Hawaii kickoff rally.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Man, 33, held on drug, firearm, ammo charges
Police charged 33-year-old Bobby Daguro for being a felon in possession of a firearm, ammunition, drugs and drug paraphernalia.Daguro was arrested by patrol officers responding to an argument fronting 310 N. School St.
He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Aliamanu man, 47, arrested in stabbing
A 47-year-old Aliamanu man was arrested yesterday afternoon for attempted second-degree murder for allegedly attacking his roommate with a knife during an argument at their Keaka Drive residence.The injured man, 32, suffered a four-inch gash on his left arm and a three-inch slash wound on his left hand that nearly severed his thumb, police said. An eight-inch carving knife was recovered at the scene.
Boy found in reservoir is in critical condition
A 16-year-old boy found floating face down in two to three feet of water in a Waimanalo reservoir yesterday is in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center.Family and friends were playing volleyball nearby when a family member discovered the boy while retrieving a volleyball, the fire department said.
Family members pulled the boy from the water. Fire rescue workers resuscitated the boy. He was taken to Castle Medical Center, then transferred to Queen's.
Gunman fires 8 rounds at Waipahu residence
A gunman fired eight .30-caliber rounds at a Waipahu residence early yesterday morning, about a week after rocks were thrown at the same house on Paiwa Street.The resident told police that the two incidents stem from a recent confrontation that occurred at a high school.
The gunshots were reported at 2:26 a.m. No one was injured, and police have made no arrests.
Haleiwa McDonald's sustains fire damage
Fire damaged a drive-through menu sign at the McDonald's Restaurant in Haleiwa yesterday at 12:31 a.m.Fire Capt. Richard Soo said the fire destroyed the sign and the speaker and caused minor smoke damage to the structure. Damage is estimated at $15,000.
Police say the fire may have been intentionally set.
Woman, 24, arrested in theft from employer
A 24-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing reimbursement checks and funds from her employer.The woman was booked for six counts of forgery, two counts of money laundering and second-degree theft.
The alleged incidents took place last year between Jan. 7 and June 3.
Man arrested in sexual assault of 15-year-old
Police arrested a 25-year-old North Carolina man yesterday for first-degree sex assault involving a 15-year-old girl.He was arrested at 5:09 a.m. at a Makakilo Drive residence.
