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About 1,000 youngsters who are too poor to join the Christmas shopping and spending frenzy will still have the chance to be gift-givers with the help of an East Honolulu project. 'Penny Sale' lets
children be gift-giversVolunteers from the Palolo public housing residents' association, Honolulu Community Action Program and the St. Patrick Church Outreach Program are seeking donations for their annual "Penny Sale."
Children between the ages of 2 and 12 will select two gifts for the important adults in their life, at the cost of a penny each, in the sale Saturday at Jarrett Intermediate School cafeteria.
Donations of money or merchandise are being accepted at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave., or the church Outreach Program, recently relocated to 2117 Palolo Ave. Donations are tax deductible.
Outreach director Patricia Kaslausky said new items are preferred, "but if they've been used, they should look as good as new."
The kids are shoppers, not recipients, so toys are not sought, Kaslausky said. She may be reached at 735-0117 for further information.
Waikiki Beach section reopened after spill
A section of Waikiki Beach that was closed Monday because of a sewage spill was reopened yesterday afternoon after tests showed that contamination levels were not dangerous.The spill occurred when a sewer line from a public restroom at 2464 Kalakaua Ave. backed up after becoming clogged with toilet paper and hand towels.
The clogged sewer line caused sewage to back out of a manhole near the intersection of Kalakaua Avenue and Liliuokalani Street.
At least 60 gallons of the sewage entered the ocean.
Affected areas were disinfected by city waste-water workers.
Tomorrow
Some events of interest6:30 p.m., Pearl City Library: Pearl City No. 21 Neighborhood Board meeting, 1138 Waimano Home Road.
Corrections
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Tree blocks Likelike's Kaneohe-bound lanes
A large fallen tree blocked the Kaneohe-bound lanes of Likelike Highway for nearly three hours last night.The tree fell on the highway at 9:30 p.m. about a quarter-mile before the Wilson Tunnel, just past the Burmeister overpass.
The tree was removed soon after midnight.
Suspect sought in Bank of Hawaii robbery
Police and the FBI are asking for help in identifying a gunman who robbed the Bank of Hawaii's Waiakamilo branch at 1617 Dillingham Blvd. Friday afternoon.The suspect entered the bank at about 1:05 p.m., pointed a gun at a teller who was assisting a customer and demanded money. The teller stepped back and the customer fled.
The suspect jumped onto the counter, reached over and took an undisclosed sum from the teller's drawer.
After fleeing the bank, he was last seen riding a bicycle Ewa on Dillingham at Kalihi Street, clad in an avocado tank top, blue denim knee-length shorts and slippers.
The deep-voiced suspect appeared to be in his early 30s, with a dark complexion and brown eyes. He was about 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10, of medium build and weighing 160-185 pounds.
Anyone with information on this suspect is asked to call CrimeStoppers, 955-8300.
Cops want to know: Are woman, baby safe?
Police may not pursue numerous charges against George R. Forvilly Jr. of Ewa Beach if they can find out if his girlfriend and her baby, who are with him, are safe.Police originally wanted Forvilly, 27, for kidnapping and other serious crimes after an incident early Thanksgiving morning.
Detective Letha DeCaires said Shantel Aglia, 22, is no longer deemed a kidnap victim and should call police to show that she and her young son, Keoki, are all right.
There is a warrant out for Forvilly, but the matter has been boiled down to a charge of criminal property damage only, DeCaires said.
Police said Forvilly tried to ram a police car when speeding from his home with Aglia and the baby.
Earlier allegations of assault, kidnapping, attempted murder and terroristic threatening will not be pursued, DeCaires said.
Big Isle boy reunited with mom after 2 years
HILO-- A Big Island boy missing for more than two years in Argentina was returned to his mother in Hilo in time for Thanksgiving, the Missing Child Center of the Attorney General's Office announced yesterday.Based on a tip, Tomas Celestino "Woogie" Traverso, 7, was picked up at the Miami Airport at the end of a flight from Buenos Aires.
The boy's reputed biological father, Tomas Traverso Sr., had entered the United States several days earlier.
He was arrested at the airport by Miami-Dade police.
The child originally was reported missing after he failed to return from a family visit in April 1998.
