State Hospital patient escapes by window again
A Hawaii State Hospital patient escaped for the second time in two weeks early yesterday, police said.Leonard Moore, 35, escaped around 2:40 a.m. by throwing a television set through a window.
He was last seen running off the hospital grounds toward Kahekili Highway.
Moore first escaped from the hospital on March 28 when he threw a table through a window to make his getaway.
Extra day scheduled for mercury disposal
The state health department and the city are coordinating an additional drop-off day for homeowners to dispose of mercury and hazardous wastes. The City Department of Environmental Services schedules drop-off days every three months, but April 28 has been added due to "recent publicity about mercury contamination," Mayor Jeremy Harris said.The last drop-off was March 17 and the is in June. For more information, call the city's Household Hazardous Waste Information Line at 523-4474.
[WINNERS & LOSERS]
[WINNERS]
Miss Waikiki: Liane Mark, winner of the Miss Waikiki pageant in January, is working hard to raise awareness and money in the fight against multiple sclerosis, a disease she was diagnosed with earlier this year.Keahiakahoe Canoe Club: The paddlers are heroes after taking police out on their canoe. They chased down a robbery suspect who tried to escape by jumping into the ocean near Kahaluu.
UH men's volleyball seniors: Striking faculty call off their appeal for fans to boycott senior night, the last home game of the season.
[LOSERS]
Students: From kindergarten to post-graduate, students attending Hawaii schools get lost in the contract shuffle as teacher and faculty unions and the Cayetano administration fail to reach a deal.Samson Kauhi: Convicted in the murder of 74-year-old Ellen Lum, he is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Bus riders: Starting July 1, the price of a ride on a city bus will rise to $1.50 from $1 (and up to 75 cents from 50 cents for students who can't buy a break this week).
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Mokuleia police search for knife, gun suspect
Police were looking for a man who cut another man in the neck with a knife and fired three shots in Mokuleia Saturday morning.Police said a fight broke out among 40 people at a military beach located across Dillingham Airfield at about 12:30 a.m. A man suffered a minor wound across the left side of his neck with an exacto knife, police said.
The suspect then allegedly fired approximately three rounds at another man, but missed.
Victim in auto accident wore seat belt, no air bag
Speed may have been a factor in a head-on collision that killed a 68-year-old Ewa Beach man and injured a 24-year-old Waialua man Friday morning. The injured man was upgraded to serious.The crash occurred on Wilikina Drive at 6:10 a.m. when the 1988 Toyota Corolla driven by the 68-year-old man crossed the center line and hit a 1998 Ford Ranger truck.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts, however, the 68-year-old man's vehicle was not equipped with air bags.
Fire department will keep searching for man
The fire department was expected to resume a search this morning for a 41-year-old Oahu man who was last seen jumping into the ocean at the Lanai Lookout near Hanauma Bay Friday morning.Firefighters found the man's wallet floating in the water yesterday after they began searching at about 5:30 p.m.
