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Police, Fire, Courts

By Star-Bulletin Staff

Friday, April 13, 2001

Home invasion suspect
indicted also in carjacking

A man indicted in connection with a home invasion robbery in Punaluu April 5 has been indicted on additional charges involving a carjacking the week before.

An Oahu grand jury charged Warren Elicker, 23, yesterday with robbery and kidnapping stemming from a March 31 incident at Ala Moana Center.

Elicker allegedly forced himself into another man's car, ordered the man to drive around while he threatened him with a screwdriver, made him withdraw $180 from an ATM machine and later drove away with the car.

The car was found the next day with extensive damage, abandoned on the Middle Street onramp.

Based on the danger Elicker poses to the community and the seriousness of the offenses, the state asked that he be held on $100,000 bail. Elicker is expected to be arraigned in Circuit Court on Monday.

He has prior convictions for robbery and kidnapping and was on parole at the time of the offenses, said deputy prosecutor Randal Lee.

Law names Lanai post office after retired county chairman

WASHINGTON >> President Bush signed into law yesterday a bill naming the U.S. Post Office building on Lanai after retired Maui County Chairman Goro Hokama.

"I knew the bill had passed both houses, but I didn't expect that the president would have time to sign it with all the international things going on," Hokama said.

The labor leader-turned-politician served 40 years as a member of the Maui County Council, retiring as chairman three years ago. He began serving when it was known as the Board of Supervisors, which became the Maui County Council in 1968.

His son, Riki, now represents Lanai on the Council.

Hokama, 72, previously was with the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, representing pineapple workers.

Although retired from the Council, Hokama said he continues to be active in community affairs. "I just appreciate it that someone thought to introduce the bill to recognize things I've done for the community," he said.

Corrections and clarifications >> Punahou School pitcher Peter Phillips was incorrectly identified as Phillips Peter in a linescore in the Wednesday sports section. He was also incorrectly identified as the losing pitcher. >> A civil lawsuit filed last Friday by the parents of two students sexually assaulted by convicted molester Brian Ibaan named Mililani Uka principal Penny Mau among the defendants. A report Saturday gave the wrong school for Mau. Ibaan was a part-time contract teacher who taught art at Mililani Uka, Barbers Point and Mauka Lani Elementary schools. >> The photo of Mililani High School's Jarrett Razon, the Star-Bulletin's Boys State Soccer Player of the Year, should have been credited to staff photographer Dennis Oda. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Publisher and Editor in Chief John Flanagan at 529-4748 or email him at jflanagan@starbulletin.com.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers

City employees report black circles on their cars

The cars of more than 200 city employees in the Honolulu Municipal Building parking lot have had their license plates marked with coin-size, black ink circles in recent days.

But Honolulu police said they do not know who is to blame for the vandalism or when the markings -- all of which are on the lower left corner of the cars' black plates -- first began.

City employees first reported noticing the marks Wednesday afternoon. The markings appeared to be random.

City Hall security officers yesterday were telling employees that they could get help removing the marks at their Motor Pool office on the corner of Alapai and Beretania streets.

Two teens in Hauula accused of making bomb

Kaneohe police said they arrested two juveniles yesterday who had created their own homemade explosive. Police said that neighbors in Hauula reported seeing kids at 54-116 Kawaipuna St. creating some sort of bomb.

Residents then reported hearing three loud explosions. Police arrested a 14-year-old male and a 13-year-old male for creating improvised explosives.

Two strike-breakers file complaints with police

Two Campbell High School teachers who have been crossing picket lines by members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association filed complaints with Honolulu police Wednesday.

One teacher filed a harassment complaint, saying he received a "racially offensive" message in his mailbox that had been left the day before.

Kapolei police said the other teacher filed a terroristic threatening complaint. Police said details of that complaint were unavailable.

Woman allegedly tried to run man off freeway

An unidentified male told Honolulu police that he was assaulted by a woman who tried to ram his truck off the road with her car.

According to police reports, the incident took place Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. as both were Koko Head-bound on the H-1 freeway.

Police said the female suspect attempted to talk to the male in a parking lot, then followed him after she became suspicious. Police said the woman thought the victim had another woman in the car with him and twice attempted to run him off the road.

According to police, the woman then forced her way into the victim's car and assaulted him.

Police arrested the suspect, who was charged yesterday with two counts of criminal property damage and unauthorized entry into a motorized vehicle.