Honolulu resident bilks Adobe, pleads guilty
Jeffrey Alan Stockton, director of corporate communications at Inovaware Corp., was sentenced yesterday by U.S. Chief District Judge Michael R. Hogan to 12 months and one day in prison based on a criminal copyright infringement conviction.On Jan. 30, Honolulu resident Stockton, 21, pleaded guilty to infringing copyrights of Adobe Systems Inc. for purposes of private financial gain. The commission of Stockton's offense resulted in a retail loss of $490,644 to Adobe Systems Inc.
The case arose while Stockton was a journalism student at the University of Oregon in 1999. The Eugene Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation became aware of Stockton selling copyrighted software on the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder.
In pleading guilty, Stockton agreed to pay full restitution to the company.
He was ordered to pay $87,391.81 in restitution to Adobe Systems.
The remaining amount of $13,786.19 in seized cash will be remitted to the company as part of Stockton's restitution obligation.
Woman pleads not guilty in federal tax fraud case
A woman charged in a three-count indictment with submitting false federal tax returns over a three-year period has pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court.Trial for Orfelina Guinard of Honolulu was set for June 19.
An indictment filed April 4 alleges Guinard reported losses for 1994, 1995 and 1996 when in fact she had taxable income of $31,494, $91,031 and $106,048, respectively.
If convicted, Guinard faces maximum penalties of no more than three years in prison and no more than $100,000 per count.
USS Missouri reunites with some old machines
Xerox Hawaii has donated three vintage Xerox machines to the USS Missouri Memorial Association to incorporate into its "Life at Sea" exhibit on the USS Missouri.The machines are the same models used on board the vessel after it was recommissioned in 1983.
Each donated Xerox machine will be placed in its original location for the visiting public to see.
"We are honored to have the opportunity to assist in the USS Missouri Memorial Association's efforts to restore the Mighty Mo to its original grandeur," said Steve Kisley, sales manager of Xerox public sector operations.
The exhibit opened to the public early last year and extends a third of the ship's length.
It features 20 individual exhibit areas and shows how enlisted crew members slept, ate and lived while on duty.
'Beyond the Falls' dates extended due to strike
"Beyond the Falls," a presentation by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, has added performances due to the teachers strike. New dates are April 23-27 and 30 at 10:30 a.m.The play presents Gary Pak's tale of a timid koi named Michio who is befriended by an old crayfish.
For ages 4 and up. Admission is $10; $7.50 students; and $5 children 3-12 and seniors over 60.
Keiki under 2 are free but still require a ticket.
Coast Guard Polar Sea open for tours this week
Hawaii residents will get an opportunity to tour the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea, a 13,000-ton icebreaker, this week.The Polar Sea is scheduled to moor at Pier 9, Aloha Tower Marketplace, this morning at about 10 a.m. on its return voyage to Seattle from Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica.
The 399-foot vessel will be open for public tours tomorrow to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Operation Deep Freeze's primary mission was to break a channel through the ice to allow supply vessels to reach McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where the National Science Foundation maintains a base staffed by scientists from around the world.
Polar Sea conducts the annual six-month patrol and other missions, including wind studies in eastern Antarctica, measurement of rock motion in trans-Arctic mountains and volcanoes, population research on Adélie penguins and maintenance on Antarctic automatic weather stations.
USS Reuben James joins Merrie Monarch Festival
The USS Reuben James will visit Hilo April 19 to 22 to take part in the annual Merrie Monarch Festival.The festival's Royal Court and hula dancers will officially welcome the Navy in a ceremony 11 a.m. April 20 at Pier One, Hilo Harbor.
At the ceremony the ship's crew will be presented with the Damien Award for their community service work in Hilo last year.
The crew will paint the ARC of Hilo vocational rehabilitation building in downtown Hilo on April 20 and 21.
Since the first Merrie Monarch Festival in 1964, Hilo has welcomed the U.S. Navy to observe and participate in the event.
The 453-foot frigate will be open for public tours 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, April 20; and 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 21.
OHA to hold meetings on community priorities
The Office of Hawaii Affairs wants to hear from constituents and beneficiaries about community priorities.It is holding a series of meetings beginning today to review its spending for the 2000 fiscal year, inform the community of OHA's strategic planning process and gather input.
All the meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. at the following locations:
>> Today: Castle High School cafeteria.
>> Wednesday: Washington Intermediate School cafeteria.
>> Thursday: Leilehua High School cafeteria.
>> Thursday: Campbell Estate conference room.
Corrections and clarifications
>> The Kailua Women's Night Doubles pro tennis tournament begins April 25. An item in Sunday's sports section said incorrectly that the tournament starts tomorrow.>> Geary Udagawa of Hawaiian Island Twisters was not the first male gymnast from Hawaii to qualify for a national competition, as was stated in Saturday's sports section. Ryan Frasco, a Kamehameha Schools graduate competing for San Jose State, qualified for the collegiate nationals in 1996.
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.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Woman dies on Big Isle after being hit by pickup
HILO >> A Big Island woman died yesterday after she was struck by a pickup truck just outside Pahoa on Pahoa-Pohoiki Road at about 5:15 a.m., police said.The victim, Felicia Hanohano, 48, of Pahoa, was declared dead at Hilo Hospital at 9:50 a.m.
Neither the driver of the truck, Emilio Agpaoa, 35, of Keaau, nor his passenger, Juan Agpaoa, 67, was injured.
The investigation is continuing.
Hanohano's death was the eighth Big Island traffic fatality of the year compared with nine at the same time last year.
Autopsy shows victim was dying before crash
HILO >> An autopsy has determined that a Big Island man's death following a December traffic accident was due to natural causes rather than to the accident, police said.On Dec. 26 a car driven by Zamora Asuncion, 79, of Paauhau veered off a street in Honokaa and hit an embankment. Asuncion died Jan. 12 at the Queen's Medical Center.
An autopsy showed the cause of death was bleeding in his brain that started before the accident, police said. The finding reduced the number of year 2000 traffic fatalities to 38.
Vandals use eggs to mar cars at auto dealership
HILO >> Vandals used raw eggs to damage the paint finishes on 11 new vehicles at Orchid Isle Auto Center over the weekend, police said.Orchid Isle manager Joe Hanley said raw egg left on the paint causes it to crack, producing a spider web effect. Vehicle panels then have to be repainted.
Vandals hit 11 vehicles between Saturday night and yesterday morning, and another six on April 6, Hanley said.
He put the total damage at $20,000 to $30,000.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
Suspect arrested, but BYU statue still missing
A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday for second-degree theft in connection with a missing statue reportedly on loan to Brigham Young University-Hawaii, police said.The owner, a 40-year-old artist, valued the statue at $6,000.
When he discovered the statue missing on March 30, he called police.
The suspect told police that he and other students found the statue placed with items apparently left outside to be discarded.
They took the statue to a nearby beach rather than have it destroyed, he told police. But when the students returned to the beach, the statue had disappeared.
Busted water main floods Ward Villa auto garage
A break to a 6-inch water main flooded the second-floor parking garage and four apartments of Ward Villa, 1440 Ward Ave. Resident manager John Joseph said the water was as deep as 4 inches in the apartments.The water main broke about 9:45 a.m. yesterday on Spencer Street mauka of the apartment complex.
No other buildings were affected.
