Turbulence injures 19 on flight near Guam
TOKYO AP >> A dozen passengers and seven crew members were injured early yesterday when an All Nippon Airways jumbo jet hit strong turbulence near Guam just before its scheduled landing, an official said.Transport Ministry spokesman Kazumi Kawaguchi said the 19 suffered minor injuries, mostly bruises, except for one passenger whose leg was fractured. That passenger was one of two treated at a local hospital, he said.
ANA Flight 173, carrying 286 passengers and a crew of 14, was cruising approximately 38,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean northwest of Guam's international airport just before preparing to descend for a scheduled landing, Kawaguchi said.
The Boeing 747-400D jet, which began its flight from Kansai International Airport in western Japan, landed safely at 1:49 a.m., 25 minutes after hitting the turbulence, he added.
Kawaguchi said details of the accident remained sketchy, but seat belt signs may not have been turned on because the plane was still at its cruising altitude before beginning to descend for landing.
Aviation investigators are to begin a thorough probe of the plane, which is already back in Japan, he said.
UH-Manoa garners accolades in literature
University of Hawaii-Manoa English Department members have received national recognition for scholarship in their field.Craig Howes, an English professor and director of the Center for Biographical Research, will be teaming up with Joy Chong Stannard of Hawaii Public Television and playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl to create a series of video biographies entitled "Biography Hawaii." Hawaii Public Television has been awarded more than $70,000 to fund the series, which will feature late kumu hula Aunty Maiki in the first show.
Ph.D. candidate Ku'ualoha Ho'omanawanui has been awarded a Ford Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellowship, which will provide three years of support as she continues her studies in English and Hawaiian literature. About 60 pre-doctoral fellowships are awarded each year to individuals who demonstrate superior scholarship and promise for future achievement.
English professor Beth Tobin's book "Picturing Imperial Power" has been selected by the Historians of British Art for the best book on a topic before 1800 published in 1999.
March of Dimes hauls in hefty load of donations
Those who participated in the ninth March of Dimes WalkAmerica on April 21 raised more than $300,000. Eighty percent of support came from corporate teams.Gov. Ben Cayetano served as the honorary co-chairman, and first lady Vicky Cayetano was the official spokeswoman for this year's walk. Among the corporate teams that participated, Kmart Hawaii raised more than $35,000 for the organization.
The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency that helps to improves the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.
City asks for leis to place on veterans' graves
The city needs 50,000 flower leis to decorate veterans' graves on Memorial Day, this Monday.The leis will be used at the Mayor's Memorial Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl and other veterans cemeteries.
The leis should measure 20-24 inches in length before tying and must be tied when they are turned in. Floral sprays such as ti leaf and anthurium bouquets are welcome.
Elderly or physically disabled owners of flower-bearing trees may call for harvesting assistance at 523-4385.
Leis should be dropped off Friday at the following community parks from 9 to 11:30 a.m.: Ala Wai, Wahiawa, Waipahu, Halawa, Waianae, Waiau, Makua Alii Senior Center, and Kaneohe Community and Senior Center.
Drop-offs also can be made from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at the Kalihi, Waialua, Kailua, Waipahu, Kaneohe and Hawaii Kai fire stations and at the Department of Parks and Recreation, Honolulu Municipal Building, 650 S. King St., 10th Floor, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Royal School to dedicate new campus building
Royal School students and personnel will dedicate and name their new administration and library building in honor of the founder of the school, King Kamehameha III. The dedication will take place tomorrow, Alii Day, at 8:45 a.m.The Rev. William Kaina, former kahu at Kawaiahao Church, will perform the blessing. The program will feature the Royal Hawaiian Band and the Royal School Alii Bell Choir. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade will sing and dance as a tribute to King Kamehameha III.
Symposium will foster better tree planting
"Growing Working Forests for Hawaii's Future" is the theme of a symposium June 6-8 at the Kauai Coconut Beach Resort.Landowners and others interested in planting trees will participate in two days of presentations and a day of field trips to forestry projects on the Garden Island.
"One of the most valuable aspects of the conference will be the opportunity to network and compare notes with tree farmers statewide," said John Edson, a member of the symposium planning committee.
The event is sponsored by the Hawaii Forest Industry Association, Garden Island Resource Conservation & Development Inc., Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Hawaii Forestry and Communities Initiative, Kauai County Office of Economic Development, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources Conservation Service and the University of Hawaii-Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.
A full agenda, registration information and other details are available on the Internet at hawaii-forest.org. For more information, contact the Hawaii Forest Industry Association at 933-9411.
June is a good month to adopt a cat
Love-a-Cat Month at the Hawaiian Humane Society will mean special deals for people adopting cats during the month of June.And if you already have a cat, you can get coupons for free feline sterilization surgeries.
The Hawaiian Humane Society joins organizations across the country that focus attention on cats during June. The society found homes for 295 cats last June and placed a total of 2,289 cats in new homes last year, it said in a news release.
>> Anyone who adopts a cat or kitten in June will receive the following free items: a 3-pound bag of food, a collar and tag, sterilization, a microchip ID and a cat carrier. The adoption fee for cats and kittens is $50.
>> Double adoptions -- taking two cats at once -- will be the same price as one cat during the month of June only.
>> 250 coupons for a free cat sterilization will be given out June 1-4 only. Coupons are good for cats or kittens 8 weeks or older, and the limit is two coupons per family.
Coupons will be available 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 1-4 at the Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., and at Crazy Shirts stores in Ala Moana, Haleiwa and Pearlridge.
Surgeries will be performed at the Hawaiian Humane Society clinic, and cat owners may have a microchip ID implanted in their cat at the time of the surgery for $5.
The Hawaiian Humane Society is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1897, dedicated to promoting the human-animal bond and the humane treatment of all animals.
For more information, contact Eve Holt, Humane Society director of community relations, at 946-2187, ext. 212.
Repairs will close lanes tomorrow near Makapuu
The Waimanalo-bound lane of Kalanianaole Highway near Makapuu Lookout will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow and Thursday.The state Department of Transportation advised motorists to expect delays in the area while crews work to repair the rock wall and cracks in the pavement.
Attorney claims police erred in fatal DUI case
Police screwed up when they released an alleged drunken driver within an hour of his arrest after he struck bicyclist Tamara Tye two months ago, killing her, says the attorney who represents her family.Rick Fried, attorney for Richard Tye, was to provide details today at a press conference.
Tye, special administrator of his daughter's estate, filed suit last week in Circuit Court against the driver, identified as Jeffrey P. Yoon, and any establishments who may have served him alcohol the night Tamara was killed.
Tye, 19, a University of Hawaii swimmer from England, was struck while riding in a crosswalk near Star Market in Moiliili on March 16.
She died as a result of her injuries.
Corrections and clarifications
>> Master canoe builder Michael Tavioni is from the Cook Islands. His place of residence was incorrectly identified in a story Sunday.>> Tom Quinlan is the architectural restoration expert involved in the rehabilitation of the old Nanbu Hotel in North Kohala on the Big Island. His first name was omitted in a story Sunday.
>> The Kealakehe boys doubles team of Nainoa Depontes and Michael Chan defeated Castle's Keola Bollan and Ryan Kogami, 8-5, in the state tennis championship quarterfinals. An incorrect score was given Sunday.
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. Corrections and clarifications
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Pit bulls blamed for horse's death in Princeville
LIHUE >> Kauai police are searching for the owner of three pit bulls that killed a horse Friday evening in Princeville. A north shore Kauai woman was riding the horse when the dogs attacked it. The woman was thrown from the horse but escaped serious injury, officers said. The horse subsequently was chased over a canyon rim. It is unclear whether dog bites or the fall killed the horse, police said.The owner of the dogs was described as about 5 feet 8 inches, with a medium build, crewcut and mustache. Two of the dogs were black, and one was brown, police said.
Man stabbed in throat walks into Queen's ER
Honolulu police have opened an attempted murder investigation after a 42-year-old man walked into the Queen's Medical Center emergency room at 2:45 this morning with a stab wound to his throat.The man is unable to talk but related to hospital staff that he was stabbed at a bus stop. He is in stable condition.
4 teens hurt when stolen car rolls in Waimanalo
A 17-year-old Waimanalo boy faces auto theft and other possible charges after he and three other Waimanalo teens were pulled from a stolen rental car involved in a one-car accident, police said.The car overturned just before 7:30 last night after it struck a culvert on Kakaina Street in Waimanalo. Police believe the boy was driving the vehicle. One other boy and two girls, all 17, also were in the car. They were taken to Queen's Medical Center by ambulance where they are in fair condition. Police said the car was stolen at a beach in Waimanalo yesterday afternoon. The tourists who rented the car told police their bag with the keys inside was stolen at the beach. Police said the car later was involved in a purse-snatching at Ala Moana Center.
Officer wrestles knife away, but breaks finger
A Honolulu police officer broke his finger this morning in a struggle with a Wahiawa man armed with a knife, police said.The officer went to a condominium complex on Waikalani Drive about 12:45 a.m. after a security guard reported a resident was harassing him. When the officer went to the man's apartment, police said the 42-year-old man stepped toward him with a 13-inch kitchen knife. The two struggled and the officer was able to wrestle the knife away from the man and arrest him for terroristic threatening and assault.
Unidentified man falls to his death off rock wall
Honolulu police said an unidentified man fell to his death at about 6 p.m. last night along College Walk near 1465 Aala St. in downtown Honolulu. Witnesses told police they saw the man sitting down on a rock wall 16 to 17 feet above Nuuanu Stream. Police said it appears the victim fell and landed on his head.
Trial set for alleged lawyer impersonator
A former Honolulu resident accused of posing as an attorney made his first court appearance yesterday, according to the state Attorney General's Office. Wendell Douglas Morgan, 51 -- also known as Doug Morgan, W. Morgan, D. Morgan and John W.D. Morgan -- was caught last week in Jackson, Mo.The Attorney General's Office states Morgan bilked Honolulu residents out of money while posing as a lawyer
Suspect sought in bank robbery in Waipahu
Honolulu police and the FBI are looking for a 22-year-old man suspected of robbing the American Savings Bank Waipahu Town Center Branch yesterday.The suspect handed a teller a note demanding money just before 4 p.m. and left with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect is described as 5-foot-7, 174 pounds, fair complexion, brown eyes and short brown hair. He was wearing a black, long sleeve T-shirt with Hawaiian print, faded blue, floral print shorts and slippers.
