Scholastic Achievement Test preparation classes will be held at several campuses throughout the island. Classes will be open to high school students from all schools. Classes offer time to
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practice, boost SAT skillsInstruction is based on the teachings of instructor Raymond Karelitz, who has helped students across the country dramatically improve their test scores. The three-week classes, held Monday through Friday, will include time-management strategies, speed-reading techniques, vocabulary-building skills and solving math problems.
For more information, call 261-6666.
Classes will be held at the following schools:
>> Aiea High School: June 4 to 22 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.
>> St. Louis School: June 12 to 29 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
>> Mililani High School: June 25 to July 13 from 2:45 to 4:15 p.m.
>> Pearl City High School: July 2 to 22 from 12:45 to 2:15 p.m.
>> Roosevelt High School: July 30 to Aug. 16 from 12:30 to 2 p.m.
>> Radford High School: July 16 to Aug. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
>> Castle High School: July 30 to Aug. 16 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.OCCC inmate escapes through work furlough
Police are looking for a man in his late 30s who failed to return to the Laumaka Work Furlough Center yesterday.Officials at the Oahu Community Correctional Center said the inmate left at 10 a.m. and was expected to return at 4 p.m.
He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with a medium build.
Navy asks Japan's divers to join Ehime Maru work
LOS ANGELES >> The U.S. Navy has asked Japan's Self-Defense Forces to help raise a Japanese fisheries training ship sunk off Hawaii on Feb. 9 by the U.S. submarine Greeneville, Navy sources said yesterday.The Navy plans to raise the Ehime Maru around the end of this summer from a depth of 2,000 feet to about 90 feet to search for nine Japanese still missing in the accident as well as their belongings, according to the sources.
The sources said the Navy decided to ask Japan to join the salvage effort as its divers would be indispensable in carrying out the operation smoothly.
The Self-Defense Forces are considering the proposal, the sources said.
The Navy is conducting an accelerated environmental assessment of the salvage operation, the sources said.
The Ehime Maru was hit by the Greeneville while the 6,080-ton nuclear sub was conducting a rapid-surfacing drill for the benefit of a VIP civilian group it was carrying.
Of the 35 people aboard the ship, 25 were rescued, but the nine, including four students from Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime prefecture, western Japan, were missing and presumed dead.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police arrest woman, 19, in alleged knife threat
Police arrested a 19-year-old woman Saturday for terroristic threatening after she chased her mother outside their home with a knife. Police said, the mother, 47, scolded her daughter, who got angry, went into the kitchen, grabbed a paring knife and threatened to kill her. The mother then fled outside, police said.The daughter left the area but was arrested at about 1:30 p.m. in Kalihi.
Men charged in robbery of illegal gambling room
Police charged three men Saturday for entering an illegal gambling room and robbing six victims of property and cash at knife- and gunpoint.Mikaele Fatai, 22, Sidney F. Takofitau, 21, and Phillip L. Pola, 29, were each charged with six counts of first-degree robbery. Takofitau was also charged with a firearms violation.
Bail for each suspect has been set at $75,000.
Salt Lake man arrested in domestic kidnapping
Police arrested a 40-year-old Salt Lake man yesterday after he allegedly kidnapped his former girlfriend.The man had gone to the 32-year-old woman's Kalaloa Street apartment in Halawa to collect money she allegedly owed him, police said.
An argument broke out, and the man grabbed the woman by her hair, forced her into a waiting car and took her to his house, police said.
The two continued arguing, and the woman asked to leave several times. She then pretended to telephone her son but called a friend who notified police.
Police arrested the man at his home. The driver of the car, a 39-year-old Kapolei man, was later located and arrested.
Purse-snatching suspect sought in Palama
Police are looking for a man who robbed a woman in Palama early yesterday morning.The woman told police she was walking to work at 3:40 a.m. near 980 Robello Lane when she noticed a man following her. The man punched her in the face and stole her purse.
She suffered swelling to her lip and abrasions to her left elbow and forearm. She was treated at Kuakini Medical Center and released.
The man is described as between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall, with a fair complexion, short dark hair and a slim build, wearing a dark shirt and white shorts.
Motorist hurt in mugging at King Street gas station
Two men robbed a 26-year-old man at a service station at 3:50 a.m. yesterday, police said.The man told police he got out of his car at the Shell service station at 66 N. King St. and was attacked from behind. The men stole his wallet and cellular phone.
The man said he was dizzy after he was hit and was unable to describe the suspects to police.
3 teens sought in robbery near Mayor Wright homes
Police are looking for three teenagers in connection with a robbery at North King and Liliha streets in Kalihi at 2:50 a.m. yesterday.A security guard at King's Gate Plaza, 55 N. King St., was notified by a couple that a man was being mugged at a bus stop, police said.
The guard got a closer look from a nearby KFC restaurant and saw three teens robbing a man lying on the ground. The suspects fled into the Mayor Wright Homes apartment complex, police said.
The three teenage boys are described as having medium builds. One wore black clothes and a fisherman-type hat and had a red bandana around his neck. Another wore a white tank top, blue shorts and white shoes. The third wore a tan shirt, blue shorts and white shoes.
Pair arrested in break-in of car near Manoa trail
Police arrested a man and woman who allegedly broke into a car while its owner was hiking on the Manoa Falls Trail Saturday afternoon.The owner had parked his car at 3999 Manoa Rd. and locked it. When he and his wife returned to the car at about 4:15 p.m., they saw a man exit the car and go toward the trial, police said. The car's owner called police and, while waiting for their arrival, saw the suspect driving a black Ford Escort with its license plate visible. When police arrived, the owner identified the suspect and police arrested the couple.
Computers returned after theft from apartment
A man was arrested Saturday for stealing four computers from another apartment in the building where he lives, police said.The resident manager at 432 Namahana St. reported to police Friday night that four computers had been stolen from an apartment he had been using for storage.
The resident manager called police at 5 a.m. Saturday that a man living in another apartment returned two computers. When police arrived, the man confessed, and they arrested him for burglary.
Cigarette blamed in fire at garage in Waianae
An early morning fire damaged a Waianae home early yesterday. Firefighters were called to 85-204 Moekahi St. at 2:04 a.m.Investigators said the fire was caused by an unattended cigarette left by two juveniles who were smoking in the garage. Damage was estimated at $56,000, primarily to the garage, said fire Capt. Richard Soo.
The Red Cross was assisting the couple who live in the home with their seven children.
Woman held in stabbing of man in Punaluu home
A 36-year-old woman was arrested on attempted-murder charges after a 22-year-old man was stabbed yesterday afternoon. Police said the suspect and the victim were drinking at a Punaluu home at about 3 p.m. when an argument occurred and the woman stabbed the man in the left shoulder with a kitchen knife.The man was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in guarded condition.
