Box jellyfish warning issued for area beaches
The city Ocean Safety Division has issued a box jellyfish warning for tomorrow through Sunday with the influx expected to peak Friday.Areas commonly affected by box jellyfish include Ala Moana Beach Park swim channel, Waikiki Beach, Hanauma Bay, Pokai Bay and Makaha Surfing Beach. Warning signs will be posted for any beach area where box jellyfish are found.
If you are stung by a box jellyfish, flush the affected area with vinegar. Seek medical attention if pain persists.
Lifeguard stations are equipped to treat stings.
Molokai nurses to vote on contract settlement
KAUNAKAKAI >> Six nurses at Molokai General Hospital will vote tomorrow on a contract proposal that could end their four-week strike.The nurses will vote on two proposals from management. Both proposals offer a raise of more than the 1 percent and a $350 bonus that the nurses originally requested, according to hospital officials.
Hilo dog attack case classified as accident
HILO >> A dog attack that killed an 18-month-old boy is being classified as a home accident, and no criminal charges will be filed, according to Big Island police.Police are closing their investigation into the attack by an 80-pound pit bull that killed Tyran Moniz Hilderbrand and seriously injured his mother, Luana Moniz, 24, at their home in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision in Puna last Saturday night.
An autopsy revealed the child bled to death as a result of numerous dog bites. Police said they have found no evidence so far of previous violence by the dog. Moniz remains in guarded condition.
Corrections and clarifications
>> Rudolph Guzman Sr. was pictured kneeling near a chair for his son, Marine Capt. Randolph Guzman, at the Oklahoma City National Memorial. A photo caption in Monday's late edition gave an incorrect first name for the father. Also, Randolph's brother, Rudy Guzman, lives in San Leandro, Calif., and was in Oklahoma City with his father to watch the closed-circuit broadcast of Timothy McVeigh's execution. An accompanying story gave the wrong town and said the brother was the only family member to attend.>> Courtney Harrington is the city director of information technology. His last name was misspelled in a story in Friday's paper and in an editorial Monday.
>> Gloria Keller, honored at the recent Pacific Asia Travel Association Annual Conference, is an independent contractor affiliated with HNL Travel Associates. A Taking Notice item Sunday misidentified her as an HNL employee.
>> Applications for refunds of quarantine fees for dogs and cats entering Hawaii from July 1, 2000, to June 30, 2001, are available at www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/ai_aqs_info.htm. A wrong Web site address was printed yesterday.
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
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police officer suffers minor injuries in Kalihi
A Honolulu police officer received minor injuries in a hit and run collision in the intersection of North King and Houghtailing streets today.Police said the officer was traveling makai on Houghtailing, blue lights flashing, as he responded to a call when a car traveling Ewa on King Street ran a red light and struck his vehicle at about 1:25 a.m. The collision sent the officer's car crashing into a pole.
Police said the driver and four passengers fled on foot. Three passengers, two women, ages 20 and 23, and a man, 21, were caught and arrested. Police are still looking for the driver and the other passenger.
The officer, 27, suffered minor head injuries and bruises was treated and released.
Waimanalo fire leaves eight homeless
A fire in Waimanalo early this morning burned a home nearly to the ground leaving eight people homeless.Fire fighters responded to the 5:53 a.m. alarm at 41-175 Nalu St. and found the home engulfed in flames. They were able to get the fire under control by 6:20 a.m. but by then the roof had collapsed in the middle of wooden structure.
Three people were home at the time. None was injured. The fire also damaged three vehicles. No damage estimate was available.
Man critically hurt when hit by van on Keeaumoku
A 50-year-old man is in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center from injuries he suffered last night when he was struck by a van as he was walking across Keeaumoku Street.The accident occurred just after 10 p.m. at the intersection with Liona Street. The van driver, a 38-year-old man, was uninjured.
Coast Guard rescues Hawaii man in Alaska
The Coast Guard in Alaska airlifted a Hawaii man from a cruise ship because of heart problems yesterday.The captain of the Ocean Princess contacted the Coast Guard at 4:15 p.m., requesting that 78-year-old Peter Chun be medevaced.
A helicopter airlifted Chun from the ship, which was 50-miles south of Cordova. Chun was last reported in stable condition at a hospital in Anchorage.
73-year-old man allegedly beat down door of victim
Police said a 73-year-old man broke down another man's door and threatened him with a hammer Monday. The incident happened in Waianae along Plantation Road about 4:15 a.m. police said.Police said both the suspect and the 67-year-old victim are acquaintances. After the suspect crashed through the front door, police said both men got into a physical confrontation and at some point during the fight the victim managed to disarm the suspect and call police.
Man arrested in threat to ex-girlfriend, kids
A man who allegedly threatened his ex-girlfriend and her children was arrested at the woman's workplace Sunday.The woman told police the man flew into a rage when she returned home late from church. She left in her car to go to work but the man followed and forced her into a parking lot in Waiakamilo, blocking her car with his and preventing the woman from leaving her vehicle.
The man allegedly pulled out a handgun and threatened the woman, her children and infant grandchild and poured beer on her head.
Police arrested the suspect when people at the woman's workplace called to report the man causing trouble there.
Suspect allegedly beat girlfriend with dust pan
Honolulu police arrested a 39-year-old Nanakuli man after the suspect allegedly attacked his live-in girlfriend with a dust pan.Police said both victim and suspect got into an argument at 8:30 a.m. Monday in the couple's Helelua Street home when the suspect struck the victim with a metal dustpan then chased her downstairs and then threatened her with a metal pipe.
Vandals say they were robbed after the fact
Four Hauula teen-agers told police they were robbed by two men and a boy who had forced them to clean up graffiti in the rest room at Kahana Valley State Park.The victims -- all males ages 13, 16, 17 and 18 -- said their robbers caught the youngest boy spray-painting graffiti in the rest room at 2:45 p.m. Monday and forced all of them to clean it up.
During the two to three hours it took them to scrub the walls, the victims told police the robbers took a skateboard, watches, sunglasses and money from them. After they were released, the victims discovered that other skateboards, a camera and compact disc player were missing from one of their cars.
Police arrested a 15-year-old Kaaawa boy, his 22-year-old brother and their 19-year-old cousin from Kaneohe and released them pending further investigation.
