Japan to honor 4 isle men
Four Hawaii men will be presented imperial decorations from the government of Japan for contributions to mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.Ricke K. Fujino, Yasuo Kuwaye, Ted T. Tsukiyama and Kiyoshi Ohbe will be honored in a ceremony July 11 at the residence of the consul general of Japan.
The Order of the Sacred Treasure with Gold and Silver Rays will go to Ohbe, 78, retired senior vice president of City Bank, and former officer of the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce and United Japanese Society of Hawaii; Fujino, 82, businessman, for work with the United Japanese Society of Hawaii; and Kuwaye, 79, owner of Kuwaye Trucking and founding member of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawaii and Japanese Community Association of Hawaii.
Tsukiyama, 80, an attorney and labor arbitrator, will be presented the Order of the Rising Sun with Silver Rays, for his contributions to the World Bonsai Friendship Federation and Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii.
BRINGING HOME THE EP-3
Corrections and clarifications
>> The police officer in a 1965 Star-Bulletin file photo was John Dickson. A caption on a June 26 story on page A-8 misidentified the officer.>> A sentence in an A-1 story Monday on the 2002 race for the Democratic nomination for governor should have read: "The winner will likely go on to face Republican Linda Lingle in the general election."
>> The 2001 Hawaii International Jazz Festival will get $10,000 in Hawaii Tourism Authority funding. The "Hana Hou!" Hawaiian music series funded by HTA is organized by the Hawaii Theatre. Incorrect information appeared in a Hawaii Inc. story Thursday.
>> Termidor has remained effective in University of Hawaii test sites for three years, not five as described in a story that ran in Friday's Today section. The "transfer effect" of the pesticide between termites has been documented in some research but not so far at UH, which is setting up field trials to determine if this happens.
>> The Rev. Stephen Vanden Eynde, who participated in the Kewalo Holy Ghost festival Sunday, was incorrectly identified in a photo caption Monday.
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 staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police identify body found burned on Big Isle
HILO >> Police have identified a man whose burned body was found on a side road south of Hilo Friday as Roger Iwahashi, 39, of Mountain View.Iwahashi's body was found burned beyond recognition in a vehicle left on North Kopua Road near Mountain View, they said.
An autopsy was performed, but the cause of death is still unknown, although Iwahashi was dead at the time of the fire, police said.
The circumstances had led police to classify the case as murder.
Police are asking anyone with information on the case to call them at 961-2380 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300.
Police continue to look for reason in car crash
WAILUKU >> An autopsy shows the driver involved in a double traffic fatality on Maui didn't have a heart attack at the time of the crash.Frank Alvarez, 50, died of injuries sustained when the car he was driving crossed the center line on Hana Highway near Hansen Road and struck a multipurpose vehicle, acting Police Sgt. Ricky Uedoi said yesterday.
Also killed in the Friday night crash was Alvarez's 41-year-old wife, Mona.
Alvarez, a self-employed mechanic, had some heart problems, according to his family.
Uedoi said police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash and the reason why Alvarez's car was traveling on the wrong side of Hana Highway.
LEEWARD OAHU
Suspect arrested in assault of young girl
A Waianae woman told police that her 12-year old daughter had been sexually assaulted by an 18-year-old male. Police said the incident occurred on a beach in Makaha near Moua Street and Farrington Highway.The victim's mother reported the incident to police Monday and said her daughter told her the attack happened on Sunday. Police arrested the suspect at his residence.
WINDWARD OAHU
Teacher was allegedly threatened by student
Police arrested a 17-year-old male for threatening a teacher with scissors at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility in Kailua. Police said the teacher was on duty at the facility when he was threatened by the student yesterday morning.Police arrested the suspect without incident for terroristic threatening.
HONOLULU
Man arrested in threat to rob an acquaintance
Police arrested a 45-year-old man they say used a knife to demand money from a person. Police described the suspect as the guardian of the victim's finances. Police said the incident took place at Haka Drive and Kalihi Street in Kalihi yesterday morning. Police said the victim denied the suspect's request.
