Smith-Beretania parking to be closed for 2 weeks
The Smith-Beretania parking lot in Chinatown will be closed for an archaeological survey from Tuesday through Aug. 13.The survey is being done in preparation for construction of the city's Smith-Beretania park and underground parking facility, which could begin two or three weeks after the survey.
Alternative parking lots in the area include Chinatown Gateway Plaza, at 1031 Nuuanu Ave.; Hale Pauahi, 155 N. Beretania St.; Harbor Court, 86 Queen St.; Kukui Plaza, 1255 Nuuanu Ave.; Marin Tower, 60 N. Nimitz Hwy.; and Kekaulike Tower, 1018 Maunakea St.
NOW THAT'S A STRETCH HFD
welcomes the newest addition to its family
KTUH going off the air but will return stronger
The University of Hawaii's campus radio station will be off the air for two weeks starting Monday so a new transmitter, tower and antenna can be installed to double the station's broadcast range.The 33-year-old KTUH-FM has been setting aside student fees for 13 years and collecting donations for the long-awaited power boost to 3,000 watts from 100. The station will be off the air from midnight Monday to midnight Aug. 12.
Watch out for these areas if you're driving around
Motorists are advised that roadwork in the following areas will cause delays:>> On H-1 freeway, one westbound lane between the Lunalilo offramp and onramp will be closed from 5:30 to 11 a.m. tomorrow.
>> On H-1 freeway, the eastbound right lane between the King Street and 6th Avenue offramps will be closed periodically between 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday for guardrail work.
>> On Harding and Kapahulu avenues, there will be lane closures for seismic retrofit work from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Kailua resident Jonathan Lagazo has been awarded a valedictorian scholarship by Bradley University in Illinois. The scholarship is awarded annually to valedictorians from around the country. Lagazo is a graduate of Kailua High School.>> Michael F. Nauyokas has been awarded the 2001 Kapiolani Community College Award for Excellence in Teaching for Lecturers. He is a lecturer in the Legal Education Department at Kapiolani Community College. Nauyokas was selected by KCC students to receive the award.
>> Bill Rol was named president of the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii for 2001-2002. Other newly named officers include Nelly Pongco-Liu, president-elect; Donovan M. Dela Cruz, vice president; Edna Alikpala, secretary; Jean Jeremiah, assistant secretary; Nilda Quindara, treasurer; Bernadette Fajardo, assistant treasurer; Rey Prado, immediate past president; and Carlito P. Caliboso, legal counsel.
In addition, the following individuals were named to the Filipino Chamber of Commerce board of directors: Vergel Adonis, Eddie Agas Sr., Joey Alcantra, Sally Batallia, Rudy Briones, Mell Felipe, Joe Guevara, Tony Ofril, Ruby Sarmiento, Rosemarie Mendoza, Benjamin Sanchez and Jodi Redick. The incoming officers and directors were sworn in during ceremonies July 7 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Coral Ballroom.
>> The Wailea Community Association recently announced winners of the Thomas Dunnicliffe Memorial Scholarship and the Arthur Brown Memorial Scholarship. Camille Rockett and Emilia Campbell, graduates of Baldwin High School, each received $2,500. And Torrey Hing, Janna Shoemaker and Kristal Wimmer received $2,000 each.
Hing is a graduate of King Kekaulike High School. Shoemaker and Ishida graduated from Baldwin High and Lahainaluna High, respectively.
More than $35,000 in scholarships has been awarded by the Wailea Community Association since 1996.
>> Erin M. Fowler of Kihei, Maui, has been awarded the Thomas More Storke Award by the University of California at Santa Barbara. The award is presented annually to the graduating UCSB senior who has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and service to the university. Fowler, who majored in psychology, graduated with a grade-point average of 3.84. She was honored during UCSB's commencement ceremonies June 16 and 17.
>> Hawaii resident Ada Lum has been awarded the Distinguished Award for Service to Society by the Wheaton College Alumni Association, in Illinois. Lum is the first person of Asian descent to receive the award. She was presented the award during the college's recent commencement ceremonies.
Corrections and clarifications
>> Peter Chang died Tuesday when a speeding car ran a red light and hit his car at an intersection in Ewa. A Thursday "Police/Fire" brief, based on initial police reports, incorrectly said Chang was the driver of the speeding car.>> Club Yokohama is a Kakaako hostess bar that was fined by the Liquor Commission. An article yesterday on the case included a sentence that incorrectly implied it was a "strip club" that had its license revoked. In addition, although the commission voted June 28 to revoke the license of the strip club Golden Dolls Showgirls, it has delayed action on that revocation. Yesterday's article did not say it had been delayed.
>> A Bureau of Labor Statistics report on Honolulu wages, reported on the front page Tuesday, compared average wages in each occupation. The story correctly referred to that average as the mean salary. But it then said incorrectly that mean salaries meant half the workers make more than a specified salary while half make less.
>> To send mail to the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, use this address: 126 Queen St., Honolulu, HI 96813. A story in Hawaii Inc. Thursday incorrectly listed the address as 326 Queen St.
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 staffNORTH SHORE Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Waialua brush fire hits 15 feet and burns 5 acres
Waialua firefighters spent two hours extinguishing a brush fire near Kaukonahua Road yesterday morning. The fire was first reported at 12:12 a.m., and witnesses said flames were 15 feet high in some areas.Fire officials said the blaze consumed five acres of brush. Firefighters had the fire extinguished by 2 a.m. but had to go back to the scene at daylight to mop up hot spots.
WAIKIKI
Man, 33, arrested in attempted murder
A 33-year-old Waikiki man was arrested for attempted murder, terroristic threatening and criminal property damage Wednesday after he allegedly damaged another man's surfboard and truck and tried to stab him.The men were drinking in front of the suspect's residence on Prince Edward Street in Waikiki at about 8 p.m. when they got into an argument, and the suspect tried several times to stab the other man, police said.
As the victim was trying to flee, police said the suspect's brother, 23, punched him, knocking him to the ground. The brother was arrested for assault.
The victim suffered a cut on the elbow when he fell. Police said the suspect accidentally cut himself damaging the other man's surfboard and truck.
HONOLULU
Police nab suspect who stayed at scene of robbery
A man who was robbed near the First Hawaiian Bank King-Liliha branch found his assailants still there when he returned to the scene with police.Police caught one 20-year-old suspect, although three other men fled when officers arrived yesterday at 445 N. King St.
Police said the victim had earlier gone to the bank at about 1:30 a.m. to withdraw money from the bank's automated teller machine when he was approached by the same suspect caught later by police.
Police said the suspect confronted the victim and demanded money. The victim refused, and the suspect then attacked the man, hitting him on the head with a beer can and taking $165, according to police.
Police said the robber then called his friends nearby, who also assaulted the victim. The victim then fled on a bicycle and located police officers at Kmart. When they went to the scene, the suspects were still there.
Man turns self in after alleged threats to witness
A 39-year-old man surrendered to Honolulu police yesterday after allegedly threatening a witness in Kalihi earlier this month. Police said that on July 5 the suspect approached a 46-year-old man who is a witness against him in a separate case and started a conversation.Police said the victim told the suspect that he was not supposed to be talking to him, and the victim tried to leave. Police said the suspect then threatened the victim several times.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Californian airlifted after getting lost in Iao Valley
WAILUKU >> A 38-year-old Anaheim, Calif., man was airlifted by a helicopter from the West Maui Mountains yesterday after spending the night in Iao Valley.Fire Capt. Alan Pascua said the man was unable to find the path out of the valley because of darkness. The man was found by the helicopter at 9:26 a.m. yesterday after fire officials launched a search.
Maui woman died trying to put out fire by herself
WAILUKU >> A woman who died in a fire last Friday in Maui Meadows tried to put out a blaze that was on the couch in a room near the bathroom, Fire Chief Clayton Ishikawa said.Beth Ann Whitcomb, 42, spoke over the telephone with a police dispatcher about trying to put out the fire seconds before she screamed, authorities said.
Whitcomb's body was found later in the bathroom.
Authorities said she died of smoke inhalation.
Ishikawa warned the public that unless the fire is small, such as a cooking fire on the stove, they should leave the house and then call for help.
