LE JARDIN ON LE WINDWARD SIDE
Water main break cuts service to Kailua homes
A water main break in Kailua this morning has cut service to 25 homes.The break to an eight-inch line occurred about 4:38 a.m. fronting 1162 Aukele St.
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply has a water wagon on the scene for the people affected by the break. It has no estimate on how long work crews will take to repair the line.
Atuaia boy hit by golf cart, dies at dad's FB practice
ABERDEEN, S.D. >> The 5-year-old son of former Kahuku football player Alema Atuaia has died from injuries suffered after he was hit by a golf cart.Grant Atuaia was playing on the cart at football practice at Northern State University. Police said Grant fell off the cart, which struck him.
Alema Atuaia is a senior on the Northern State football team.
CIVIL RIGHTS GATHERING
Protesters oppose Boy Scouts policies
DOE unveils plans for play equipment
Thirty-nine schools statewide will be receiving some form of playground equipment and surfacing by December, it was announced last night during the Board of Education meeting.Also, the Department of Education has sent out requests for proposals for playground equipment at 32 more schools to be installed by March 2002.
The state Department of Education has received $4.5 million from the Legislature to buy and install the equipment.
Free VA class on hypertension offered Tuesday
A free class on hypertension will be conducted for eligible veterans and families from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Spark M. Matsunaga Ambulatory Care Center, Room 3B08 on the third floor.The class is sponsored by the Spark M. Matsunaga Veterans Administration Medical and Regional Office Center.
Veterans must be registered with the VA to attend. Those who are not registered and wish to take the class should register ahead of time or arrive before the class to register. They should bring a copy of their discharge certificate (DD 214).
Family members also are encouraged to attend and learn how hypertension affects the body and what can be done to control it.
The Care Center is located on the Tripler Army Medical Center grounds, mountainside. Parking is available.
For more information or to register for the class, call 433-7676.
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HONORS AND AWARDS
>> The Hawaii office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving has been awarded a $2,500 grant from the Hawaii Community Foundation's Annie Sinclair Knudsen Fund. The money will be used to support MADD-Hawaii's Youth Alcohol Impact Program.>> Kalihi resident Darene Matsuoka has been selected to participate in the 2001 Toward Other Planetary Systems program, sponsored by the University of Hawaii. She will join some 20 other high school students at the Mauna Kea Observatories to learn from internationally renowned astronomers, scientists and engineers. Matsuoka, a St. Andrew's Priory student, will also receive college credit for participating.
>> Coty Ishitani and Wilson Unga have been awarded $100 each as winners of the Eddie Tangen Award, given by the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council. The award is given to participating students of the council's co-curricular high school program in grades 9 to 11. The winning students must show a clear interest and commitment to international affairs. Ishitani attends Waianae High School; Unga attends Kahuku High.
>> Tracy Saturno has been awarded the Edwin F. Black Award by the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council. Saturno, a student at Waianae High School, will receive $1,000. The award is given annually to a student knowledgeable in international affairs and who will strive for global harmony as a future leader.
>> Sasha Dee Dayoan was crowned Junior Miss Drill Team USA (first- to third-grade category) at the Junior Miss Drill Team USA competition held May 12. Her winning score was the highest overall total in all categories at the competition. Dayoan is a member of Drill Team Hawaii.
>> Daniel Suthers has been awarded the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. The University of Hawaii assistant professor is one of 409 outstanding junior faculty members to be chosen from around the country. Suthers was honored for his work in developing Belvedere, a software program used by U.S. military bases in Germany and Italy. He is the only professor in the state to receive the award for the year 2000.
>> Harry Byerly has been named assistant dean of the Graduate Service Center at Hawaii Pacific University. He will be responsible for registration, admissions, marketing and recruitment activities. Byerly had previously served as director of Graduate Admissions and Marketing at HPU.
>> Lanakila Rehabilitation Center Inc. (a k a Lanakila Crafts) has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the IBM Fund for Community Service Program. IBM gives employees and retirees the opportunity to apply for financial aid to support local community projects. Lanakila Rehabilitation Center will use the money to help fund their Meals on Wheels Program.
>> Goodwill Industries of Hawaii has been awarded a $5,000 grant from ABC Stores. The money will be used in conjunction with other grant funds to renovate and expand Goodwill's facilities. Classrooms, a conference room and additional office space will be added to Goodwill's existing structure.
>> Lisa Barut and Lynn Uedoi have been awarded grants by the Queen's Medical Center OB/GYN Hui to attend the Vaginal Ultrasound OB/GYN 2001 conference. The two are students at Kapiolani Community College and are scheduled to complete KCC's 11-month Diagnostic Medical Sonography in July 2001.
>> MADD-Hawaii recently honored the following companies, agencies and individuals at their 2001 awards ceremony: Sgt. Robert Hatton, Hawaii County Police Department (Puna District), 2001 Law Enforcement Award; Theresa P. Winn, former state chairperson and president of MADD-Hawaii, 2001 Carol McNamee Award for Volunteerism; Dr. Bruce Anderson, Hawaii state Department of Health, 2001 Special Recognition Award; state Sens. Cal Kawamoto and Matt Matsunaga, 2001 Special Recognition Award; Mark and Eric Fukunaga, Servco Pacific, 2001 Special Recognition Award; Terence Enoki, the Allstate Foundation, 2001 Special Recognition Award; and Karen Glanz, Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, 2001 Special Recognition Award.
OFFICERS NAMED
The following individuals were named officers at MADD-Hawaii for 2001: Yvonne Nelson, state chairperson; David Taylor, state vice chairperson; Mary Ann Whaley, state secretary; Elsa Honma, state treasurer; and Suzanne Anderson, Sue MacKinnon, Peter Bihari, Trudy S. Wong and Angie G. Yamamoto, at-large board members.>> Greg Marchildon has been named AARP Hawaii state director. He had previously served in AARP's Seattle office. He will serve as direct contact between AARP Hawaii and the national headquarters in Washington, D.C. In addition, Joe DeMattos Jr. has been named associate state director, advocacy and communication. Before joining AARP, he was a senior account supervisor at Becker Communications.
>> Hawaii Opera Theatre has elected the following individuals to three-year terms on its board of directors: Donald Caindec, Sarah C. Fargo, Carl P. Hennrich, Carol P. Marsh, John F. McDermott, Carol Parker, Kayleen Polichetti, Sunae Tom and William W.T. Won. In addition, James H. McCoy has been elected board president after serving two years as board treasurer.
Corrections and clarifications
>> City buses will run on a Saturday schedule today. A graphic yesterday on page A4 incorrectly indicated that buses would run on a Sunday schedule.>> Bryan Wong, a feng shui consultant in Waikiki who was mentioned in a Friday article on page B1, was mistakenly identified as a woman.
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
Hit by pickup, 89-year-old Kaimuki man dies
An 89-year-old Kaimuki man who was struck by pickup truck as he crossed Waialae Avenue yesterday has died.Police said he was in the crosswalk in front of the Palolo McDonald's Restaurant about 4:40 a.m. yesterday when he was hit. The man was taken to Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. He died at 12:58 p.m. yesterday, police reported. His identity has not been released.
Waimanalo man dies in work accident at Pearl
A 33-year-old Waimanalo man died yesterday at Pearl Harbor in what has been classified as an industrial accident.The man died when a piece of a shoring box fell on and crushed him. Police said there were no signs of foul play.
The case is being investigated by Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Electrical short starts fire in school computer room
KAHULUI >> An electrical short circuit in the ceiling is suspected as the cause of a fire in the computer room of Christ the King School in Kahului.Assistant Fire Chief Donald Moniz said the fire caused an estimated $1,500 to $1,800 in damage to the structure.
The fire was under control eight minutes after the alarm at 12:07 p.m. yesterday. No evacuation was necessary because it occurred while the children were elsewhere having lunch or in the playground, Moniz said.
Autopsy affirms hunting death was accidental
KAILUA-KONA >> Big Island police said autopsy results confirm that a 44-year-old Kailua-Kona man died of an arrow wound to the heart. Police have classified the death as a public accident.The victim, Thomas Depontes of Kailua-Kona, was shot by an arrow Sunday while bowhunting with his two sons in the Puuwaawaa Ranch area of South Kohala.
In a follow-up investigation at the scene, Kona police, along with Department and Conservation and Resource Enforcement officers, determined that Depontes was shot accidentally by his son, Thomas, 18.
The police investigation indicated that the son spotted a sheep about 15 yards away, but because of trees, shrubs and rocks, could not see his father standing about 20 yards on the other side of the animal. The investigation further indicated that the son shot an arrow that missed the sheep, deflected off a rock or branch and struck his father in the chest.
Police reclassify death in fight as manslaughter
KAILUA-KONA >> Big Island police are reclassifying a case to manslaughter from a coroner's inquest. The results of an autopsy and lab tests show that a 47-year-old man died as a result of head injuries sustained in a fight that took place the evening of July 8 in Waimea, South Kohala. Kona detectives have a suspect in the case and, on conclusion of their investigation, will refer the case to the County Prosecutor's Office.The victim, Harold Estes, died at the North Hawaii Community Hospital the day after he got into a fight with another male, also 47.
Police learned that Estes was involved in a domestic dispute, which escalated with Estes and the suspect getting into a fistfight. Police said "both men punched each other until they became physically exhausted."
While police were investigating the incident, Estes began to have trouble breathing, and fire rescue personnel were called. After Estes was taken to the hospital, he slipped into a coma and died the following evening.
