Coach Jones' wife files for separation, custody
The wife of June Jones, University of Hawaii's head football coach, filed separation papers Wednesday in Circuit Court. The two-page complaint by Diane K. Jones alleges grounds for separation to be because the marriage was "temporarily disrupted."The complaint asks the court that Jones be required to pay child support and that custody of their two children go to Mrs. Jones.
Diana Jones' attorney, Frank Lockwood, had no comment yesterday.Coach Jones did not return a phone call left at his office yesterday afternoon.
National Guard training might have sparked fire
State officials say Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers may have started a brush fire yesterday afternoon at Marine Corps Training Area in Bellows.Before 2 p.m., the soldiers said, they were conducting a training maneuver in Training Area 3 when a grenade simulator most likely sparked some brush.Twenty city and federal firefighters responded to the fire and extinguished the blaze by 6 p.m. The fire burned about 15 acres. No injuries were reported.
State warns of sharks off the Waianae Coast
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources advises ocean users in the Makua and Yokohama areas of the Waianae Coast to be on the alert for sharks.A shark attack on a dolphin was observed off Keawaula this past Sunday, officials said.
Randy Honebrink, spokesman for the state Shark Task Force, said, "The incident on Sunday was the second time in about two weeks that a shark was seen attacking a dolphin in the area, so we feel it's prudent to remind people to avoid behaviors that may increase their risk of injury from sharks."
Church hosts sign-up for bone marrow donors
Free bone marrow donor registration and testing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. tomorrow and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Rd., Pearl City.The Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry wants to register as many potential donors as possible, especially those of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry.
Registered marrow donors will be matched with Hawaii residents who need bone marrow transplants because of terminal blood diseases such as leukemia.
More than 16,000 people nationally are diagnosed annually with some type of fatal blood disease.
Donors must be between 18 and 60 years old and in general good health. A small blood sample is collected for tissue typing, and the potential donor is placed on Hawaii and national registries. Donors need only register once.
Information: 547-6154.
State to hold auction of forfeited property
The state will auction cars and other forfeited property tomorrow at Ala Wai Golf Course Club House.Items for sale include a 1998 Ford Mustang, 1998 Dodge Durango, 1992 Toyota Corolla, 1987 Chevrolet Camaro, 1972 Volkswagen Dune Buggy, other vehicles, jewelry and various goods.
Inspection begins at 11 a.m., followed by the auction at noon. Proceeds will be used to combat crime and to discourage criminal conduct.
Employees and immediate family members of each county police department, each prosecuting attorney's office and the state Attorney General's Office are excluded from participating in the auction.
Information: 537-2728 or 586-1385.
Pipeline work to close part of North King Street
Motorists are advised that the right Ewa-bound lane of North King Street will be closed today, tomorrow and Monday between Liliha Street and Desha Lane.The Gas Co. will perform maintenance work on its underground pipeline.
The left town-bound lane of North King Street will be used as a contra-flow lane, allowing two lanes to be open in both directions.
Most of the work will be done at night.
Big Island police warn of heavy lava traffic
HILO, >> Police are advising motorists to use extra caution on Highway 130 in Puna because of increased traffic with the opening of a new viewing area for lava flows going into the ocean in Kalapana.Police estimate that the two-lane highway is now handling 400 more vehicles each day.
The access at the Kalapana end of the paved portion of Highway 130 was opened Friday and will be open daily from 2 to 8:30 p.m.
It allows visitors to hike less than 30 minutes before reaching the point where the lava from the Kilauea volcano pours into the ocean.
Previously, spectators had to drive through Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and down to the end of Chain of Craters Road before hiking six miles to see the lava.
"We urge motorists to be aware of the increased traffic and to exercise greater caution when traveling the highway," said police Maj. David A. Kawauchi.
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HONOLULU
Power strip believed cause of Aliamanu fire
Federal fire investigators said Sunday's fire at Aliamanu Military Housing started in Unit G or one of the center units on the second floor of the three-story wooden structure at 1219 Milo Pl. They believe a power strip behind a computer desk is the cause of the fire, which displaced 12 military families.
Homeless man arrested for attempted murder
A 42-year-old homeless man was arrested this morning for attempted murder in connection with stabbing in downtown Honolulu last week.The victim, a 39-year-old Kaimuki man, told police he was at a bus stop fronting the Chinatown Cultural Plaza at 100 N. Beretania St. when a man with a knife challenged him to a fight.
The man told police he fought off his attacker with a broom but was stabbed in the back. The assailant then fled. The victim was treated at Queen's Medical Center and released.
LEEWARD OAHU
Police officer injured in motorcycle training
A 32-year-old Honolulu police officer was injured yesterday in a motorcycle accident at the Honolulu Police Department Training Academy in Waipahu.An HPD spokeswoman said the officer is in solo bike training and was performing an emergency braking procedure.
Paramedics said the officer fell off his motorcycle, which fell on him at about 9:30 a.m.
He was taken to Queen's Medical Center in serious condition with a shoulder injury.
Copter tracks men fleeing after stripping stolen car
A 21-year-old Aiea man was arrested yesterday after the pilot of a Honolulu Police Department helicopter spotted him and three other men stripping a car in a field near the Waiawa Correctional Facility.Police said the car was stolen.
The pilot spotted the men at about 9:45 a.m. and followed them after they got into a pickup truck and fled west on Ka Uka Boulevard, then south onto the H-2 freeway, east on the H-1 freeway, then onto Kamehameha Highway until the truck stopped at the Aiea Shopping Center on Aiea Heights Drive.
Patrol officers on the ground arrested the driver on a contempt warrant and for illegal entry into the stolen car. The other three men are still at large.
Man using public telephone hit by car
Police are looking for three men who were in a car that ran over a 20-year-old Waianae man using a public telephone early this morning at Hans L'Orange Park in Waipahu.The man told police he was using the telephone about 3:50 a.m. when three men left the car and went to the rest room. When they returned, the man said he heard one man say "No, that's not him." A short time later he told police the car jumped the curb headed toward him and he was struck. He complained of pain to his hip and was taken to St. Francis Medical Center-West where he was treated and released.
Woman arrested for threatening neighbor
A 38-year-old Waianae woman was arrested for allegedly threatening her neighbor with a .22 caliber rifle during an argument.Police said the suspect and a 20-year-old woman were arguing at the neighbor's home on Piliuka Street about 12:30 a.m. when the suspect went to her home and returned with a rifle and threatened to shoot her neighbor. No shots were fired. No injuries were reported.
WAIKIKI
Traffic confrontation leads to hammer assault
Two men were arrested after a traffic confrontation Wednesday in Waikiki resulted in one of the men hitting the other on the head with a hammer. The confrontation occurred at the corner of Hobron Lane and Holomoana Street at about 4 p.m.Police said a 35-year-old man reached into the vehicle of a 22-year-old Makiki man and grabbed and shook him. The younger man left but returned minutes later. Police said the 35-year-old man then began arguing with a witness who tried to intercede and, when his head was turned, the 22-year-old man hit him on the head with a hammer.
The older man then chased the younger man onto the Ilikai Hotel grounds, where hotel security detained them.
The 22-year-old man was arrested for assault. The 35-year-old was arrested for unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, then taken to Queen's Medical Center for his head injury.
