Kailua Beach Park open for group reservations
Anyone wishing to reserve the new picnic pavilion at Kailua Beach Park can do so by obtaining a permit from the Kailua District Park office.The City Department of Parks and Recreation strongly encourages families and community organizations planning to hold functions at the pavilion to get a permit.
Use of the facility otherwise will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
To reserve the pavilion or for more information, call the Kailua District Park at 266-7652.
Tax relief available for certain property owners
Property owners 55 years and older seeking tax relief from the city have until Oct. 30 to submit their applications.Forms are available from Honolulu Hale Room 115 and at all satellite city halls.
To be eligible for a partial refund for the 2000-01 tax year, property owners must have multiple home exemptions on their property and have total household income less than $20,000.
Further, the amount of taxes must exceed five percent of total household income.
For more information, call 523-4856.
HPD auction to showcase collection of 2-wheelers
Bicycles and mopeds in police custody will be auctioned this Saturday.Items can be viewed beginning at 8 a.m. and the auction will begin at 9 a.m. in the parking lot at South Hotel and Kealamakai streets behind Honolulu Police Department headquarters.
Bikes and mopeds will be sold as-is, on a cash-only basis and must be picked up at time of sale, the HPD said.
Items will be sold without warranties and guarantees and all sales are final.
People who think they might own one of the bikes or mopeds can examine the items the day of the auction and claim them by presenting proper proof of ownership, the HPD said.
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By Star-Bulletin staffWAIKIKI Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Kidnap suspect fired on and later turns himself in
A man whom police fired upon in Waikiki earlier this week surrendered yesterday.Police said on Monday the 33-year-old suspect picked up the 22-year-old woman who police describe as a known prostitute near the corner of Kaiulani and Kuhio Avenues at about 1:45 a.m. The truck the suspect was driving then ran a red light and started speeding, according to police.
Police said the woman began to fight with the driver to get out of the truck and managed to take the vehicle out of gear and step on the brake. When the truck stopped police said an officer approached the driver and ordered him to show his hands.
Police said the driver refused and began to reach for an object. At the same time the woman stepped out of the truck and told the officer that the driver had tried to kidnap her, police said.
The officer fired several shots at the driver as he fled mauka on Kapahulu Avenue, police said. The suspect was later seen in the Nuuanu area where, according to police, he drove toward another police officer. The suspect later turned himself in at the Kaneohe Police Station where he was arrested for kidnapping and reckless endangering.
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HPD arrests suspect in Kalihi Valley burglaries
Honolulu police arrested and charged 23-year-old Jeremy Stamm this month as a result of a burglary investigation.Police said Stamm was charged in four burglaries in the Kalihi Valley area between March and May 2001 during which he allegedly stole jewelry, cash and collectibles from homes. Stamm is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
