UH Institute of Astronomy offers lectures, tours at open house
Visitors to the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy on Thursday will be able to see sunspots and the planet Venus, grind a telescope mirror, launch a bottle rocket and make a miniature comet.Those are only a few of the activities planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the third annual open house at the institute's Manoa headquarters at 2680 Woodlawn Dr.
Research exhibits will be displayed and tours held of the machine shop and instrumentation laboratories every hour starting at 10:30 a.m. Gareth Wynn-Williams will conduct computer planetarium shows at 11:15 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Short lectures will be presented by scientists as follows:
>> 11 a.m., Robert McLaren, "Telescopes of Mauna Kea"
>> 11:45 a.m., Beverly Lynn Wilson, "Archeoastronomy and TOPS Teacher Enhancement"
>> 12:30 p.m., Wynn-Williams, "Dark Matter: Science's Biggest Mystery"
>> 1:15 p.m., Tobias Owen, "Searching for Life on Mars"
>> 2 p.m., Robert Joseph, "Active & Starburst Galaxies"
>> 2:45 p.m., John Tonry, "Using Supernovae to Measure the Universe"
>> 3:15 p.m., Dave Tholen, "The Threat from Earth Approaching Asteroids"
Admission is free and free parking will be available. For more information and the lecture schedule, call the Open House Hot Line, 956-6531, or check the Institute for Astronomy Web site at www.ifa.hawaii.edu.
HELPING OUT AT SALVATION ARMY
Weekend catfish licenses for Nuuanu reservoir available
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is taking applications tomorrow through Oct. 19 for the winter open season of weekend catfish fishing at the Nuuanu reservoir, beginning Nov. 10.Fishing will be held on consecutive weekends until all anglers with assigned fishing times have been accommodated.
Those interested in catching the stocked catfish may obtain a state freshwater game fishing license and entry fishing card. A drawing will be held to assign each cardholder a fishing date and time. Deadline for submitting applications is 4 p.m. Oct. 19.
Entry will be limited to those with assigned time slots and to supervising adults for minors holding appropriate entry cards.
All cardholders must have a valid freshwater game fishing license. Those 8 years old and younger are not required to be licensed but must be accompanied by a licensed, supervising adult. Cardholders 15 years and younger must be also be accompanied by an adult.
The bag limit is two channel catfish per license holder. Any fish caught must be kept and counted toward the bag limit.
Sessions run from 7 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 4 p.m.
Call 587-0100.
City credit union to host bake sale
The Honolulu City and County Employees Federal Credit Union will host a bake sale Oct. 15 and donate the proceeds to the September 11th Fund.The sale kicks off International Credit Union Week.
The credit union is located at 832 S. Hotel St. The sale begins at 8 a.m. and will last until supplies run out.
For more information about International Credit Union Week or the bake sale, call the credit union's marketing department at 539-0146 or 539-0156.
Children and Youth Day offers fun activities for keiki
Children and Youth Day, an annual event to kick off a month of activities to raise awareness of child and youth issues, will be held Friday at the state Capitol, Iolani Palace and the Hawaii State Library.The public is invited to attend the free event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of the downtown main library building.
The schedule of activities:
>> 10 a.m.: F.I.R.S.T. Robot Club demonstration by Waipahu High School students in front of library; Puppet Times show by Christy Lipps in Children's Room for preschool to third-graders.
>> 11 a.m.: Make-and-take puppet crafts in Children's Room.
>> 12 p.m.: Championship yo-yo team performance from High Performance Kites in front of library.
>> 12:30 p.m.: Picture book story time in Children's Room.
>> 1 p.m.: Magic show and balloons by Kelvin Chun in Children's Room.
>> 2 p.m.: Picture book story time in Children's Room.
>> 2:30 p.m.: Make-and-take puppet crafts in Children's Room.
For more information, call 586-3510 for children's events and 586-3490 for other events.
YWCA sponsors a week to find ways around culture of violence
A "YWCA Week Without Violence" will be held Oct. 14-20 as part of the organization's seventh annual international campaign to raise awareness of alternatives to violence.The event was launched by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) in 1995 and is held in all 50 states and in more than 40 countries.
"Especially in light of the recent tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania, finding alternatives to violence is imperative," according to Cheryl Ka'uhane, president and chief executive officer of the YWCA of Oahu.
The event's schedule follows:
>> Oct. 14: A Day of Remembrance
>> Oct. 15: Protecting Our Children and Making Our Schools Safer
>> Oct. 16: Replacing Violence with Sports, Recreation and Fun
>> Oct. 17: Confronting Violence Against Women
>> Oct. 18: Facing Violence Among Men
>> Oct. 19: Let Our Remembrance Lead Us to Peace
» Jojo Watumull has been elected president of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization. In addition, the following individuals were elected to other officer positions within the organization: Philip Kristianson, forum chair; Ryan Takaki, membership chair; Chris Eldridge and Brian Uy, learning co-chairs; and Dean Nagatoshi, finance chair. YEO currently has more than 4,200 members in more than 120 cities around the world. [TAKING NOTICE]
» Honolulu resident Brian Liu has been awarded a State Farm Insurance Companies Foundation scholarship. Liu, a graduate of Iolani School, will receive $3,000 a year for the four years of his college education. He was one of 100 winners, and the only one from Hawaii, who received the scholarship. Liu will attend Georgetown University (Washington, D.C.) this fall.
» Chennat Gopalakrishnan has been appointed to the editorial board of the International Journal of Water Resources Development. Gopalakrishnan, a professor of natural resource economics at UH-Manoa, is one of three U.S. citizens selected to serve on the editorial board.
» Jodie Blaisdell, Lesley Chong, Tracey Miranda, Vivian Flaskas, Bo Kyung Lee, Nanette Miles, Gerraine Tom, Michelle Saballa, Sonia Wah Yick and Julia Yhvah have been awarded $1,000 each toward their college education by the Honolulu Chapter of Executive Women International. The students were awarded scholarships in conjunction with the Adult Students in Scholastic Transition, a program that focuses on adults in a variety of transitional situations who are enrolling or have enrolled in a continuing education curriculum. Scholarship recipients, who must show financial need and meet other eligibility requirements, were honored during ceremonies at the Hawaii Prince Hotel in July.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Police are tracking leads in Big Isle child's slaying
Police are questioning sex offenders on the Big Island and say they are making progress in their investigation into the killing of 6-year-old Kauilani Tadeo, whose body was found Thursday night in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision south of Hilo."We have leads that look promising," said Capt. James Day, who heads the Hilo Criminal Investigation Division.
The little girl's body was found in a vacant house on Opihi Street a block from her home. The first-grader was last seen playing in her yard. Her parents noticed Tadeo was missing at about 4 p.m. and called police when she failed to come home for supper at 6 p.m.
Tadeo died from blunt trauma to the head, according to an autopsy. She is the eldest child of George and Tumata Tadeo, who have two sons, ages 2 and 5.
Police would not release information on how the body was found or other details of the crime in order to determine whether persons are providing authentic information, Day said.
He said contrary to some reports, there was never a 10-year-old boy who was considered a suspect.
Police are asking anyone who saw unusual activity in the area to call Big Island Police Detective Andrew Burian at 961-2381 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
HONOLULU
Husband is accused in wife's stabbing death
A 52-year-old man is in police custody in connection with the stabbing death of his wife yesterday afternoon at their Kalihi home.The couple had been arguing when the man attacked his 48-year-old wife with a knife in a bedroom of their home at about 1:30 p.m. yesterday, said police homicide Lt. Bill Kato.
The woman was found with multiple stab wounds to the chest and neck, Kato said.
She was taken in critical condition to Queen's Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 3:15 p.m.
The man returned to the home at 724 Bannister St. after fleeing in a red Isuzu pickup. He turned himself in to police at 2:22 p.m.
Police said the couple had two teenage sons and a young daughter, and perhaps other relatives that lived in the house. One of the sons was home at the time of the stabbing.
Neighbors said the family had recently moved to the neighborhood. One woman said they had been singing at the house a few nights ago and that the family seemed happy.
LEEWARD OAHU
Driver dies after SUV hits Zipper lane median
A 47-year-old Ewa Beach man died after his sport utility vehicle hit the center Zipper lane median yesterday morning on the H-1 freeway near the Kaahumanu Street overpass, police said.An autopsy was to be conducted to determine whether the man's death was due to the collision or to an unknown medical complication.
The man was driving his 1989 Toyota 4Runner westbound on the H-1 freeway when it suddenly veered sharply to the left and hit the median at about 10:50 a.m., police said.
Police closed the two left lanes on the H-1 westbound by the Sears Distribution Center and the Pearl City offramp.
Neither speed nor alcohol contributed to the accident, police said.
Boy bitten after kicking chained dog, police say
Waianae police say a 6-year-old boy was bitten on the face yesterday afternoon by a neighbor's pit bull, suffering lacerations to the face and a possible fractured hip.The boy was playing in the neighbor's back yard and kicked the dog while it was chained when the attack occurred at 3 p.m., police said.
The boy was taken to a hospital by ambulance in good to fair condition, police said.
Police said the dog's owner was not cited because the animal was chained in its own yard at the time of the attack.
Boy accused of pointing a knife at his mother
Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy who threatened his mother with a knife in their Village Park home Sept. 21, police said.The teenager allegedly walked into his mother's bedroom and told her he was frustrated, then grabbed a telephone from her and threw it into the dining room, police said.
He then went into the kitchen, grabbed a knife and pointed it at his mother, police said.
The woman, 31, told the boy he was just tired and convinced him to take a walk.
While he was out, she called the police.
Police arrested him without incident. The case is pending charges.
Pearl Ridge roommates' argument turns violent
A 19-year-old man who threatened a 40-year-old man at knifepoint in their Pearl Ridge home Friday evening was arrested by police.The two men engaged in an argument that escalated into a confrontation in which the younger man threatened the older man with a knife.
Police arrived and arrested the suspect without incident at about 6:35 p.m.
Halogen lamp suspected cause of Pearl City blaze
A halogen lamp is blamed for a high-rise fire Friday night in Building B of Century Park Plaza in Pearl City, said Fire Department spokesman Capt. Richard Soo.A 49-year-old man who lives in a 35th-floor apartment studio had left his apartment to take his trash out when the lamp ignited some boxes, Soo said.
No one was injured in the fire, but a man with heart problems was taken to the hospital with heart palpitations after walking down the stairs as the building was being evacuated, Soo said.
He said the building's sprinkler system helped contain the fire.
The first alarm was at 9:21 p.m.
The fire was under control at 9:46 p.m. and extinguished at 11:10 p.m.
Damage to the structure was estimated at $2,000, and $1,500 to the contents.
The American Red Cross assisted the 49-year-old resident with temporary shelter, clothing, food and medication.
Soo said the halogen lamp suspected of causing the fire had a 500-watt bulb. He recommends using bulbs of 300 watts or less along with a guard to prevent fires.
