Fanny packs allowed at Aloha Stadium games
Only fanny packs will be allowed in the Aloha Stadium at tomorrow's University of Hawaii football game, said spokesman Les Keiter.No weapons, coolers, bags, purses, handbags, backpacks, outside food or beverages, fireworks, air horns, umbrellas or illegal contraband will be allowed at the stadium because of heightened security following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Football fans who bring unacceptable items will be told to place them in their vehicle. Those wearing a fanny pack will be subject to a voluntary check by stadium security, Keiter said.
Also, the first 20,000 who attend the game tomorrow will receive a free poncho.
Sept. 11 Fund raises over $400,000 for victims
Nearly 3,000 residents and organizations have raised $446,355 for the Sept. 11 Fund, which was created by the Hawaii Community Foundation and the United Ways in Hawaii.Organizations that donated include Alexander & Baldwin, Aloha United Way, American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Central Pacific Bank, First Hawaiian Bank, Foodland Super Market Ltd., Hawaii Community Foundation, Hawaiian Electric Co., Hawaiian Electric Industries and HMSA Foundation.
A portion of the funds will go to Hawaii's nonprofit organizations to assist local families who were affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. The rest of the funds will support relief efforts in New York and Washington, D.C.
Donations can be made online through the Hawaii Community Foundation Web site: www.hcf-hawaii.org
2 F-15 jets help escort errant twin-engine plane
Two F-15 Hawaii Air National Guard jet fighters took to the air yesterday because a twin-engine Cessna aircraft was in an area where it wasn't supposed to be.Maj. Chuck Anthony, Hawaii National Guard spokesman, said the jet fighters belonging to the 199th Fighter Squadron scrambled just after 11 a.m. to check out the Cessna 402.
The pilot said he was having difficulties with his transponder. After making contact with the Cessna, the two F-15 fighter jets accompanied the aircraft until it landed at Honolulu Airport, officials said.
Corrections and clarifications
>> The Veterans Day Parade will take place Nov. 12. An item in today's Do It! calendar said incorrectly that it would be held Monday.>> Large tour buses entering Hawaii Volcanoes National Park pay a $200 admission fee, which goes to National Park Service. There are no per-passenger fees for large buses. A story on C4 yesterday said incorrectly that each passenger also paid an additional $1.84 and that the fees went to the state..
>> Sun "Ah Wo" Wo Kam, 95, who died on Oct. 7, lived in Kahana Valley. An obituary yesterday on page C-8 said incorreclty that he lived in Kaaawa.
>> The spokeswoman for the state Department of Health is Janice Okubo. An article on page A-3 Wednesday misidentified her as Janet Okubo.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffWINDWARD OAHU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
2 men arrested in failed Kailua home robbery
Police have arrested two men in connection with a failed home invasion robbery attempt in Kailua this week.Authorities said the two men, ages 23 and 34, entered a home on Wailepo Street about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday through the unlocked front door. One man brandished a firearm and the other a knife, police said.
A female resident told police the man with the knife stayed with her while the man with the firearm ransacked the house, stuffing items into a bag.
Police said the woman eventually was able to call her neighbor with a cellular phone, and the neighbor called police. When police arrived, they said the woman walked out of the home. Police said they called the suspects on the woman's cellular telephone and convinced them to surrender.
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Single-car crash leaves man in critical condition
A 63-year old man is in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center after a one-car crash in Kapolei yesterday, police said.The man was driving westbound about 8:40 a.m. on Farrington Highway in a white 1980 Toyota Corolla when he slowly drifted to the right and struck a metal light pole near Aliinui Drive, police said.
Police said the vehicle rolled onto its roof and struck a dirt embankment.
He was taken to Queen's by ambulance and suffered extensive injuries to his left arm and a cut to his head, police said.
