OHA Hawaiian registry launches this weekend
A new registry program for Hawaiians kicks off this weekend in Hilo and Honolulu.The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Registry program was created by the OHA board of trustees in January to replace Operation Ohana, a former program aimed at registration of Hawaiians. The new program will record Hawaiian ancestry for use by native organizations.
Along with serving as a native database, the free program will help individuals, agencies or institutions verify ancestry requirements. Anyone with any amount of Hawaiian ethnicity can register.
Booths will be set up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Panaewa Homestead Park in Hilo, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and tomorrow at Kapiolani Park in Honolulu.
For more information, contact OHA at 594-1888. The mailing address is: OHA Hawaiian Registry, 711 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu 96813.
Maui beach reopens after no sharks are spotted
LAHAINA >> The waters off Kaanapali Beach were reopened to swimmers at noon yesterday after county ocean safety officials saw no sharks in the area where a humpback whale calf died Thursday.Officials said the newborn calf, about 10 to 12 feet long and weighing about 2,000 pounds, was attacked by sharks. The calf was last seen being pulled down by sharks about 700 yards offshore at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Multiple events to make Blaisdell parking tight
The Blaisdell Center will host multiple events this weekend, and the public is asked to plan ahead for parking.All nearby parking lots on Young Street, Victoria Street, Ward Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard will be open for the weekend. The schedule of events includes the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest, the Hawaiian 105 KINE luau and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra presentation of Glen Campbell.
H-3 tunnels renamed after former Gov. Burns
Gov. Ben Cayetano renamed the H-3 tunnels after former Gov. John A. Burns last week.The tunnels honor the late governor and his instrumental role in initiating an additional route to connect Leeward and Windward Oahu.
Under Burns' administration in 1960, the freeway became part of the Eisenhower Interstate and Defense Highway system.
The H-3 freeway was Hawaii's first state project to require a federal environmental impact statement.
Cal Lee will be roasted and toasted
Retiring St. Louis School football coach Cal Lee will be the target of barbs and bravos from his colleagues and friends at a celebrity roast to benefit his grade-school alma mater.University of Hawaii football coach June Jones and Kahuku High School varsity football coach Siuvaki Livai will participate in the April 19 program. So will First Hawaiian Bank Vice President Tony Guerrero, KFVE sports commentator Jim Leahey and Honolulu Star-Bulletin sportswriter David Reardon.
April 1 is the deadline for reservations for the 6 p.m. banquet at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Call St. Patrick School, 734-8979.
Of the $150 ticket price, $90 will be tax deductible. The fund-raiser will kick off the $8 million "Legacy for the Millennium" capital improvement campaign at the Kaimuki Catholic school -- where Lee graduated in 1960 -- and the adjoining St. Patrick Church and monastery.
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>> Jason Fleming, graduating senior of the University of Hawaii medical school, has been accepted for an emergency medicine residency at the University of Massachusetts. He and his fiancee, Kina Jones, will marry May 11, and she will transfer from UH to the University of Massachusetts. A caption on Page A1 yesterday incorrectly said she was awarded the residency. Corrections and clarifications
>> Lei Shi is the ship's cook accused of murdering the captain and first mate of the Chinese shipping vessel, Full Means 2. A Page 1 article yesterday incorrectly gave his name as Shi Lei.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Managing Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at fbridgewater@starbulletin.com.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Visitor from Michigan killed in motorcycle crash
KAILUA-KONA >> A 59-year-old mainland man riding a rented Harley-Davidson motorcycle was killed Thursday when he hit a delivery vehicle in South Kona, police said. He was identified as Michael Earl Danko of Macomb, Mich.Danko was riding north on the Hawaii Belt Road at Opihihale, 25 miles south of Kailua-Kona, at 1:50 p.m., police said. He crossed the center line and hit the oncoming vehicle, driven by Phillip Andrew Minnitt, 36, of Hilo, they said.
Man allegedly tried to rob gas station in Waimea
HILO >> The Hawaii Community Correctional Center is holding suspect Lindsey King Rego, 24, in lieu of $7,300 bail in connection with a March 9 attempted robbery.Police said Rego was arrested on a tip Thursday and charged with the attempted robbery of a gas station in Waimea.
Fire officials investigating if 2 house fires are related
HILO >> Separate fires destroyed two houses Thursday in the rural Hawaiian Acres subdivision south of Hilo, the Fire Department said.The causes were under investigation, and it was not clear whether they were linked.
At 8:56 a.m. firefighters responded to a fire at an unoccupied house on Road 7 owned by Edward Tilton. At 11:18 a.m. they responded to a house fire between Roads 8 and 9. Three vehicles there were also destroyed.
HONOLULU
2 brothers arrested after allegedly firing handgun
Two Kapahulu brothers were arrested Thursday for terroristic threatening and reckless endangering for allegedly firing a shot from a handgun at a 53-year-old Moiliili man.Police said the man went to the brothers' home on Makini Street about 4:20 a.m. He told police the older brother, 37, threatened him with a handgun. The man said the younger brother also threatened him with a handgun and fired a shot in his direction. The man left and called police to report the incident.
The brothers were arrested at their home but later released pending further investigation.
Police seek public help in finding 2 armed felons
Honolulu police and state sheriffs are asking the public to be aware of two wanted men described as armed and dangerous.CrimeStoppers detectives said Fred "Masami" Kiyabu Jr. and Michael Cregan are both wanted on parole revocation warrants.
However, they urge that people not attempt to try and apprehend the fugitives themselves but to instead call police.
Police said Kiyabu has 14 felony convictions for attempted murder, robbery, extortion and weapons offenses, and Cregan four felony convictions for drugs and weapons. Both men may be operating either a stolen dark-colored SUV or pickup truck and have been seen in the Honolulu, Waipahu, Salt Lake and Ewa Beach areas.
Kiyabu, 42, is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, 140 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair, brown eyes, a slight mustache and a tattoo on his right arm. Cregan, 33, is described as a 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a medium build, black hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with any information about either man's whereabouts is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
CENTRAL OAHU
2 robbery suspects flee after beating store owner
Honolulu police are looking for two men who turned a beer run into a robbery earlier this week.Police said that on Monday the suspects robbed the Kilani Market, located at 935 Kilani Ave. in Wahiawa, at 10:30 p.m.
Police said that after the suspects entered the convenience store, they went directly to the beer cooler, grabbed two 12-packs and walked straight out the front door. The owner followed the males out to the parking lot and attempted to take the beer back. However, police said, one of the suspects retaliated by repeatedly punching the owner in the head. A witness intervened, and the males fled mauka on Kilani Avenue.
Suspect one, believed to be 19 years old, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair and a tanned complexion. He was last seen wearing a visor, board shorts and slippers. He was shirtless.
Suspect two, believed to be 20 years old, is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, with a medium build, brown hair possibly in a ponytail, and a tanned complexion. He was last seen wearing a light-colored T-shirt, shorts and slippers.
Those with information about this case are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
