UH official wins national award
The University of Hawaii chancellor for community colleges will be presented the national Distinguished Service Award in Career and Technical Education on April 30 in Washington, D.C.Chancellor Joyce S. Tsunoda was nominated for the award for her role in the creation of new career and technical programs; her success at creating partnerships with business, industry and government; and her constant advocacy for career and technical education. The award is given by the National Association of State Directors of Vocational-Technical Education.
3 Maui residents get police certificates of merit
WAILUKU >> Three Maui residents were presented with certificates of merit yesterday for helping police capture a male juvenile who had fled with stolen items in Wailuku.The Maui Police Commission recognized Kenneth Mendoza, Norman Martin Jr. and George W. Hookano for their help.
Police said that on Oct. 23, officers responded to a call describing suspicious activity at the top of Puuohala Road, where four people were seen tossing items over an irrigation ditch fence. Upon arriving at the scene, police arrested four male juveniles. But as an officer tried to pat down one suspect, he resisted, broke free and fled into the bushes.
Police said Martin used his truck to look for the suspect and cut off all escape routes, and he, Mendoza, and Hookano helped police pursue and capture the suspect, along with stolen items.
As a result of the capture, the stolen items were returned to two Virginia visitors.
Space station visible in Hawaii skies
The International Space Station will appear in Hawaii skies the next few nights during an unusual alignment of the moon and major planets, according to a NASA Web site.The space station will rise in the northwest at about 7:46 p.m. tomorrow and climb toward the moon at the top of the sky. It will pass to the northeast of the moon, which will be just over half full, and descend toward the southeast before blinking out in the earth's shadow at 7:53 p.m.
Trailing down from the moon toward the west-northwest horizon will be the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus and Mercury in a nearly straight line. Just after 7:52 p.m., the space station will join the lineup, but on the opposite side of the sky.
On Monday the space station will rise in the northwest at about 7:30 p.m. and cut right through the planetary lineup near Mars at 7:34 p.m.
For information about viewing from a specific locale, check out the site operated by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, which will show you the sky from your ZIP code: liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/RealTime/JPass/20.
'Sunset in the Park' debuts in Waipahu
"Sunset on the Beach," the city-sponsored "Rediscover Oahu's Neighborhoods" event, will be at Hawaii's Plantation Village in Waipahu tomorrow and Sunday."Waipahu Sunset in the Park" will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days and feature movies and area restaurants, businesses, community groups, entertainers and artists.
There also will be an open market showcasing community products, services, arts and crafts.
At 5 p.m. both days, radio station KINE will feature contests and popular local bands.
At 7 p.m. tomorrow the James Bond film "The World Is Not Enough," with Pierce Brosman, will be shown on a 30-foot outdoor screen.
On Sunday, "Field of Dreams," with Kevin Costner, will be shown.
Parking and free trolley service will be available to the site from Hans L'Orange Park, the Leeward YMCA, Westgate Center (Leeward Drive Inn), Waipahu Shopping Plaza (Elena's), Waipahu Shopping Center (Foodland), Daiei Plaza, Waipahu Town Center (Longs Drugs), the Village Park Park and Ride, and Waipio Center.
For more information on restaurants and open-market vendors, call the Waipahu Community Association at 677-6939.
Interested entertainers and crafters should call Hawaii's Plantation Village at 677-0110.
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>> Manoa Valley District Park is experiencing parking woes from heavy activity. A headline for yesterday's "Kokua Line" on Page A2 incorrectly named a different park. Corrections and clarifications
>> Kahala Mall's "It Takes Two Fashion Show" will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow. An item yesterday on page D1 said incorrectly that it would be held today.
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 staffCENTRAL OAHU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Boy riding in stolen car dies after 4-car collision
A 13-year-old boy died yesterday in a four-car crash at the intersection of Anonui Street and Kunia Road.Police said the boy was a rear-seat passenger in a car stopped at the intersection when it was rear-ended by another car traveling north on Kunia Road at 4:30 p.m. The impact caused a chain reaction involving two other vehicles stopped at the intersection.
The boy was taken to St. Francis Medical Center West, where he later died. The other occupants of the four vehicles, including a 32-year-old woman who was driving the car in which the boy was riding, received minor injuries. She was arrested for unauthorized control of a motor vehicle after police found the car was stolen.
Police recover car used in attempt to run over cop
Police have recovered the car they say was involved earlier this week in the attempted murder of a police officer in Wahiawa. Police found the 1986 Toyota hatchback parked on Kanikani Place in Whitmore Village just before midnight Wednesday following an anonymous phone call to police.On Monday, police said, a solo bike officer followed the car down a dead-end street, when the driver turned the car around and headed straight for the officer, crashing into his motorcycle.
The 32-year-old officer was trapped under his motorcycle but suffered only minor injuries.
The officer said he was trying to stop the car for racing with another vehicle in Whitmore Village.
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Clerk allegedly assaulted in Tesoro station robbery
Honolulu police are looking for two men who robbed a Tesoro gas station clerk and assaulted him with a beer can. Police said the robbery took place Saturday at the Tesoro convenience store at 1311 Palama St.
Police said that at about 12:30 a.m. the two suspects walked into the store, went to the beer cooler and smashed the glass door with a brick. Police said the suspects grabbed two cases of beer and, as they were walking out, were confronted by a clerk.
Police said it was during the struggle that one of the suspects threw a beer can at the clerk, hitting him in the forehead. Both suspects then fled on foot in the makai direction on Palama Street, police said.
Both suspects are described as in their 20s, 5 feet 10 inches, 160 pounds, with medium builds, tan complexions and black hair.
Suspect No. 1 was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, shorts and slippers. Suspect No. 2 was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and a black visor.
Call Detective Eric Yiu at 529-3436 with information, or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
Homeless man's death has HPD seeking help
Honolulu police are asking for the public's help in investigating the beating death of a homeless man earlier this month at Ala Moana Beach Park. Park workers found the body of Gabriel "Bill" Chaney, 28, at about 9 a.m. on April 8.Police said Chaney may have been drinking with other homeless people at the Ewa end of the park prior to his death. An autopsy revealed that head injuries and alcohol both contributed to Chaney's death.
Chaney, who police said was also known as Billy, Bill, and William Chanel, was identified as a native Alaskan. Police said Chaney was 5 feet 4 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a husky build, black hair, brown eyes and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a dark-blue, long-sleeve sweatshirt with sailboat print, black knee-length swim trunks and brown leather sandals.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detective James Anderson at 529-3356 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
Police to seek answers from hospitalized woman
Police are waiting to speak to a 71-year-old Manoa woman to ask her what happened prior to her niece finding her lying face down on her living-room floor Tuesday.Police said tests to determine whether the woman had been sexually assaulted were inconclusive. The woman was partially disrobed and unresponsive, and her locked apartment was in disarray when her 42-year-old niece found her Tuesday night.
She was taken to Queen's Medical Center where her condition has fluctuated from critical to fair. Police have classified the case as a burglary.
