City to host Lei Day festival at Kapiolani Park
The Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation will sponsor a Lei Day festival, "Pulama I Ka Lei (Cherish the Lei)," Wednesday at Kapiolani Park.Leis entered in the adult and teen lei contests may be dropped off at the parking lot near the bandstand between 7:30 and 9 a.m. that day.
Children entering leis should create their leis at the park from 3 to 6 p.m.
Cash prizes will be awarded.
Demonstrations and exhibits of traditional Hawaiian arts and crafts, and sales of food, lei and handcrafted items will be offered from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Royal Hawaiian Band will perform at 10 a.m., followed at 11 a.m. by the investiture of the 2002 Lei Queen, Elizabeth Mapuana Freitas. There also will be entertainment from the Campbell High School Polynesian studies singers and dancers and other hula halau.
Isle-bound soldier found with knife in carry-on
SHREVEPORT, La. >> Security officers cleared the terminal at Shreveport Regional Airport and re-checked all passengers after a random search turned up a serrated knife in a Hawaii-bound soldier's carry-on bag.The FBI investigated, and did not bring any charges against the soldier, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Flanagan said.
The knife had a 5-inch blade, airport security head Harold Carpenter said.
He said security officers checked the American Eagle plane before anyone was allowed on, in addition to evacuating the terminal and re-screening all passengers.
The soldier was on his way from Fort Polk to a new post in Hawaii, Flanagan said. He was not identified.
Hilo police tournament set for May 17-19
HILO >> Hawaii County police are planning the 12th Annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament May 17-19 at various locations in the Hilo area, they announced.Events include a softball tournament named in honor of officer Manuel Cadinha, killed while arresting a combative man in 1918, they said.
One mainstay of the tournament, a 5K run and a 1.5-mile walk, will not be held this year because of a conflict with the Big Island Marathon.
The run and walk are named for officer Ronald "Shige" Jitchaku, who was killed while attempting to break up a brawl in Hilo in 1990.
For further information on volleyball, basketball, golf, and other events, call Detective Greg Esteban at 808-961-2384.
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>> Hawaii Public Radio's 16th annual wine tasting and auction event in March raised about $50,500 in support for the public station to continue broadcasting more than 100 programs. [Taking Notice]
In addition to the private collectors, international wineries and Hawaii's wine distributors who made donations, singled out for thanks were R. Field Wine Co., Foodland, Honolulu Magazine, Pacific Century Trust, Sheraton Waikiki, JMD Beverages, United Airlines and American Express. Six local chefs who contributed food from their restaurants included Curtis Ogata of Sheraton's Hanohano Room; Dwight Yoshioka of Sheraton's Ocean Terrace; Hiroshi Fukui of L'Uraku; Jackie Lau of Roy's Restaurants; Ivan Pahk of Sansei Seafood & Sushi Restaurant; and Chai Chaowasaree of Chai's Island Bistro.
>> Assistant Professor Christopher Hundhausen of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Department of Information and Computer Sciences recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award totaling $530,000 over the next five years. His project is entitled "Exploring Cognitive, Social, and Cultural Dimensions of Visualization in Computer Science Education."
>> Hanalani Schools has received $130,000 for the purchase of equipment and software for its hands-on science program, and the construction of a student activity center. The Frear Eleemosynary Trust contributed $5,000; the Samuel N. and Mary K. Castle Foundation, $100,000, raising its total donation to $275,000; and the Atherton Family Foundation, $25,000.
>> Kona Community Hospital was able to purchase a $400,000 kidney stone treatment unit with the help of a $30,000 donation from the Kona Rotary Club. The mobile lithotripsy machine will be shared with Hilo Medical Center and North Hawaii Community Hospital, saving Big Island residents a trip to Honolulu for treatment.
>> The Hawaii State Office of Mothers Against Drunk Driving has received a $12,000 grant from the McInerny Foundation to support its Public Awareness Outreach Program.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffLEEWARD OAHU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Makaha house fire leaves 2 women homeless
A fire at a Makaha home last night left two women homeless and caused $105,000 damage to the wooden house and its contents.Fire department spokesman Capt. Kenison Tejada said the two women -- one in her 30s and the other in her 50s -- were outside in the yard when the fire broke out just before 6:30 p.m.
The fire was reported under control within three minutes after firefighters arrived, but the blaze still destroyed about half of the house.
The women were not injured, but Tejada said a Chihuahua named "Pebbles" is missing. Another dog, a pit bull, ran outside the home and got into a fight with a neighbor's dog and then ran into a fire truck and had to be removed by the owner, Tejada said.
The women rented the home and there was no electricity, Tejada said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Police arrest 20 in Kalihi in connection with drugs
Twenty men and women were arrested during a late-night police raid on a Kalihi home, where a man was beaten to death in November.The various arrests at 686 Bannister St. were in connection with drugs, drug paraphernalia, gambling and criminal contempt of court.
The arrests were made between 10 p.m. Friday and 12:35 a.m. Saturday.
Charges were brought against six of those arrested by 6:30 p.m. yesterday but it appeared the charges dealt with outstanding warrants, police said.
On Nov. 16, two men attending a cockfight at the home were beaten by a group of men over an alleged fixed cockfight.
Leon Fernandez, 39, died of his injuries. Eufracio Esmeralda, 41, was beaten but survived.
An Oahu grand jury indicted five men for second-degree murder in Fernandez' death.
