Filing deadline for OHA candidates is now July 23
The filing deadline for candidates for the board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs has been changed to July 23.On April 23, Gov. Ben Cayetano signed into law a bill that unified the filing deadline for all state candidates.
Under the previous law, OHA candidates had a separate filing deadline from candidates for federal, state and city-county offices.
"We hope that having all offices share the same filing deadline will avoid confusion that candidates and voters experienced in past elections," chief election officer Dwayne Yoshina said yesterday.
Five OHA seats are up for election this year -- one each for Maui and Oahu, and three at large.
UH-Hilo's grant awards to aid students' research
HILO >> Tropical ecology, evolution and natural resources management will be the study areas for students benefiting from $270,000 in research grants at the University of Hawaii-Hilo, the school announced.The National Science Foundation recently awarded the grants to biology professor Donald Price and marine science professor Sharon Ziegler-Chong. The grants cover a three-year period.
The U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Biological Resources Division and National Park Service will provide research opportunities for students.
Nine students will be selected from a field of 70 applicants to work for 10 weeks this summer, the school said.
Students who show promise of developing research information that can be published will have the opportunity to continue their research next year, the school said.
Utah educator takes over at private Big Isle school
WAIMEA, Hawaii >> The private Parker School on the Big Island has announced the appointment of Utah educator Carl Sturges as headmaster for a two-year term starting July 1.Sturges will replace Pieper Toyama, who has held the post for 12 years.
Sturges has taught English and history at Parker this year after an 18-year career as a teacher and upper school principal at Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in Salt Lake City.
Parker has 130 students in seventh through 12th grades.
Toyama said there is a growing movement among educational reformers toward small schools, and he will look for opportunities to share the experience he has gained at Parker.
Toyama has taught or done administrative work at Honokaa High School, Hilo High School, Hawaii Community College and, at his last post before Parker, the University of Hawaii-Hilo.
Get screened for cancer at Longs stores
Free cancer screenings will be offered by licensed dermatologists from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at Longs' Kailua, Pali, Moiliili, Manoa, Pearlridge and Mililani stores.The Hawaii Skin Cancer Coalition, Hawaii Dermatologic Society and Longs Drug Stores are sponsoring the screenings in recognition of May as Skin Cancer Awareness Month.
The American Cancer Society points out that most skin cancers can be prevented by protecting against the sun's rays. It recommends limiting the amount of time people are in direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Protective clothing is recommended, like a hat that shades face, neck and ears, as is sunscreen with a sun protection factor of 15 or higher.
More than a million new cases of curable cell cancers will be diagnosed this year, the society said.
Call the American Cancer Society for information, 800-ACS-2345, or visit www.cancer.org.
State gets $2.9 million grant for HIV/AIDS care
A $2.9 million federal grant has been awarded to Hawaii to provide medical care, support services and prescription drugs for people with HIV/AIDS.The grant includes $1,694,983 for purchase of medications through state-operated AIDS Drug Assistance Programs and $11,018 under the Minority AIDS Initiative.
Maui County sets contract to assess traffic impact
WAILUKU >> Maui County has awarded a $187,000 contract to Kaku Associates to develop a method of assessing traffic impact fees for new developments on the Valley Isle.Maui Mayor James "Kimo" Apana asked last year that interim impact fees be levied on new residential developments on a voluntary basis.
While several developers have agreed to pay the interim fees of $5,000 per residential unit, the new method will allow the county to levy the traffic fees based on the impact and scope of projects, county planning official Brian Miskae said.
Kaku Associates, selected from a field of six bidders, is expected to complete development of the model within 195 days and have a preliminary draft by September, he said.
Miskae said the Apana administration decided to develop a traffic model for the entire island, after the County Council asked the administration to develop a method for assessing traffic impact fees in South and West Maui.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHONOLULU Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Police seek male suspect in beating and robbery
Honolulu police are looking for a suspect who beat and robbed a 78-year-old man in broad daylight last weekend.
The attack took place near Colburn Street and Dillingham Boulevard at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Police said the victim was walking on Colburn Street in the mauka direction when the suspect came from behind and pushed him to the ground.
Police said the suspect pretended to help the victim, then repeatedly kicked and punched the victim, who suffered multiple scrapes and bruises during the attack.
The suspect then grabbed money from the victim and fled on a bicycle in the makai direction on Colburn Street.
The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds, with a medium build, dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes.
He was last seen wearing a blue-and-black baseball cap, maroon-and-blue checkered shirt, black shorts and riding a dark red or maroon bicycle.
Anyone with information about this case may call Detective Eric Yiu at 529-3436. Anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
Purse thief doesn't get far in a stolen car in Kalihi
Honolulu police arrested 22-year-old man yesterday for allegedly grabbing a woman's purse then driving away in a stolen car.Police said the suspect approached the woman from behind while she was walking in the Kalihi area and grabbed her purse, then escaped in a car.
Patrol officers later found the suspect and the vehicle about a block away.
NORTH SHORE
Waialua High student arrested in nail assault
Police arrested a Waialua High School student for second-degree assault Tuesday for allegedly shooting a nail at a fellow student.Police said the 15-year-old boy put a nail into the nozzle of an air compressor and pointed it at a 14-year-old boy.
The nail hit the younger boy in the eye but caused only a minor injury, police said.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man charged in theft of coin and card collectibles
HILO >> Police charged a Hilo man with second-degree theft for allegedly stealing 500 "buffalo-head" nickels and other items from a downtown Hilo shop, they said.The suspect, Dennis Richards, 36, was charged yesterday after being arrested Monday for the April 23 theft.
He was seen then placing items in his backpack at the Big Island Collectibles shop, police said.
He left the store when confronted by the owner, police said.
Besides the nickels, valued at $3,500, Richards allegedly took other coins, baseball cards and jewelry with a total value of $10,100. Tips from the public helped to identify Richards, police said.
Big Island police singing the illegal car light blues
The Hawaii County Police Department is reminding motorists that it is against the law to display blue lights or reflectors on vehicles unless they are authorized by the police chief or the director of the state Department of Public Safety.Big Island police said they have noticed an increase in the number of vehicles displaying blue headlamps, fog lamps or lights shining through the windshield or attached to the chassis of motor vehicles.
Police officials said such blue lights or reflectors are illegal, and violators are subject to a fine of up to $1,000 and imprisonment of up to one year in jail.
LEEWARD OAHU
Couple injured during assault involving autos
A man was allegedly attacked Monday in Makaha by his 31-year-old ex-girlfriend and her sister-in-law.Police said the man, 47, with whom the ex-girlfriend has a 3-month-old child, was driving on Kaulawaha Road in Makaha about 10:30 a.m. when the woman saw her sister riding in the car.
The woman followed the car in her own vehicle and rear-ended it, police said. When the man stopped to check on the damage to his car, police said, the ex-girlfriend got out of her vehicle and assaulted him.
The woman's sister ran off. The man told police he was able to restrain the woman, then attempted to drive off. The woman, unable to restart her own vehicle, grabbed onto the man's car as it passed and assaulted him through the open window, police said.
The man told police the woman fell to the pavement after he was able to dislodge her from his car. As he continued driving on Kaulawaha Road, the man said, a pickup truck driven by the woman's sister-in-law headed straight for his car.
Police said the man veered left to avoid a collision but was hit broadside by the truck.
The sister-in-law, 35, fled but returned when officers arrived, police said.
Police arrested her for criminal property damage. The man and his ex-girlfriend were taken to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and treated for minor injuries.
