Waianae driver's license office closed for repairs
The Waianae driver's licensing office will be closed beginning May 29 for air-conditioning repairs. It will reopen June 10.In the meanwhile, applicants may go to Kapolei Hale for services. Kapolei Hale is open 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. To reach the Kapolei office, call 692-5100.
Jellyfish stings prompt Waimea Bay warnings
Eight to 10 people were stung by box jellyfish at Waimea Bay yesterday and prompted city lifeguards to post warning signs at the beach.More than 15 jellyfish were seen.
James Howe, chief of the Ocean Safety Division, said off-cycle jellyfish at the bay are unusual but not alarming. Box jellyfish numbers peak in Hawaii seven to 10 days after a full moon.
Landy Blair, the division's water safety officer, said off-cycle jellyfish sightings usually occur once every three months. Off-cycle occurrences at Waimea are more unusual because the bay is not known for large jellyfish populations, he said.
Only in recent years, Blair said, has Waimea experienced box jellyfish influxes. The higher incidence has no identifiable cause, he said.
Many of yesterday's stings occurred in early morning, Howe said.
Blair expects the jellyfish to be out of the bay today but advised swimmers to exercise caution and be aware of broken tentacles, which he said could still sting.
The box jellyfish's sting is comparable to the Portuguese man-o-war's, Blair said. Effects can range from minor irritation to excruciating pain or a toxic reaction, he said.
Domino's fund-raiser to aid girl's heart surgery
Domino's Pizza Hawaii is holding a fund-raiser today to help Taylor Verdadero, a second-grader at Mililani Mauka Elementary School, with medical expenses.She is scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery in June. Thirty percent of all regularly priced purchases at Domino's made on behalf of Verdadero or the Mililani school will go to defer expenses, expected to be more than $30,000. Customers must mention the fund-raiser when ordering. The two-day fund-raiser began yesterday.
Verdadero was born with a severe heart defect and underwent surgery at the age of 1 in Los Angeles. The surgery at Stanford Medical Center in California this summer is to repair an enlarged heart, Pirrone said.
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>> Marcus Bender and two other silent partners established Brew Moon parent company Honolulu Brewing Co. LLC in April 2001, with Bender to serve as majority owner and member manager. TheBuzz column on Page C1 May 14 mischaracterized Bender's ownership status. Also, the eclipse menu referred to in the column is part of the overall menu. Corrections and clarifications
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
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Homeless man's injuries indicate a fatal beating
The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office identified the body a man found along Tantalus Drive on Monday as 61-year-old Taaviliga Panapa.Police said Panapa was known to be homeless and had been living in the downtown area before his death.
Police said a Tantalus resident found Panapa's body in a black garbage bag on the side of Tantalus Drive on Monday morning during his daily walk.
Officials from the Medical Examiner's Office said the cause of Panapa's death was both a head injury and evidence of compression around his neck, or choking.
The case has been classified as a homicide.
Man in critical condition after moped accident
A 42-year-old Moiliili man is in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center after crashing his moped this morning near the corner of University Avenue and South King Street.Police said the man was traveling south on University Avenue about 12:15 a.m. when he lost control of his moped and crashed into a raised concrete median. He was not wearing a helmet.
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4 arrested after allegedly shopping with stolen card
Police arrested four people for allegedly going on a Waikele shopping spree with a stolen credit card yesterday.The suspects, two men, ages 23 and 29, and two women, ages 31 and 39, were arrested after spending what police describe as a "considerable amount" of money at Tommy Hilfiger.
Police arrested them for fraudulent use of a credit card and second-degree theft.
Desk catches fire, burns teacher at Nanakuli High
A 55-year-old teacher at Nanakuli High School received a minor burn to one of her fingers Monday while extinguishing a fire in her classroom.Police said the woman was teaching a class of 15 students about 1 p.m. when she noticed a desk at the back of the classroom was on fire.
Fire officials said the fire was intentionally set. Police have not identified any suspects.
