Oil tanker will be sunk off Kalaeloa Point
The story of the burned-out oil tanker Insiko 1907 will end today when the Coast Guard sinks the ship 12 nautical miles southwest of Kalaeloa Point.After removing 296,002 gallons of fuel, oil and water from the ship, Pacific Environmental Corp., under contract with the Coast Guard, will sink the ship in water more than 300 feet deep.
Coast Guard spokesman David Mosley said there is little danger that the ship will sink en route to the area from Honolulu Harbor.
The Indonesian tanker was brought into Honolulu Harbor on May 2, a month after a fire on board the ship killed one crew member and injured another. The captain's dog, Hok Get, inadvertently left behind in the rescue of the Insiko's nine crewmen, returned to media fanfare after the Hawaiian Humane Society spent $50,000 in a failed attempt to rescue her.
The Coast Guard then rescued the dog shortly after finding the tanker and spent $500,625 on towing the vessel and on tanker cleanup.
Hok Get is in quarantine on Kauai.
UNION PROTESTS WAL-MART'S ARRIVAL
|
Kaneohe Marine killed visiting his hometown
A Hawaii Marine died yesterday after he was fatally shot while visiting his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla.Authorities identified the Marine as Lance Cpl. Timotheus L. Stamper. The victim, described as an 18- or 19-year-old man, was an embark clerk assigned to the Combat Service Support Group 3 at Kaneohe Bay.
Sgt. Jim Parker of the Homicide Division at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the shooting occurred about 2:16 a.m. at a convenience store.
A large group of people left a local club and gathered at the store, Parker said.
Police are looking for three or more suspects who were involved in the shooting, he said.
DIGGING FOR WATER
|
Hawaii ranks 15th in well-being of kids
Hawaii ranks 15th among the 50 states in a new study that tracks the well-being of children.Using 1999 data, the Kids Count report said Hawaii had the nation's lowest death rate for children ages 1 through 14. The islands also had the lowest rate of deaths by accident, homicide and suicide for children ages 15 through 19.
Hawaii had the third-lowest dropout rate.
On the downside, the state ranked 39th when it came to the percentage of children who lived with parents who do not have full-time, year-round employment.
When it came to the infant mortality rate, Hawaii was 27th, and 23rd in percentage of low-birth-weight babies.
Last year, the annual study for the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked Hawaii 16th.
Utah shelter takes rescued Maui dogs
WAILUKU >> The four dogs who were among the several spared from being euthanized after scores of them were taken out of a Maui house have been transferred to an animal shelter in Utah.The four mixed-breed dogs, Boomer, Girlie, Baby and Hank, arrived in Utah yesterday and will have a better chance of finding new owners through the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, said Maui Humane Society animal control supervisor Aimee Anderson.
Anderson said if the four are unable to find new owners, they will live out the remainder of their lives at the 5,000-acre sanctuary. He said the society had tried to find homes for the dogs since January.
The four were among the seven dogs and one cat saved after 96 animals were removed in January from the home at West Lelehuna Place in Haiku. The other three dogs and the cat were adopted.
Andersen said part-time Maui residents Les and Jeanette Harris donated money to pay for the shipping of the four dogs, and American Airlines provided an animal travel discount.
Former owners Tim and Marlyn Bermudez of Haiku have been charged with 85 counts of animal cruelty.
|
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. Corrections and clarifications
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WINDWARD OAHU
Woman is arrested in embezzlement
Police yesterday arrested a woman who allegedly embezzled more than $100,000 from Buzz's Original Steak House in Kailua.The woman is accused of forging business checks, then depositing them in her personal account, police said. She was a bookkeeper at the restaurant when it was at 33 Aulike St.
HONOLULU
3 arrested after soldier stabbed in Waikiki
A 22-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier was in stable condition at Queen's Medical Center this morning after he was stabbed in the neck in Waikiki. Three men were arrested in connection with what police describe as an unprovoked attack.Police said the victim was walking on Ena Road with three other men and a woman about 12:35 a.m. when a drunken man across the street began yelling profanity at them.
The drunken man and two other men then ran toward the victim and stabbed him.
The victim's companions came to his defense and a fight ensued.
The attackers fled, followed by one of the victim's friends who continued fighting with them. Police broke up the fight on Kaioo Drive and arrested three men on suspicion of attempted murder.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Kona paragliding victim identified as Illinois man
A man who died in an apparent paragliding accident has been identified as Paul S. Reifsnyder of Des Plaines, Ill.Reifsnyder, 43, reportedly had been paragliding alone above Honaunau near Kealakekua Bay on Wednesday when he landed hard on the ground and lost consciousness, police said.
Reifsnyder complained of pain to the right side of his chest after getting up from the landing on a rocky, grass covered hillside along Rock Bottom Road, fire officials said.
He then fell to the ground and was unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at Kona Community Hospital later.
Cash and 'ice' seized from Puna man's car
Big Island police seized $26,000 in cash and 12.6 ounces of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice," from the car of a 62-year-old Puna man Wednesday following a traffic stop.Police arrested Harold Alonzo of Kurtistown for terroristic threatening and various drug and traffic violations after pulling him over at 29th and Paradise Drive at 1:24 a.m. Police said Alonzo threatened the officer who stopped him. The crystal methamphetamine was estimated to have a street value of of $65,000.
Kauai operation destroys 4,868 marijuana plants
Kauai Police announced the completion of a three-day Green Harvest operation, resulting in the eradication of 4,868 marijuana plants. Police said the operation took place between Monday and Wednesday and that they were assisted by the state Department of Land & Natural Resources, the Hawaii Army National Guard and the Maui Police Department.
