Former Sen. Ige starts serving sentence
Former state Sen. Marshall Ige has begun serving his six-month prison term.Ige turned himself in yesterday morning at state Circuit Court and was taken to Oahu Community Correctional Center, according to Deputy Attorney General Kurt Spohn.
The 48-year-old Ige, who served in the state Legislature from 1982 to 2000, pleaded guilty in January to second-degree theft, attempting to evade taxes and failure to file tax returns. The state alleged that Ige improperly took $7,000 from Windward Oahu farmer after threatening to evict him. The state also charged that Ige bilked $30,000 from an elderly Beverly Hills couple.
Mental health group gets $4,635
The Mental Health Association in Hawaii received more than $4,600 in grants recently to help fund its public education and community action programs.The association received $2,500 from AlohaCare Neighbors Program, $1,000 from the Jhamanda Watumull Fund, $1,000 from GlaxoSmithKline and $135 from the Interline Hui O Hawaii Club.
The Mental Health Association in Hawaii is affiliated with Aloha United Way and works to end myths and misconceptions related to mental illness with education, while improving mental health services for community members.
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[Taking Notice]
ACADEMIC AWARDS
>> Heather Weaver, a business major at Occidental College, has been awarded a $6,000 David L. Boren Scholarship to study in the international division of Tokyo's Waseda University, Occidental's sister college.>> The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, manufacturers of Hawaiian Host chocolates, has awarded $103,000 in scholarships this year to outstanding students.
Recipients of its $10,000 Distinguished Student Awards are Brennan Tadao Takayama of Waiakea High School and Stephanie S. Hagio of Baldwin. Amber Ladera of Seabury Hall won the $5,000 Outstanding Student Award.
The top 10 outstanding seniors at every qualifying high school in the state were awarded an additional $2,000 on top of the $1,000 they received. The 10 include Cherry Jose Cachero, Farrington; Christine A. Hill, Moanalua; Caryn Kunz, Kahuku; Jennifer Keiko Ing, Pearl City; Eaton J. Kuh, Punahou; Camilla K.K. Wright, Waimea, Kauai; Trevor E. Harran, St. Anthony.
Recipients of the $1,000 outstanding seniors awards are Casey P. Piedra, Kaimuki; Joshua J. Smith, Kalani; Joanne Huang, Kaiser; Eva T.Y. Lee, McKinley; Aarin H. Yu, Roosevelt; Valerie Y.D. Sakimura, the Educational Laboratory;
Everret Kawano, Aiea; Kacie Galarza, Leilehua; Hayley Taga, Mililani; Tanya Camacho, Radford; Eligie Mae Pinacate, Waialua; Malia Saavedra, Castle; Amy Young, Kailua; Megan Power, Kalaheo; Marlon L. Gomez, Campbell; Fenton K. Palakiko Jr., Nanakuli; Coty H.Y. Ishitani, Waianae; Lorinda N. Dalipe, Waipahu; Jeffrey M. Aurelio, Damien; Erica J. Awana, St. Francis; Dom Joavanni O. Cueva, St. Louis; Ashley C. Gamayo, Sacred Hearts Academy; Amy J. Malinowski, St. Joseph; Shannon M.F. Riley, Maryknoll;
Joanna H.Y. Ng, Iolani; Chelsey L. Ruth, Kamehameha; Bridgid M. Conn, La Pietra-Hawaii School for Girls; Raena E. Kaneshiro, Hawaii Baptist Academy; Darene K. Matsuoka, St. Andrew's Priory; Jennifer M. Smith, Lutheran; Cari Ann H. Urabe, Mid-Pacific Institute; Kahiliaulani C. Vannatta, Parker School;
Rena S.H. Kido, Kauai; Krystal S. Kakimoto, Kapaa; Nanea M.J. Kalani, Hana; Karly A. Burch, King Kekaulike; Alberto V. dela Cruz Jr., Lahainaluna; Michelle J. Fujie, Lanai; Christopher S.K. Ling, Maui; and Ashley A. Kikukawa, Molokai.
>> The Rev. Dale Burke, chaplain and instructor of communication at Hawaii Pacific University, has been awarded the 2002 Trustees' Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
LEEWARD OAHU
Police probe hit-run death of Waianae man
Police have opened a negligent homicide investigation following the death last night of a 65-year-old Waianae man who was apparently injured in a hit-and-run accident.Police said the victim apparently was struck near the intersection of Paakea Road and Mailiili Road. He was sitting in the middle of the road about 8:47 p.m. when a van also struck him. Police said the van driver, a 37-year-old Maili man, was arrested but released. The victim was taken to Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, where he died.
Police said they opened a failure-to-render-aid investigation and were seeking the driver who allegedly struck the victim first and then fled.
Drowning victim ID'd as Oregon man, 46
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified the man who drowned while night-diving in Yokohama Bay over the weekend as Charles Hudspeth, 46, of Beaverton, Oregon.Hudspeth separated from two other divers Friday night because of problems with his equipment. His body was found one-quarter mile offshore early Saturday. Hudspeth was on Oahu for naval reserve training.
HONOLULU
Police seek suspects in swap-meet robbery
Police have released a sketch of one of two men wanted for an armed robbery at the Aloha Stadium Swap Meet last week. He was identified as the driver of the getaway car who pointed a gun at the victim.
Police said a man grabbed a generator at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday from the back of a stall. The vendor chased the man, who ran to a late-model, gray, two-door sedan. Police said the driver pointed a handgun at the vendor, then nearly struck a group of women.
Detective Taro Nakamura asks the women and other witnesses to call him at 529-3392, or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
