Ranch to celebrate Paniolo Fridays in July
Each Friday in July, Parker Ranch on the Big Island will be sponsoring Paniolo Fridays, a twist on Hawaii's Aloha Friday tradition, at the Parker Ranch Historic Homes in Waimea from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Kupuna (Hawaiian elders) will demonstrate a variety of crafts and play music. Everyone is encouraged to dress like the paniolo, or Hawaiian cowboy.
Today, Roy Jensen will demonstrate making ipu, or gourds, into musical instruments. Next Friday, Pat Clifford will make lei hulu poepoe, or round feather hat leis. Donna Jensen will demonstrate Hawaiian quilting July 19, and on the 26th, "Auntie Margie" will play Hawaiian music.
The Historic Homes & Gardens are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A watercolor exhibit by the renowned Ben Norris is on display through July 31. The exhibit and Paniolo Fridays are included in the admission: $8.50 for adults; $7.50 for seniors over 60; $6 for children 4 to 11; and children under 4 are free. Visitors who mention this story will receive 10 percent off admission.
For information on the location of the ranch, call 808-885-5433 or visit www.parkerranch.com.
Arraignment delayed in animal cruelty case
WAILUKU >> An attorney defending a Maui woman charged with 85 counts of animal cruelty said he plans to subpoena documents from law enforcement authorities to find out if they have records of each of the 96 dogs and cats that were taken from his clients' home.On Tuesday, David Sereno said he was not satisfied with the information provided by the county prosecutor's office, including a partial list of the confiscated animals.
Sereno's client Marlyn "Jean" Bermudez, 58, and her husband, Timothy, 33, were scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Wailuku District Court.
Their arraignment was delayed until Aug. 6, in light of Sereno's request for more information from prosecutors.
Humane Society workers removed 82 dogs and 14 cats Jan. 4 from the Bermudezes' three-bedroom home at West Lelehuna Place in Haiku, including a dog in the hallway that apparently had been killed by other dogs.
If convicted, the Bermudezes face a $2,000 fine and one year in jail for each misdemeanor.
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Academic Awards
>> Robert Richards Midkiff, chairman of the board of the Hawaii Theatre Center, has been awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Hawaii, which recognized his outstanding contributions to the community. He has been the driving force behind the Good Beginnings Alliance, and was a co-founder of the Downtown Improvement Association and founder of the American Trust Co. of Hawaii. He also was named Philanthropist of the Year in 1995 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Hawaii Chapter.>> Jennifer S. Ma of Honolulu, now attending the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, has received one of 12 Merck Company Foundation national grants. She will receive a stipend of $5,000 and $500 for supplies to conduct research for a year.
>> Stephanie Yoshida, a violin student from Honolulu, is participating in the summer music festival at the Brevard Music Center, an internationally acclaimed music training program, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
>> Finalists representing the best art entries of students from high schools in Hawaii's Second Congressional District include:
From Hawaii, Emily Dudley, Larissa Lerma, Lovely Luis, Emma Yuen and Rachel Loo of Hilo High School; Arlene Asistin, Chad Nishimura, Kau; Angela Costa, Kohala; Andrea Wong, Ja'ala Goodman Robinson, Waiakea.
From Kauai, Chanelle Libunao, Kapaa; Brandon Baris, Aimee French, Kauai; Leslie Alcon, Casey Lavens, Nicole Makinney, Waimea.
From Maui, Arnold Baxa, Paolo Panila, Robyn McCarthy, Noble Richardson, Travis Muroki, Baldwin; Cody Swanson, King Kekaulike; Nicole Allaire, Roxanne Chasie, John Gurney, Lahainaluna; David Hasegawa, Maui.
From rural Oahu, Malia Heimuli, Jayme Miyamoto, Richard Hucko, Nicklas Maldonado, Jayme Miyamoto, Staci Ramelb, Castle; Nohealani James, Krystal Reeves, Kahuku; Angelique Matsuura, Kapolei; Lisa Ballesteros, Leilehua; Kenard Wilkins, Edmund Ybarra, Nanakuli; Brian Barit, Kehealanimole Wise, Waianae; Janel Natividad, Waipahu.
>> Recipients of the 2002 McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii Employee Scholarships, worth $1,000 apiece, include Cyrus Tumbaga, Jennifer Tambio and Beverly Mangayayam of Waimea High on Kauai; Rodmann Elegino, Maui; Sean Donohoe, Mililani; Maile Sandoval, Sacred Hearts Academy; Reed Tanaka, Iolani; Lene Manutai, Kahuku; Lance Eberhart, Kamehameha; and Michael Gurat, Kamehameha. Another scholarship also went to April Medeiros of Hilo as the winner of a $1,000 national scholarship.
>> Kiani Arkus of Kamehameha Schools placed third in the biochemical category of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium in San Diego and won a $6,000 scholarship. His research project explored the inhibition of cervical cancer cells utilizing the aerial tip roots of the common Hawaiian hala tree.
>> Paolo Panila of Baldwin High School on Maui was the top winner for his oil, pastel and colored-pencil entry in the 21st annual art contest for high school students from the Second Congressional District. His work will be on display for a year in the U.S. House of Representative's Cannon House Office Building walkway to the U.S. Capitol.
>> David Hasegawa of Maui High was the second-place winner with a mixed-media piece, which will be hung in U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink's district office in the Federal Building in Honolulu.
>> A 41-year-old man was shot in his Booth Road home in Pauoa Tuesday night. A police item on Page A4 in Wednesday's late edition incorrectly said the home was in Palolo. Corrections and clarifications
>> A retired Honolulu police sergeant turned himself in Tuesday in an assault investigation for an incident that occurred at 4 a.m. last Friday. An item on Page A4 Wednesday incorrectly said the incident happened at 4 p.m.
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.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
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Firefighters carry out one of two injured men from the Spacer K fishing boat at Kewalo Basin. One man was found on deck, and the other in the fish hold. Harbor Police were still investigating what happened. See story below.
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Car strikes moped, killing Kalihi man, 70
A 70-year-old man died yesterday after he was struck by a car while riding a moped on King Street.The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified him as Francis Basilio of Kalihi.
Police said Basilio was riding a red Honda Elite moped near H-1 Freeway's King Street off-ramp about 3:46 a.m. when he was fatally struck by a 1993 white Toyota Corolla.
Basilio was not wearing a helmet and suffered head and body injuries. He was taken to Queen's Medical Center in critical condition and died later.
The driver, 20, was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol and negligent injury. Police said speed apparently also was a factor in the accident.
Kalihi man arrested in cab-driver robbery
Police arrested a 27-year-old Kalihi man Wednesday after he caught a taxicab to his home and then allegedly robbed the cab driver.Police said the driver, a 61-year-old man, picked up a man at the Nimitz Business Center about 1:50 a.m. and took him to Kalihi Valley. When they reached the corner of Kalihi and Nobrega streets, the driver said the man told him to stop.
Police said the man then demanded money, and when the driver refused, the man pointed a handgun at him. The driver said the gunman took money from his shirt pocket, a struggle followed and the gunman fled.
Another cab driver reported to police that he saw the gunman earlier at the same pickup location.
Police went to the Nimitz Business Center, got the name and address of the suspect and found him lying in the bed of a pickup truck. He was arrested after the driver identified him.
Police arrest boy, 16, in sparkler-bomb case
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday for allegedly setting off a sparkler bomb on Gulick Avenue in Kalihi.Police received a report of an explosion at 9:05 p.m. fronting 1743 Gulick Ave. Remnants of the explosion were found 23 feet away from the blast, police said.
A witness reported he saw a male walking away from the area of the explosion into a nearby house.
Police arrested the boy at the house for investigation of reckless endangering and possession of a prohibited explosive device.
Fisherman injured in fight aboard boat
A fisherman, critically injured in a fight aboard the commercial vessel Spacer K yesterday afternoon, remained in critical condition this morning at Queen's Medical Center.Police said the victim, 25, was part of a group who was drinking about 3 p.m. while the boat was in port at Kewalo Basin. An argument broke out and a man pushed the victim, causing him to fall about eight feet into the vessel's fish hold, police said.
Police were searching for the attacker, who was reported to be a fisherman from another boat.
Bicycle victim ID'd as Honolulu man, 70
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified Sheung Lam Ho, 70, of Honolulu, as the bicyclist who was killed Wednesday in a collision with a truck in the Punchbowl area.Traffic detectives said Ho, who was not wearing a helmet, was struck after he crossed the H-1 Freeway on the pedestrian overpass. The truck was traveling Ewa on Captain Cook Avenue.
Robert Crowley ID'd as drowning victim
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified Robert Crowley, 42, of Honolulu, as the swimmer who drowned Saturday in waters outside the lagoon at Koolina Resort & Marina.Off-duty soldiers from Schofield Barracks took Crowley to shore and tried to resuscitate him. But when firefighters and emergency medical service personnel arrived, he was not breathing.
Crowley was taken to St. Francis Medical Center-West where he was pronounced dead.
