FAA inspector detached battery
WAILUKU >> Aviation investigators are looking into why searchers did not detect the distress signal from an emergency locator transmitter aboard a crashed Maui airplane, Federal Aviation Administration safety inspector Michael Spencer said.An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board said earlier this week that she found the battery for the transmitter in the cockpit and its separation from the transmitter may have been the reason why no distress signal was detected from the crash that killed four people.
But Spencer said the battery and transmitter appeared to be mounted properly in the aircraft, and he had separated the two himself.
A preliminary report by the NTSB said the plane's engine and flight controls showed no apparent malfunction.
The crash killed Maui businessman Stephen Betsill and three relatives from Texas.
Maui woman gives up 2 pit bulls to officials
WAILUKU >> The woman whose pit bull mauled a two-year-old boy has turned over her remaining two pit bulls to the Maui Humane Society.Society animal control supervisor Aimee Anderson said yesterday that the woman was baby-sitting the boy and a friend of the boy's family.
The boy who sustained bites to his neck, head, and face was in stable condition last night at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
The 6-year-old male dog that attacked the boy was euthanized shortly after the incident, which occurred at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Pukalani.
Anderson said her understanding was the boy, whose Makawao family is a friend of the baby sitter, was playing with a puppy.
She said the boy apparently followed the puppy as it went up to the pit bull chained in the same yard.
Anderson said the baby sitter ran out of the house after hearing the child's screams.
None of the baby sitter's three dogs had a history of attacking people, she said.
Anderson said about 10 to 20 dog attacks upon children occur on Maui each year, but not many are as severe as the one that occurred this week.
She said adults should never leave a child alone with a dog, regardless of its breed.
The two dogs turned over to the Humane Society yesterday will be put up for adoption.
Kauai civic leader faces state complaint
The state has filed a formal complaint against Kauai civic leader Gary James Baldwin, wanted in Maricopa County, Ariz., on charges of felony theft and fraud.Baldwin, arrested Monday at his home, has been held since Tuesday at the Honolulu Police cellblock pending an extradition hearing today in Circuit Court before Judge Reynaldo Graulty.
The complaint was filed yesterday by Honolulu Detective Bently Alama based on information from the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office and national database records that indicate Baldwin is a fugitive and an escape risk.
A Sept. 24, 1986 arrest warrant signed by a judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona asks that a $274,000 unsecured bond be posted before Baldwin can be released.
The warrant describes Baldwin, now 53, as 5-feet-10, 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Baldwin's Hawaii driver's license, issued in February 1999 lists him as 5-feet-10, 250 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
The Social Security number on his driver's license closely resembles the number listed on the national criminal database records.
Maricopa County officials have requested that Baldwin be extradited.
Qi gong master to offer fatigue workshop
Hong Liu, a qi gong grand master, will conduct a two-day Chronic Fatigue Syndrome workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at the Radisson Prince Kuhio Hotel.He is the author of "The Healing Art of Qi Gong as Taught by a Master," published in 1997 and has held posts as distinguished professor of qi gong at the Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, Calif., and University of Oriental Medicine in Los Angeles.
He has worked with the National Cancer Institute in researching Chinese herbs beneficial in cancer treatment.
In the seminar, he will introduce natural healing methods and discuss immune-associated deficiencies and techniques to strengthen and energize the immune system. Admission fee is $395. For more information, call Joyce Settle, 377-1512.
Maui man wins award from dystrophy group
Edward Long of Kihei has been named the winner of the Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2002 Personal Achievement Award for Hawaii, and is a finalist for the national award. He won the same state award last year.Long, 64, has been affected since early childhood by Becker muscular dystrophy, a disorder that weakens voluntary muscles throughout the body. He uses a power wheelchair and a ventilator.
Long is an employment counselor for Winners at Work, a job-training program for people with disabilities.
He's also involved with several organizations that focus on improving life for people with disabilities, including the Hawaii Developmental Disabilities Council in Maui, and is an adviser to the Architectural Barrier Removal Committee for St. Theresa's Church.
Long is also involved in the banking and advertising industries. He has written books of encouragement about living and traveling with a disability.
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>> Frear Eleemosynary Trust donated $20,000 to be used toward the purchase of a box truck for donation pick-ups.>> Friends of Pearl Harbor Historic Trail has been awarded a $2,000 seed grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Hawaii Preservation Services Fund. The funds will be used to involve Leeward residents in projects along the 18.6-mile corridor of the old OR&L Railway from Pearl Harbor to Nanakuli.
>> The Home Depot has presented the Pearl City Foundation with a $300,000 check to operate the Momilani Community Center and to assist other groups in improving the community.
>> The Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education has been awarded a grant of $105,000 over three years from the Atherton Family Foundation.
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>> Tom Heinrich is a Democratic candidate for the state House in District 24. A list on Page C7 yesterday incorrectly gave his first name as Torr. Corrections and clarifications
>> Paul Lucey, a University of Hawaii-Manoa professor, is part of a program building a laser unit to detect nuclear particles around the globe. In an article on Page A1 Monday, his last name was incorrectly spelled Lacey.
>> The University of Hawaii's Health and Wellness Center in Kakaako will create 1,100 jobs, according to UH. In a speech last week, UH President Evan Dobelle put the number at 6,000, and those remarks were reported in the July 17 Business section. The revised number was sent out in a news release.
>> U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink, D-Rural Oahu-Neighbor Islands, voted in favor of allowing a vote on an amendment that would have blocked a congressional pay raise contained in a spending bill. A story on Page A3 in Monday's first edition incorrectly stated that she had voted for the spending bill.
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
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Maui man dies after his car hits guard rail
WAILUKU >> A Maui man died this morning after the vehicle he was driving struck a guard rail and overturned on the road between west and south Maui. The accident caused a traffic jam for several miles during the morning commute hours.Police Lt. Charles Hirata said speed and racing may have contributed to the crash shortly before 3:30 a.m.
Hirata said the driver, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected partially from his vehicle and sustained a head injury.
LEEWARD OAHU
Arrested Wahiawa cop let go without charges
Police yesterday afternoon released without charges a 37-year-old officer who was arrested Tuesday morning at his Waipio Uka townhouse.The 10-year police veteran, assigned to the Wahiawa station, had been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and abusing a household member.
The officer's girlfriend, Juwana Mangca, 48, was charged with contempt of court and abuse of a household member. Mangca reported her boyfriend had assaulted her as she tried to leave, according to a police report.
The incident began about 2:20 a.m. when police received a call of a domestic argument at 94-1459 Waipio Uka St.
The officer was arrested after he walked out of his townhouse at 8:20 a.m. to go to work.
Kahuku man, 23, ID'd as victim of car crash
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified the man who died in a traffic collision at the interchange between the H-1 Freeway and H-2 Freeway Monday as Nanding Molina, 23, of Kahuku.Molina was ejected from a car he was driving on the H-2 onramp after it collided with another car and crashed into a guard rail. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger, a 20-year-old man, was also ejected and remains in critical condition at Queen's Medical Center.
Two other passengers as well as occupants from the other car also were injured. They all have been treated and released.
Police said the two cars may have been racing. They said alcohol also may have been a factor in the collision.
HONOLULU
Police seek suspect in Kalihi bank robbery
Police are looking for a man who robbed the Kalihi branch of Central Pacific Bank at 2024 N. King St. at 10:35 a.m. yesterday.The robber walked up to the teller and demanded money, police said. He was described as in his mid 50s, 5 feet, 140 pounds, with slim build, dark complexion, brown eyes and a salt-and-pepper goatee. He was wearing long pants and a blue long-sleeved sweatshirt with a hood.
