Some Oahu residents feel quake off Molokai
Residents in Hawaii Kai, Waimanalo, Kailua and Kaneohe reported feeling an earthquake yesterday morning.Oahu Civil Defense confirmed there was a quake at 8:07 a.m. measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale.
The quake was centered 15 miles northwest of Ilio Point, Molokai.
It did not generate a tsunami.
Maui Civil Defense received no calls concerning the tremor. Molokai police dispatch received a single call, while police on Lanai had no calls.
Maui plans meeting on mice and typhus
WAILUKU >> Maui Mayor James "Kimo" Apana plans to hold a community meeting Monday about the mouse and murine typhus situation.The meeting is to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Kihei Community Center in South Maui, where there have been eight confirmed cases this year -- the latest contracted in July.
Apana said state health officials will present general information about typhus and what they have been doing to control its spread.
Murine typhus, a bacteria, is contracted when a flea bites an infected rodent, then bites a human being.
The symptoms are fever, rash, headaches and body aches.
Of the 12 who have contracted the illness statewide, none have died but seven have been hospitalized, including a Lahaina man who is now recovering after suffering encephalitis and kidney failure.
Patients ranged from 13 to 57 years of age and averaged age 43. Nine were males.
3 animal nuisance calls made to police
Three animal nuisance complaint calls were made to the Honolulu Police Department as of 4 p.m. yesterday.The department responded to one call in Waianae and two calls in Honolulu.
Police took over the responsibility of responding to barking dog complaints and other animal nuisance complaints on Oahu yesterday.
The Hawaiian Humane Society stopped enforcing the animal nuisance law after failing to get funds from the city.
Along with barking dog complaints, police will respond to complaints of crowing roosters, dog bites, and reports that households have more animals than allowed by law.
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>> Randy Hensley, public services division head for the University of Hawaii-Manoa Libraries, has been awarded the Association of College and Research Libraries Instruction Section's 2002 Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. He got a $1,000 prize. [ TAKING NOTICE ]
>> U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) is the recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Legislator Award from the Association of the United States Army. Akaka is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.
>> Joseph Ferreira Jr. has been selected as director of information technology by the Kamehameha Schools, replacing Dwight Kealoha. He was senior director of information technology at Hawaiian Airlines before taking the position.
>> Yin Sum "Eve" Tang, a fifth-grader at Aina Haina Elementary School, has taken first place in this year's statewide Arbor Day Poster Contest. Marissa Pang, a fifth-grader at Mililani Mauka Elementary, represented Hawaii in the National Arbor Day poster contest in Nebraska. Her poster was put on display with other winners at the Botanical Garden in Washington, D.C. State honorable mention winners were Katie Yoza and Patrick Young of Aina Haina; Cole Parongao and Virginia Kaaihue of Ele'ele Elementary on Kauai; and Hannah Ione and James Jamorabon of Kalihi Elementary.
>> Ad 2 Honolulu won first place in the National Ad 2 Public Service Competition at the American Advertising Federation's national conference in Miami. The team was made up of Jeela Ongly, Gold Bee Media; Tom Nauwelaerts, Yesawich Pepperdine & Brown Advertising; Song Choi, Computer Training Academy; and Megan Riggs, freelance copywriter; assistance by Sean Morris, Advertising Associates International, and Bobbie Brock, PCF Virtual.
Ad 2 Honolulu, a club for advertising professionals under the age of 32, creates a free advertising campaign for a local nonprofit organization annually. This year it chose Hale Kipa Inc., which helps young people and their families during the difficult teen years.
>> Hawaii winners of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's fourth annual awards include:
Gail Suzuki-Jones of the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; Emma Yuen, a senior at Hilo High School, leader of the Junior Greenpeace group and Web master for Environmental Hawaii monthly newsletter; Buck Joiner, leader of the Kamaole Point Park volunteers in Maui; Ken Goldstein of Kaneohe, leader of the Hawaii Computers for Kids Program, a recycling program for schools; and the Orchid at Mauna Lani Hotel on the Big Island, which installed a liquid petroleum gas-fueled combined heat and power system last June.
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>> Maryknoll Sister Grace Dorothy Lim was among pioneers launching the Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services 30 years ago. She was incorrectly identified in an Aug. 8 article on Page A8.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
Lost boater sought off Big Island coast
Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy are searching for a 30-year-old boater who was last seen Wednesday night off Mahukona on the Big Island.Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Smith said officials received a call from the Hawaii Fire Department at 8:45 a.m. yesterday, asking for help in their search for Jason Henderson.
Henderson was last seen by a local fisherman at about 6 p.m. Wednesday in a 12-foot Zodiac, about a half-mile off Mahukona.
Four hours later, Henderson's mother-in-law called the Hawaii Fire Department after Henderson failed to return home from a daylong fishing trip. The Fire Department launched two helicopters to conduct a shoreline search about three miles off Mahukona yesterday morning.
The Coast Guard sent a C-130 helicopter and an H-65 rescue helicopter to assist with the search. So far, the search has covered 1,200 square miles of water.
The Coast Guard continued the search with a C-130 helicopter through the night, and the search resumed at daylight today with an additional Navy plane.
Smith said the Zodiac is not equipped with radio or emergency beacon but Henderson has a cellular phone.
However, officials could not contact him.
WINDWARD OAHU
Busted jewelry sale turns into Kailua theft
Police are looking for a man and a woman who allegedly stole two gold chains and drove away in a stolen vehicle Wednesday night.At about noon Wednesday, the victim, a 21-year-old Kailua man, received a call from a man inquiring about a jewelry advertisement he placed in a local Buy & Sell magazine. The two met in Pearl City and discussed a possible sale. The man left but said he would return with more money.
The man later called the victim and asked to meet him at Pohakapu Park in Kailua around 10 p.m. Police said the man pulled out a large square-framed handgun and stole two heavy gold chains at the meeting. A woman drove the getaway car, which later was determined to be stolen. The man was described as in his mid-20s, 5 feet 6, 120 pounds, with a black crewcut. He was wearing a long-sleeve shirt, pants and basketball shoes. The woman was described as in her early 20s, 5 feet 4, 100 pounds, with black, straight hair. She was wearing a spaghetti-strap top. The getaway car was a black 1995 Honda Civic and was reported stolen about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.
HONOLULU
Driver checkpoints set through Monday
Honolulu police will set up impaired driver checkpoints during the Admission Day holiday weekend to help get alcohol- or drug-impaired drivers off the road. Checkpoints will be set up every night through Monday, police said.Police report that 11 of the 41 traffic fatalities on Oahu so far this year were alcohol or drug related.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Furloughed inmate missing on Maui
WAILUKU >> Maui police and correctional officers are looking for an inmate convicted of manslaughter who failed to return from his work furlough program.Nedrian Kapika failed to show up for work at a Wailuku job and also did not return as scheduled to Maui Community Correctional Center, police said yesterday. Kapika was expected to complete his sentence this March.
Police say the public should not approach Kapika but should call CrimeStoppers, 242-6966, or police dispatch, 244-6400.
Pair nabbed in alleged mail theft on Maui
WAILUKU >> Police officers on the Valley Isle have arrested a 16-year-old girl and a woman on suspicion of stealing mail in Maui Meadows.Charged with five counts of credit card theft was Alicia Press, 22, of Kihei. She was being held on $25,000 bail.
