Down with old, in with new school at Kakaako
Demolition work is scheduled to begin today in Kakaako, clearing the way for a new $300 million University of Hawaii medical school.The old state Department of Agriculture building is set to be torn down starting at 8 a.m. The property along Honolulu's waterfront will become the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
The first phase of the school is to open in 2005, including classrooms, a child care center, a fitness center and research facilities.
Private residential and retail development is expected to grow up in the area around the school.
University of Hawaii President Evan Dobelle said the school will focus on research and will not develop into a teaching hospital.
The school will stand alongside Waterfront Park, which will be retained.
The medical school represents a turnaround for the mostly industrial area between Waikiki and downtown Honolulu. Kakaako has been the subject of several plans that have fallen through.
In addition to the new facility, the university is considering using several floors of office space in the adjacent former Gold Bond Building, which overlooks the site.
The University of Hawaii raised $150 million in bond sales -- a third from Hawaii investors -- to help pay for the new school. Another $150 million is to come from private money raised by the university.
The state has also pledged to spend up to $17 million a year to pay for the center, which will include a cancer research component.
Video to teach about judicial independence
The state Judiciary is using a video presented by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates to educate the public about judicial independence."Broken Scales: Justice Under Influence" will be broadcast on Oceanic Channel 16 and KITV 4 News.
The video has also been distributed to intermediate and high schools for civics and social studies classes.
KITV 4 News will air the video Oct. 26 at 5:30 p.m.
Oceanic Channel 16 will air the video Oct. 6 and 20 at 6 p.m., and Oct. 9 and 23 at 6:30 p.m.
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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Third teenager dies after crash on Maui
A two-car, head-on collision on Maui Friday night has resulted in a third death.Fleming Bascar Jr., 17, died Saturday at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Police said Bascar was driving a Honda sedan that crossed the center line on Honoapiilani Highway and collided with a Chevrolet Malibu. Kauilamakahikina Neula, 17, and Joshua Ayonayon, 16, both passengers in the Honda, died at the scene.
The impact of the collision tore the Honda in half. The Lahaina-bound Honda landed in the Wailuku-bound lane of the highway while the Chevrolet landed in a nearby sugar cane field.
Two other teenage boys in the Honda sedan also were injured. One, 17, remained in critical condition last night at Maui Medical Center. The other boy, 14, was flown to Oahu where he was reported in guarded condition this morning at Queen's Medical Center.
The Chevrolet driver, a 54-year-old California man, and his 51-year-old wife were in stable condition last night at Maui Memorial Medical Center.
Police were investigating if alcohol, drugs and speed were factors in the crash.
WAIKIKI
Bank robbery suspect arrested in hotel room
A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the Tuesday robbery of HomeStreet Bank in downtown Honolulu.Police said the suspect is being held at the Federal Detention Center. He was arrested Saturday morning in a Waikiki hotel room.
HONOLULU
Bicyclist killed during Century Bike Ride
A 61-year-old Moanalua man participating in the Century Bike Ride was fatally struck yesterday by a sports utility vehicle as he tried to help another bicyclist and a jogger.Vernon Izuku was fatally injured on Kalanianaole Highway near Kaai Street in Wailupe about 6:45 a.m. He was trying to make a U-turn to help the other bicyclist and a jogger, who had collided, police said.
Izuka was struck when he left a coned lane reserved for bicyclists participating in the annual bike ride around Oahu, police said.
Police are investigating if speed was a contributing factor in the accident. Izuka's death is Oahu's 47th traffic fatality this year, compared to 57 by the same time last year.
NORTH SHORE
Motorcycle stolen after vehicle hits rider
Police are looking for five people who struck a 19-year-old motorcycle driver with their car before stealing his motorcycle.The victim was riding in Haleiwa at about 5:40 p.m. Saturday when the five chased him with their car, police said. They fled after taking his motorcycle.
Police said possible charges include second-degree attempted murder and car theft.
The victim was taken to Queen's Medical Center, police said. Details of his injuries and condition were not available.
LEEWARD OAHU
Waianae man arrested for attempted murder
A 47-year-old Waianae man was arrested for attempted murder and terroristic threatening investigation last night after he allegedly fired two shots from a handgun during a fight with another man.Police said the victim, 32, reported he was sitting in the car with the suspect in the parking lot of the Makaha 7-Eleven store, 85-010 Farrington Hwy.
The two began arguing about 6 p.m. and the argument escalated into a fight. The victim reported that the suspect grabbed a .22-caliber revolver from the back of the car and two shots went off during a struggle.
Passersby separated the two men as they were rolling on the ground in the parking lot and held the suspect until police arrived, police said.
