The Mental Health Association in Hawaii is joining with community partners to hold its second annual "Beyond the Blues" Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Ala Moana CenterStage. Health festival to teach
value of mental wellness"Beyond the Blues" will be held
at Ala Moana CenterStageStar-Bulletin staff
Kimo Kahoano will emcee the event, part of National Mental Illness Awareness Week. Musical groups will include Third Degree, Bluzilla, Liquid Amber and Al Irvine.
The festival is aimed at educating the community about the importance of mental, emotional and physical health.
Special attention will be given to mental wellness and feeling good, "to get beyond those blues that many of us have experienced" after the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy, the association said.
The event is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Branch, Family Health Services, state Department of Health; Eli Lilly; Bristol-Myers Squibb; Pfizer; and Hawaii Psychiatric Medical Association.
Community organizations involved with mental and emotional health will participate.
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[ TAKING NOTICE ]
Dental academy
elects isle doctorDr. Michael P. Rethman of Honolulu has been installed as president-elect of the American Academy of Periodontology.
He was elected during the academy's recent 88th annual meeting in New Orleans.
Rethman retired from active duty last year after 26 years as a dentist in the Army where he worked as a clinician, scientist, research institute director and dental-school faculty member.
He has been a member of the American Academy of Periodontology since 1981, serving in various capacities on committees and the board of trustees.
He is a member of the American Board of Periodontology and is active in many American and international dental organizations. He served on the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council from 1996 to 2000.
He recently served as an expert panel member for the American Dental Association's "Future of Dentistry" report.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
HONOLULU
Kalihi man charged in stabbing of couple
Police charged a 19-year-old Kalihi man with several crimes including second-degree attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of two people in Kalihi Tuesday.Police charged Rengell Del Val on Wednesday.
Police said Del Val forced his way into another man's apartment around 1:50 p.m. and stabbed him repeatedly. Del Van then stabbed the victim's female friend, police said.
The victims -- both age 19 -- were taken to Queen's Medical Center and were listed in guarded condition Wednesday.
Del Val was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Suspect flees on foot after morning robbery
Police want help identifying the man who robbed the American Savings Bank at 1600 Kapiolani Blvd. yesterday.
Police said the suspect entered the bank at 9:42 a.m., passed a demand note to the teller, then fled on foot. He was last seen running makai on Kaheka Street. Police described the suspect as in his 30s, between 5 feet 9 and 6 feet 1 and weighing 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt and jeans shorts.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
Man allegedly had unregistered handgun
Police arrested a 19-year-old man at Gussie L'amour's nightclub early yesterday for allegedly carrying an unregistered handgun into the club.Police said the man walked into the nightclub at 3251 N. Nimitz Hwy. about 1:30 a.m. when the manager noticed he was carrying a gun in his jacket pocket. The manager notified a police officer at a nearby hotel.
Police said the suspect tried to run away but was tackled by the nightclub's doorman. Police said the officer wrestled the gun away from the suspect as he pulled it from his jacket.
LEEWARD OAHU
Juvenile suspected of setting Waianae fire
Police arrested a juvenile male in connection with a brush fire that came to within 20 feet of a housing complex on Ala Hema Street in Waianae yesterday.Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said 15 fire units battled the blaze, which began about 3:08 p.m.
The fire scorched about 20 acres, Tejada said.
Police were holding the suspect under suspicion of criminal property damage.
