State to take action on Hirono sign posting
The state Department of Agriculture says it will take "appropriate action" against an employee who was seen putting up campaign signs for Democratic candidates Mazie Hirono and Matt Matsunaga with a state truck during work hours."Yes it was our truck and we did call in the employee and we did determine that he was not at his appropriate work site and that he used poor judgment," said Letitia Uyehara, deputy agriculture director.
A caller to KSSK radio saw the man putting up the signs Thursday morning and phoned the radio station with the license number of the truck. KSSK forwarded the information to the state.
Uyehara said the man apparently saw his friend putting up signs in Keolu Hills and stopped to help.
The Department of Agriculture hopes to finish its investigation of the incident by Monday. Uyehara said they will review the union contract, and consult with the personnel officials and the Attorney General to determine what the appropriate penalty will be.
Mortuary family to be arrested next week
HILO >> Three members of the Robert Diego mortuary family, who planned to turn themselves in to police yesterday following their indictment this week on theft charges, will not be arrested until next week, their lawyer Brenda Carreira said.Police do not have their paperwork ready yet, Carreira said.
Memorial Mortuary manager Robert Diego, his wife, mortuary owner Momi Diego, and their daughter, employee Bobbi Jean Diego, were indicted on 40 charges of theft this week for allegedly using about $100,000 in pre-need funeral plan trust funds for their own purposes.
Family members have not commented on the indictments but have said that they did no wrong.
Aina Haina will host lupus support group
A lupus support group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Aina Haina Public Library, 5246 Kalanianaole Highway.Family and friends are welcome at the free event. For information, call Lisa Dasher at 538-1522.
Lupus is a disorder of the immune system that causes a person to produce abnormal antibodies that turn inward and attack its own healthy body tissue. Left untreated, it can be fatal.
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>> Hawaii Theatre Center has re-elected Robert Midkiff as its chairman; and as vice chairs, May Weyand, Michael Pfeffer, Trish O'Neill and Al Tomonari; secretary, Gaye Glaser; and treasurer, Paul Schraff.New directors are Kenwei Chong, Kit Dobelle, Koren Dreher, Sarah Fargo, Susan Kobayashi, Rick Fried, Donna Tanoue, and Larry Rodrigues. Newly elected to the advisory board is Martin Anderson.
>> Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, senior member of Hawaii's congressinal delegation; Walter Dods, chairman and CEO of First Hawaiian Bank; and J. Hans Strasser, chairman and CEO of Hotelmark Corp., have been elected to the newly created Board of Governors of Chaminade University.
Father Donald P. Merrifield, Stephen Bloom and Angela H. Isaac were also elected to the Board of Regents.
>> Saint Francis School's new Board of Directors are Lisa M. Valderueda, Michael D. Chong, and Lorene Jervik.
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By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
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Missing man's car found near hiking trail
The Honolulu Police Department is requesting the public's assistance in locating Richard C. Rubin.
Police said Rubin was supposed to meet with family members at 1 p.m. Thursday but did not show up.
Rubin's vehicle, a white Lexus, was found opposite of Kalawahine Trail at 3798 Tantalus Drive.
Rubin is described as a 49-year-old man, 6 feet tall and 178 pounds, with a medium build, fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.
Police said Rubin may be in need of professional medical assistance and that anyone seeing him should call 911 immediately and not attempt to render aid.
Callers may also contact the Honolulu Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division at 529-3115. Anonymous calls may be made to the CrimeStoppers hotline at 955-8300 or *Crime on a cellular phone.
Man allegedly assaults couple at nightclub
A 22-year-old Tantalus man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting a couple after a verbal confrontation at the Hibiscus Club, 350 Ward Ave., on Thursday night.Police said the suspect allegedly hit a man in the face with a beer bottle and punched the man's wife in the face several times.
The woman, 30, was reported in stable condition at Queen's Medical Center. Her husband, also 30, did not require medical treatment.
