Big, shifting surf leads to 36 rescues off Maui
Lifeguards rescued 36 windsurfers and kite-boarders off Maui's north shore yesterday as waves between 10 and 15 feet broke in unusual locations, catching riders off guard."The waves were really shifting and almost out of control," said county aquatics assistant chief Archie Kalepa. He said waves were breaking anywhere from 1/2 mile to a mile from shore.
Kalepa said ocean safety officers used three personal watercraft to rescue people from Kahului to Spreckelsville. He said there were no injuries, but a lot of broken windsurfing and kite-boarding equipment and grateful survivors.
"They had fear written all over their faces," he said.
Kalepa said only professionals should have been out yesterday.
That sentiment was echoed by Ocean Safety officials on Oahu yesterday who warned inexperienced surfers to stay out of the water along the north and west shores.
There were reports of debris washing up on Kamehameha Highway between Rocky Point and Sunset Beach Elementary, said Oahu Civil Defense officials, but there were no reports of rescues.
The National Weather Service issued a high surf advisory yesterday predicting waves of 15 to 20 feet overnight.
TV station apologizes for debate timing goof
Hawaii Public Television apologized to Democrat Mazie Hirono for not letting her have the final word in last week's live gubernatorial debate, and said yesterday it was canceling all planned rebroadcasts, including a national airing on C-SPAN.Republican Linda Lingle's campaign said the debate should air just as viewers who tuned in Friday saw it, mistakes and all.
Hawaii Public Television president and chief executive officer Mike McCartney, in a statement issued yesterday, blamed a timing goof that resulted in Lingle both opening and closing the broadcast.
McCartney's statement said editing the debate wasn't possible. Hawaii Public Television also is removing the debate from its Web site.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WINDWARD OAHU
Woman allegedly scalds her boyfriend
Honolulu police arrested a 48-year-old woman after she allegedly poured hot water on her boyfriend's head as he slept.Police said both the 46-year-old victim and the suspect were in the process of ending their relationship. On Monday, police said the victim reported being asleep at the couple's Kaneohe residence and awoke when he felt scalding hot water on his face. Police said the victim suffered first and second degree burns. Police arrested the suspect yesterday for second-degree assault.
Boy, 16, arrested in Laie Subway burglary
A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of burglary this morning after the owner of the Laie Subway caught him allegedly breaking into the safe.The owner told police his store in the Laie Village Shopping Center had been burglarized before. After closing last night, he turned off the lights and waited in the back.
At 1:10 a.m., he heard the door open, saw the suspect enter the store, go to the safe, open it and remove money, according to police. The owner detained the boy and called police.
WAIKIKI
Man critically beaten after traffic incident
Honolulu police are looking for two men who allegedly beat a man in Waikiki and left him unconscious in a hotel lobby.According to police, on Saturday the victim was involved in a traffic incident with two males along Kapahulu Avenue. Police said the suspects then followed the victim into a hotel, struck him in the face, knocking him out, then left.
The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition. Police said their only description of the suspects is that both are in their 20s.
HONOLULU
Police seek woman in attempted theft
Police want help finding a woman who allegedly tried to buy a $570 handbag with stolen gift certificates and an altered Hawaii driver's license.
Police said that on Aug. 23 the suspect entered the Louis Vuitton store in Ala Moana Shopping Center and presented both the gift certificate and driver's license to the cashier. The cashier spotted several flaws in the ID and confronted the suspect, who then fled, police said.
Though the license is altered, police said the picture is that of the suspect. She is described as in her 30s, 5 feet, 130 pounds, having a slim build, black, shoulder-length hair, brown eyes and a tan complexion. Anyone with information may call Detective David Lock at 547-7214 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
Man arrested in foiled First Hawaiian robbery
A 55-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to rob a bank yesterday by presenting a demand note to the bank's customer service representative rather than a teller.Police said the man walked into the First Hawaiian Bank University branch at 2411 S. King St. about 2:15 p.m. yesterday and handed the note to the representative. The bank employee left her desk, supposedly to get some money but instead called police. The suspect was still in the bank when police arrived.
Police seek suspect in assault and theft
Police are looking for a man who entered a vehicle that was stopped in traffic yesterday, assaulted a passenger and took her backpack.The incident happened about 5 p.m. on Wilder Avenue. Police said the victim, a 45-year-old woman, was in the front passenger seat when the suspect entered through an unlocked door and threatened her. The suspect fled with the backpack after the woman started screaming. But before fleeing, police said the suspect stabbed the woman in the leg with a pair of scissors. She had minor injuries.
The suspect was described as a male in his 40s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a muscular or heavy build and blond or dirty blond crewcut hair.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Police ask for help in solving theft of tools
KAWAIHAE, Hawaii >> Big Island police are asking for the public's help in finding who stole $10,000 worth of power tools from a storage shed at Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor Thursday night.Used for making canoes, the tools belonged to the Kawaihae Canoe Club, police said.
Anyone with information should call police at 887-3080 or 935-3311, or Crime Stoppers at 329-8181.
2 men charged in alleged assault in Hilo
Big Island police have charged two men for an alleged assault on a 33-year-old Hilo man who has been hospitalized in critical condition since Saturday.Daniel Vea, 32, and Levy Cabanting, 25, both of King's Landing, were charged with first-degree assault yesterday. Both men were arrested Monday and are being held without bail at the Hilo police cellblock.
Police said the victim, Darrell Wheeler, 33, of Keaukaha, is in critical condition with head injuries at Hilo Medical Center.
Police found Wheeler Saturday afternoon, lying unconscious on the ground at a Kalanianaole Street address. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tom Poy at 961-2383 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
