Education act renamed after Mink
President Bush has signed a resolution renaming the law that mandated gender equity in education after the late U.S. Rep. Patsy Mink.The resolution, passed by Congress earlier this month, renames the landmark legislation known as Title IX after Mink. It now will be known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act. The resolution notes Mink "was a passionate and persistent fighter against economic and social injustices in Hawaii and across America."
Bush signed the legislation Tuesday along with six other bills and resolutions, the White House said.
Mink, a Democrat, died Sept. 28 in Honolulu of viral pneumonia. Her name remains on the Nov. 5 ballot for the 2nd District race opposite Republican Bob McDermott.
Sunset on Beach has films on local women
Sunset on the Beach returns with food booths and music to Queen's Beach in Waikiki this weekend and features films about surfer Rell Sunn and musician Auntie Irmgard Aluli."Heart of the Sea," a look at Sunn's life, premieres Saturday at 7 p.m., followed by "The Scorpion King." "Puamana," a documentary on Aluli by her great grand-niece Meleana Aluli Meyer, plays Sunday before "The Empire Strikes Back."
Live entertainment begins at 4 p.m. and includes 'Ale'a and the Makaha Sons Saturday and Pohaku Sunday.
Hawaii court suspends ex-isle lawyer for year
The Supreme Court of Hawaii has suspended former Honolulu attorney James David Kimo Smith for one year and a day for misconduct in Colorado.Smith's suspension is based on his conviction of criminal mischief for throwing rocks at a car in Colorado, the court said.
The Supreme Court of Colorado suspended Smith's license to practice law.
To be reinstated in Hawaii, Smith would have to prove he is competent enough to practice law again. He was first suspended in Hawaii in 1989 for harassing a client in Colorado.
Lunch Box owner fails to pay taxes, is fined
Honolulu corporation Shopping Services of Hawaii Inc., dba The Lunch Box, and its president, Valerie Hamada, pleaded no contest to failing to file 1997 annual general excise tax return, according to the state Department of Taxation.The corporation had gross sales of $533,765 in 1997. Although the remaining counts in the complaint for 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000 will be dismissed, the corporation is still liable for its unpaid general excise taxes during those years.
Hamada and the corporation were each fined $5,000. Hamada must also perform 100 hours of community service.
Walk a mile indoors and help fight arthritis
Residents are invited to join a 1-mile indoor mall walk at 7 a.m. Sunday at Pearlridge Center to benefit people who suffer from arthritis.There is no registration fee and anyone can complete the walk, says the Hawaii branch of the Arthritis Foundation.
Festivities will include prizes, clowns, music, dancing and a complimentary breakfast.
Anyone who raises $100 will receive an official T-shirt and Arthritis Today magazine. The walker who raises the most money will win a neighbor island trip for two.
To register, call 596-2900. A fund-raising packet will be sent to walkers to help meet their fund-raising goals.
St. Francis Healthcare celebrates 75 years
St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii will celebrate its 75th anniversary Sunday with a full day of activities open free to the public.The Ewa Country Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Francis Medical Center-West, 91-2141 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa. It will feature free health screenings and educational opportunities, keiki activities, community services and program information, a country store and Christmas craft fare.
Conference on Maui will focus on diabetes
Health care professionals who care for people with diabetes will discuss the disease at the Sixth Annual Maui Diabetes Conference tomorrow from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maui Memorial Medical Center.Dr. Stephen Bradley, clinical professor, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, will discuss obesity and therapeutic treatment options.
Dental disease, foot care, medications, exercise, trends in legislation and holistic care will be addressed.
Continuing education credits will be available for physicians, nurses and dietitians.
Reservations are required. For more information, call Maui Memorial Medical Center Education Department, 242-2090.
Blood Bank will make it easy to donate blood
Residents can donate blood at any one of a series of drives scheduled by the Blood Bank of Hawaii across Oahu throughout November. They are:
>> Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Leeward Community College, Campus Center Lounge.Donors must be in good health, 18 or older, weigh 110 pounds or more and provide a valid photo ID.
>> Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Foodland Pupukea.
>> Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Hawaii Pacific University, Fort Street Mall.
>> Nov. 9, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., HPD Windward Community, Benjamin Parker School.
>> Nov. 10, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Big Kmart Kapolei.
>> Nov. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Kaimuki Municipal Parking Lot.
>> Nov. 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Windward Community College Campus Center and 1 a.m. . to 7 p.m., University of Hawaii-Manoa, Lehua Residence Hall Parking Lot.
>> Nov. 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Town Center of Mililani.
>> Nov. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hawaii Kai Towne Center.
>> Nov. 18, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Laie Shopping Center.
>> Nov. 21, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Hawaii Community College.
>> Nov. 29, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Windward Mall Shopping Center.
>> Nov. 30, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Town Center of Mililani.For more information or to make an appointment, call 845-9966 or see www.bbh.org.
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[Taking Notice]
Kapolei Satellite City Hall displays student art
The Kapolei Satellite City Hall is featuring the artwork of 49 student artists who have been chosen finalists in the ninth annual 2002 Leeward Young Artists Awards program.The winning entries were chosen from 260 entries from 20 Leeward Schools. The artwork will be on display 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Kapolei Hale lobby until Nov. 7.
Of the 49 students, ages 5 to 17, 10 were named award winners:
>> Jozette Cortez, kindergarten, Kapolei ElementaryThe Honolulu Academy of Arts awarded scholarships to Cortez, Gasilos and Mokiao to attend classes at the academy's art center.
>> Katherine Lee, grade 4, Waiau Elementary
>> Nahaku Maiava, Kelsey Mitsuda, grade 5, Pearl City Highlands Elementary
>> Brysen Gasilos, Aubrey Taasan, grade 6, Ewa Elementary
>> Robert Mokiao, grade 8, Nanakuli High and Intermediate
>> April Tungpalan, grade 8, Ilima Intermediate
>> Justin Potter, grade 10, Kapolei High
>> Chalice Kaapuni, grade 12, Pearl City HighThe work by the 10 winners will be on display in the estate's second floor student gallery for the next year.
The award program is sponsored by the Estate of James Campbell in cooperation with the state Department of Education.
HONORS
>> Gary Y.K. Pak, assistant professor of English at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at Korea University in Seoul. He is the author of the novel "A Ricepaper Airplane" and a collection of short stories, "The Watcher of Waipuna and Other Stories.">> Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris is one of two winners of the 2002 National Association of Counties Distinguished Service Award for County Elected Officials. He was cited for using tax incentives to encourage economic development in tourism and construction, and the WorkHawaii program, which provided job training to more than 35,000 unemployed and disadvantaged adults and youth. Harris will be honored at the 31st Annual Workforce Development and Human Services Conference in San Francisco.
>> Former U.S. Sen. Hiram Fong presented his 2002 University of Hawaii Founders Lifetime Achievement Award plaque to the UH's Hamilton Library.
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>> Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said a helicopter "fell down" a Koolau mountainside Tuesday and crashed, according to a witness. An article on Page A1 yesterday said the helicopter had tumbled. Tejada did not say the winds may have caused the crash. In addition, the Fire Department helicopter landed on a ridge to rescue two people. The article incorrectly reported that the department's helicopter lowered rescuers onto the ridge. Corrections and clarifications
>> Hiroko Marcinkowski has been named director of finance and controller for sales and marketing at Marriott's Ko Olina Beach Club. Her title was misstated as sales and marketing director of finance and controller on Page C2 of the Oct. 24 edition.
>> John Steelquist, 6th District candidate for City Council, did participate in a pledge-signing ceremony at an Oct. 19 Faith Action for Community Equity rally. His statement about the group's demand for a living-wage provision in city contracts was incorrectly described as refusal to sign in a column on Page D1 on Saturday.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Managing Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at fbridgewater@starbulletin.com.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WINDWARD OAHU
Female escapee, 36, wanted after theft try
Police are looking for a female escapee who may have left behind a picture of herself during a recent theft attempt.
Tammy Taoy, 36, is wanted for violating the terms of her work furlough from the Women's Community Correction Center in Kailua.
Taoy resembles a suspect who allegedly tried to buy a $570 Louis Vuitton handbag in August using stolen gift certificates and an altered driver's license. Police said Taoy is a career criminal with convictions for burglary, drugs, auto theft and assault and is believed to be frequenting the Chinatown area.
Taoy is also known as Tammy Saragosa and Tia A. Taoy. She is described as 5 feet, 125 pounds, with black hair and a tan complexion.
Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
LEEWARD OAHU
Public's help sought in finding purse snatcher
Police want help finding a purse-snatching suspect who robbed a woman last week.
Police said that on Friday the suspect grabbed the purse of a 23-year-old Japanese woman as she was crossing the Ala Moana bridge. Police said a struggle ensued, during which the victim's wallet fell to the ground. The suspect grabbed the wallet and was last seen running on foot toward Waikiki on Ala Moana.
The suspect is in his early 20s, 6 feet, with a thin build, curly black hair and a dark complexion.
Anyone with information may contact Detective Taro Nakamura at 529-3382 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
Search to continue for lost female hiker
Firefighters were scheduled to resume searching this morning for a woman who got separated from her husband while hiking in Waianae Valley.The couple, visiting from Memphis, Tenn., had gotten maps of hiking trails from the Department of Land & Natural Resources, police said.
"I don't know why they picked this area," said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kenison Tejada. "It's kind of remote."
The woman, Irma Van Dam, 36, was reported missing by her husband about 4 p.m. at the Waianae police station. He told police they had gotten separated about 90 minutes earlier.
Boyfriend arrested for alleged beating
Honolulu police arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping and beating his girlfriend after hearing that she was being "unfaithful" to him. Police said Tuesday morning, between 2:30 and 4 a.m., the suspect and a friend were driving around in Ewa Beach looking for the victim. They located her at a Huakai Street residence in Waipahu.Police said one suspect grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled her into the van and beat her while the other suspect drove them all back to Ewa Beach. Police said all three went to a Kauiki Street residence, where one suspect and the victim argued before he let her go.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Crash victims ID'd as Hungarian tourists
Big Island police have identified two visitors from Hungary who died in a one-car crash Saturday in Panaewa.The victims were identified as Csabane Dezsi, 67, and Ferencne Miklos, 77, both of Budapest, Hungary.
The accident occurred on Mac Nut Road, about two miles in from the Volcano Highway (Route 11) and before the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut factory.
HONOLULU
Police arrest suspect in Bankoh robbery
Police arrested a suspect yesterday wanted for the robbery of the Bank of Hawaii Main branch in Downtown Honolulu earlier this month.The 37-year-old man was confined at the Oahu Community Correctional Center for unrelated charges when he was arrested.
Police said the man entered the bank Oct. 8, passed a demand not to a teller stating he was armed and that this was a robbery. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.
