Makapuu work affects bike race fund-raiser
The American Diabetes Association Hawaii has been required to alter the route for its Nov. 17 Bud Light Tour de Cure bicycle ride fund-raiser.The state Department of Transportation is closing Kalanianaole Highway near Makapuu for emergency rock-face construction today to Nov. 27, following a rock slide in October.
Tour cyclists would have traveled on Kalanianaole Highway through Makapuu to reach turnaround points for various races, beginning and ending at Kapiolani Park. The 25K route turnaround will still be at Maunalua Bay, but the 50K route turnaround has been changed to Sandy Beach. The 75K and 100K routes have been eliminated.
The fund-raiser is held at 75 locations across the nation each year, raising $5 million annually for diabetes research and treatment. This is the second year the event has been held in Hawaii. Nearly 300 riders are expected to participate, almost a 50 percent increase from last year.
Registration forms are available by calling 947-5979. Walk-up registration on the day of the race will be accepted.
Nature Conservancy offering preserve hike
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii is offering a public hike to the Kaluaa Loop trail in its Honouliuli Preserve later this month.The three-mile hike will be from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 24. It is considered moderate, with a gradual uphill start and a steep downhill return.
The 3,692-acre Honouliuli Preserve is home to more than 70 rare and endangered plant and animal species and provides some of the last remaining habitat in the Waianae Mountains for native forest birds such as the elepaio.
To make reservations, call 537-4508, ext. 220. A refundable $5 deposit is required.
Humpback panel seeking applicants
WAILUKU >> The federal agency that oversees the national humpback whale sanctuary in Hawaiian waters is seeking applicants for two advisory council seats.Officials with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary said they are seeking applicants with expertise in issues relating to native Hawaiians and fishing.
The nongovernmental terms run for two years, and members serve with no pay and must be Hawaii residents.
The council meets on average once every two to four months, depending on the issues.
Sanctuary officials said one member and one alternate will be selected for each of the two seats.
Applications may be obtained by calling Amy Glester, (808) 397-2655 or sending an e-mail to AmyGlester@noaa.gov.
Mapunapuna area hit by power failure
A problem in an underground cable caused a power failure that affected about 700 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers in the Mapunapuna and Moanalua areas yesterday, said a company official.HECO spokesman Fred Kobashikawa said the failure started about 12:56 p.m. and originated in Mapunapuna.
Power was restored about 2:32 p.m., Kobashikawa said.
Law enforcement officers in benefit run
More than 1,000 law enforcement officers and Special Olympics staff from 15 countries are here to take part on Saturday in the 2002 Law Enforcement Torch Run through Waikiki.The event, hosted by Special Olympics, is part of its international conference tomorrow through Sunday at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Registration is required, and the event is limited only to law enforcement officers.
The 5K run/walk will begin at 11 a.m. at the Sheraton, go down Kalakaua Avenue to the Dillingham fountain near Kaimana Beach, and then back down Kalakaua to the Waikiki Police Station. It is scheduled to end at noon.
Officers may participate in a canoe challenge in front of the Sheraton Moana Surfrider, then join Special Olympics athletes in games on the lawn at the Sheraton-Waikiki.
Conference speakers include Loretta Claiborne, a record-holding Special Olympics athlete whose story has been appeared on national television; and former Chicago Bulls basketball player Bob Love.
For more information, call Melissa Blake, special-event manager, at 943-8808.
Sun Yat Sen birthday observance planned
The birthday of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, credited for creating modern China, will be commemorated with speakers and a panel discussion from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's South Pacific Ballroom.Sponsored by the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Hawaii Foundation, the event, "Hawaii's Impact in Shaping Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Activities and Modern China," is free and open to the public.
The statesman was born Nov. 12, 1866, and died in 1925.
Topics to be discussed include the role that Hawaii academic institutions, including Iolani, Punahou and Mid-Pacific Institute, played in his life; leaders and supporters who influenced his worldview; and the Western model of democracy that he witnessed in Hawaii.
The program, coordinated by the NorthEast Asia forum, will include a comprehensive exhibit, artifacts and materials related to his work.
For information, call Janis Koh or Bernice Bowers at 536-1539.
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>> The identities of Lt. Gen. James Campbell and Lt. Gen. E.P. Smith were switched in a photo caption on Page A3 in yesterday's afternoon editions. Also, a Page A1 photo promo to the A3 article was of Smith, not Campbell. Corrections and clarifications
>> The full name of the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service was incorrectly reported as the National Environmental Satellite Service in a Page A3 article on Saturday.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
HONOLULU
2 men critically hurt in traffic accidents
Two men remained in critical condition this morning at Queen's Medical Center with serious injuries received in separate traffic accidents yesterday.An 82-year-old man, passenger in a 1996 white Toyota Corolla driven by his 79-year-old wife, was injured in a two-car collision about 8:26 a.m. in Moanalua.
Police said a 40-year-old Aiea woman driving a 1994 maroon Chrysler sedan made a left turn off Jarrett White Road onto Mahiole Street and collided into the Corolla.
The elderly man, who was not wearing a seat belt, crashed into the windshield and suffered severe head injuries, police said. His wife suffered facial abrasions from the deployed airbag and pain to her left leg, but she refused medical treatment.
Then about 7:20 p.m., a 29-year-old man was injured on the H-1 Freeway near Gulick Avenue overpass.
Police said witnesses saw the man trying to cross the freeway from the makai side to the mauka side. But shortly afterward, he was lying on the ground and was struck by a vehicle traveling west on the freeway's center lane.
WINDWARD OAHU
Grandson arrested in Lanikai auto theft
Police arrested a 19-year-old Kaneohe man and three of his friends yesterday for allegedly stealing his 80-year-old grandmother's car earlier in the day.An officer checking the Lanikai boat ramp at 12:20 p.m. yesterday became suspicious when he saw the four men seated in the car, police said.
When the officer ran a check on the car, he discovered the 2001 Honda four-door sedan was stolen, police said.
Police said the grandson and three men in their early 20s were arrested on suspicion of detaining property stolen during a burglary of the woman's Kahala home.
