Grief survivors share coping strategies
A workshop for grieving persons, "Holidays, Grief & the Art of Coping," will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Koolau Golf Club, 45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe.Registration starts at 8 a.m. The fee of $25 covers the cost of registration materials, activities, lunch and beverages.
A panel of grief survivors will share their stories and coping strategies. Other activities will include audience participation in facilitated small groups, candle- and kite-making, Healing Touch/massage and a listening center, a labyrinth meditation walk and Rainbow Pigeons.
The event is co-sponsored by Hospice Hawaii, St. Francis Hospice and Williams Funeral Services.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
WINDWARD OAHU
House fire blamed on unattended cigarette
Honolulu fire investigators said an unattended cigarette in a garage started a fire that destroyed a home in the Pohakupu subdivision of Kailua yesterday morning.Firefighters were called to 1341 Ulupuni St. about 1:20 a.m. At home were five adults and two teenage girls who lived there, as well as a guest. A 19-year-old woman suffered a burn to her right hand.
Officials said the fire caused $270,000 in damage.
Police issue composite of car-jacking suspect
Police want help identifying a gunman who robbed a tourist of his rental car in Waimanalo last month.Police said the robbery took place in the parking lot of Mel's Market at 41-1029 Kalanianaole Highway on Oct. 29. The 42-year-old victim was waiting in his rental car for his passenger at 7:40 p.m. when a man approached the car, displayed a silver-colored handgun, and ordered him out of the car, police said. The victim complied, and the robber was last seen driving toward Makapuu, police said.
The victim returned home to San Diego and worked with police there to create a computer-generated composite of the robber, which was forwarded to Honolulu police.
The robber was described as in his early 20s, 6 feet tall, with slim build, brown eyes, and brown complexion.
Police said the weapon was likely a .45-caliber pistol. The stolen car is a 2001 gold-colored four-door Chevy Impala, license number JPU 600.
Anyone with information may contact Detective Taro Nakamura at 529-3382 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Aloha can also mean goodbye to your wallet
Big Island police are looking for a man who might have picked the pocket of a 91-year-old woman last weekend.Police said that on Sunday, the victim was approached by the suspect at the Waimea Post Office about 1:20 p.m. and greeted with an "aloha" and a kiss on the her cheek. After the suspect left, the victim noticed that her wallet had been taken from her purse.
The wallet, dark red with a checkbook inside, was valued at $80 and contained about $5 in cash.
The suspect was described as 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and pants and a dark-colored baseball cap worn backwards.
Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Mark Haggerty at 887-3080, the police non-emergency number at 935-3311 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
NORTH SHORE
Man says 9 firearms stolen in burglary
Police are investigating a report that nine firearms were stolen during a burglary of a North Shore home.A man told police he left his Sunset Beach home about 8 last night and discovered the thefts when he returned about 2:30 this morning.
