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By Star-Bulletin Staff

Sunset on the Beach at Queen's Surf

This weekend's Sunset on the Beach at Queen's Surf beach in Waikiki will feature the movies "Back to the Future" tomorrow and "Men In Black II" Sunday. The movies will begin at sunset.

Musical groups Coconut Joe and the Polynesian Cultural Center's International Promotion Group will entertain from 4 to 6 p.m. tomorrow, and B.E.T. and Hot Rain will perform from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Featured restaurants include Dixie Grill, Moani's Country Kitchen and Ba-Le.

For more information, contact 523-CITY or the Waikiki Improvement Association at 923-1094.

Kawainui Marsh volunteers needed

Volunteers can choose a variety of maintenance chores at Kawainui Marsh tomorrow: Removing hau brush, clearing a site for water catchment, working on a bird pond or caring for native plants.

Anyone interested in helping can gather at either Ulupo Heiau or Na Pohaku at 8:30 a.m. Bring lunch, water, gloves and be prepared to get "mucky."

For more information, contact Chuck "Doc" Burrows at 595-3922 or ahahui@hawaii.rr.com.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM The 50-foot fishing vessel Kolea ran aground yesterday on the reef about 800 feet off Diamond Head. Five crew members swam ashore after the 3:30 a.m. accident. The Coast Guard and the state Health Department planned to monitor the vessel in case of a fuel spill. Officials also were concerned about the vessel's fish cargo attracting sharks to the area.

CENTRAL OAHU

Traffic accident cuts power in Palisades

Power in Pacific Palisades was cut off for more than six hours yesterday morning after a car knocked down a utility pole near the corner of Komo Mai Drive and Waimano Home Road at about 5 a.m.

Ten Hawaiian Electric customers were without power while crews made repairs. The crews replaced the utility pole and a damaged transformer and restored electricity at about 11:30 a.m.

No one was injured seriously in the crash.

Waipahu juvenile accused of assault

A 15-year-old Waipahu boy was arrested for assault Wednesday after allegedly beating his neighbor for giving him "stink eye."

Police said the boy called the neighbor, a 31-year-old man, out of his home about 6 p.m. He then rushed at the man, punching him in the face and knocking him to the ground.

Police said the boy then kicked his neighbor several times, causing serious and substantial bodily injury. The neighbor was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released.

The boy was released without charges pending further investigation.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Big Island escapee is caught and charged

An escapee from the Hale Nani Correctional Center is back in police custody after his second escape in four days.

Douglas Cordeiro Jr., 21, escaped from Hale Nani on Sunday and was captured Wednesday after an anonymous tip.

Police said Cordeiro was arrested after police stopped the green van he was driving on Nene Street in South Hilo.

Police said Cordeiro gave the officer a false ID, but his true identity was discovered after he was taken to the police station. While at the station, Cordeiro escaped briefly but was captured in the police complex.

Cordeiro was charged with two counts of escape and one count of driving without a license. He is being held in the Hilo police cellblock in lieu of $4,000 bail.