Washington Place open house planned
Gov. Linda Lingle will host an open house Sunday at Washington Place so that the public can help her celebrate her first Christmas there.The event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will include holiday entertainment, a visit by Santa Claus and treats for children. Donations of canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank are welcome but not required. Admission is free.
The public should enter Washington Place, 320 S. Beretania St., through the Beretania Street gate. Free public parking will be available in the Department of Health parking lot on Miller Street.
Lingle is the first governor to not live inside Washington Place, which had long been the home of Hawaii's governors and their families. She has decided to live in the newly built $1.2 million governor's residence on the grounds of Washington Place. The effort to build the home -- private money was raised for it -- was spearheaded by former first lady Vicky Cayetano.
Plans are to turn Washington Place into a museum and use it mainly for ceremonial events.
Mom gets 5 years in jail for violating parole
Circuit Judge Michael Town sentenced a mother of five Thursday to five years in prison for violating her probation.Laurie Anne Apolo, 24, was on probation for two counts of second-degree theft stemming from a welfare fraud case and two drug offenses in an unrelated case.
Apolo violated several conditions of her parole, including failing to report to her probation officer on several occasions, failing to perform community service or make restitution, and testing positive for drugs, according to acting State Attorney General Thomas Keller.
Iolani Palace opens for night tours twice
Iolani Palace will open its doors to the public for first-floor tours Dec. 27 and 28 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. to commemorate the birthday of Queen Kapiolani, which is Dec. 31.Self-guided tours of the galleries will be allowed.
The Blue Room, State Dining Room and Throne Room will be decorated with roses. The Blue Room will feature piano music by Anuhea Brown and Ron Miyashiro. A musical surprise is planned for the Throne Room.
The palace and grounds will be decorated with lanterns as they were during the monarchy period for evening celebrations. Musicians will serenade guests on the front steps. They include Kamalani, Nalani Olds and Van Diamond, and Mahiehie.
No reservations will be required. Guests will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information, call 522-0832.
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[ TAKING NOTICE ]
>> Chief Justice Ronald T.Y. Moon has been awarded the title of "Ali`i" and an honorary membership into the Most Noble Royal Order of Kamehameha I. He received the gold cape of an ali`i in a special ceremony in the Supreme Court courtroom. Moon is the sixth living non-Hawaiian with the title.
>>Hawaii Boy Scout Troop #4 has promoted to the rank of Eagle Scout Davin Char, David Chun, Gavin Mew, and Justin Mew of Hawaii Kai, and John-Carl Watson of Kahala. Only 4 percent of all Boy Scouts nationwide advance to the rank of Eagle Scout.
>>Kathleen Mitsuda and her art students at Stevenson Middle School in Honolulu are the top winners of the 2002 Mayor's Holly Award Grand Prize in the city's annual Honolulu City Lights wreath contest. Entitled, "The Giving Spirit," the winning entry depicted the importance of being generous throughout the year, and earned the class $200.
First place winners won $150, second, $100; third, $75, and Judge's Choice, $25, in other divisions of the wreath contest, including:
Adult Division--Harris Okuda, 1st; Debbie AhSing, 2nd; Arleen Angelo, 3rd; Arnold Van Fossen, Lily Maile Caban, Judge's Choice;
Theme Wreath--Momi Vincent, Susan Pacada, August Ahrens Preschool, 1st; Valerie Fernandez, 2nd; Jeanette C. Zane, 3rd; Ed Tayao, Kay Yoshida, Judge's Choice;
Children & Youth--Liz Santa Ana's Class 4A, Seagull Schools, Kapolei, 1st; Nicole Shodahl, Early Education Center, Nene 3, Seagull Schools, 2nd; Barbara Offermann, Early Education Center Class of Manukai Two, 3rd; Mrs. Okazaki's Grade 3 Class, Kalihi Uka Elementary School, and Ezra Teodoro, PUEO-6, Early Education Center, Judge's Choice.
>>Dr. Joe Young of Friends of Chinatown, and Chris Nakashima-Heise of the Downtown Business Improvement District, received certificates of merit from Mayor Jeremy Harris for their part in including Chinatown merchants and businesses in the Honolulu City Lights holiday celebration.
Academic awards
>>Lisa Fujita, 17, of Baldwin High School on Maui has been named Miss Outstanding Teenager of Hawaii, a scholarship award recognizing female teens who are involved in their community and are excellent role models. She won $2,500 in college scholarships, cash and prizes, and a trip to Montana to compete in the national competition next fall.First runner up was Lucy Wilson of Laie; second, Arielle Moire Selvage of Mt. View; and third, Heather Nicole Sales of Waipahu.
Special recognition was awarded to Fujita for Scholastics; Beverly Clement of Waipahu, Citizenship; Linda Liu of Waianae, Essay; Ritchilda Yasana of Maui, Courage; Selvage, Talent; and Hayley Fernandez of Kapaa, Enthusiasm.
For high achievement within their age groups, recognition was given to Venus Manuel Bravo of Honolulu, 17-18; Frances Won of Aiea, 15-16; and Wilson, 13-14.
>>KTUH, the radio station of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has received a national award from College Broadcasters, Inc. for producing the best public service announcement in 2002. The announcement was created by KTUH music director Allyson Ota, who also took first place for technical production in CBI's 2001 National Student Production Awards.
Other KTUH staffers were also finalists, including Barbie Wong, Best Feature Reporting; John Goya, Loriel Macalma, Best Technical Production; and Shaun Lau, Best Student Media Website. Goya and Ota were also finalists in the public service announcement category.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
LEEWARD OAHU
Pearlridge molester of girl, 17, sought
Police are looking for a man who grabbed a 17-year-old girl from Pearlridge Center and took her into the parking lot where he molested her in his car yesterday.The girl reported she was inside the mall when a man approached her and grabbed her by the arm about 5:15 p.m., police said. He led her into the parking lot and forced her into his car.
The girl told police he molested her, but he allowed her to leave after she struggled. He then drove off.
The girl described her attacker as Caucasian and in his 20s, police said. A description of the car was not available.
Nanakuli fire probed by police, fire officials
Fire officials said that an intentionally set fire in Nanakuli yesterday actually caused more damage than was first thought.Fire destroyed a two-story structure, which was under renovations, at 4:45 a.m., causing an estimated $40,000 in damage. Fire officials said initially the blaze caused $10,000 to $15,000 in damage.
Fire Capt. Clem Hew said the fire at 87-117 Kahau St. began inside the structure, and flames engulfed the building by the time firefighters arrived. Fire investigators found evidence of a break-in and arson. The case is under investigation by Honolulu police also.
Kalihi man arrested in fatal Waikele shooting
Police arrested a 24-year-old Kalihi man yesterday on suspicion of second-degree murder in connection with the shooting death Sunday night of another man in Waikele.The Honolulu Medical Examiner's Office identified the victim as 31-year-old Eugene Rios, of Waipahu. Rios died from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Police said the shooting occurred around 8:17 p.m. at the intersection of Lumiaina Street and Kamehameha Highway. Rios. Two other men had approached the suspect and four other men who were sitting in a vehicle at a stoplight and confronted them about a previous vehicle break-in, police said.
Police said one shot was fired, hitting Rios, who died at St. Francis Medical Center-West.
Police arrested the suspect at about 6 a.m.
WINDWARD OAHU
Police probe death of Waimanalo man, 28
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 28-year-old Waimanalo man this morning.Police have not classified the death as a homicide although the man suffered injuries from an early morning fight on Kamehameha Highway near Kahuku Hospital.
His injuries did not appear to be life threatening, police said, and someone dropped him off at the Kaaawa Fire Station about 1:30 a.m. Firefighters called for an ambulance, and he died while being transported to Castle Medical Center.
The man's name was not released pending notification of his family.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
HONOLULU
Police identify fatality in freeway incident
Police have tentatively identified the pedestrian who died yesterday after being run over by a pickup truck on the H-3 freeway as a 39-year-old Kaneohe man.They said he was walking on the right shoulder of the Kaneohe-bound lanes 3 1/2 miles from the Halawa entrance to the tunnel when the truck veered onto the shoulder and hit him. The man was pinned under the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 35-year-old Waianae man, was taken by ambulance to Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi where he was treated for shock and released.
Police said speed was a factor in the incident.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Maui drowning victim was from California
WAILUKU >> The man who was swept off a cliff on Maui has been identified as Patrick Kennelly, of La Cresencia, Calif.Kennelly, 30, was walking with his two brothers Sunday when a wave swept him off a cliff at Onolua Point at Kapalua. Authorities said the call was received at 12:55 p.m., and a rescue fire helicopter found Kennelly floating in the ocean at about 1:35 p.m. Sgt. David Lake said the waves were about 10 to 15 feet high.
