Coast Guard to fetch drifting weather buoy
Weather buoy 51001, one of four positioned around the islands, is still transmitting data after breaking its mooring Friday and drifting 23 miles southeast of the mooring, the National Weather Service reports.The Coast Guard cutter KUKUI is to leave Friday to retrieve the $160,000 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration buoy.
The buoy, shaped like a ship, is anchored to the ocean bottom in water about 10,683 feet deep. It weighs 19,250 pounds.
The four buoys measure wind speed and direction, sea surface and air temperature, sea level pressure, wave height and wave energy at different frequencies. The forecast office uses the data for high surf forecasts.
Canadian premier will not resign after DUI
VANCOUVER, British Columbia >> A tearful, contrite British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell said Sunday that he will not resign after being charged with drunken driving on Maui.Campbell said he owed his family and British Columbians an apology and would have to work to re-earn their trust and respect. "Words cannot begin to convey the remorse and profound regret I feel for my actions," Campbell told a packed news conference.
Campbell was arrested and charged Friday on Maui, where he was vacationing. His mug shots were published across Canada and in Hawaii, and entrepreneurs have started marketing T-shirts, coffee mugs and tote bags emblazoned with his arrest pictures.
Campbell said he is a social drinker but that he will seek professional advice to determine whether he has an alcohol problem. "I will not drink again," he said.
Public invited to a talk on girls' self-esteem
JoAnn Deak, author of "Girls Will Be Girls: Raising Confident and Courageous Daughters," will give a talk on the subject at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Sacred Hearts Academy.Deak, a former administrator and psychologist for an all-girls school, is appearing at the invitation of St. Andrew's Priory School, Sacred Hearts, La Pietra and St. Francis High School.
She will offer practical approaches for parents and educators on issues such as girls' struggles with body image, self-esteem, intellectual growth and media messages.
The event will be held at the Sacred Hearts Academy Auditorium, 3253 Waialae Ave. The public is invited.
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AWARDS
>> State Sen. J. Kalani English, from Maui, was selected recently as a Fellow by the Flemming Leadership Institute, a program that trains state legislators who have shown superior leadership ability, dedication and commitment in their first or second terms in office. He is among 30 legislators nationwide who will receive leadership training.>> Joan P. White, a registered nurse, has been named executive director of the Hawaii Uninsured Project, which aims to help provide health insurance to the uninsured. White is a former vice president of Healthcare Association of Hawaii and a former executive director of YWCA of Oahu.
>> Consulting engineering firms Sato & Associates Inc. and Geolabs Inc. have earned the 2003 American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii Grand Conceptor Award. They collaborated on the Kamehameha Schools' Kunuiakea Athletic Complex, reducing the estimated project budget by nearly 50 percent. The award, representing the highest in local engineering excellence, acknowledged unique solutions that allowed the complex to be built on a steep mountainside.
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>> In the list of state legislators on Page A6 yesterday, Rep. Ezra Kanoho's photograph was mistakenly run in place of Rep. Sol P. Kaho'ohalahala's. Also in early editions, former Rep. Joe Gomes' photograph was mistakenly run in place of Rep. Tommy Waters'. Kaho'ohalahala's and Waters' photos are shown here. Also, in the list, Robert Bunda is in his third year as Senate president, and Calvin Say is in his fifth year as House speaker. Their leadership tenures were incorrectly reported. Corrections and clarifications
>> Former state Sen. Whitney Anderson says he did not receive results from political polls commissioned by the Bishop Estate (now Kamehameha Schools) in the early 1990s. A story on Page A1 Friday did not say specifically that Anderson had received poll results but may have left the impression that he did.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
LEEWARD OAHU
Waipio accident victim ID'd as Waipahu man
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified the 19-year-old man who died in a traffic collision in Waipio Saturday as Jason Bisarra of Waipahu.Bisarra was the front-seat passenger in a car that crossed the center line when it entered Waipio Uka Street from Lumikula Street and was hit broadside by a pickup truck. Bisarra was crushed on impact and died at the scene.
Police hold man after alleged threats to son
Police arrested a 44-year-old man Saturday after he allegedly threatened his 18-year-old son with a cleaver and a hammer at their Pearl City apartment.Police said the father woke up his son about 11:20 a.m. and accused him of damaging the laptop computer. An argument followed, police said, and the father allegedly charged toward his son with a "cleaver-type knife."
Police said the mother separated the two and took the knife away. Police said the argument continued, and the father grabbed a hammer and rushed toward his son. Police said the hammer was taken away during a struggle. Police arrested the father on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and abuse of a family household member. He was released pending an investigation.
CENTRAL OAHU
Kunia crash fatality was Navy seaman, 24
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified the Navy seaman who died Thursday after crashing his car near Wheeler Army Airfield as 24-year-old Scott Daniel Miller.Police said Miller was speeding on Kunia Road when he lost control of his car, which struck an embankment and went airborne. Miller was thrown from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. Police said he was not wearing a seat belt.
HONOLULU
Firefighters douse brush fire in Tantalus
Firefighters continue to monitor the remains of a brush fire in Tantalus this morning after the fire scorched about an acre of forest last night.The fire began about 6:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of Tantalus Drive. It produced a lot of smoke but did not pose a threat to residents or property, said Capt. Kenison Tejada.
The fire was extinguished about 8:30 p.m. but firefighters returned this morning to douse hot spots.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Forestry joins effort to contain Maui blaze
WAILUKU >> State forestry workers were joining county firefighters this morning to fight an expanding blaze close to a reserve with endangered plants and animals in West Maui.The fire had been contained after it burned about 25 acres of brush and eucalyptus forest on state land above Lahainaluna High School, acting Assistant Fire Chief Mark Paranada said.
The fire flared up and expanded, and additional fire-fighting personnel were being called today, fire officials said.
"We need to make sure this fire stops moving," said Glenn Shishido, the incident commander for the state forestry division.
Shishido said nine state workers were fighting the fire mauka of Lahainaluna High School and a crew of about 10 workers will be called in to assist them.
Paranada said the fire was in a relatively inaccessible area and would be dangerous to fight at night.
The fire was located at approximately the 1,700-foot elevation and the native reserve is located at about the 2,000-foot level.
Fire officials were called at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday about the brush blaze and had contained the fire by 1 a.m. yesterday, after it had burned about 12 acres of land. But the fire restarted and began moving up the mountain.
Paranada said three helicopters were dropping water from containers yesterday evening. Another helicopter was to join in the firefighting effort today.
2 teens still missing after several months
Big Island police are looking for two missing teenagers: One has been missing since August, and the other needs medication.
Derek Rapoza
William ElstonDerek Rapoza, 13, was last seen on Aug. 2 at his Hilo home. He is 5 feet 3, 115 pounds, with a slim build, tan complexion and brown hair with blond highlights.
William Chad Elston, 16, has been missing since Nov. 11 from his home in Orchidland in Puna. Police said Elston needs medication. He is 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, with a slim build, fair complexion, short brown hair and light brown eyes.
Anyone with information about either teen is asked to call Officer Peter Kualii at 961-2373 or 935-3311.
2-story South Kona home leveled by fire
CAPTAIN COOK, Hawaii >> A home owned by Kona community leader Arnie Rabin was destroyed by fire at about 6 p.m. yesterday, fire officials said.The two-story house in mauka South Kona, accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles, had collapsed by the time firefighters arrived, they said.
Damage was estimated at $290,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Man dies from injuries in single-car crash
Big Island police say a 41-year-old Puna man died Saturday at the Queen's Medical Center from injuries received in a one-car accident last week.
Police said Boyd Paradis of Nanawale Estates was injured Thursday when his 1987 Honda Accord went off Volcano Highway and crashed into a utility pole near Mountain View. Investigators said it appeared that Paradis was not wearing his seat belt and that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the accident.
Woman in fair condition after car lands in tree
WAIMEA >> The Kauai woman who plunged 175 feet off Waimea Canyon Road in her car remained in fair condition yesterday at the Queen's Medical Center on Oahu.The 42-year-old Poipu woman apparently failed to make a sharp turn in the road Friday morning and plunged off the road, fire officials said. Her car landed in a tree, and the woman was stranded for nine hours before she was rescued.
Two firefighters rappelled to the tree and secured the car to prevent it from falling farther and provided initial medical care, officials said.
Man disappears from his shoreline campsite
Big Island police are looking for a 56-year-old man who was reported missing in Kona on Saturday.
Michael Kelley: Last seen on the evening of Jan. 3 in Keauhou, South Kona.
Police said Michael J. Kelley was last seen at his shoreline campsite in Keauhou, South Kona, about 6 p.m. on Jan. 3. He is described as 6 feet, about 150 pounds, with a slim build, fair complexion, blue eyes and neck-length gray hair with some balding on the top.
Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Michael Silva at 326-4646 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
Car found burned out after auto shop theft
Big Island police want help solving the theft of two cars from a Naalehu repair shop on Sunday. Police said one of the vehicles, a maroon Dodge caravan, which had to be towed from the shop, was found destroyed by fire four hours later at Whittington Beach Park. The second vehicle, described as a gold 1990 Nissan Access four-door station wagon, was still missing.Anyone with information is asked to call police at 939-2520 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
Man dies from injuries in single-car crash
Big Island police say a 41-year-old Puna man died Saturday at the Queen's Medical Center from injuries in a single-car accident last week.Police said Boyd Paradis, of Nanawale Estates, was injured Thursday when his 1987 Honda Accord went off Volcano Highway and crashed into a utility pole near Mountain View. Investigators said it appeared that Paradis was not wearing his seat belt and that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the accident.
Police seek fugitive, 30, for contempt of court
Big Island police are still on the lookout for a 30-year-old man who has been a fugitive since July and is wanted on three warrants.
Alfred Keahilihau: Also known as Kaleo, has been wanted on 3 warrants since last July.
Alfred Keahilihau, also known as Kaleo, is described as 5 feet 8, 180 pounds, with a tan complexion, short black hair and brown eyes. Police said Keahilihau's last known address was on Pilipaa Street in Hilo.
Keahilihau is wanted on two contempt-of-court warrants and one warrant for failure to appear in court. Police also said Keahilihau is wanted for questioning in another incident, but did not provide details. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Greg Esteban at 961-2384 or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
