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By Star-Bulletin Staff
HMSA holds seminar on music and health
Dr. Arthur Harvey, University of Hawaii-Manoa assistant music professor, will conduct a public seminar on "Music as Therapy" from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday at the Hawaii Prince Hotel's Mauna Kea Ballroom.Harvey is an authority on music for special-needs individuals and therapeutic applications of music.
He has provided training in the United States and 23 other countries and is writing books on music and stress management and the music-brain connection.
He will show health professionals and residents at the seminar how music can influence health and wellness and improve learning and memory.
The Hawaii Medical Service Association is sponsoring the seminar as part of its Akamai Living program.
Akamai Living is a wellness program designed by HMSA and Health Plan Hawaii members age 55 and older.
State-backed bonds will help utility firms
The state Department of Budget & Finance has issued $66 million in refunding special-purpose revenue bonds.
CORRECTION
Wednesday, May 7, 2003» The state of Hawaii is not responsible for repayment of the special-purpose revenue bonds for Hawaiian Electric Co. and subsidiary Hawaii Electric Light Co. The bonds are insured by XL Capital Assurance, which would be responsible for payment of principal and interest due to bondholders if the utility firms defaulted. An article on Page A3 Thursday incorrectly said the state would pay if the firms defaulted.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at corrections@starbulletin.com.The sale will help Hawaiian Electric Co. and subsidiary Hawaii Electric Light Co. with the refinancing of revenue bonds issued in 1990 and 1992 at higher rates, Gov. Linda Lingle said yesterday.
Repayment of the bond obligations is the responsibility of HECO and HELCO, although the state would have to pay if for some reason the two companies defaulted.
The bond sale will result in about $22.5 million in gross debt service savings over the life of the bonds, Lingle said.
'Friends' star is most likely to wed on Kauai
LIHUE >> The rumor mill has narrowed the "most likely" participants in today's celebrity wedding on Kauai to "Friends" star Matt LeBlanc and his longtime girlfriend Melissa McKnight, and the location to a privately owned bluff above Anini Beach on the island's North Shore.Slipping away as possible candidates for the mystery wedding have been Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez and Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart. Another possibility -- Gwyneth Paltrow, who was seen shopping at the Safeway in Kapaa yesterday -- also appears to have been discarded.
The list of possible candidates has brought a herd of celebrity media to Kauai. There was a lengthy report Thursday on "Entertainment Tonight." At least two full-time reporters from People Magazine arrived yesterday.
Many visiting reporters busied themselves with writing down the registration numbers on the tails of a growing number of executive jets parked at Lihue Airport and checking them against FAA lists on the Internet.
Yesterday morning, a Lihue disc jockey scored a major scoop by announcing the name of the local bakery that will provide the wedding cake.
The baker would not reveal the names of her clients.
Harris still pushing his plan to raise city taxes
Mayor Jeremy Harris continues to talk about the city budget on two live call-in programs next week on 'Olelo Community Television.Both shows will run from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday on Channel 54. Viewers can call in questions to 547-7840.
Appearing with the mayor to discuss the city's budget, which is being considered by the City Council, will be city Budget Director Ivan Lui-Kwan.
Harris' budget plan for the next fiscal year calls for property tax increases totaling $23 million and fee hikes of $24 million to help balance the city's nearly $1.2 billion budget.
Members of the Council have criticized the tax and fee hikes, prompting the mayor to take his case to the public.
HMSA holds seminar on music and health
Dr. Arthur Harvey, University of Hawaii-Manoa assistant music professor, will conduct a public seminar on "Music as Therapy" from 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday at the Hawaii Prince Hotel's Mauna Kea Ballroom.Harvey is an authority on music for special-needs individuals and therapeutic applications of music.
He has provided training in the United States and 23 other countries and is writing books on music and stress management and the music-brain connection.
He will show health professionals and residents at the seminar how music can influence health and wellness and improve learning and memory.
The Hawaii Medical Service Association is sponsoring the seminar as part of its Akamai Living program.
Akamai Living is a wellness program designed by HMSA and Health Plan Hawaii members age 55 and older.
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>> Jim Barahal is the president of the Honolulu Marathon. His last name was misspelled on Page A3 of yesterday's early edition. Corrections and clarifications
>> Jason Perry is accused of killing Edward Fuller. Fuller was incorrectly identified as Mark Fuller in a Page A14 story in yesterday's early edition.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at fbridgewater@starbulletin.com.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHonolulu Police Department Crimestoppers NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Suspects in separate burglaries now in jail
Big Island police have arrested and charged a man and a woman in two separate burglary cases that took place earlier this week.In the first case, police charged Brualani Ann Mulleitner, 38, a Puna woman, with first-degree burglary yesterday. Police said they located a van that had been seen leaving after a burglary at a Hawaiian Paradise Park home. After obtaining a search warrant, officers recovered the stolen items in the van.
In the second case, police charged 39-year-old Jeremy Dean Calicdan, of Hilo, with two counts of first-degree burglary, one count of felony theft and one count of misdemeanor theft.
Calicdan was arrested after a Hilo woman returned to her upper Waiakea home on Wednesday to find a pickup truck parked in her garage.
The owner of the pickup truck told the victim he was looking for someone she did not know, then drove off with a female.
On checking her home, the victim found that several articles had been taken, and she notified police.
Police later located the truck, obtained a search warrant and found stolen items in the suspect's pickup.
Mulleitner's bail was set at $5,000. She is currently incarcerated at the Hawaii Community Correctional Center.
Calicdan is being held in the Hilo police cellblock in lieu of $26,000 bail.
EAST OAHU
Fight after school leads to teenage girl's arrest
Honolulu police arrested a 15-year-old girl yesterday who allegedly broke another 15-year-old girl's nose last month.Police said the both the suspect and victim were involved in a fight after school in Hawaii Kai.
The suspect was arrested for second-degree assault.
Woman claims driver sexually assaulted her
Honolulu police said a woman reported being sexually assaulted after accepting a ride in Chinatown on Thursday night.Police said the suspect took the victim to Sand Island and assaulted her at 10:45 p.m. No arrests have been made in the case.
