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By Star-Bulletin Staff
Couple who lost 3 sons will speak on tolerance
A Maui couple who lost their three sons to HIV/AIDS and violence within eight years have turned their tragedy into lessons they share on appreciating life and others around us.Nationally renowned speakers Alexander and Jane Nakatani will speak on issues of diversity, tolerance, family and communication at the University of Hawaii-Manoa Campus Center Ballroom 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Nakatanis are featured in the book "Honor Thy Children," by Molly Fumia, and formed a nonprofit corporation in 1999 to promote the acceptance of human diversity.
The event will be the first in the "UH Breaking Bread Together to Make a Difference Speakers Series," which was established to provide opportunities for self-improvement and to create a positive atmosphere on the UH campus and throughout the community.
It is presented by the UH Counseling and Student Development Center and Co-Curricular Activities, Programs & Services.
Registration, which includes lunch, is $35.
For more information and to register, call Michi Fu at 956-7927.
For information about the Nakatanis, go to www.honorthychildren.org.
3-day Barboza events help Special Olympics
The First Hawaiian Bank Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Torch Run will be held tomorrow to Friday on Oahu to raise funds for Special Olympics Hawaii.The run, supported throughout the state by thousands of police and military personnel, is named in memory of Troy Barboza, a Honolulu police officer killed in the line of duty. He was also a Special Olympics coach.
The opening rally will be from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. on the front steps of HPD headquarters at 801 S. Beretania St. and is open to the public.
Guest speakers will include Honolulu Police Chief Lee Donohue. A torch lighting and start of the motorcade will follow. The motorcade will end at Saturn of Honolulu at 2901 N. Nimitz Highway about 2 p.m.
On Thursday, runners will meet at the First Hawaiian Bank Plaza at King and Bishop streets in downtown Honolulu at noon for a program.
On Friday, runners will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Fort DeRussy in Waikiki and will be expected to arrive at Les Murakami Stadium at the University of Hawaii-Manoa at 7:15 p.m.
[ TAKING NOTICE ]
>> Kenneth G. Cassman, professor and head of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska, has been selected as the 2003 outstanding alumnus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources.He received his master's and doctoral degrees in 1977 and 1979. Cassman has achieved international recognition for contributions to sustainable food production in developing countries.
>> Hawaii Pacific University gave its 15th Annual Hawaii High School Writing Award Competition first-place honor to Jeffrey Todd Lawi, of Iolani, who received a cash award and tuition waiver worth more than $8,000. The other winners are Calla Lee Luera, of Keaau High School, Big Island, second place, with awards worth more than $5,000; and Allison Brown, also of Keaau, third place, with awards worth nearly $3,000.
>> Students from 14 public high schools competed recently in the inaugural Hawaii High School Business and Marketing Plan Competition.
In the Marketing Plan Competition, Waianae High members Jaycyne Raymond, Michael Holt, Nicole Delos Santos and Cordeiro Krystle won first place. Waipahu team members Roniel Magtanong, Zachary Manzano, Christina Lopez and John Balmonte took second place. Moanalua's team, including Ephraim Botala, Venus Bravo, Cody Matsukawa, Janine Supnet and Kimberly Sueoka, won third place.
In the Business Plan Competition, Kalani High took first, second and third place. First-place team members were Robert Fuke and Alexzis Fujiki. Second-place team members were Lily Lam, Erin Nakamoto, Christopher Takahashi and Michael Tom. Third-place team members were Hayley Natto and Marisa Nakama.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staff
WAIKIKI
3 teenage suspects held in man's beating
Police arrested three teenagers Sunday night in connection with the beating of a 27-year-old man in Waikiki.Police said witnesses saw the three suspects walk behind the victim on Kalakaua Avenue about 10 p.m., knock him to the ground and then kick and stomp on him. The suspects fled but were seen several minutes later at the Jack-in-the Box restaurant at 1922 Kalakaua Ave.
The witnesses called police and positively identified the suspects, a 19-year-old Kaneohe man, an 18-year-old Waianae man and a 16-year-old Waianae boy. They were arrested under suspicion of second-degree assault. The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.
HONOLULU
Man critically injured in fight with group
Police are looking for four or five suspects who severely beat a 21-year-old visitor early Saturday.The victim, from California, was outside the Blue Tropix Restaurant and Nightclub at 1700 Kapiolani Blvd. after closing about 2 a.m. when he got into a fight with a group of males. A friend told police he pulled the victim away and that the two ran toward Atkinson Drive.
Police said the suspects located the two at the intersection of Kona Street and Atkinson Drive where they hit and kicked the victim until he was unconscious. The suspects fled in a blue Dodge PT Cruiser. The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Boy, 2, left in the care of older sibling, drowns
HILO >> A 2-year-old Big Island boy apparently drowned Sunday in a shallow water catchment tank when left in the care of an older sibling, police said.The child was identified as Keoni Pagan, of Paradise Park subdivision. The boy's mother, Sunday Rathbone, 20, found the child under the surface of the 18-inch-deep water after leaving the area for a few minutes, police said.
The incident was reported at 2:20 p.m. Arriving authorities found neighbors unsuccessfully attempting to revive the boy. He was declared dead later at Hilo Hospital.
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