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By Star-Bulletin Staff
[Taking Notice]
>> Eight charter schools, all based on Hawaiian culture, have recently received grants totaling $665,000 from Kamehameha Schools' Ho'olako Like program.Grants ranging from $34,500 to $153,600 were given to:
>> Kula Aupuni Ni'ihau a Kahelelani Aloha Public Charter School, Waimea, Kauai; Ke Kula Ni'ihau o Kekaha Learning Center Public Charter School, Kekaha, Kauai; Ke Kula o Samuel Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter School, Kailua, Oahu; Hakipu'u Learning Center, Kaneohe, Oahu; Ka'Umeke Ka'eo Public Charter School, Keaukaha, Hawaii; Halau Ku Mana New Century Public Charter School, Manoa, Oahu; and Kanu o ka 'Aina New Century Public School, Waimea, Hawaii.
>> Owen Martel, of Honolulu, is the Hawaii winner in the 16th annual National Peace Essay Contest sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. He won a $1,000 scholarship.
>> Rob James, a graduate geography student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, has received the 22nd Annual National Geographic Award in Cartography at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in New Orleans.
James was recognized for his map of the 1795 Battle of Nuuanu, in which the victorious Kamehameha I established his rein as king of the Hawaiian Islands. He received a $1,200 prize and map products.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffNORTH SHORE
Kailua man identified in motorcycle accident
The Honolulu Medical Examiner has identified the man who died Sunday after crashing his motorcycle in Waialua as George Keough, 58, of Kailua.Police said Keough was on an S-curve on Kaukonahua Road when his motorcycle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a sport utility vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.
LEEWARD OAHU
Aiea High School fire considered deliberate
Fire officials believe a fire at Aiea High School's administration building yesterday was intentionally set."The fire investigator found evidence of an ignitable liquid," said Capt. Kenison Tejada, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman.
The fire, with estimated damage of $15,000, seems to have begun outside of building near the main entrance, Tejada said.
Firefighters from the Aiea Fire Station, which is across the street from the school, responded to the 3:10 a.m. alarm. The fire was brought under control within 10 minutes and extinguished at 5:40 a.m.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Help sought in finding wanted man in Kona
Big Island police are seeking the public's help in locating a 40-year-old man wanted for questioning in the burglary of a business in the Kaloko Light Industrial Area.
The man was identified as Lewis Glenn Cooper, of no permanent address in Kona. Cooper is described as being a Caucasian, 5 feet 8 inches in height, weighing about 155 pounds and having blue eyes and light brown hair.
Cooper is considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call Detective Gary Souther, of the Kona Criminal Investigation Section, at 326-4231 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.
Those who wish to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
