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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin Staff
Harris funding inquiry leads to another arrest
The city prosecutor's investigation into Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris' political campaign has netted another arrest.Honolulu police yesterday booked Hawaii Kai resident Sam Hyun on suspicion of money laundering, making a false-name campaign donation and illegal ownership of a business.
The 43-year-old Hyun, an engineer with W.A. Hirai & Associates, was not charged and was released pending investigation.
State Campaign Spending Commission records show that Hyun gave $3,000 to the Harris campaign in 1999.
Last week, police arrested five local residents as part of its investigation into the Harris campaign. The suspects included two executives with city contractors R.M. Towill Corp. and Edward K. Noda & Associates Inc.
Traveling pets may face shorter quarantine
Having shortened quarantine times for mainland pets moving to Hawaii, the state now is looking to shorten the wait time for Hawaii pets making round-trips out of state.Yesterday the state Board of Agriculture proposed quarantine rule changes that would reduce to 14 days a now-120-day waiting period after a Hawaii pet complies with other requirements, said James Foppoli, state veterinarian.
To qualify for the proposed shorter waiting period, a Hawaii pet must have had two vaccinations (no closer than 90 days apart), a blood test that confirms the vaccines worked and an implanted microchip for identification, Foppoli said.
Liquor commission fines local hostess bar
The Honolulu Liquor Commission has fined a Kapiolani hostess bar $29,600.According to a news release by the commission, Club New Office, 1376 Kapiolani Blvd., pleaded no contest to dozens of violations including fondling, having a nonregistered employee under 18 years of age and employees accepting gifts from customers while on duty.
The ruling came Thursday during the commission's first meeting of the new fiscal year, which began July 1.
Club New Office had pleaded no contest to the violations during a meeting on June 19.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHONOLULU
Police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration were looking for Eric Mark Collier, 37, one of two men charged with attempting to distribute $1.2 million in crystal methamphetamine last week.
Police seek 2nd suspect in crystal meth caseAccording to an affidavit filed in federal court Monday, Collier and Shayne Crisolo, 39, were observed Thursday in possession of a television set that had nearly 9 pounds of crystal meth, or "ice," hidden inside. Police arrested Crisolo later in Kalihi but said Collier's whereabouts were unknown.
According to state records, Collier has 12 convictions, seven of which are for felony offenses. Crisolo has 48 convictions, with seven of those also for felony offenses.
NORTH SHORE
Police arrested a Kahuku man who said he was demonstrating how to load a gun when it went off and killed his co-worker yesterday.
Man's fatal shooting allegedly an accidentHonolulu police said the shooting occurred at 9:30 a.m. at 56-350 Kamehameha Highway. The suspect, 53, told police that the .38-caliber revolver went off while he was showing the 52-year-old victim how to load it. The victim was shot in the chest.
Police said the suspect put the victim in his truck and drove to Kahuku Hospital. The victim was airlifted to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition and later died of his injuries at 2:10 p.m. After the victim's death, the suspect was arrested for second-degree attempted murder.
WAIKIKI
Police are looking for two men who robbed a taxi driver of his cell phone yesterday.
2 suspects assault and rob cab driverPolice said the victim, a 58-year-old man, picked up the suspects in Waikiki at 2:20 p.m. and was told to take them to Makiki. During the trip, police said, the victim started feeling uncomfortable and told the suspects to get out of his cab.
One suspect then grabbed the cabbie from behind while the second punched his face numerous times, police said. One suspect then took the victim's cell phone and both fled, police said.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
WAILUKU >> An 18-year-old Kahului resident died after a one-car accident yesterday.
Kahului man, 18, dies after car hits treeRyan Racadio was driving a car north on Wailea Alanui Road when the vehicle went off the road and struck a tree at 12:36 a.m., Maui police Sgt. Stacey Yamashita said.
Racadio was transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. Yamashita said Racadio was wearing a seat belt.
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