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SPOTLIGHT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM
About 30 participants gathered at Honolulu Hale yesterday afternoon to march against domestic violence and in memory of Waipahu resident Stephanie Reyes, who was killed allegedly by her estranged husband, who then committed suicide, according to police.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHONOLULU
HPD releases sketch of bank robbery suspect
Honolulu police have released a composite sketch of the male suspect in the robbery of First Hawaiian Bank's Kahala branch at 1348 Hunakai St. on Friday.
Police said the suspect entered the bank at 1:20 p.m., passed a demand note to the teller, then fled on foot.
He is described as in his late 20s, about 6 feet tall, 150 pounds, with shoulder-length, dirty-blond hair, and may have a goatee.
Anyone with information may call robbery Detective Brian Johnson at 692-4602. Anonymous calls can be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Fire burns 200 acres in lower Puna area
HILO >> A brush fire burned about 200 acres in the lower Puna area south of Hilo yesterday, but officials said they hoped to contain it without damage to homes.The fire of unknown origin was reported at 12:48 p.m. in an uninhabited area between Black Sands subdivision and the Kalapana-Pahoa Highway, said Civil Defense head Troy Kindred.
Two helicopters, a bulldozer and more than two dozen firefighters battled the blaze. High humidity and' drizzle slowed the fire considerably, and officials said they hoped to contain it last night, Kindred said.
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