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Remains of eight American soldiers missing in action from the Korean War arrived at Hickam Air Force Base yesterday. Servicemen from the different armed forces carried the caskets off of the airplane. The remains will be taken for identification by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command.
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Former U.S. Rep. Saiki on East-West board
Former U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki has been named to the East-West Center board of governors.Saiki takes one of five board positions appointed by the U.S. secretary of state.
The former Hawaii Republican Party chairwoman served two terms in the U.S. House before running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate. She also has served as the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Before her federal service, Saiki served as a Republican legislator in the state House and Senate.
Also named to the center's board by Colin Powell were former Sen. William Roth Jr. of Delaware; Tai-Young Lee, president of PTC International Inc., a marketing firm in Baltimore; and Albert Chang of San Francisco, president of Eastern Sea Inc.
One more national member of the board is still to be named. The board is expected to vote next week on a new chairman. The former chairman, former Gov. George Ariyoshi, was not reappointed to the EWC board.
Army extends deadline for input on Stryker
The Army is giving the public 45 more days to review and comment on its plan to transform the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade into a home for the military's new fast-moving Stryker brigade, military officials said yesterday.The deadline was extended from Nov. 19 to Jan. 3 after people at three public meetings on Oahu complained last week that they were not given enough time to review the draft environmental impact statement, "so we decided to go ahead and do that rather than wait for the end of the comment period," said 25th Division spokesman Troy Griffin.
To make Hawaii bases suitable for the brigade, changes would be required at the Big Island's Pohakuloa Training Area and Oahu's Schofield Barracks, Dillingham Military Reservation, Kahuku Training Area, Kawailoa Training Area and Wheeler Army Airfield.
UH-Hilo gets grant for Hawaiian language
HILO >> The Hawaiian language program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has been awarded a three-year, $778,291 grant to develop early childhood reading materials in Hawaiian.The money, awarded under the federal Education of Native Hawaiians Program, will be used to create programs and materials for children in kindergarten through third grade, according to the Hale Kuamoo program at the university.
The objectives are to create story books, to expand a pilot reading program at the Nawahiokalaniopuu-Iki Charter School and to evaluate the project, said Hale Kuamoo Director Keiki Kawai'ae'a.
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[Taking Notice]
>> The following members and alternates were recently selected for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council:Citizen-at-Large member Kem Lowry and alternate Sean Naleimaile; Conservation member Linda Paul and alternates Julie Leialoha and Jessica Wooley; Education member Gail Grabowsky and alternate Gail Clarke; Ocean-related Tourism member Birgit Winning and alternate Matthew Zimmerman; Recreational Fishing member Rick Gaffney and alternate Rick Hoo; and Research members William Gilmartin and Cynthia Hunter and alternates Catherine Courtney and William Worcester.
Vacancies remain for a native Hawaiian representative and a research alternate.
>> Mid-Pacific Institute senior Alex Gotay, the first Hawaii musician to perform on Public Radio International's program "From the Top," will receive a $7,500 scholarship from the New England Conservatory for music study.
A trumpeter, Gotay played the first movement of the Kennan Sonata for Trumpet and Piano, accompanied by pianist Christopher O'Riley on the program, which aired Oct. 25.
"From the Top" showcases exceptional pre-college classical musicians.
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Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffLEEWARD OAHU
2 men are arrested in weekend shooting
Honolulu police arrested two men yesterday following a fatal shooting in Pearl City Saturday but are still looking for witnesses.
CORRECTION
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003>> The passenger in a car who was shot dead Saturday night in the parking lot of the Pearl City Longs Drug Store was 26 years old. A police brief on Page A4 in yesterday's early edition incorrectly stated he was 36.
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 arrested a 22-year-old male and a 26-year-old male at separate locations in Waipahu. One suspect was arrested on suspicion of murder, and the other on suspicion of attempted murder.
Police are still looking for anyone who saw what happened at about 9:50 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Longs Drug Store at 850 Kamehameha Highway. The shootings started after an argument between two men in a white Honda and two males standing in the parking lot, according to police.
One of the males standing outside allegedly fired six shots into the car, fatally wounding the 36-year-old passenger and critically wounding the driver, 24, police said. Police said the passenger was shot again as he ran.
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARBULLETIN.COM
A firefighter sprayed water yesterday on the burned-out roof of a home on Ainanui Loop in Pearl City. Damage to the home and its contents is estimated at $200,000.
Blaze burns roof of home in Pearl City
Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a blaze that burned the roof of a Pearl City home yesterday.The fire at 98-814 Ainanui Loop was reported at 12:27 p.m. and brought under control by firefighters in about 15 minutes. Damage to the home and its contents was estimated at $200,000.
Fire officials said that when the blaze started, roofers were eating lunch at the home. No injuries were reported.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Isle hunter finds body of man off road
Big Island police are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found Sunday off Saddle Road near the 12-mile marker.A hunter discovered the body while he was searching for a missing dog, police said. An autopsy has been scheduled for tomorrow to determine the victim's cause of death.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jason Cortez, of the Hilo Criminal Investigation Section, at 961-2255. Calls also may be made to Hilo CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 or West Hawaii CrimeStoppers at 329-8181.
NORTH SHORE
Information sought on death in Haleiwa
Honolulu police are asking for the public's help locating witnesses and identifying a suspect in the death of a 38-year-old man in Haleiwa Sunday morning.
CORRECTION
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003>> A man who died after a fight in the parking lot of Haleiwa Joe's restaurant on the North Shore was 40 years old. A police brief on Page A4 in yesterday's early edition incorrectly stated he was 38.
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 said that at 1:45 a.m. several men were arguing with the victim in the parking lot of Haleiwa Joe's at 66-011 Kamehameha Highway. One of the men punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall backward and strike his head. The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died.
The suspect is described as a man in his 20s, about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 160 to 180 pounds, with a muscular build. He was last seen wearing a fishing hat, white T-shirt and jeans and left the scene in what was described as a white Toyota truck.
Anyone with information may contact Detective Sheryl Sunia at 529-3166. Anonymous calls may also be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or by dialing *CRIME on a cellular telephone.
EAST OAHU
Firefighters squelch Koko Crater hot spots
More than two dozen Honolulu firefighters spent yesterday putting out hot spots left over from Sunday's 100-acre brush fire on the slopes of Koko Crater.Fire officials said the department's helicopter did water drops on still-smoldering areas to make sure the embers did not blow anywhere else.
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