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LOCAL CELEBRITIES SERVING UP SMILES
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
McDonald's manager Janet Lau, KITV's Robert Kekaula and KKEA's Bobby Curran took orders yesterday from McDonald's customers Martha Yasuhara and Alan Lozier-Puu as part of World Children's Day. Ten cents from each meal order containing french fries will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charity until Sunday.
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Oahu residents cut water consumption
Oahu residents decreased water consumption by almost 7 million gallons per day during the week of Nov. 13 to 19.The island's overall water consumption fell to 153 million gallons per day, compared with 160 million gallons the week before, according to Honolulu Board of Water Supply statistics released yesterday.
Board officials said wet weather over the past week contributed to the decrease in consumption.
But they asked that residents continue to comply with voluntary restrictions released earlier this year, pointing to lower consumption figures last year at this time.
Board officials had set a goal of a 10 percent water-use decrease in early August, when they asked consumers to voluntarily restrict their irrigation and landscape watering to three days a week before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m.
Christmas Book Fair helps Waialua Library
The Friends of Waialua Library will hold a large Christmas Book Fair today and tomorrow featuring new books and CDs from Borders Books Music & Cafe, at discounted prices, as well as used books.The fair will run 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow on the front lawn of the Waialua Public Library.
Free hike will explore Kapaa Stream history
The Kailua Bay Advisory Council will conduct a community stream walk tomorrow at Kapaa Stream in Kailua.Ric Guinther and Bob Bourke will explain the stream's history and explore its water quality issues.
Walking shoes, hat, sunscreen and bug repellent are recommended for the free hike. To attend, contact Mike McMahon at 342-4548.
Talk to cover benefits of health care methods
Chiropractor Gary Saito and massage therapist George Davis will present a free public lecture at the Honolulu Medical Group Dec. 3 entitled "The One-Two Punch to Robust Health."Their talk, from noon to 1 p.m. in the third-floor conference room, will explain the role of spinal misalignment and muscle spasms in chronic pain and why massage and chiropractic care together can be effective for pain relief and control.
For more information, call 537-2211, ext. 581, or e-mail SamanthaS@honmed.com.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffACCIDENT HURTS
2 PEOPLE ON BIKE
FL MORRIS / FMORRIS@ STARBULLETIN.COM
A police officer investigated an accident yesterday in which a man and his grandson were struck by a bus, shown in the background, while they rode a bicycle across Kapiolani Boulevard at Piikoi Street. Both victims were conscious and in serious condition when taken to the Queen's Medical Center. Police said neither the grandfather nor bus driver were at fault.
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HONOLULU
Heart attack killed man before H-1 crash
The city Medical Examiner's Office said a 78-year-old man whose car crashed on the H-1 Saturday died of a heart attack.The man was identified as Edward Chui, of St. Louis Heights.
Witnesses told police they had seen Chui slumped over the wheel before his car hit the median near the University Avenue onramp about 9 a.m.
Second man arrested in taxi driver robbery
Police arrested a second suspect in the knifepoint robbery of a 70-year-old cabdriver in Waikiki.The suspect, a 25-year-old Iwilei man, was arrested Wednesday for suspicion of first-degree robbery.
Police said the two suspects robbed the taxi driver of his cell phone and cash on June 15.
The next day, police arrested a suspect they say had the victim's cell phone. The arrested man named the second suspect, who was located Wednesday, police said.
2 men allegedly try to use stolen check
Police arrested two men, ages 24 and 36, for suspicion of second-degree forgery Wednesday morning after one of the suspects allegedly tried to open a bank account with a stolen check.The man presented a personal check to the teller, who discovered the account had been closed, police said. The incident occurred 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the American Savings Bank at 1190 Dillingham Blvd.
Police said the man told them another man on a bicycle outside the bank had given him the check. An all-points bulletin was broadcast, and the second suspect was located.
Police arrested both men and released them pending investigation.
Airport traffic stop turns into brief scuffle
State deputy sheriffs said they arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly attacked two deputies during a traffic stop near the airport.The traffic stop took place on Wai Wai Loop. The suspect tried to escape on foot and then later got into a brief struggle with arresting officers on Wednesday morning, according to state sheriffs.
Sheriffs eventually arrested the suspect for suspicion of assault on a police officer, escape, resisting arrest and a drug offense.
LEEWARD OAHU
Boy found in fishpond accidentally drowned
The Medical Examiner's Office said the death of a 19-month-old boy found Nov. 10 in a shallow fishpond in Nanakuli was caused by accidental drowning.The boy was identified as Evan Cordeiro.
His mother found him in a koi pond about 12:47 p.m.
Fire in Makua Valley scorches 300 acres
Firefighters put out a brush fire that scorched about 300 acres in Makua Valley early yesterday morning, fire officials said.The fire was reported at 12:31 a.m. near Makua Cave.
It was extinguished at 1:17 p.m. No cause has been determined.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Suspects identified in car and house fires
Big Island police have identified suspects in a fire that destroyed a house and a car last summer. The case has been turned over to the county prosecutor's office.Two men and two women, between the ages of 21 and 32, allegedly were breaking into a car on Aug. 13 when they were caught by the owner. The suspects fled in another car, which was stolen, police said.
The suspects then drove to a Halai Street home, parked the car in the carport and set the car on fire, police said. The 80-year-old woman who owns the house was not home at the time.
Kauai teenager dies in single-car accident
LIHUE >> A 17-year-old Kalaheo boy was killed yesterday morning in a one-car crash, Kauai police said.The boy was driving alone when he apparently lost control of the car and hit a utility pole, police said. His name was not released.
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