Newswatch
Sex offender indicted for jumping his bail
An Ewa Beach man who fled the state just before he was to be sentenced earlier this year for sex assault was indicted yesterday for first-degree bail jumping.Jovie Adora, 24, was arrested on Guam and returned to Hawaii.
He is serving a 20-year sentence for sexually assaulting four girls.
Bail jumping is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Prosecutors are expected to ask that Adora be ordered to serve the maximum term consecutively to the term he is already serving.
Deputy Prosecutor Scott Bell said Adora was free on bail and failed to appear for sentencing.
Adora had closed his bank account and boarded a flight to the Philippines.
Adora was captured only after a concerted effort by law enforcement, Bell said.
Authorities intercepted Adora when his flight made a brief stop on Guam.
At sentencing in October, Adora argued that he pleaded guilty to the charges and later fled because unnamed police officers had twice threatened to harm him and his family.
The court rejected his explanation, saying it lacked credibility and was unsubstantiated.
Conference will focus on health and culture
Health disparities and cultural barriers experienced by people served by community health centers will be discussed at the second annual Waianae Conference on Primary Care and Board Leadership Development today through Friday.Representatives from more than 20 community health centers in Hawaii, the Pacific and on the mainland were expected to attend the meetings at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and Ihilani Resort and Spa.
Making presentations tomorrow will be Joseph Gallegos, chairman, National Association of Community Health Centers, and Dr. Lupo Carlotta, commissioner of the White House Commission on Asian and Pacific Islanders.
The Native Hawaiian Health Centers will present an award Friday to Maj. Gen. Joseph G. Webb Jr. of Tripler Army Medical Center for supporting Hawaii Federal Health Care Partnership's Behavioral Health and Electronic Medical Records projects.
Those centers include Waimanalo Health Center, Hana Community Health Center, Bay Clinic and Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS
21 people arrested in police raids on Maui
WAILUKU >> Police arrested 21 people and seized more than $40,000 in cash along with firearms and drugs, after executing search warrants at 11 homes on Maui.Maui Police Lt. Jon Morioka said officers in Operation Kawele Hou, also known as "Clean Sweep," executed search warrants yesterday and Monday at five homes in Kahului and three homes each in Kihei and Wailuku.
Under the Hawaii Narcotics Task Force, law enforcement officers from Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island and the Hawaii National Guard's counterdrug unit participated in the operation.
Morioka said 20 adults and a female juvenile were arrested and released pending further investigation.
The arrests followed a two-month investigation led by the Maui Police vice division.
Other evidence recovered included an ounce of methamphetamine estimated as worth $9,000, seven ounces of cocaine worth $19,600, eight firearms and one silencer, six ounces of marijuana estimated at $2,400, 26 Darvocet pills, and a 1998 Volkswagen sedan, police said.
COURTESY MAUI POLICE DEPARTMENT
Maui police yesterday displayed guns, drugs and other items taken in a recent raid.
Police look for man sought on warrants
Big Island police are seeking the public's help in finding a 27-year-old man who is wanted for multiple outstanding warrants and other felony investigations.Police identified the man as Eric Young of Pahala. Young is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall, 189 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes.
Police said Young is possibly in Kau or the Puna district.
Anyone with information about Young's whereabouts is asked to call the Kau Patrol at 939-2520 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.
HONOLULU
Woman allegedly hits ex-boyfriend with car
Honolulu police arrested a 38-year-old Kaneohe woman after she allegedly hit her ex-boyfriend with a car.Police said that, according to the 34-year-old male victim, the suspect was retrieving some personal items from him at 12:45 a.m. yesterday when they got into an argument. The suspect drove off and allegedly hit the victim while he was crossing the street.
The victim was treated for minor injuries at Castle Medical Center and released. The suspect turned herself into the Kailua police station where she was arrested for second-degree assault.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers
