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Isle group taking gifts for family of killed boy
The Visitor Aloha Society of Hawaii is accepting donations on behalf of the family of 3-year-old Ryker Hamilton, who died Thursday from head injuries during a whale-watching excursion.Rika Ikeda, executive director of the organization, said the Navy has also been helping the family since the boy's father, Ryan Hamilton, is in the Navy.
Ikeda said a spokesman for the family told her "what they really need is prayers to get them through this."
Checks may be made to Ryan and Rennee Hamilton c/o VASH, 2168 Kalia Road, Honolulu 96815. The Aloha Society can be reached at 926-8274.
State lowering level of Wahiawa Reservoir
The state Department of Land and Natural Resources will be working with the Dole Food Co. to drop the water level in the Wahiawa Reservoir.The current water depth is 80.3 feet above the original stream bed. Over the next three to four weeks, the water level will be gradually reduced to the desired level of 72.5 feet.
Area residents will not see a sudden drop in the lake level. Downstream communities may notice water flow in the Kaukonahua stream.
Lake Wilson is currently brown from silt runoff, a natural condition after the recent heavy rainfall.
ACT test set for Feb. 7 for high school kids
The next national American College Testing assessment test date for college-bound students is Feb. 7; registration forms must be postmarked by Friday.The late registration deadline is Jan. 16, with an additional fee charged. Registration packets can be obtained from high school guidance counselors.
Students can also register online at www.act.org, which also has sample test questions and a link to a free financial aid calculator. The test fee is $26.
ACT scores are accepted by virtually all colleges and universities in the nation. The test measures a student's academic achievement in English, reading, math and science.
Colleges use ACT scores, along with a student's high school grade point average and other information, to help determine admissions and course placement for new students.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHONOLULU
Eleven people were injured, one critically and 10 seriously, after a multiple car accident yesterday near the intersection of Likelike Highway and Kalihi Street.
Pileup in Kalihi injures 11, 1 criticallyEmergency Medical Services said the incident, which occurred at about 5 p.m., involved at least seven vehicles. Fire crews were called to the scene to extract a person pinned in a vehicle.
Likelike Highway between Kamehameha IV Road and School Street was closed in both directions for hours yesterday as investigators determined what caused the crash. Traffic was diverted during the closure.
The circumstances of the accident were not available yesterday, as investigators were still on the scene last night. But police confirmed that there was at least one head-on collision, and an EMS official said the accident looked to involve a pileup.
The critically injured patient, along with four people in serious condition, were taken to the Queen's Medical Center.
Two people each, all in serious condition, were taken to Kapiolani, St. Francis and Kuakini medical centers.
Officials said it was not raining when the accident occurred.
GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARBULLETIN.COM
Honolulu police investigated the scene of a pileup on the makai-bound lanes of Likelike Highway near Kalihi Street yesterday.
Police seek driver who hit pedestrian
Honolulu police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect in a hit-and-run near South King Street and Kahuna Lane.Police said a 57-year-old man was crossing South King Street outside the crosswalk at 11:22 p.m. Saturday and was struck by a car, which fled the scene. Police said witnesses described the suspect vehicle as a silver or white four-door car, possibly a Toyota, which was missing its right-side mirror as a result of the impact.
Police said the victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition. Anyone with information is asked to call police traffic investigators at 529-3133.
Homeless man held in stolen-check case
A 19-year-old homeless man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly trying to cash a stolen check at a Kalihi bank.Police said the man entered the Kalihi branch of the Bank of Hawaii and tried to cash a check at about 1:30 p.m. The account holder, a 64-year-old Ewa woman, said her checks had been stolen in a burglary.
The woman said she did not know the suspect and did not authorize him to sign checks.
Police arrested the man for second-degree forgery.
CENTRAL OAHU
Police arrested a 24-year-old Waipahu man Saturday after he allegedly assaulted his ex-girlfriend in Mililani.
Ex-boyfriend arrested in beating of womanThe suspect allegedly picked up the 21-year-old victim in Wahiawa about 9 p.m. Dec. 21 to talk about their past relationship and later took her to an apartment in Mililani. Police said the suspect and the victim got into an argument when he wanted to have sex.
The suspect allegedly struck the victim in the head several times, causing the victim to lose consciousness. Police said she woke up the next day on the side of the road near Leeward Community College. She was taken to the Queen's Medical Center, where a doctor diagnosed her with internal bleeding, a broken nose and a ruptured eardrum.
Police arrested the suspect on suspicion of first-degree assault.
HPD traffic stop leads to arrest in burglary
A 27-year-old Waianae man was arrested for burglary after he was stopped for a traffic violation early Saturday morning.Police stopped a driver after he allegedly committed a traffic violation along Luluka Place at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
Police noticed a purse in the car and questioned the driver. Police said the driver gave three different explanations and allowed the officer to check the purse.
Police found identification in the purse, and other officers were sent to the address on the identification. The resident, a 71-year-old woman, said her Waipio home on Luluka Place had just been burglarized.
Muddy footprints found inside the home matched the muddy shoes the driver was wearing, police said.
Police arrested the driver for burglary.
The case is pending charges.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Big Island police captured escapee Brian Lee Patrick in the Vacationland subdivision in Kapoho.
Big Island police nab escaped prisonerPatrick had escaped Thursday from Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo.
Police arrested Patrick at 8:35 a.m. Saturday.
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