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Irish memorial is set to honor Donnelly
An Irish wake for longtime Star-Bulletin columnist Dave Donnelly has been set for Thursday.The memorial will start at 5:30 p.m. at Murphy's Bar & Grill, 2 Merchant St., according to Don Murphy, the bar's owner and a friend of Donnelly.
Donnelly died Jan. 24.
"Dave was very clear on what he wanted," Murphy said. "It will be an Irish wake, but the music, food and friends representing the many interests and people he held dear will range from the Irish, Hawaiian and his lifelong involvement with the theater."
Former broadcasting pal and showman Tom Moffatt will emcee the evening, which will include singer Jimmy Borges, Don Conover and a host of other local entertainers.
Murphy also noted that Donnelly's friends are developing a scholarship for theater students in his memory.
"Dave loved to watch young people coming up and sharing his love of the theater. This is a fitting honor for him, and we are pleased to pull it together," he said.
Donations for the scholarship fund may be brought to Thursday's event or sent to the University of Hawaii Foundation, noted as "Dave Donnelly Memorial," at P.O. Box 11270, Honolulu, HI 96828.
For further information, call Murphy's at 531-0422 or Sweeney Communications at 533-0033.
Funeral services have not been announced.
Pothole work goes on at several Oahu sites
City workers are continuing to repair potholes between Hawaii Kai and the Aloha Stadium as well as in Windward Oahu and Ewa.Nearly 28,000 potholes were repaired by the city between Dec. 1 and Jan. 22 after rain storms ripped up roads throughout Oahu.
The state Transportation Department is planning to repair more potholes on the H-1 freeway near the Pearl City area in two weeks during late-evening or early-morning hours.
Isle-named sub among 5 in building contract
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. >> Northrop Grumman Corp. and General Dynamics will share a five-year, $8.4 billion contract to build five Virginia-class submarines -- including one named for Hawaii -- for the U.S. Navy, Northrop Grumman said yesterday.The contract was awarded Thursday to a team consisting of Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector and General Dynamics' Electric Boat division in Groton, Conn.
It replaces a six-ship, block-buy contract announced Aug. 14.
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HONORS
>> Heather Moir-Dangler of Honolulu, president of The Moir Financial Team, has earned the Chartered Life Underwriter professional designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, PA. She is an 11-time National Quality Award winner and a New England Financial's Client Builder Award winner.>> Jennifer Barrett, a coordinator for the Hanauma Bay Education Program, has been selected as the 2003 Outstanding Volunteer Leader of the Year by the Network of Volunteer Leadership. When she assumed the position in 2002, the program had 50 volunteers, but now it has over 100 active volunteers who contribute 11,000 hours of service a year.
>>The Filipino Women's Civic Club has selected Abelina Madrid Shaw, chief of staff to Mayor Jeremy Harris, as one of its 10 Outstanding Filipino Women of the Year. She first served under Harris as First Corporation Counsel, then director of the Department of Community Services.
The club noted that Shaw was the first Filipino woman to hold the chief of staff position and one of the first Filipinos to be in the highest position of leadership.
>> Capt. Charlene Warren-Davis, the assistant chief of the Department of Pharmacy at Tripler Army Medical Center, has been named Army Pharmacy Junior Officer of the Year for 2003. The seven-year veteran was named to her present position in April 2003, and is in charge of daily operations.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffWAIKIKI
Police are looking for two suspects in connection with a Waikiki stabbing Thursday.
Police seek 2 suspects in stabbing incidentThe stabbing occurred at about 4 p.m. when a 31-year-old Kaioo Drive resident answered his door to two men, who police say were trying to burglarize the man's apartment.
When the victim tried to stop the men from entering his home, they stabbed him, police said.
The victim had multiple stab wounds when he was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition Thursday. He was later upgraded to guarded condition.
The suspects are in their 20s. Police said they each weigh about 160 pounds and are 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10.
HONOLULU
A 15-year-old Honolulu girl reported being sexually assaulted by her friend's 41-year-old father.
Girl says friend's dad sexually assaulted herPolice said the assault occurred in October, but was reported Thursday. Police are investigating the allegation.
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