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Lecture will focus on Catherine the Great
Ruth Dawson, an author and professor of women's studies at the University of Hawaii, will speak Thursday on Catherine the Great, as part of the Downtown Speakers Program.The free talk will be held from noon to 1 p.m. at the American Savings Bank Tower (formerly the Pacific Tower of Bishop Square) at 180 S. King St., Room 807. Attendees are invited to bring their lunches to the brown-bag event.
Dawson's lecture is titled "Princess Di of the North; Rethinking Catherine the Great." She will discuss Catherine's spectacular and bloodless coup against her husband that brought her to the Russian throne for 35 years, turning her into a celebrity on the scale of Princess Diana.
The lecture will look at how and why that could happen in the 18th century without CNN or People magazine; what the consequences have been for the richest and most powerful woman in history; and what it means for our understanding of celebrity today.
For more information, call 956-5790.
DLNR fire prevention workshop this week
About 25 county and state firefighters will meet in Honolulu tomorrow through Thursday for a wild-land fire prevention workshop sponsored by the Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Wildlife.The training is the first of its kind in Hawaii in 10 years.
"Developing a top-notch fire prevention program in our state and counties will help us better educate the public about wildfires and, in the long run, help decrease the numbers of wildfires statewide," said Michael Buck, Forestry & Wildlife administrator.
Asian-American film to be screened at UH
A documentary that shows how the Asian-American community was affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks will be shown at the Architecture Auditorium at the University of Hawaii at Manoa 2-4 p.m. next Monday.The 69-minute documentary, "Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11," examines the economic downturn of New York's Chinatown, the plight of a South Asian cabdriver whose weekly earnings dropped by 75 percent, the selective detention of Islamic and South Asian immigrants and the memories of families who lost loved ones.
The documentary will also feature many philanthropic efforts of Asian Americans.
Vicky Shu, special-projects manager for the Asian American Federation of New York, is expected to attend.
The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Free parking will also be available on campus.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffCruise ship worker goes missing at sea
A crew member of a cruise ship was reported missing yesterday after it put in at Fanning Island at the end of a voyage from Hawaii, the Coast Guard said.Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Joseph Curcio said rescuers used a C-130 aircraft from Barbers Point to search for the man about 90 miles north of Fanning.
That was were the Crystal Harmony would have been shortly after the man was last seen about 1 a.m. yesterday. The ship put in about 7 a.m., and it was searched after the man failed to report to work two hours later.
The two-hour search covered 500 square miles yesterday, Curcio said. Rescuers were expected to spend about six hours searching for the man today.
The Crystal Harmony was also retracing its route yesterday in hopes of finding the crew member, who was seen on the ship's security camera going out on deck but not coming back.
Fanning Island is in the Republic of Kiribati, some 1,200 miles southwest of Hawaii.
WINDWARD OAHU
A motorcyclist was medevaced to the Queen's Medical Center in serious condition after he fell 25 feet yesterday while doing stunts at Kahuku Motocross.
Man in hospital after Kahuku bike accidentThe motorcyclist, in his mid-20s, was wearing a helmet at the time of the fall after 4 p.m., said EMS district supervisor Jason Kaneshiro.
WAIKIKI
Police are investigating a drowning yesterday at Kaimana Beach.
Male victim drowns at Kaimana BeachAt about 10 a.m., beachgoers saw a man floating face down near the Waikiki Natatorium about 30 yards from shore.
Police said the man, described as in his 30s, did not have a pulse and was wearing black shirts, black pants and shoes when he was brought to shore.
Lifeguards administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation but were unable to revive the victim. Police said there were no signs of foul play.
HONOLULU
Police arrested a 64-year-old Kaimuki man Saturday after he threatened a woman with a gun.
Argument in Kaimuki results in man's arrestThe suspect and the victim, 43, got into an argument at the victim's Kaimuki home about 8:20 p.m. Saturday. Police said the suspect left the home but returned with a gun.
The victim, who is an acquaintance of the suspect, called police after he pointed the gun at her and left.
Police found the suspect nearby and arrested him on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and firearm-related offenses.
Dead homeless woman found on Sand Island
The body of a 45-year-old homeless woman who had been living in Sand Island State Park was found there Saturday morning by an acquaintance, police said.At about 8 a.m., the acquaintance found her unresponsive, said Honolulu police Lt. Britt Nishijo. The acquaintance had last seen the woman about 9:45 p.m. Friday.
There were no signs of foul play, and the woman is not being identified pending notification of family, Nishijo said.
The Honolulu medical examiner's office is expected to determine today whether to perform an autopsy, a spokesman said.
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