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Likelike repairs will close Kaneohe lanes
The state is closing the Kaneohe-bound lanes of Likelike Highway today and tomorrow for “emergency repairs,” because of damage caused by the recent storm.The lanes will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. between Valley View Drive in Kalihi Valley to Kahekili Highway in Kaneohe. The repairs require the use of a crane along the highway, according to the state Department of Transportation. Motorists are advised plan accordingly.
Fair offers health advice for seniors
The 10th annual PrimeTime Wellness Fair, for those 50 and older, will be 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Neal Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall.The free fair will feature medical and diet advice and health testing. Speakers will include Dr. Terry Shintani, creator of the "Hawaii Diet"; Dr. Kentaro Nishino, geriatric specialist from Kuakini Medical Center and the John A. Burns School of Medicine; and Dr. Kristine Nishimura, Hawaii Medical Service Association clinical pharmacist. Angela Baraquio, Miss America 2001, also will be a guest.
Free health screenings will be available for glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, hearing, breast cancer risk, body fat and bone density.
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[Taking Notice]
>> The University of Hawaii Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Roy and Hilda Takeyama, local business and community leaders, to establish a fund to provide direct support for students enrolled in the university's Academy for Creative Media. The program will support students at all 10 UH campuses with computer and software equipment and internships, among other things.>> John Spierling, a general partner of Associates Four development company, was re-elected chairman of the Honolulu Liquor Commission for 2004. He appointed Clyde Eugenio, a retired officer of Ironworkers Union Local 625, and Dennis Enomoto, vice president of commercial industrial sales for PY Inc. and a real estate salesman, as co-vice chairmen.
>> Fred White, of Kailua, has become the first Hawaii resident to be elected to the American Cribbage Congress's board of directors. He is the first person in the state to attain the rank of master, according to the congress, a national, nonprofit organization which sponsors more than 150 sanctioned tournaments a year.
>> The Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America has elected Rodney R. Shinkawa, retired president of First Federal Savings & Loan, president; Glen I. Sakagawa, of the U.S. Postal Service, council commissioner; Alfred Fernandes Jr., a Certified Public Accountant, treasurer; and Michael J. Fisch, of the Honolulu Advertiser, vice president and president-elect (2005-2006).
Other vice presidents include Don E. Carroll, Clinton R. Churchill, Thomas P. Contrades, Roger H. Drue, Raymond E. Engle, Robert H. Jones, Ronald K. Migita, William W. Paty Jr., C. Dudley Pratt Jr., Helen Shirota-Benevides, Charles A. Sted, Franklin M. Tokioka and Robert S. Hann.
Rees A. Falkner is Aloha Council Scout executive and CEO.
New members of the executive board include Melvin M. Horikami, Herbert K. Kaopua Sr., Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, Jerry Kramer, Scott D. Whiting and Charles D. Wurster.
>> The Mystic Lodge No. 2 of the Knights of Pythias of Honolulu, an international, charitable, nonprofit fraternal organization, has installed John A. Rodney as chancellor commander; Stephen A. Gelson, vice chancellor; Abraham Nahale'a, prelate; Henry K. Pikini, master of work; Cletus M. Ching, secretary; Willis B. Ward, financial secretary; William S.L. Lau, treasurer; Benjamin Sanchez, master at arms; William E. Holsomback, inner guard; and Rudolph H. McIntyre, outer guard.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffWINDWARD OAHU
Man allegedly attacks roommate with bat
Police arrested a 59-year-old Punaluu man Sunday for second-degree assault after he allegedly hit his 36-year-old roommate with a baseball bat.Police said the two men were drinking at home when the suspect became upset and struck the younger man with the bat twice about 7:30 p.m. The victim suffered minor injuries, according to police.
Police said the victim chased the suspect down the street, but the suspect did not leave the area.
CENTRAL OAHU
Woman, 28, charged in husband's stabbing
Police charged a 28-year-old Wahiawa woman with second-degree assault Saturday in the stabbing of her husband.Police arrested Anayansi Phillips after her hospitalized husband told police his wife had stabbed him.
Police had gone to the couple's apartment at 1830 Wilikina Drive at 12:47 a.m. Friday and found the 27-year-old husband with stab wounds to his arm and torso.
Bail was set at $25,000.
EAST OAHU
Outdoor outlet is cited as cause of home fire
A fire that heavily damaged a Hawaii Kai home owned by a retired firefighter last weekend started in an electrical outlet on the lanai, according to the Fire Department.Fire Capt. Kenison Tejada said homeowner Ernie Chan had two refrigerators plugged into an extension cord, which was plugged into the outlet.
Outdoor outlets are subject to corrosion because of weather conditions, resulting in more heat buildup, Tejada said.
The Fire Department is warning the public not to plug major appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators, into extension cords. Rather, they should be plugged directly into an outlet.
Tejada also encouraged residents to use smoke detectors, which may have helped in this case, although homeowners Ernie and Louise Chan were not home at the time.
Hiker rescued after 2 days on Makiki trail
Fire rescue crews said they picked up a hiker who may have been stuck on the Makiki Heights trail for two days.Honolulu fire officials said a couple were hiking along the trail yesterday about 4 p.m. when they heard a faint voice coming from below and called 911. Search-and-rescue crews arrived and found the victim about 120 feet below the trail.
Fire crews said the man reported having rib, leg and back pains. According to rescue crews, the man said he had been on the trail since Saturday but did not say how he got hurt.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Autopsy to be done on body found on Maui
WAILUKU >> A autopsy is scheduled for today on the body of a man found near an irrigation flume in Happy Valley on Maui.Police Lt. Glenn Cuomo said there was no obvious sign of foul play. He said detectives were still trying to identify the man, who was in his 50s or 60s.
He said the body, found about 100 yards makai of the bridge crossing Iao Stream, was found Saturday night by a male resident. Cuomo said the body might have been washed down by floodwaters.
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