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Police forensics program seeking students
The Honolulu Police Department is taking applications for its Forensics for Students program.HPD's Scientific Investigation Section has developed a weeklong summer program for high school students to observe and participate in applications of practical forensic science.
The program will cover topics such as evidence collection, DNA/serology, drug analysis, composite drawing, firearms and ballistics.
The program will run June 28 to July 2, and is open to freshmen, sophomores and juniors who have a strong interest in forensic science, and have taken physical or life sciences, computer science, mathematics or art.
They must also plan to pursue a science-related discipline at the college level. If selected, neighbor island students must make their own living, food and transportation arrangements.
For more information or to receive an application, visit www.honolulupd.org or call the HPD photo lab at 529-3194.
Deadline for applications is March 31.
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By Star-Bulletin staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man's death on Maui deemed an accident
WAILUKU >> Maui police detectives have classified the death of a man whose body was found near an irrigation flume in Happy Valley as an accident.Police Lt. Glenn Cuomo said yesterday that preliminary autopsy results showed no signs of foul play.
Cuomo said detectives believe the man may be a 56-year-old Kahului resident and are planning to examine fingerprints to make a determination today.
Cuomo said the body, found by a male resident Saturday night, may have been washed down by flood waters.
Canadian girl returns home after car crash
WAILUKU >> A 13-year-old Canadian girl who had been listed last week in critical condition after a traffic accident on Maui has been released from the hospital.Police Lt. Jeffrey Tanoue said the girl was released from Maui Memorial Medical Center on Monday and has returned to McBride, British Columbia, with her family.
The girl's brother, 23-year-old Tyler Froese, died after the van he was riding in was hit on its right side by a car at the intersection of Dairy Road and Hana Highway in central Maui the night of March 4.
Tanoue yesterday said investigators are awaiting toxicology tests to determine if drugs or alcohol might have been contributing factors in the crash.
Hilo house fire causes $30,000 in damage
HILO >> Fire caused $30,000 in damage to a Hilo home yesterday, but firefighters were able to save most of the two-story building, Hawaii County Fire Department officials said.The cause of the fire at the 2070 Kaumana Drive home owned by Lloyd Hoshida was under investigation.
The home was occupied by Kirby Imai, but no one was home when the fire broke out about 1:52 a.m., the department said.
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Man found dead in car ID'd as Aiea resident
The city Medical Examiner's Office has identified the 44-year-old man found dead in his car at the Pali Longs Drug Store parking lot Feb. 28 as Kevin Johnson of Aiea.Johnson was found slumped over the steering wheel of his car in the parking lot at 1330 Pali Highway. The cause of death has not yet been released, but police have ruled out foul play. At the time he was found, police said items found in his car indicated that he may have suffered a drug overdose.
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