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Hokule'a leaves for northwestern islands
After more than two weeks of waiting, the crew of the Hokule'a voyaging canoe set off yesterday morning on a 1,200-mile trip through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.The canoe departed at about 9 a.m. yesterday from Kauai with 13 crew members aboard, according to Polynesia Voyaging Society spokeswoman Elisa Yadao. The trip had been held up by weather and logistical problems.
The voyage to the older islands of the Hawaiian archipelago is being made in hopes of bringing back lessons on how to take better care of the main Hawaiian Islands.
"Our human societies are navigating off course," Nainoa Thompson, Hokule'a captain and navigator, said in a news release. "Learning to survive on fragile islands is a microcosm for learning to survive everywhere."
During the journey, the crew will speak to students several times a day via satellite connections.
Honolulu doctor faces tax evasion charges
A Honolulu doctor has been named in an eight-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury.Dr. Gregory Yuen was accused of failing to pay the Internal Revenue Service $117,326.70 in taxes he withheld from employee wages, U.S. Attorney Edward H. Kubo Jr. said last week.
The activity allegedly occurred from the third quarter of 1998 to the third quarter of 2000.
Each of the eight counts carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffHONOLULU
A hiker in his 80s was injured yesterday when he slid more than 60 feet down a steep incline, Honolulu fire officials said.
Elderly hiker airlifted off Manoa trailThe incident took place along the Manoa Cliffs Trail while the victim was hiking with a group. Fire officials said the victim slipped off the side of the trail and slid on his back until a ledge broke his fall.
One of the hikers had a rope and used it to get the victim back up the trail. However, fire officials airlifted the victim off the trail to be treated for his injuries. An ambulance took the victim to the Queen's Medical Center in serious but stable condition.
Man charged with assault of policeman
A 42-year-old man arrested in connection with a flurry of car thefts, carjackings and police chases in the Makiki-Punahou area Friday has been charged with two counts of assault on a police officer.John Gouveia, who is being held on $75,000 bond, was also charged with two counts of robbery and one count each of failure to render aid, car theft and for having an expired safety sticker.
Gouveia was arrested Friday afternoon after police found him hiding in the bushes near Punahou School.
A 33-year-old man also arrested in connection with the case has been released pending an investigation.
Police seek witnesses to hit-and-run
Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the driver of a pickup truck or sport utility vehicle that struck a 78-year-old woman in an accident on Lanakila Avenue Wednesday but failed to render aid.The accident occurred just after noon on Wednesday as the driver was pulling out of a parking lot at 1822 Lanakila Ave.
Police said the vehicle was a dark-colored Chevy or Ford.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call police traffic investigator Kevin Espinda at 529-3499.
CENTRAL OAHU
A Mililani woman told police that her boyfriend choked and punched her during a fight at 10 a.m. Friday.
Mililani woman claims boyfriend hit herThe woman told police she struck the man with a glass pot and he then threw a piece of the broken pot at her, cutting her nose. The woman was taken to a hospital for treatment. The man was later arrested, police said.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
A Big Island man was killed Saturday when he lost control of his motorcycle while traveling along the Mamalahoa Highway.
Big Isle motorcyclist dies in highway spillFire crews found the victim dead near the 93 mile marker at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. According to fire officials, the victim was heading south when he left the highway and crashed.
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