Newswatch
TUGBOATS BACK TO SMOOTH SAILING
A Young Brothers Ltd. tugboat towed a barge carrying construction materials, canned goods, rice and other cargo out of Honolulu Harbor about 12:30 p.m. yesterday to Kawaihae, Big Island. It was the first sailing since a four-day tugboat strike ended Sunday, with unionized workers approving a four-year contract, 49-1. Young Brothers and Hawaiian Tug & Barge officials said the normal sailing schedule would resume tomorrow.
UH medical school renews accreditation
The John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii has received accreditation for eight more years.After considering placing the school on probation, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education sent a survey team to visit the school in early April. The survey team interviewed faculty and administrators, and reviewed a detailed report.
Its investigation revealed that the school had "come into substantial compliance with standards" related to all areas of concern, which included the number of faculty, adequacy and diversity of revenue, and appropriate funds for a medical library. The next complete survey will occur during the 2008-09 academic year.
"I'd like to commend Dean (Edwin) Cadman and the faculty and staff of the medical school for their efforts to address and resolve the issues brought forward by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education," said acting UH President David McClain.
Blaisdell to showcase disability technology
The latest information on assistive technology and services for people with disabilities will be presented Thursday to Saturday at the Tools for Life 2004 Expo at the Blaisdell Exhibition Center.The Disability and Communication Access Board will hold a day-long workshop for architects, engineers and other professionals from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday.
The cost for the guidelines seminar is $75, including continental breakfast and lunch.
An all-day federal update series on the Americans with Disabilities Act will be held Friday.
Free workshops will be held Friday and Saturday on assistive and information technology at work sites, home, school and the community. A free hands-on computer lab both days will demonstrate use of computers for teaching or facilitating living and work activities.
Also on those days, free seminars will be held on the civil rights law and services, including community rights and service options for people with disabilities.
Free workshops on Friday will cover accessible designs for physical environments and the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines.
For more information, call 586-8121.
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ACADEMIC AWARDS
>> Sandy Talioaga, of Farrington High School, is the winner of the 2004 Kala Ki'i Congressional Arts Competition for high school students in the 1st Congressional District. Her work won the "Best in Show" award and took first place in the 2-D Art category.She and her teacher, Lloyd Yamasaki, went to Washington, D.C., where her "Lili's Recycled Portrait" is displayed in the U.S. Capitol. She won a $3,000-per-year Artistic Merit Scholarship from the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Other winners in the 2-D Art category included Cody Naganuma, of Aiea High, who took second, and Ma Jemaima Domingo, of Farrington, third.
In photography, Samantha Boc, of Kaiser, took first place; Nicole Naone, of Kamehameha, second; and Kanoe Kaha'awi, of Kamehameha, third.
In computer graphics, Bryson Luke, of Kamehameha, took first; Katherine Tyau, of Kamehameha, second; and Nicole Hanabusa, of St. Andrews Priory, third.
>> Hawaii Baptist Academy's Interact Club received four out of eight awards at the District 5000 Interact convention in April, including the District Interact Citation, Community Service Award, Faculty Advisor of the Year and Rotary Advisor of the Year. Interact is a program of Rotary International, a community service club for youth ages 14 to 18.
>> The Pacific and Asian Affairs Council has awarded 20 public high school students $3,000 study-tour scholarships to China this summer. All scholarships have been funded by the Freeman Foundation.
Winners are Michelle Bagoyo, of Radford High; Runae Bedonie, of Kalaheo; Elena Brown, of Education Laboratory School (formerly the University of Hawaii Lab School); Jakob Bunker, of Kaiser; Krystle Corpuz, of Kahuku; Kristal Ann Daligcon, of Waimea; Be Thi Ho, of Education Lab; Anne Inouye, of Waiakea; Katasha Kuhaulua, of Waianae; Chris Lee, of Kalani; Janelle Marquez, of Farrington; Pamela Mizuna, of Kapolei; Jessica Nagasako, of Lahainaluna; Bradley Rasmussen, of Kahuku; Jasmine Shimabukuro, of Farrington; Israel Silva, of Kailua; Elizabeth Songvilai, of Kalani; Mercedes Tappe, of Education Lab; Jerrold Wu, of Education Lab; and Tracy Yeung, of McKinley.
>> Former University of Hawaii President Evan Dobelle has received the 2004 Distinguished Citizen Scholar award from the University of Massachusetts for his innovative public-private partnerships for neighborhood revitalization and his commitment to the liberal arts, research and technology.
"Taking Notice" runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Please send items to City Desk, Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana, Suite 7-210, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Police, Fire, Courts
By Star-Bulletin staffNEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Six-hour swim keeps Big Isle police at bay
Big Island police arrested a 34-year-old Kealakekua man for unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and resisting arrest yesterday after he eluded officers by swimming in Kailua Bay for about six hours.Police said Kona patrol officers and state Department of Land and Natural Resources officers approached the man about 9:05 a.m. near Keiki Pond.
To avoid arrest, the man jumped into the ocean and swam toward Kailua Pier.
Police went to the pier, and the man continued swimming into Kailua Bay.
Fire rescue personnel and Navy seamen from the USS Reuben James attempted to coax the man into their boats.
At 3 p.m. the man returned to shore, and after a brief struggle with officers, he was arrested, police said.
Three patrol officers and the suspect suffered minor injuries on the slippery lava rocks.
The suspect and an officer were released after treatment at Kona Community Hospital.
The man is being held at the Kealakehe cellblock.
Police said there were two bench warrants -- one for revocation of supervised release and the other for contempt of court -- against the man.
CENTRAL OAHU
Knife-wielding suspect later dies in custody
Police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man who allegedly threatened some bystanders with a knife in Mililani.
Police said the man was observed by bystanders acting disorderly about 7:30 p.m. near Kipapa Park on Kuahelani Avenue.
The 2004 Hawaii Bobby Sox Tournament was being held at the park when some witnesses saw the man threatening bystanders with a knife as he walked on a sidewalk along Kuahelani Avenue.
A witness at Kipapa Park yesterday said he and two other men confronted the man and attempted to disarm him.
He also said the man also threatened to harm himself.
One of the men grabbed a baseball bat and knocked the knife out of the man's hand.
After the suspect was disarmed, the witness said, the man got on his knees and repeated, "Jehovah, save me."
Three men pinned him to the ground until police arrived, the witness said.
Police said the 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and was taken to the Wahiawa Police Station. The man lost consciousness upon arrival, however. He was taken to Wahiawa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy is expected to be performed today to determine the cause of death. His identification was not released.
Police said he was a Mililani resident who lived on Kuahelani Avenue.
Boyfriend charged in Wahiawa assault
Police recently charged a 34-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to kill her 2-year-old son.
He is identified as Andrew K. Powell, of no local address.
Police said Powell entered his girlfriend's Wahiawa home about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, violating a temporary restraining order. He held a knife against her throat and threatened to kill her son if she did not listen to him.
Police said the victim complied and entered his car, and Powell slammed her head against the passenger window.
The victim, 24, was able to flee when Powell went to check on a friend at a Pearl City apartment.
Powell was charged Saturday for kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree theft. His bail was set at $100,000.
WINDWARD OAHU
Man charged, 2 sought in robbery-kidnapping
Police charged one of three men who allegedly stole another man's vehicle and his clothing in Kaneohe.Police identified the suspect as Anthony K. Rodrigues.
A 22-year-old man reported on June 26 that he was robbed and kidnapped after he asked Rodrigues and two other men for directions.
The three men got into his truck after they offered to help him.
Police said the three men instead drove around the Windward area and eventually took the victim's clothes and truck.
Rodrigues was charged Friday for kidnapping, second-degree robbery and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. His bail was set at $75,000.
Police said they have another suspect in custody in connection with the kidnapping and are searching for a third suspect.
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