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Workers tour Kakaako in mosquito virus fight
State health workers headed door to door through Kakaako today as part of a continuing effort to help businesses and residents keep the West Nile virus out of Hawaii by getting rid of mosquitoes.The mosquito-borne disease has not been detected in Hawaii, but it infected nearly 9,000 people on the mainland last year and caused 264 deaths. The push into Kakaako is part of the state's effort to cover a 2-mile radius from likely points of entry such as airports and harbors.
The Health Department advises residents and businesses to eliminate breeding areas for mosquitoes by emptying any standing water, cleaning out gutters, treating bromeliad plants and removing debris that could collect water. Health workers also will use larvicide to eliminate breeding populations.
As of last month the state had tested 43,690 mosquitoes statewide for the virus this year but found none infected, according to Darcie Yukimura, information specialist for the Health Department.
For more information, see www.hawaii.gov/health.
Injured turtle's surgery postponed
Surgery on a green sea turtle whose flipper was almost cut off by fishing line has been postponed for a week or so to allow its injured throat to heal.The 40-pound turtle was found Friday at Yokohama Beach with its right front flipper dangling by a tendon. The flipper had to be amputated, and further surgery was scheduled for yesterday to remove its base.
But veterinarian Robert Morris said the turtle started bleeding from the throat as it was being prepared for surgery.
While at sea, the animal had swallowed the fishing line that entangled its flipper, and injured its throat as well.
"We're going to give him a little time to heal up in the throat area," Morris said. The turtle is resting in a National Marine Fisheries Service holding tank at Kewalo Basin. "He's swimming around nicely," he said.
30 colleges will send representatives to fair
Students and parents who are considering college options are invited to what is billed as Hawaii's "most intimate" college fair tomorrow, featuring representatives of some of the top schools in the country.The College Connections Hawaii Fair runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Ala Wai Golf Course Club House. It brings together staff from 30 colleges nationwide to meet with a few hundred college-bound students.
A list of participating schools is available at www.collegeconnections.org.
Maui man due in court in alleged knife attack
WAILUKU >> A 42-year-old Maui man is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 11 a.m. tomorrow on two counts of second-degree attempted murder in an alleged knife attack upon two men.Kyle Scharnhorst, also known as Jeffery Scharnhorst, was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail after making an initial court appearance yesterday in Lahaina District Court.
Police detectives allege Scharnhorst cut a 20-year-old man on the left forearm and stabbed a 28-year-old man in the upper right abdomen Friday night on the grounds of the Honokowai Sunrise in West Maui.
Police Lt. Chad Viela said the incident stemmed from an argument at the condominium where the men live in separate units.
The 20-year-old man was treated and released from Maui Memorial Medical Center. The 28-year-old man was in stable condition at the hospital, Viela said.
[Taking Notice]
>> The Historic Hawai'i Foundation has re-elected John Lyles, president and principal broker of American Land Co. Ltd., as president of its board of trustees. Newly elected trustees are Stanton K. Enomoto, Katherine MacNeil, Tonia S. Moy, Ray Soon, Willard J. Buzz Stluka and Jan S. Yokota.New executive committee members are Michael T. Pfeffer, first vice president; Mary M. Cooke, second vice president; Kauhane Lupenui, treasurer; Peter Apo, secretary; and William Y. Brown and Jackie Mahi Erickson, trustees-at-large. Dawn Duensing was appointed advisor to the board.
>> The Hawaiian Historical Foundation elected John Clark, deputy chief of the Honolulu Fire Department, its president; DeSoto Brown, vice president; James Waddington, treasurer; and Nancy Morris, secretary.
Warren Nishimoto, director of the Center for Oral History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Kehaunani Abad, an archaeologist and ethno-historian, were elected to the board of trustees for four-year terms.
>> The Institute for Human Services has elected new board members: Ann R. Botticelli, Child and Family Service; Michael S. Chu, LP&D Hawaii; Melanie Holt, Commission on Native Hawaiian Ministries; the Rev. Lauren Buck Medeiros, Punahou School; Theresia Cancio McMurdo, the Estate of James Campbell; Frank B. Smith, Aloha Resources Inc.; and Mary A. Weisman, Bank of Hawaii. Patrick K.S.L. Yim has completed his term as president but will remain on the board. Sherman Hee is new board president.
>> Recipients of the Oregon State University Foundation's 84 scholarships for the 2004-2005 academic year include Shannon Nohara of Ewa Beach, a senior in pre-medicine, $1,000; and Leah Kimura of Hilo, a sophomore in chemical engineering, $1,000.
>> The Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) has recognized Gerald A. Sumida, a lawyer with Carlsmith Ball LLP in Honolulu, with its first Distinguished Alumni Award. He is the director of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Board of Governors for the American National Red Cross and its Hawaii State Chapter.
PAAC also received a $2,500 grant from the Friends of Hawaii Charities, which will be used to support its After School Class, "Connect to the World," at Waianae High School.
By Star-Bulletin staff
EAST OAHU
Police seek suspect in East Oahu burglaries
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Reid Kazuhiko Nakatsu, 28, is wanted on a $50,000 contempt warrant for failing to appear in court on Aug. 25. He is also wanted for questioning about three burglaries that occurred in Kahala and Hawaii Kai between July 26 and last Sunday.
Police said Nakatsu has a prior conviction for burglary and is known to frequent the East Honolulu and Salt Lake areas. He is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, about 170 pounds, with a stocky build, black hair and brown eyes.
Police said Nakatsu also has multiple tattoos, including a cross on his left arm, a smaller cross with the word "HAWAII" on his right arm, the name "ADRIANNE" on his back along with a drug scale, kanji characters, a mouse and a koi fish.
Anyone with information on Nakatsu's whereabouts may call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or by dialing *CRIME on a cellular phone.
LEEWARD OAHU
3 arrests follow foiled car theft in Aiea
Police caught two men and a woman who were allegedly involved in the theft of a car from an Aiea home Sunday.A 24-year-old woman who owns the car went to check on it after hearing the car alarm and found a man backing it out of her driveway, police said.
The woman's boyfriend chased the suspect, an 18-year-old Waipahu man, who got out of the vehicle and fled on foot, police said.
The suspect then jumped into a nearby vehicle, driven by a 19-year-old Aiea woman, and with a 28-year-old male passenger, police said. The boyfriend followed them in his vehicle and confronted them when they stopped a short distance away, police said.
The 18-year-old again fled on foot, and the other two drove off, police said.
Police responded and arrested the three people for suspicion of first-degree burglary.
WINDWARD OAHU
Man sought in robbery of market in Kaneohe
Police were searching for a man who allegedly robbed a cashier at gunpoint Sunday at Angie's Market in Kaneohe.Police said the man walked into the market at 44-748 Kaneohe Bay Drive at 10:40 a.m. with a handgun and demanded money.
Police were called but did not find the suspect.
Kaneohe man and son home safe after hike
A 41-year-old Kaneohe man and his 12-year-old son who were reported missing after going hiking in Kahana Valley on Sunday walked out yesterday morning in good condition.Police said the hikers had gotten lost and decided to wait it out overnight. Although they had a cellular phone, they could not get reception in the area, police said.
The Honolulu Fire Department searched for the hikers from about 8 p.m. Sunday to 1 a.m. today and then resumed the search at daylight. The search was called off shortly after 8 a.m.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Fire leaves Kihei clan and dog homeless
WAILUKU >> A South Maui family with three adults, six children and a dog is looking for a temporary home for up to a year after their house was destroyed by fire.The Red Cross has provided the family with temporary shelter in a hotel, and food and clothing, but they also need interim lodging until their home is rebuilt, officials said.
The fire caused $174,000 in damages to a shed and the house at 185 Eleu Place in Kihei.
Firefighters took about an hour and 28 minutes to extinguish the blaze after the alarm at 9:07 a.m. Sunday. Assistant Fire Chief Alan Cordeiro said the cause of the fire was undetermined.
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