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Shark attack victim still in fair condition

A Kaneohe man who was bitten by a shark on Saturday remains in fair condition as he recuperates, Queen's Medical Center officials say.

Davy Sanada was free diving in waters off east Molokai when he was attacked by the shark, sustaining deep wounds to his shoulder and face.

Fire officials said the shark attack occurred in shallow water about 600 yards offshore outside Kupeke Fishpond.

Sanada was initially taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center in serious condition. He was later transferred to Oahu. Queen's officials said yesterday that his primary wounds are on the anterior shoulder muscles.

Congress approves brown tree snake bill

Congress has passed legislation to eradicate the brown tree snake in Guam and prevent its spread to other Pacific islands.

The Brown Tree Snake Bill (H.R. 3479) calls for $15.5 million a year on anti-brown tree snake measures in the fiscal years 2006-2010, including control, research, prevention and eradication on Guam and other Pacific islands.

Since becoming established on Guam in the 1950s, the nonnative snake has killed most of Guam's native birds, damaged the island's ecosystem, and caused economic hardship by causing electrical power outages. Hawaii doesn't have brown tree snakes, and officials want to keep them out.

State and federal wildlife and political officials in Hawaii helped lobby for passage of the bill, according to a release from Madeleine Bordallo, Guam's delegate to Congress.

The Brown Tree Snake Bill passed the House on Sept. 28 and passed the Senate this week and will go to the White House for action by President Bush in coming weeks, Bordallo's release said.

Gov OKs land transfer for Big Isle fire station

HILO >> Gov. Linda Lingle has signed an executive order transferring 19.4 acres of state land to county use for the creation of a new fire station at Pahoa, south of Hilo.

The action follows approval by the state Board of Land and Natural Resources in June of a request for the land by Mayor Harry Kim. The site is on the main Keaau-Pahoa Highway at the entrance to the town.

The transfer means the state will retain ownership of the land while the county uses it, said the governor's spokesman, Russell Pang.

The county has $150,000 in federal community development money to design and plan the new fire station, said Fire Chief Darryl Oliveira. No construction money is available for the $1.7 million project.

The county also intends to put a new police substation and recreation facilities at the site, possibly including a gymnasium, the governor said.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

LEEWARD OAHU

Man charged for sexual assault of 13-year-old girl

Police charged a 20-year-old Waianae man Monday with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.

Michael Thomas was charged with three counts of third-degree sexual assault and one count of kidnapping. Bail was set at $20,000.

On Sunday, the Waianae girl went to a party with her friends and Thomas, police said.

While there, Thomas grabbed the victim by the neck, took her through the housing complex at Ala Hema Street in Waianae and fondled her, police said.

The victim was treated at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center.

CENTRAL OAHU

Police searching for fugitive after sighting

Police used dogs to search near the Mililani Shopping Center yesterday for a convicted felon who is considered dangerous.

Wahiawa police spotted Lopaka Selby-Oglesby at the shopping center after 10 p.m. Monday, but did not catch him. Police said he climbed a fence and ran into a ravine toward Waikalani Drive.

Wahiawa police called the Specialized Services Division to assist in the search using its K-9 unit, including Annie the bloodhound, said Lt. Vernon Kong.

Selby-Oglesby is wanted on a probation revocation warrant and two traffic warrants. He was convicted of felony assault after trying to run over a police officer investigating a domestic violence case in June 2002.

Selby-Oglesby, also known as Paka Selby, is described as 5-foot-7, 165 pounds, with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes.

He has multiple tattoos, including "MS" on his right upper arm, and "X-pac" on his left chest. He is homeless and frequents the Waikiki, Waianae and Wahiawa areas, police said.

Police say he should not be approached and they urged anyone with information to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *Crime on your cellular telephone.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Arson suspected in sugar cane fires

WAILUKU >> Two suspicious fires burned 30 acres of sugar cane on Maui on Monday morning, causing an estimated $130,000 in losses to Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.

Assistant Fire Chief Alan Cordeiro said arson is suspected in the fires set along the south side of Pulehu Road at the foot of Haleakala in central Maui.

Firefighters along with crews from Hawaiian Commercial had the fires under control about an hour after they were reported at 1:53 a.m., he said.

The last sugar cane fire on Maui where arson was suspected burned 140 acres on Sept. 21 and caused the estimated loss of $600,000, said Linda Howe, a spokeswoman for Alexander & Baldwin, the parent company of Hawaiian Commercial.

Big Isle police seek help on missing man

Big Island police ask for the public's help to find an 87-year-old man who reportedly wandered from his Kailua-Kona home last Wednesday.

Hawaii County Fire and Police Department search crews said they have been looking for the man, Anthony T. Miyose, since he was reported missing.

Miyose is 5-foot-1, with a slim build, and thinning, gray hair.

He was last seen wearing an orange aloha shirt and mustard-colored pants. Miyose's family said he suffers from dementia.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Kona Patrol at 326-4646 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.

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