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Beaches reopen after sewage spill
The state Department of Health reopened Kailua and Lanikai beaches yesterday afternoon after water-quality tests showed reduced bacterial levels.City Environmental Services removed signs that had been posted at the beaches since Sunday, following heavy rains and a sewage spill on Saturday.
The signs warned against swimming, boating or fishing due to water contamination.
Big Isle man indicted for alleged pollution
A Big Island grand jury has indicted a man accused of discharging waste water from a septic tank truck in the Hilo Forest Reserve.David Kerwin of Kailua-Kona partially emptied the contents of his truck, which contained human urine and feces, state Attorney General Mark Bennett said yesterday.
The case was another in a series brought by his office's Environmental Crime Unit, Bennett said. The indictment returned Monday was the result of a joint effort involving the unit, the state Department of Health and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, he said.
Knowingly allowing or causing the discharge of waste water onto the ground is a felony punishable by up three years in prison and a $50,000 fine.
Meeting to discuss Kahoolawe projects
The public is invited to attend a general membership meeting Nov. 19 on the "Healing of Kahoolawe Island" at the Queen Emma Summer Palace in Nuuanu.'Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi ("Hawaiians for the conservation of native ecosystems") is sponsoring the meeting from 6 to 9 p.m. The Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission staff will give a presentation on its efforts to restore the natural and cultural sites of Kahoolawe.
The program will also include a tour of the palace.
Call Rick Ka'imi Scudder at 597-8556, or e-mail him at blue-greendelta@hits.net for further information.
» The Office of Hawaiian Affairs has given $37,000 to Halau Haloa, the nonprofit organization designated to form the Hawaii delegation to the ninth Festival of Pacific Arts in Koror, Palau, during the summer. The grant helped to defray the costs of more than 60 artists traveling to the festival to present various aspects of Hawaiian culture, alongside 26 Pacific island nations.
» Lyann Okada has been named the city Employee of the Year for Honolulu. Okada is a Civil Engineer V with the Board of Water Supply who created an award-winning program to improve the department's efficiency. The program is called Honolulu Online Utilities.
By Star-Bulletin staff
WAIKIKI
Police seek 3 in condo hallway robbery
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At about 7 p.m. last Thursday, a 29-year-old man was entering his secured Waikiki condo when the three suspects followed him into the building and then into the elevator, police said. When he exited on his floor, two of the suspects pinned him against a wall while the third held a sharp object against the victim's neck and demanded money.
Police said the suspects searched the victim's pockets and took his cash and cell phone and were last seen running down the building's fire exit.
Police have released a composite picture of the suspect with the weapon. He is described as in his 20s, about 6 feet tall, 140 pounds with a thin build, black hair matted on top and shaved on the sides, brown eyes and a fair complexion. He was last seen wearing a red nylon short-sleeved baseball jersey, long white sports pants, new white sneakers and a large silver watch on his left wrist.
One of the other suspects was described as in his late 20s, 6 feet tall, about 280 pounds with a husky build, thick black neck-length hair in a cornrow, and a brown complexion. No description was available for the third suspect.
Police said the victim's gray Nokia cell phone had a unique Boston Red Sox screen saver. Anyone with information about this case can call robbery Detective Taro Nakamura at 529-3382. Anonymous calls may also be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or by dialing *CRIME on a cellular phone.
HONOLULU
Missing man turns himself in to police
An emotionally distraught man who was reported missing earlier this week has been located.Honolulu police said James Guerrero, who was missing since Sunday night, walked into the Kapolei Police Station yesterday at 3 p.m.
Motorbike fatality ID'd as sailor on destroyer
The Navy identified a sailor who was killed Sunday in a motorcycle accident near Honolulu Airport as Petty Officer Dustyn James Ratliff, 21, of Rolla, Mo.Ratliff was a sonar technician assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon.
Man accused of trying to run down motorist
Police arrested a 22-year-old man last night for allegedly trying to run over another man in a road rage incident in downtown Honolulu.Police said the two got out of their cars and exchanged words following a traffic incident at about 9:13 p.m. near the intersection of Nuuanu Avenue and Vineyard Boulevard.
The suspect got back into his car and attempted to run over the victim, 40, police said.
The victim was not hurt. Police arrested the suspect for second-degree attempted murder.
WINDWARD OAHU
7-year-old arrested in attack on teacher
Police arrested a 7-year-old boy at a Kailua school after he allegedly punched his teacher in the nose.Police said the Aikahi Elementary School teacher asked the student to put his shoes on and get ready to leave at about 1:40 p.m. Monday.
The boy refused, police said.
When the teacher tried to assist him, he punched her in the right eye, causing pain, police said.
Police arrested the boy for second-degree assault.
He was later released pending investigation.
CENTRAL OAHU
Victim's acquaintances charged with assault
Police charged two Wahiawa men with allegedly punching and hitting a 24-year-old man with a baseball bat at a Wahiawa apartment.Police said the suspects called the victim to the apartment and, when he arrived, punched and hit him with a baseball bat, then fled in a van. Police said the victim and the suspects know each other.
Police arrested both suspects for suspicion of second-degree assault 12:30 a.m. Monday at Kamehameha Highway and Santos Dumont Road in front of Wheeler Army Airfield.
Denny James Paikai, 35, was additionally arrested for drug violations after officers found a drug pipe in his pants, police said. Paikai was the man shot at a Moanalua church parking lot in February 2003 by Shane Mark, who was convicted of shooting and killing police office Glen Gaspar last March. Mark was convicted of assault in the Paikai case.
The other suspect in the Wahiawa case, Paul Igafo, 33, was charged with second- degree assault. Bail for set each was set at $15,000.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Child sex offender sought for jumping bail
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Carl William Lindsey is believed to be on the Big Island. He has also been convicted for theft, shoplifting, burglary, felony assault and sexual assault in three different states.
In September, Lindsey was arrested in Naalehu on a warrant from Washington. Big Island prosecutors had begun extradition proceedings against him. He appeared in Circuit Court and bail was set at $5,000. A friend bailed him out, and he has not been seen since.
Washington state authorities began looking for him after he failed to report to the Department of Corrections in Cowlitz County after his release from the Washington Correctional Center on March 31.
Police consider Lindsey dangerous and said he should not be approached.
He is described as 5 feet 11 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with hazel eyes, reddish brown hair and prescription glasses. He has a tattoo of a small teardrop under his left eye and numerous tattoos of insects and animals on his chest and forearms.
Anyone with information can call Detective Lucille Melemai at 961-2377, the police nonemergency number at 935-3311, or CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers