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Deadline extended to apply for city jobs
The deadline to apply for jobs with Mayor-elect Mufi Hannemann's administration has been extended to Monday."I would encourage all interested individuals to come forward and submit your names for consideration," Hannemann said.
Applicants should include a cover letter stating the position they are seeking and a resume that includes references.
Submit applications to Hannemann Transition Office, City Hall Annex, 550 S. King St., 2nd Floor, Honolulu 96813.
The deadline, which was originally tomorrow, was extended to allow time for people to submit applications following the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hannemann also announced the makeup of the five search committees that will screen applicants, interview finalists and pare down to three candidates for Hannemann to select. Each committee will be responsible for three to four city departments. The 60 people named to the committees come from business, labor and government.
Charter Commission members nominated
Mayor Jeremy Harris and the City Council have made their respective appointments to the 13-member Charter Commission, which will convene to discuss possible changes to the City Charter.The mayor and the Council each pick six people. The mayor makes a seventh selection, which must be confirmed by the Council.
The mayor selected Steve Meder, Gordon Grau, Jan Sullivan, Jeff Mikulina, Darolyn Lendio and Malcolm Tom. These appointments do not need Council approval. Harris also named John Whalen; his nomination needs Council approval.
Council Chairman Donovan Dela Cruz named Jared Kawashima, Andy Chang, Donn Takaki, Amy Hayashi, James Myers and Jerry Coffee.
Djou seeks data on Harris' travels
Councilman Charles Djou, who has criticized Mayor Jeremy Harris for frequent trips off island, has asked the state Office of Information Practices to tell the mayor to release information on who has paid for the travel."Although the mayor has every right to travel, the public has a right to know who is financing Harris' globetrotting and if those entities paying for Harris' trips are trying to influence city business," Djou said in a statement.
Djou said later that he went to the OIP, which oversees state laws governing public information, "simply because (Harris) never responded" to requests for information.
The mayor said through a spokeswoman that he has made the information public to those who have asked, particularly the media.
Djou said he made written requests on Sept. 1 and Nov. 10 to the mayor's office but has not received a response. Djou said the information is public and, under state law, must be released within 10 days after being requested.
Djou said the OIP will determine whether the information he requested is something the mayor should release.
» The HEI Charitable Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Hina Mauka for its Teen C.A.R.E. (Counseling Awareness Rehabilitation and Education) program for youths struggling with alcohol and drug addition. Hina Mauka is partially funded by the state Department of Health.
» Group 70 Foundation has awarded more than $50,000 in grant money to 11 organizations statewide, including:
Na Kalai Wa'a o Kauai, $10,000 for the practice and exploration of seafaring arts and skills of ancient Polynesians; Ala Wai Watershed Association, $8,000 to sustain community participation in community environmental improvements; The ARC in Hawaii, $6,000 to outfit three homes with solar water heating systems for adults with mental retardation; Hawaii Nature Center, $5,000 for environmental education for underserved children on Oahu and Maui; YWCA, $2,000 for an affordable transitional shelter, financial counseling and practical life-planning skills; Loi Theatre, $2,000 for affordable theater experiences and collaboration opportunities for artists in the community; Bishop Museum, $2,000 to promote sustainable native-plant-based landscaping; Malama Learning Center, $5,000 to create a learning center in Kapolei; St. Stephen Diocesan and Conference Center, $5,000 for the restoration of a gymnasium; Moiliili Community Center, $2,000 for recording and understanding changes to the district; and Friends of the Palace Theater in Hilo, $4,000 for a center for multicultural activities.
By Star-Bulletin staff
LEEWARD OAHU
Man, 36, is arrested after allegedly stabbing ex-girlfriend
Honolulu police arrested a 36-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend yesterday morning at a Waipahu condominium building.The victim, identified as 27-year-old Rosalina Cautivo, was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition yesterday. According to police, the Waipahu man "stabbed the victim in an unprovoked attack" while both were in the driveway of Su Casa condominiums, 94-245 Leowahine St., at 7:40 a.m.
Police said the suspect and the victim had been in a relationship and have two children but broke up about year ago. After the stabbing, the suspect allegedly took the victim's car and fled the scene.
Shortly before 9 a.m. the suspect contacted police and told them he would turn himself in at the Waipahu police substation. Police said when the suspect turned himself in, they recovered a knife believed to be the weapon used in the attack along with the victim's car.
The man was arrested last night on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder, first-degree robbery and auto theft.
Police want to question 4 in fatal shooting
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The four have been identified as Henry Akuna, Alexander Akuna, Justin Luhia and Chantell Pinero. According to police, Henry Akuna is a fugitive with an outstanding parole revocation warrant and prior convictions for robbery, reckless endangering and auto theft.
All four are known to frequent the Nanakuli and Waianae areas and are considered armed and dangerous. Police want to question them about the death Friday of a 45-year-old homeless man who was shot in the face while in a parked car at Oneula Park, also known as Hau Beach. At the park, police recovered a shotgun believed to have been used in the shooting.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of any of these people is asked to dial 911 or call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
HONOLULU
Bar held up; manager locked in cabinet
Police are looking for a man who robbed a karaoke bar at gunpoint and locked the night manager into a cabinet early yesterday. Police said the man went into the Pauahi Coffee and Karaoke at 152 N. Pauahi St. at about 1:48 a.m., demanded money, and threatened to shoot the manager.The manager complied and handed over cash to the suspect, who then locked him in a cabinet.
Police said a customer confronted the suspect outside the establishment. The suspect showed the customer a handgun and told him to leave him alone. Meanwhile, the night manager got out of the cabinet on his own.
Son's music allegedly led to Dad stabbing him
A 47-year-old man allegedly stabbed his 19-year-old son at their Halawa apartment after the son failed to turn down his music.Police said the father got upset when his son was playing his music loud and drinking with friends at their apartment at 99-111 Kohomua St., in Halawa Housing. When the son failed to turn down the music, the father allegedly grabbed a kitchen knife and told his sonŐs friends to leave.
A fight broke out between the father and son and the father slashed his sonŐs shoulder, police said. Police arrested the father for second-degree attempted murder.
The son was taken to an area hospital in fair condition. Police recovered the knife.
Driver dies when truck crashes on offramp
A 35-year-man was killed yesterday when the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a concrete pillar along the Hickam offramp of the Koko Head-bound lanes of the H-1 freeway.The accident happened at 5:05 a.m. The victim was pronounced at the scene.
A preliminary investigation showed no indication of speeding or alcohol use, police said.
Acting Lt. William Baldwin said no brake marks were found. An autopsy will probably be performed, he said.
Police did not shut the freeway during the morning rush but did close one lane of the offramp, causing traffic to back up. The lane was reopened at 6:30 a.m.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
4 people are charged in Big Isle kidnapping
Kona police have charged four people with several offenses stemming from the alleged kidnapping and robbery of an 18-year-old female Saturday morning in Kailua-Kona.Police said the victim was standing at Alii Drive and Likana Lane about 2 a.m. when the suspects, one of whom was an acquaintance of the girl, lured her to their car.
The victim was forced to get inside the car and was taken to a Kealakehe area where she was beaten and robbed, then later released by her captors, police said.
The suspects were identified as Leialoha Vela Mareko, 26; Suzanne Ruggiero, 34; Luke K. Wong, 28; and Joby K. Wong, 20. Police charged each suspect with robbery, kidnapping, assault and theft.
Mareko also faces six counts of second-degree reckless endangering and two counts of first-degree criminal property damage. She is being held in lieu of $29,500 bail. Both Ruggiero's and Luke Wong's bail were set at $16,500, while Joby Wong's bail was set at $7,350.
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