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UH speaker to discuss dinosaurs at lecture

World-renowned paleontologist John Horner, who was technical adviser for the blockbuster movie "Jurassic Park," will speak tomorrow at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

Horner is curator of paleontology at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Mont., and a professor of paleontology at Montana State University. He has written several books, including "Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex" and "A Dinosaur Grows Up."

Horner has also named several dinosaurs. His research includes a range of prehistoric animals.

Horner's primary presentation, "Cool New Stuff About Old Dinosaurs," will be delivered at 7 p.m. in the UH-Manoa Campus Center Ballroom. Horner will also speak earlier in the day at the UH-Manoa architecture building's auditorium. The seminar, called "How Dinosaurs Got So Big and So Small," will start at 3 p.m.

Entry to both events is free. For more information, go to UH-Manoa's Distinguished Lecture Series Web site, at www.hawaii.edu/uhm/dls.

State DOT plans to inspect isle airfields

The state Department of Transportation will use $447,768 from the airport special fund to inspect airfields and to update pavement management systems plans for 14 airports throughout the state.

The federal government's share for the project is $2.3 million, according to state officials. Data collected from the inspections will be used to formulate new short- and long-term plans to maintain and upgrade airfields, the governor's office said.

The inspections are required every three years by the Federal Aviation Administration to determine the amount of federal funding for airfield pavement rehabilitation projects, officials said.

"This important preventative effort, which uses airport special funds and federal dollars, will help in our ongoing plan to improve the airport infrastructure on all islands," said DOT Director Rod Haraga.

The inspection project will cover Honolulu International, Dillingham and Kalaeloa airports on Oahu; Lihue and Port Allen airports on Kauai; Kalaupapa and Molokai airports on the Friendly Isle; Kahului and Hana airports on Maui; Lanai Airport on the Pineapple Isle; and Hilo International, Kona International, Upolu and Waimea-Kohala airports on the Big Island.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU
Pair dies after night of alcohol and drugs

CORRECTION Tuesday, January 25, 2005 » The medical examiner was to perform autopsies on two men who were found dead in a house after a night of drinking and taking drugs. A "Police/Fire" item on Page A5 in yesterday's morning edition incorrectly stated that the medical examiner was to perform an autopsy on a 43-year-old man who was found in a car near the house. That man was treated and released from a hospital. The Honolulu Star-Bulletin strives to make its news report fair and accurate. If you have a question or comment about news coverage, call Editor Frank Bridgewater at 529-4791 or email him at corrections@starbulletin.com.

Two men who may have spent the night drinking alcohol and taking drugs died yesterday after they both suffered cardiac arrest at a home in Puunui.

Police said a 50-year-old man called 911 after he found his cousins, ages 51 and 55, unconscious at a home on the 2600 block of Namauu Drive early yesterday. The man told police that his cousins spent the night drinking alcohol and taking drugs.

Emergency personnel attempted to resuscitate the men after both were found in cardiac arrest.

The 51-year-old man was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Liliha, and the 55-year-old was taken to Kuakini Medical Center. Both were pronounced dead at the hospitals. Police said there were no apparent signs of foul play.

A 43-year-old man was also found in a vehicle near the home after paramedics left the area. He was transported to the Queen's Medical Center in stable condition where he was treated and released.

The medical examiner's office is expected to perform an autopsy on the 43-year-old man today.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Motorcyclist is killed in crash on Big Island

A 70-year-old Kailua-Kona motorcyclist was killed yesterday on Kohala Mountain Road after losing control and running off the roadway.

The victim was identified as Harry P. Hogan.

Police said the accident happened about 12:40 p.m. when Hogan was traveling south on a 2003 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

He was taken to North Hawaii Community Hospital, where he later died.

Speed and alcohol are not believed to be factors in the crash.

This is the first traffic fatality on the Big Island this year, compared with none at the same time last year.