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Trial set in 2001 rape, killing of Maui woman

Jury selection is scheduled to start March 7 in Massachusetts for six people being tried in the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman who grew up on Maui.

Io Nachtwey, a King Kekaulike High School graduate, was killed in an act of intimidation and retaliation against her friends who had backed out of gang initiation rites to steal money and valuables, the Suffolk County district attorney's office has charged.

Nachtwey, who was homeless, was taken the night of Nov. 3, 2001, to a railroad bridge near the Charles River and raped by one gang member before she was held down, stabbed and beaten, the district attorney's office said.

Two women have been charged with accessory to murder; four men with murder, including Luis Vasquez of Lawrence, who also faces a charge of rape.

Volunteers are sought to protect Maui reefs

A volunteer Neighborhood Watch-type program for coral reef ecosystems is holding free training sessions on Maui.

Kanaka Malama Kai (Ocean Caretakers) trains people to work as volunteers at snorkeling sites and on board recreational tour vessels as "roving marine naturalists."

The program aims to preserve and protect Maui's reefs by educating visitors and residents about caring for the resource.

A series of training workshops will be held at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Education Center, 726 S. Kihei Road, at 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 16.

Community members of high school age and older are invited to participate. For more information, contact Liz Foote at 808-669-9062 or lfoote@maui.net.

Girls invited to survey careers in science

Girls in grades 5 through 8 are invited to attend a science symposium on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Sacred Hearts Academy.

The free program runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the school, 3253 Waialae Ave. Participants must register by today by calling Andrea Hamilton at 734-5058, ext. 229.

The symposium gives girls an up-close look at exciting careers in math, science and technology. They can choose two hands-on workshops from among 21 offered by professionals, including veterinarian, dentist, videographer and oceanographer.

Audra Bullock, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will be the keynote speaker. Bullock is designing a laser-based instrument capable of checking blood sugar levels without piercing the skin.

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Dr. Cherylee Wai Jun Chang and Sai Chantavy have been elected to the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific's board of directors. Chang is medical director of the Neuroscience Institute and director of the Stroke Center at the Queen's Medical Center. Chantavy, a registered nurse, is executive director and chief operating officer of Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU

Pedestrian dies after being hit by van

An unidentified Caucasian man, about 60 years old, died after he was struck by a van yesterday morning while crossing Aupuni Street in Palama.

The 59-year-old driver of the white 1990 Ford van told police that he did not see the pedestrian due to sun and glare.

Police said the driver was making a left turn onto Aupuni Street from North School Street about 8:15 a.m. yesterday when the victim crossed Aupuni.

Police said there is no crosswalk on Aupuni.

The man was taken in serious condition with head and leg injuries to the Queen's Medical Center. He was downgraded to critical condition and died at 2:30 p.m.

Man accused of hitting his wife with bank bag

Police arrested a 50-year-old man after he allegedly hit his wife with a bank bag Sunday morning near a Makiki gambling house.

According to police reports, the suspect confronted his wife, 49, near the gambling house in the 1300 block of Makiki Street about 9:10 a.m. The suspect then struck his wife in the back of her head with the bank bag, causing a laceration and some scratches to her neck, police said. He was arrested for investigation of second-degree assault.

Burglary victim chases and catches suspect

Police arrested a 26-year-old burglary suspect who was chased down and caught by another man Sunday.

Police said a Kaimuki man, 41, was in his bedroom when he heard noises coming from another room about 11:50 a.m. When he went to investigate, he found the suspect going through his dresser, police said.

The suspect fled, and after a brief chase, the victim caught the suspect and held him for police, who arrested him for investigation of first-degree burglary.

WINDWARD OAHU

Landlord arrested for alleged threats

Police arrested a 48-year-old man after he allegedly choked a female tenant and then threatened the woman and her boyfriend Sunday.

Police said the woman, 44, told them she got into an argument with her landlord about 11 p.m. at her apartment building at 733 Kihapai St. in Kailua. She said the suspect then followed her up to her apartment and threatened her and her boyfriend with a shotgun.

Police arrested the suspect for investigation of two counts of terroristic threatening and one count of assault.