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Abduction attempt at school prompts alert

WAIMEA, Hawaii » Two Big Island schools are warning parents about a possible attempt to abduct a second-grade girl from Waimea Elementary School this week.

Interim Principal Gilbert Pagat said police informed him about the incident Thursday after the girl's parents reported it to police. Parents at Waimea Middle School were also warned because the schools share a common campus.

The girl told her parents that a short man with gray hair and a gray beard, possibly driving a green vehicle, attempted to grab her, but she got away.

Police said the case is classified as attempted unlawful imprisonment, a misdemeanor classification less than kidnapping because the alleged perpetrator's intent is not known.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 935-3311.

Custodian arrested in possible 'ice' case

A Kailua High School custodian was arrested after she was found "passed out" in a locker room with a glass pipe and what is believed to be crystal methamphetamine, or "ice," police said.

The 38-year-old woman was found by another custodian just before 8 a.m. on Thursday morning.

The woman was in possession of a small amount of suspected ice, said Capt. Evan Ching, of the Honolulu Police Department.

The pipe, as well as a plastic bag and a plastic straw, both contained ice residue, he added.

The woman was arrested and booked for possession of dangerous drugs and drug paraphernalia. She was released pending an investigation and tests to confirm the identity of the substances, Ching said.

Group recycling aids tsunami relief effort

Sierra Club volunteers will help recycle empty cans and bottles from tomorrow's Pro Bowl tailgating parties at Aloha Stadium, according to the National Football League.

The recyclables will be redeemed, and proceeds will go to Southeast Asia tsunami relief efforts and local environmental projects.

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» Planned Parenthood of Hawaii has recognized the Patsy T. Mink Political Action Committee with its annual Bette Takahashi Award, which recognizes notable contributions in reproductive health care.

» PBR Hawaii, a planning, environmental studies and landscape architectural firm, has promoted Kimi Mikami Yuen to an associate position. She joined the firm as a planner in 2000.

» NASA has awarded its Public Service Medal to Robert Joseph for outstanding leadership while serving as director of the Infrared Telescope Facility, operated by the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy, for 11 years. He is currently the faculty chairman of the institute, where he has been a member for 15 years.

» Alexander & Baldwin Foundation, Bank of Hawaii and Horizon Lines Inc. were named Corporate Partners of the Year by the Bishop Museum at its Sixth Annual Ulupono Awards event for contributing $10,000 annually for the past five years.

Recipients of the Chairman's Award, given to outstanding leaders with a major fund-raiser, included Dr. Lawrence Tseu, Robert Kritzman, Randy Grune, Jeanne Rolles and B.J. Kobayashi.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU
Man allegedly obtains 5 false phone accounts

Police arrested a man Thursday for allegedly obtaining five cell phone accounts using another man's personal information.

The suspect, 37, obtained the information last month and went back to the cell phone store to open up more accounts Thursday, police said. However, the victim, 43, had found out about the accounts and called the store to complain.

Suspect in kidnapping arrested by officers

Police arrested a 43-year-old man yesterday after he allegedly kidnapped a 41-year-old woman.

Police said the suspect went to the victim’s workplace at about 1:30 p.m. and forced her to leave at knifepoint, then took her to his house in Kalihi. He held her there until 7:30 p.m. then let her go, according to police.

When officers arrived at his house he refused to come out of his room. Police said the suspect finally gave himself up at about 10:40 p.m. and was arrested for investigation of kidnapping. Police said the suspect has a history of stalking the victim.

Tot's broken leg spurs assault investigation

Police opened a second-degree assault case after 1-year-old girl who was in foster care was discovered to have a broken leg earlier this week.

Both foster parents brought the child to the emergency room at the St. Francis West Medical Center Wednesday morning because she was in pain and could not walk. An examination of the victim showed she had a broken right upper femur. Police were called after medical personnel determined that the story of how the child got was not consistent with her injuries. No arrests had been made as of this morning.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Police charge escapee and alleged accomplice

Big Island police charged a Hawaii Community Correctional Center escapee and his alleged accomplice yesterday.

Winston Hoapili, the escapee, was charged with second-degree escape, second-degree robbery, first-degree theft and 13 traffic offenses. Hoapili, 31, who also has a number of outstanding warrants against him, is being held at HCCC with no bail.

Helenamae Pang, 20, was charged with being an accomplice to escape, second-degree robbery and first-degree theft. She is being held in lieu of $14,000 bail.

Hoapili was awaiting trial for felony theft and drug charges when he escaped Jan. 28 while being taken to a medical appointment. He jumped into a waiting car, allegedly driven by Pang, which was parked at the Ponahawai Medical Clinic.

Days later, the two led South Hilo patrol officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen pickup truck after officers responded to a tip, police said.

Man charged in string of Kailua-Kona thefts

An 18-year-old Big Island man has been charged with burglary and theft offenses that occurred last week in the Kailua-Kona area.

Josephe Narzisi, of no permanent address, was charged Wednesday with burglary, three counts of unauthorized entry into a vehicle and five counts of theft. His bail was set at $11,000.

On Feb. 3, Narzisi allegedly stole a safe containing jewelry and a handgun from a Kealakehe home. Police said he also allegedly stole items from several parked vehicles in Kona.

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Nanakuli man indicted in sex assault on bus

An Oahu grand jury has indicted a Nanakuli man for allegedly fondling a 14-year-old girl aboard a city bus on Monday.

Robert M. Kamaile, 37, was charged with two counts of third-degree sexual assault and one count of attempted third-degree sexual assault.

According to police, the girl was asleep on a bus on Nimitz Highway when she awoke to find Kamaile rubbing her thighs with his hands and then later her genital area through her clothing. He allegedly apologized to her, but she got up and told the bus driver what happened, police said. The Oahu Transit Services bus driver prevented Kamaile from getting off the bus until police arrived.

Kamaile has a pending case in which he is accused of fondling an 18-year-old woman on a city bus in September 2002.

Pakalolo grower gets 10-year prison term

A Molokai man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for cultivating a marijuana patch in a secluded gulch on the north side of the island.

Eugene K. Albino, 37, pleaded guilty on Dec. 3, 2003, just before he was to go to trial.

According to prosecutors, law enforcement seized 2,439 marijuana plants ranging from 6 inches to 3 feet that were being cultivated in bags of growing material. An irrigation system had been set up to water the plants.

The patch, discovered on July 30, 2003, was under surveillance by law enforcement on Aug. 13, 2003, when Albino's pickup truck was spotted at 2 a.m. leaving the area.

He eluded capture, but the pickup was found abandoned later that day. A search of the truck and Albino's Hoolehua home led to the seizure of cultivation and irrigation equipment that tied him to the marijuana patch, prosecutors said.