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School bus will now require pre-paid passes

Beginning this fall, students will no longer have to hunt for change to pay the 35-cent fare each time they ride a school bus.

The Department of Education is starting a new pre-paid bus pass system and will not allow students to ride school busses without a pass.

Families have until June 3 to apply for the new passes and officials are concerned because not many forms have been received. The original deadline was April 1.

The passes will make it easier on students and the DOE, officials said. It means students will no longer worry about lost or stolen bus money. In addition, students who pay for the rides and those whose rides are subsidized will have the same pass, eliminating discrimination, the DOE said.

Families should have already received an application packet for the bus passes.

For more information, call your respective school or DOE Student Transportation Services at 586-0170.

$28M tax credit boosts Kakaako biotech site

The Biotech Research Center of Kailua will receive a $28 million federal tax credit allocation to help finance development of a 300,000 square-foot life sciences facility in Kakaako next to the University of Hawaii's new medical school.

"Ultimately, this project will continue to build up Hawaii's high-tech business community and support the state's economic diversification," said U.S. Rep. Ed Case, announcing the tax credit.

He said the Kailua-based research center is one of only 41 organizations selected from 208 organizations nationally in strong competition for $22.9 billion from the U.S. Treasury Department's New Markets Tax Credits program.

Hannemann fills tech and economic positions

Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann appointed Keith Rollman as special adviser to the director in the City Department of Information Technology. The mayor also appointed Jeanne Schultz to replace Rollman as the mayor's executive director for economic development.

Rollman launched a $170 million e-commerce start-up, managed his own consulting firm, headed the McNeil Wilson Communications technology division and served on the executive committee of the Hawaii Technology Trade Association.

Schultz managed the James Campbell Estate, organized the Hawaii Job Summit, established the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii's Military Affairs Council and was involved in the state transportation and business departments.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

LEEWARD OAHU
Waianae man charged after 50-year-old dies from beating

A 29-year-old Waianae man was charged with manslaughter yesterday after allegedly kicking a 50-year-old man in the head late Saturday.

Patrick Nunnally is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. The victim, also of Waianae, died yesterday at the Queen's Medical Center.

Police said about 12:35 a.m. Saturday, Nunnally returned to the man's home after a minor dispute the previous day.

Nunnally allegedly punched the victim in the face, knocking him to the ground, then kicked him in the head.

WINDWARD OAHU
Teen reports bogus HPD officers in Kailua

A 13-year-old boy filed a complaint of two male suspects impersonating police officers near Enchanted Lake Elementary School yesterday morning.

The victim said he was riding his bicycle to school when a man with a badge around his neck stopped him and handcuffed him around 9:10 a.m. The suspect took the victim to a red vehicle where a second man said the boy was not the drug dealer they were looking for because the boy did not have a tattoo. They released the boy and drove off.

Police have no records of any plain-clothes officers on duty in the area.

HONOLULU
Police seek 2 men in Kapahulu bike theft

Police want help in identifying two men caught on video surveillance tape stealing a bicycle on April 17 in Kapahulu at the back of Market City Shopping Center.

CRIMESTOPPERS Male suspects were caught on surveillance video stealing a bicycle from the rear of Market City Shopping Center on April 17.

The owner of the bicycle secured his 2001 black GT 27-speed men's bicycle, license number F01560, just before 6 a.m. near the rear entrance to India Cafe. Police said the suspects arrived on bicycles shortly afterward at the shopping center, located at 2824 Kihei Place.

One suspect, wearing a navy bandana, left an unregistered dark-colored men's bike and took the victim's bicycle. He is described as in his early 30s, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 220 pounds with a heavy build, dirty blond or light brown hair. He was also wearing sunglasses, a white tank top, dark cargo shorts, black boots, black bicycle gloves and a black backpack.

The second suspect was also riding a dark colored, men's mountain bike. He is described as in his late 30s, 5 feet 8 to 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 175 pounds, with a medium build and dark hair. He wore a black baseball cap, sunglasses, dark T-shirt, blue denim jeans, black athletic shoes, black bicycle gloves and backpack

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Davin Futa at 733-8733 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, *CRIME on a cell phone.