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Repairs lead to calls for water conservation

Wahiawa residents are asked to conserve water while an electrical short at a pumping substation is repaired.

Board of Water Supply spokeswoman Wanda Yamane said an electrical short late Friday took a pump out of service. Crews were still trying to find the source of the short yesterday.

103 military personnel re-enlist in ceremony

A total of 103 military personnel re-enlisted yesterday in a ceremony aboard the Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor.

It was the largest re-enlistment ceremony held aboard the decommissioned battleship and came on the 61st anniversary of the original commissioning of the Missouri.

Many in the group made the decision to re-enlist while on the battlefield in Iraq, Afghanistan or in support of the global war on terror, said Lt. Gen. John Brown, commander of the U.S. Army Pacific, who presided over the ceremony.

Workers are warned on signs of asthma

The American Lung Association of Hawaii urges counselors and others working with kids at summer fun programs and camps to know the emergency signs for asthma.

Those working at summer camps should know the asthma symptoms and triggers before camp season begins, said Brenda Mahuka, ALAH asthma program coordinator.

She said if a child shows any of these signs, call 911 immediately:

» Wheezing or coughing that increases five to 10 minutes after the child takes medication.

» Difficulty breathing, with chest and/or neck pulling in; stomach muscles moving up and down; struggling to breathe.

» Trouble walking or talking, stops playing and can't start again.

» Fingernails or lips turn blue.

Nearly 10 percent of Hawaii's children have asthma, a chronic disease of the respiratory system that causes airway swelling and increased mucous, making it difficult to breath, the association reports.

Lions Club sponsors healthy-living seminar

A seminar to help people live longer by monitoring their diet and nutrition will be sponsored by the Lions Club of Honolulu from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Club.

Speakers will be Dr. Terry Shintani, "Lose Weight, Be Healthier and Live Longer on the Hawaii Diet," and Dr. Curtis Takemoto-Gentile of the Integrated Health Center, a family doctor for weight management, geriatrics, mesotherapy, laser aesthetics and toxic food syndrome.

Ten exhibits will be presented by vendors who will talk about dietary, nutritional and mind/body benefits of products.

The enrollment fee is $20 for healthy snacks and lunch.

For more information, call Valerie Southwood, 988-3859, or Nancy Tomczak, 531-2714, or mail a check for the fee payable to Lions Club of Honolulu, P.O. Box 84, Honolulu, HI 96810.

Golf Ball Drop to raise money for diabetes

Nongolfers can win prizes Wednesday at the second annual Golf Ball Drop of the American Diabetes Association Hawaii, at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club.

A $10 donation at any Star Market on Oahu, Kauai or Maui in support of the ADAH will entitle the donor to one of 2,000 numbered golf balls.

KHNL's Chopper 8 will drop the balls above the golf club, and the first three to land in a hole or closest to the pin will win prizes.

First place is a Las Vegas trip for two from Hawaiian Air and four nights at the California Hotel from Vacations Hawaii.

Second place will win a $500 shopping spree from Star Markets, and the third-place winner will receive a 20-inch Flat Panel LCD television from CompUSA.

The 11th annual "Partners Fore a Cure" golf tournament will follow the ball drop at noon, sponsored by Diagnostic Laboratory Services.

Three-person teams and a shotgun scramble will start the tournament. Golfers have a chance at hole-in-one prizes, winning long drive or closest-to-the-pin contests.

The golf tournament entry fee is $525, including cart and green fees, door prizes, lunch and a bag with coupons.

For more information, call the ADAH on Oahu at 947-5979 or toll-free from the neighbor islands, 888-DIABETES.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

LEEWARD OAHU

Brush fire singes fire engine

A Honolulu fire engine was badly scorched yesterday as firefighters fought a 50-acre brush fire in Makaha Valley that they believe was deliberately set.

The fire started a little after 9 a.m. at the end of Water Street and was under control by 3 p.m., fire department spokesman Capt. Emmit Kane said.

Fifty Honolulu firefighters used nine engines, four tankers and a helicopter to battle the blaze.

At one point, "the wind shifted unexpectedly, and in a matter of moments it leapt a fire break and got under a truck," Kane said. The fire caused "extensive scorching and damage" to the front-end of the truck, where much of its electrical wiring and controls are located, and it had to be towed away.

The cause of the damage will be assessed tomorrow, Kane said, but a new truck of its type would cost $470,000, without equipment.

"This time it was a fire truck. Fortunately, the fire didn't get any homes, or cause any injuries," Kane said, though it came as close as 100 feet from one house. "People setting these brush fires think they are harmless or fun. But it's endangering our personnel."

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

North Kohala woman dies after car crash

A 21-year-old North Kohala woman died Friday after a one-car crash on Akoni Pule Highway on the Big Island.

Police identified the victim as Kristyl K. Sasaki, of Kapaau.

The accident happened about 6:25 a.m. after the 1992 Toyota sedan Sasaki was driving crossed the centerline while traveling northbound, ran off the highway and rolled over.

The victim was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car.

She was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9 a.m.

Police are investigating whether speed or alcohol contributed to the crash. Anyone with information on the accident is asked to call Officer Marvin Troutman at 326-4646, extension 229.

The traffic fatality is the 16th on the Big Island this year, compared with 20 at the same time last year.

CENTRAL OAHU

Fallen tree closes Kamehameha Highway

Northbound lanes of the Kamehameha Highway were closed early yesterday after a large tree fell on the highway.

The lanes, between Mililani and Wahiawa, were closed from 2:12 a.m. to 5:15 a.m., police said.

Traffic was turned around at Waikalani Drive and routed onto the H-2 Freeway until city crews were able to remove the tree.