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[ TAKING NOTICE ]

» Suzanne P. Murphy, with the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, has been appointed to the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences.

Murphy, director of Nutrition Support Shared Resource at the Cancer Research Center, will serve on the national board until June 2008.

The board makes judgments on food intake, nu- trition and health relationships.

Murphy was recently chairwoman of the Food and Nutrition Board committee that evaluated and recommended changes to food packages for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

She also served on Food and Nutrition Board committees to set nutrient intake standards for the United States and Canada, and chaired a committee on applying the standards.

Dr. Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, director of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, said Murphy "has already shown much leadership on Food and Nutrition Board committees. Her appointment brings additional national recognition to the Cancer Research Center."

Murphy has been a researcher and professor in the Cancer Research Center's Epidemiology Program since 1999, working on the relationship of diet and cancer and possible dietary reasons for different cancer rates among Hawaii's ethnic groups. She also has evaluated use of dietary supplements in Hawaii, among other research projects.

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Pearl Harbor destroyer rescues stranded man

A Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer helped rescue a lone sailor from his disabled sailboat Saturday 800 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego.

William Peterson, 56, was sailing from Panama to San Francisco when the mast on his 40-foot sailboat broke.

After receiving the distress signal from Peterson's boat, the Coast Guard launched a C-130 from Sacramento, Calif., and the USS Chung-Hoon was diverted from operations nearby to assist in the search. The C-130 crew located the sailboat and remained overhead until the Chung-Hoon arrived and used a small, rigid-hull inflatable to rescue Peterson.

Staff aboard the Chung-Hoon, who said Peterson was in good condition, used a helicopter yesterday to transport him to a Coast Guard base in San Diego.

Stings not from box jellyfish, specialist says

There seems to be a large quantity of tiny jellyfish in Keehi Lagoon, the curator of the Waikiki Aquarium said yesterday after examining water samples from the water body.

But Jerry Crow, a shark and jellyfish specialist, said he believes the animals are not box jellyfish, as suggested Saturday by a UH researcher, but another type, called hydromedusae jellyfish.

The hydromedusae could easily be mistaken for a box jellyfish, Crow said.

This jellyfish sometimes "blooms" in mainland locations, with large populations lasting through spring and summer, then dying in cooler weather, Crow said. It is unknown how long a bloom might last here, he said, although individual jellyfish are estimated to live about four months.

The ones in Keehi Lagoon are tiny, no bigger than the head of a pin.

Hui Wa'a canoe racing association canceled its regatta Sunday at Keehi because paddlers using the lagoon were being bitten or stung by something in the water there at May 29 and June 5 regattas.

Kapiolani hospital featured in program

"Medicine, Miracles and Aloha" will air from 7 to 8 p.m. today on KITV-4.

The show will feature stories of many children treated as part of the Kapiolani Children's Miracle Network Program from Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children.

Homeless and mentally ill subject of musical

A musical about mental illness and homelessness in the islands that received favorable reviews in Honolulu performances this year will be shown on 'Olelo.

"Truly Dually," written by University of Hawaii doctoral student Michael Ullman, features 22 songs and highlights approaches for helping those who are both mentally ill and homeless. The play was inspired by Ullman's experiences working with chronically homeless people while director of programs at the Institute for Human Services' emergency shelter. Award-winning director Roslyn Catracchia composed the music and directed.

The TV showings are set for:

» Thursday at 9:30 p.m., Channel 53.

» June 24, 9 a.m., Channel 52.

» July 1, 3 p.m., Channel 52.

For more information, contact Ullman at 391-7963 or mdarrenu@yahoo.com.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

HONOLULU

Armed woman surrenders after suicide threat

A 37-year-old woman armed with a 12-gauge shotgun barricaded herself in her Nuuanu home on Henry Street early yesterday morning.

Police said the woman pointed the gun at her head and threatened to kill herself. Her boyfriend called 911, and police responded at about 3:47 a.m.

Police Specialized Services Division and hostage negotiations teams began talking with the woman at about 6:45 a.m.

The woman was emotionally distraught over her boyfriend leaving her, police said, and surrendered at about 1:30 p.m. No one was injured in the incident.

The woman was taken to the Queen's Medical Center for observation, police said.

No charges are pending.

CENTRAL OAHU

Robbery spree ends with suspect's arrest

Police arrested a 37-year-old man Sunday night who allegedly robbed several people at a Waipio apartment complex.

Police said the suspect confronted a woman, 43, as she was walking to her car after visiting relatives at the apartment complex at Paaono and Paawalu streets sometime before 11:45 p.m. Police said the suspect wrapped his shirt around his hand and pretended to have a gun when he took her car keys and cell phone.

The suspect then tried to get the woman into her car, but she refused and he instead forced her to take him to the unit she had just come from, police said. He allegedly tried forcing his way into the apartment but fled after a male relative of the woman woke up.

Police said the suspect then climbed to the second-floor lanai of another unit and confronted three men inside the apartment and again acted like he had a gun. This time, police said, he took cell phones and cash.

The suspect then entered a third unit through an unlocked door where he confronted another man and took his car keys, police said. The victim chased the suspect, who then threw down the car keys and fled on foot.

Police later located the victim and arrested him for investigation of kidnapping, two counts of second-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree burglary, terroristic threatening and resisting arrest.

Woman allegedly stabs her husband

Police arrested a 22-year-old woman after she allegedly stabbed her husband in retaliation for being shoved during an argument Sunday morning.

The incident took place in Kunia about 2:30 a.m. Police said the husband, 25, believed his wife to be having an affair with a neighbor and during the argument pushed her down, then left. When he returned, his wife allegedly threw a knife at him, then stabbed him twice in the chest with another knife.

Police arrested the wife for investigation of second-degree assault. The victim was taken to Wahiawa Hospital, treated and released.

Girl arrested for theft of her mother's vehicle

Police arrested a 14-year-old Mililani girl on suspicion of auto theft and as a runaway yesterday morning.

Police said the girl's mother reported to police at 6 a.m. yesterday that her daughter had taken her vehicle at about 12:30 a.m. from their Kaloapau Street home.

When the girl returned home, police were called and she was arrested.

The girl was released yesterday pending investigation.

LEEWARD OAHU

Car search turns up firearms and drugs

Detectives discovered a shotgun and two handguns Sunday after searching the car of a 20-year-old man at the Kapolei Police Station.

Police were holding the car after arresting the suspect Friday for investigation of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle. The car was searched Sunday. Police said that in addition to the three weapons, detectives found several bags of narcotics in the car. The suspect was also arrested for investigation of drug and firearm offenses.