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Free lecture addresses role of Honolulu Zoo

Honolulu Zoo Director Ken Redman will discuss "What Do Zoos Do" in a free lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Yukiyoshi Room, Krauss Hall, University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Redman will describe the changing role of zoos and the direction and future of the Honolulu Zoo.

He was head zookeeper at the Dakota Zoo in Bismarck, N.D., and zookeeper and general curator at the Sedgewick County Zoo in Wichita, Kans., before becoming assistant director of the Honolulu Zoo. He has been director since 1993.

His talk is sponsored by the UH Outreach College as a Shunzo Sakamaki Extraordinary Lecture.

Rehab organization receives accreditation

Hina Mauka, a nonprofit drug prevention, treatment and recovery organization, has received accreditation for three years for its day treatment, outpatient and residential treatment programs and therapeutic communities.

The accreditation by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) represents the highest conformance to the international commission's standards.

Hina Mauka has been providing substance abuse treatment services on Oahu since 1977 and now has offices throughout the state.

Program will cover Hawaii divorce issues

Oahu residents can learn more about "Divorce Law in Hawaii" on July 14 from noon to 1 p.m. at the Supreme Court courthouse.

William Darrah, who has practiced divorce law in Hawaii for more than 30 years, will give an overview of divorce-related issues such as custody, visitation, division of property, child support and alimony.

Attendees will learn where to read more about divorce law in Hawaii, how the legal process works in the state and where to obtain Family Court divorce forms and how to use them.

Darrah, who is the editor of the monthly Journal of Hawaii Family Law and the annual Hawaii Divorce Manual, graduated from New York University School of Law and was certified by the American Bar Association as a divorce mediator.

Oahu Family Court sponsors the monthly informational program throughout 2005 on the second floor of Aliiolani Hale, 417 S. King St. (behind the King Kamehameha statue).

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

NORTH SHORE
2 rappelers injured in fall down cliff

Two men who were rappelling down a cliff behind Camp Erdman in Waialua yesterday fell between 75 and 100 feet, leaving them in serious but stable condition.

The accident happened about 6 p.m., and it took nearly two hours to get them out of mountainous terrain and into an awaiting helicopter.

They were airlifted to the Queen's Medical Center.

The men were rappelling with a group of about 10 to 15 others, fire officials said. The cliff where the men fell had about a 70 percent grade.

One of the men was in his mid-30s, while the other was about 25 years old, an Emergency Medical Services supervisor said.

Firefighters were taken into the site -- a narrow valley -- by helicopter to assess the men's injuries. The men and rescuers were then airlifted to an awaiting ambulance, where they were stabilized.

The men were flown to Queen's about 8:10 p.m.

A witness told the EMS supervisor that the rope the men were using apparently broke. Battalion Chief Thomas Perkins, a Fire Department spokesman, could not confirm the account. He did say the group told firefighters that they had been to the site several times before to rappel.

LEEWARD OAHU
Suspect rams vehicle during argument

Police arrested a 32-year-old man after he allegedly rammed into a person's vehicle Saturday in Kalaeloa.

Police said a good Samaritan, 49, stopped near the intersection of Tripoli Street and Coral Sea Road to help a woman who was arguing with the suspect about 11 a.m.

The suspect rammed into the victim's vehicle twice with his vehicle.

Police said the suspect fled on foot but was located that day.

The vehicle that the suspect left behind was reported in a robbery earlier.

No injuries were reported, police said.

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of two counts of second-degree attempted murder, auto theft and drug-related offenses.

Boyfriend charged in woman's assault

A 33-year-old Aiea man was charged Friday for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.

Police identified the man as Alexander T. Trang.

Police said Trang assaulted his live-in girlfriend in their apartment at Moanalua Road last Monday.

The victim, 22, was unable to leave until the next day when Trang fell asleep. At that time, police said, the victim went to her friend's apartment, where she called police.

Trang was charged for second-degree unlawful imprisonment and abuse of a household member. He is being held in lieu of $3,000.

HONOLULU
Man charged in series of robberies on kids

Police charged an 18-year-old man Saturday in connection with a series of robberies that occurred in the East Honolulu area.

Police identified the man as Harrison Stevens-Wong.

Police said Stevens-Wong was identified by victims as the suspect who was involved in robberies of five juvenile victims that occurred earlier this month. The robberies occurred at Kahala Mall and at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Hawaii Kai.

Stevens-Wong was charged with six counts of second-degree robbery and one count of kidnapping. He is being held in lieu of $75,000 bail.