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[ TAKING NOTICE ]

» Raquel Hoe-Pedro of the Windward charter school Hakipu'u Learning Center has been awarded the first Thomas P. Gill Scholar Award of $500. Gill Scholars, chosen from a public high school, work with the American Civil Liberties Union during the legislative session.

» A team from Keaau High School on the Big Island has won the state title for the first Lifesmarts competition, sponsored by the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The game-show-style competition tests students on their knowledge of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities.

Members of the team include Vince Fitzgerald, Desiree Manuel, Jacqueline Miguel and Nicole Reister, coached by Kathy Tabandera.

» Kristine Mee Yin Duong of Iolani School and Troy Noboru Hashimoto of King Kekaulike High in Kula, Maui, represented Hawaii at the 43rd annual United States Senate Youth Program for future leaders. They received an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., earlier this year and a $5,000 scholarship for undergraduate studies.

» AARP Hawaii has appointed Sue Sakai and Leigh-Wai Doo to the Executive Council. Sakai is vice president and director of planning for Belt Collins Hawaii. Doo is an attorney and chief executive officer of the Palolo Chinese Home.

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Police, Fire, Courts



By Star-Bulletin staff

LEEWARD OAHU

Man arrested after wife reports threats in Waianae

Police arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly kidnapping his wife and threatening to throw her into the ocean Thursday.

The couple had been at a restaurant in Waianae about 11:30 p.m. when they got into an argument, police said. The wife, 39, left and was waiting by a bus stop when the suspect drove by and she got into his vehicle.

The husband refused to release her and drove instead to Yokohama Bay, where he threatened to throw her into the water, police said. Bystanders came to the woman's aid, and the husband left in his vehicle. Police found him later and arrested him for investigation of kidnapping.

HONOLULU

Information sought in report of fondling

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in a secure residential building on Kapiolani Boulevard.

Police said the suspect allegedly grabbed the woman in an elevator of her building and fondled her.

The incident occurred May 31 between 8 and 9 p.m. at 1617 Kapiolani Blvd.

The suspect stands about 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, with black hair, brown eyes and a mustache, and was wearing a white T-shirt and dark shorts.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

South Maui brush fire still presents a threat

WAILUKU » Firefighters were attempting to contain a blaze yesterday that burned more than 100 acres of brush in the Kanaio area in South Maui.

Bulldozers from the county and Ulupalakua Ranch, along with two helicopters making water drops, were helping to isolate the fire at the 16.5-mile post along Piilani Highway, Battalion Chief Alan Pascua said yesterday.

Pascua said the fire was contained about four hours after receiving the call at 11:21 a.m., but conditions were "pretty unstable," with the potential of winds making the blaze jump over fire breaks.

Kauai police arrest 2 in 'ice' smuggling case

Kauai police said they arrested two people Thursday whom they believe were transporting methamphetamine from Oahu to Kauai.

The two Oahu residents, Ronald "Bong" Dejos, 36, and Alexys Legowicz, 26, have been charged with first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug, third-degree promotion of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia after a short car chase in the Lihue area led to their arrest. They are both being held at a Kauai Police Department cellblock in lieu of bail.

Kauai police officials also said they seized more than $5,000 in cash, three ounces of crystal methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia such as scales and small plastic bags. The "ice" has an estimated street value of $5,000 an ounce.

Anyone with information about drug dealing in their neighborhoods or drug trafficking to Kauai can call 241-1703 or 241-1702.