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Kamehameha case to be heard June 20
The 9th U.S. Court of Appeals has picked June 20 as the date to hear arguments on Kamehameha Schools' policy restricting admissions to native Hawaiians.
The appeals court agreed in February to have a panel of 15 judges rehear arguments on the school's 118-year-old policy. The panel will be selected from a pool of 27 active judges on the appeals bench.*
Last year, a three-judge appeals panel ruled 2-1 that the practice violated federal anti-discrimination laws.
The San Francisco court ruled in a lawsuit brought on behalf of an unidentified non-Hawaiian teenager who was denied admission in 2003.
Grave decorations allowed for 2 weeks
Visitors to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific may place potted plants and artificial flowers at grave sites beginning Tuesday until April 21.
Not permitted are permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, glass objects of any kind, and any type of commemorative items and toys, including pinwheels, balloons, stuffed toys and similar articles.
A cemetery announcement also requested that visitors not secure floral items and other decorations to headstones or markers, and that metal hooks not be used to secure potted plants or other decorations, as they are safety hazards during mowing operations.
For further information, call Gene Castagnetti, cemetery director.
Waipahu sixth-grader wins Geographic Bee
Guthrie Angeles, a sixth-grader at Kaleiopuu Elementary School in Waipahu, is the winner of the State Geographic Bee.
He will represent Hawaii at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., May 23 and 24.
Angeles beat more than 60 fourth- to eighth-graders from public and private schools for first place March 31 at the Hawai'i Convention Center, said Gail Kono, a teacher at Kaleiopuu.
All Angeles had to say when he won was, "Whew!" Kono said.
Angeles won $100, a National Geographic globe and a free trip to Washington, D.C. He will compete against at least 100 students from across the nation.
The second-place winner was William Swartworth Jr. of Le Jardin Academy.
Taking Notice
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Mike Moynahan, who owns Kamaaina Clubmakers in Kula, Maui, was honored with the Distinguished Clubmaker award by the Professional (Golf) Clubmaker's Society. He received the award at the annual PCS International Symposium and Expo in Louisville, Ky.
» Lori L. McCarney has been named vice president of marketing, a new position at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. Most recently she was the chief marketing officer of the start-up company FlyHawaii Airlines. Previously she served as executive vice president and marketing director at Bank of Hawaii.
» Goodwill Industries of Hawaii has promoted Rose Shin to director of workforce development programs, which provide services to individuals transitioning from public assistance. She has been with Goodwill as the director of the statewide Supporting Employment Empowerment Program. Prior to that she was employed by the State Council on Developmental Disabilities as a legislative liaison.
Goodwill has also promoted Dan Buron to chief operating officer. He will oversee the agency's Human Service programs, which provide job training, skills development and employment services.
» Mark "Dutch" Hanohano, United States marshal for the District of Hawaii, and Chief Deputy Marshal Michael Ferstl will receive the 2005 United States Marshals Service Director's Honorary Award for the district. They will attend a ceremony April 19 in Arlington, Va.
» Good Beginnings Alliance has awarded five 2006 Circle of Honor Awards to these 2006 Outstanding Early Childhood Professionals of the year: Steve Bobilin of Leeward Community College's Children's Center in Pearl City; Michelle Lemi of Kauai Head Start, Lihue; Sylvia Loo of KCAA Preschools of Hawaii Kuapa, Honolulu; Judy Mailheau of KCAA Preschools of Hawaii Atherton, Kailua; and Sister Shim of Kuliouou Child Care, Honolulu.
» Jeanette Takamura, dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work, has received the Ollie Randall award from the National Council on Aging for contributions toward advancing the cause of aging.
She has served in senior positions in the Hawaii state government. From 1997 to 2001, she was assistant secretary for aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Among her numerous awards, she has received the Lucy Stone Award from the White House for her advocacy and enactment of the National Family Caregiver Support Program.
» The Hawaii Tourism Authority's Hawaiian Cultural Program gave the Hawaii Theatre Center $20,000 for the sponsorship of the "Hana Hou" series of music concerts.
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation also awarded $10,000 to the Hawaii Theatre Center.
» The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation awarded Mental Health Kokua a $5,000 grant from for the purchase of a van to transport clients on the Big Island.
» GM Entertainment, a partnership of Ron Gibson and Mark Mellick, presenters of the Diamond Head Crater Celebration, donated $25,000 to Tripler Army Medical Center on behalf of Fisher House, which assists service members and their families who need medical help. They also gave $10,000 to the Waikiki Health Center.
» Volunteer Legal Services Hawaii received a $5,000 grant from the Cades Foundation to continue providing free legal assistance statewide to people of limited means.
CORRECTION
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
» The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will select 15 judges to rehear arguments on Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy. A Newswatch brief on Page A5 Saturday incorrectly said that all 15 judges on the court would hear the case. The 15 judges will actually come from a pool of 27 active judges on the appeals bench.
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Manager admits theft of $200,000 in wire
A warehouse manager for a company that distributes high-end electronic supply equipment has admitted to stealing over $200,000 worth of copper wire from his employer.
Shane Boyle, 34, pleaded not contest yesterday to first-degree theft from Graybar Electrical Co. before Circuit Judge Virginia Crandall.
According to prosecutors, from June 1, 2003, to December 2004, on at least 144 occasions, Boyle directed company truck drivers to deliver over 100 reels of copper wiring to two metal companies. The companies paid the drivers about $80,894 for the brand-new copper wire and the drivers turned the money over to Boyle. Retail value of the wire was nearly $236,000, said Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter.
Boyle has indicated he will seek a deferral of his no-contest plea. The court will hear his request or sentence him on June 26. He faces a maximum 10 years imprisonment.
Man forged checks to steal from 2 firms
A 32-year-old man whose Mercedes-Benz was found abandoned last March in brush below the cliffs of Makapuu has admitted to stealing from two of his former employers.
Kenneth J. Peters pleaded no contest yesterday before Circuit Judge Virginia Crandall to multiple counts, including second-degree forgery, first-degree theft and money laundering.
He faces a maximum of 10 years imprisonment for theft and money laundering and five years for the forgery offenses when sentenced June 19.
According to prosecutors, while employed as a bookkeeper for Flight School Hawaii, Peters forged 11 checks on the company's account and made them payable to his KenQuest & Co., a company he owned between September 2002 and December 2003. The checks ranged from $1,963 to $8,163. He also charged purchases totaling $2,618 to the company's credit card without authorization and deposited in excess of $20,000 to an account that were proceeds from this theft.
In a separate incident, while employed again as a bookkeeper for Studio Becker Island Interiors LLC, Peters forged 13 checks drawn on the company's account between August 2004 and March 2005 without authorization. The checks totaled $54,757 and ranged in amounts from $455 to $9,371, said Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter.
The checks were also made payable to Peters' company and deposited into his accounts knowing they were proceeds from the theft, Van Marter said.
Peters and his attorney declined comment.
