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Newswatch
Star-Bulletin staff and wire service
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Silent march set for slain woman
A silent march is planned Tuesday for an Ewa Beach woman who was killed last month by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide case.
Police believe Della Dikito was shot and killed on April 25 by her husband, Domingo Dikito, who then shot and killed himself. The couple had four children.
The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence will lead the march Tuesday to remember and honor the wife. It begins at 5:30 p.m. at the state Capitol on Beretania Street.
Lingle to attend Israeli event
Gov. Linda Lingle is expected to participate in a conference in Israel that is expected to include former President George H.W. Bush and other out-of-office world leaders.
The governor, in a news release, said the conference, titled "Facing Tomorrow," will look at how the global future is envisioned in different parts of the world. Leaders will discuss challenges facing the world, she said.
The conference in Jerusalem May 13 to 15 also will examine what the future holds for the Middle East, with emphasis on Israel.
Lingle was invited by Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Other attendees include former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
The governor plans to participate in 11 panel discussions, including "Sixty Years of Friendship -- the U.S. and Israel" and "The Future of the World Economy."
Workshops to address bike plans
The city Department of Transportation Services will hold public workshops from May 13 to 15 to begin updating its 1999 Honolulu Bicycle Master Plan.
The updated plan will assess current conditions, identify new routes, prioritize bikeway capital improvement projects for Oahu, and assist in the evaluation of plans and policies. Officials said bike-accessible transit stations will be an important component of the new plan.
Mayor Mufi Hannemann's administration budgeted $370,000 for the project.
The workshops will be held on:
» May 13, Kapolei Hale, first-floor conference room, from 7 to 9 p.m.
» May 14, Pali Golf Course, from 7 to 9 p.m.
» May 15, Blaisdell Center Hawaii Rooms 1 and 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For more information, go to www.oahubikeplan.org or e-mail info@oahubikeplan.org. Individuals can also call the planning consultant, Helber Hastert & Fee, at 545-2055, ext. 237.
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Police, Fire, Courts
Star-Bulletin staff
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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
22 arrested in illegal-alien case
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 22 suspected illegal immigrant workers Friday at two popular chain restaurants on Maui, according to a news release.
Eight foreign nationals were arrested at the Cheeseburger Island Style restaurant in Wailea and the Cheeseburger In Paradise restaurant in Lahaina, and 14 were taken into custody at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company restaurant in Lahaina, the news release said.
The workers were arrested on suspicion of administrative immigration violations.
Officials questioned the individuals and released two men under supervision on humanitarian grounds.
Twenty workers -- six women and 14 men -- were flown to the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu.
Family members of those arrested can call 541-2623, option 2, for information.
The state Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division, Maui Police Department, Coast Guard, Hawaii Army National Guard, FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office assisted in the case.
HONOLULU
Man arrested in online sex sting
Police have charged a 23-year-old Mililani man after he allegedly tried to pick up and have sex with what he thought were two 13-year-old girls he met online.
Police arrested Eric Shiroma at 800 S. Beretania St., across from the Honolulu police headquarters, after he showed up at 10:50 a.m. Thursday to meet the girls, who were actually detectives who posed as minors.
Shiroma was charged with two counts of first-degree child enticement, drug paraphernalia, third-degree possession of dangerous drugs and third-degree child abuse. His bail was set at $50,000.
Teen allegedly tries to steal car
Police arrested a 17-year-old Honolulu boy after he allegedly tried to steal a neighbor's car Thursday night.
Witnesses called police after they saw the teen allegedly get into the car at about 11:38 p.m. Thursday, police said.
Police saw the suspect get out of the vehicle and try to run.
Officers stopped him and arrested him for alleged attempted auto theft.
WAIKIKI
2 men accused of robbing youth
Police arrested two men ages 22 and 20, after they allegedly robbed a juvenile in Waikiki.
Police said the men approached the juvenile on a Waikiki sidewalk about 11:40 p.m. Thursday and used physical force to take property from the victim.
The victim sustained minor injuries, police said.
The 20-year-old Kalihi man was arrested at 2541 Kuhio Ave. and the 22-year-old Nanakuli man was arrested at 151 Kapahulu Ave. on suspicion of second-degree robbery