Man in custody attacks officer

A 38-year-old Mililani man in police custody for allegedly threatening his wife with weapons allegedly tried to escape while being taken to the hospital and attacked a police officer.

Wayne Naholowaa was charged Wednesday with three counts of first-degree terroristic threatening for allegedly threatening his wife, also 38, with a shotgun, rifle and hunting knife at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Yesterday, Naholowaa was taken from the police cellblock to the Queen's Medical Center for treatment. He attempted to escape, police said, and the officer called for help.

Additional officers arrived, and after a brief struggle they subdued him, police said. In the struggle, Naholowaa allegedly took a baton from an officer and attempted to take a firearm. The officer and the suspect suffered minor injuries. Police arrested him on suspicion of first-degree attempted escape, first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, first-degree attempted theft and second-degree theft.

Big Island crash victim is identified

A 51-year-old Big Island woman who died Tuesday after her car ran off the road and fell 50 feet has been identified as Jerridee L. Halliwell of Waimea.

Big Island police said Halliwell was trapped in her 1977 Volkswagen when it ran off the left side of Route 180, then plunged down an embankment and caught on fire.

The accident occurred 150 feet south of the 5-mile marker in Holualoa in North Kona at 3:57 p.m. Tuesday.

Halliwell was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m.

The traffic fatality was the ninth on the Big Island this year, compared with five at this time last year.

Speeding possible in motorcycle death

Speed may have been a factor in a motorcycle crash that killed an Army soldier on Farrington Highway near Fort Weaver Road on Wednesday night, police said.

The crash happened at 9:56 p.m. just east of the Fort Weaver Road overpass.

Police said the 45-year-old Ewa Beach resident was driving a black 2008 Kawasaki Ninja VX6R and had just come off the Fort Weaver offramp to go eastbound on Farrington Highway when he lost control of the motorcycle.

The victim was not wearing a helmet.

Pedestrian hit by vehicle in Salt Lake

A 72-year-old Salt Lake man who was crossing Likini Street in a crosswalk yesterday morning was struck by a car and taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.

Police said the man was later upgraded to fair condition.

The driver of the car was a 48-year-old Salt Lake man, police said.

The accident occurred shortly before 5:45 a.m. near Ala Nanu Street in Salt Lake.

Bar patron allegedly strikes officer

Police arrested a 40-year-old man Wednesday night when he allegedly refused to leave a Kalihi bar and struck a police officer.

The man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and third-degree criminal property damage.

Police said the man was asked to leave by an employee who refused to serve him more drinks. When the man allegedly began yelling and swearing at her, police were called.

The incident occurred at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday.

After the officer arrived at the Sand Island Sports Club, 197 Sand Island Access Road, he still refused to leave and hit the officer with his hands, police said.

The officer arrested him and placed him in a police car. The man then rolled on his side and allegedly kicked the back door, causing minor damage.

Boy allegedly threatens man with knife

Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy who allegedly threatened to kill a 47-year-old man with a kitchen knife in Ewa Beach.

The man tried to calm the boy after he heard him and a 37-year-old woman arguing at about 7 a.m. Saturday, but the boy grew more agitated at his presence, police said.

The boy then pointed a kitchen knife at the man and threatened to kill him, police said.

Officers booked the boy on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening.

Judge backs fired officers' reinstatement

WAILUKU » A judge has confirmed an arbitrator's award calling for the reinstatement of two fired Maui Police Department officers.

Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza said Wednesday that the court cannot assume the role of someone who can second-guess what has occurred in arbitration.

Martell Irish and Derek Kaaukai were fired by the department in 2005 after being accused of beating a man under arrest in 2004.

Irish was found not guilty of a misdemeanor assault charge in 2007. Kaaukai was not charged and could not be identified by the alleged victim.

The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers union filed grievances over the officers' firings. In January arbitrator Patrick Yim sustained the grievances and ordered that Irish and Kaaukai be reinstated.