Escaped inmate is caught in Kihei

Maui police say a prisoner who escaped while attending his brother's funeral in Kahului has been recaptured.

Harry Kahaleauki, 38, was back in custody yesterday morning after his escape Saturday. Police said he was arrested in Kihei at 3:15 p.m. Wednesday.

He was wearing leg shackles and his orange prison jumpsuit when he slipped away from correctional officers at Ballard's Mortuary in Kahului at about 9:20 a.m. Saturday.

His 43 convictions include terroristic threatening, assault, auto theft, felony gun offenses and felony drug offenses.

Liliha man arrested in teen's rape

Police arrested a 42-year-old Liliha man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl last year, resulting in her pregnancy.

Police found and arrested the man Wednesday, and he is being investigated for first-degree sexual assault.

Police said the girl conceived a male child after the suspect sexually assaulted her sometime prior to July 2 in Waianae.

Man killed in accident is identified

A 32-year-old Kaneohe man who died from injuries sustained in a mo-ped crash last week has been identified by the Medical Examiner's Office as Shawn K. Kalima.

Kalima died of head injuries Monday afternoon, the office said.

Police said Kalima was trying to make a U-turn on Kahekili Highway near Ahuimanu Road when he crossed in front of an oncoming car that hit him Saturday.

He was thrown from the mo-ped and taken in critical condition to the hospital.

Oahu man dies in Las Vegas crash

A 41-year-old Honolulu man died after crashing a car into a palm tree early yesterday morning near the Las Vegas Airport.

Las Vegas police said the Suzuki SX4 was heading east in the left eastbound lane at about 2:40 a.m. on West Warm Springs Road near South Windy Street when the driver lost control and the Suzuki veered northeast, crossing westbound lanes and hitting the north curb.

The car then hit a palm tree and rolled onto its passenger side, police said.

The driver was taken to the University Medical Center trauma center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The man was the sole occupant of the Suzuki, and no other vehicles were involved in the crash.

The Las Vegas Coroner's Office did not release the man's identity yesterday, pending notification of family.