Traffic fatality is year's 56th
Advertiser Staff
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O'ahu recorded its 56th traffic fatality of the year yesterday morning when a car traveling makai on Kaonohi Street in Pearlridge slammed into a parked sport utility vehicle near Kahapili Street.
The driver, whose age and home address had not yet been determined, was rushed to Pali Momi Medical Center where he was pronounced dead following the 12:30 a.m. crash.
Traffic investigators said the victim's 1999 Grand Marquis crashed into a 2004 Isuzu SUV that was parked on Kaonohi Street.
HALE'IWA
SUSPECT HELD IN THEFT OF CAR
A 28-year-old Hale'iwa man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of stealing a car Monday morning from a woman at Mokule'ia Beach.
The man was arrested at 10:30 a.m. at Kahalewai Place and Kamehameha Highway in Hale'iwa and booked for investigation of first-degree robbery. He was being held last night pending charges.
On Monday, a 21-year-old woman told police she was in a tent at the beach at about 8 a.m. when she heard the engine of her car start. She ran out of the tent and jumped on the hood of the car to try to keep it from being stolen, police said.
The driver swerved the car back and forth and made several sharp U-turns in an attempt to dislodge the woman, police said. The woman remained on the car until she fell off near Camp Erdman on Farrington Highway, police said.
KAILUA
TRAFFIC-CALMING PROJECT EXTENDED
The city will extend a traffic-calming demonstration project on Wana'ao Road in Kailua for 90 days before deciding whether to rip it out or keep it.
The project, about a half-mile long on a main road that connects the town to the Enchanted Lake area, has polarized the community. The city has installed temporary medians that narrow the road and required the removal of parking spaces.
Alfred Tanaka, deputy director for the city Department of Transportation Services, said the city will make modifications to the project, collect more data then make a final decision after the 90-day extension.
LEEWARD
RESIDENTS ASKED TO SAVE WATER
The Board of Water Supply is asking residents from Waipahu to Makaha to conserve water, from 4 p.m. today to 4 p.m. tomorrow and again from 4 p.m. Sunday to 4 p.m. Monday. Leeward O'ahu residents are asked to use water for essential needs only, such as drinking, cooking and personal hygiene.
A major water source for the area will be temporarily shut down to allow Hawaiian Electric Co. to do electrical work in conjunction with construction of a new reservoir.
MAUI
MAILE AMBER ALERT TEST TODAY
The Maui Police Department today will activate the twice-yearly test of the Maile Amber Alert Plan designed to help recover abducted children.
The test will begin at 11:45 a.m. and will broadcast information to radio and television stations and also to the print media.
This will be the system's second test. The first one was activated in February by the Ho-nolulu Police Department. Activation will be rotated between island police departments.
HONOLULU
FREE SEARCHES FOR UNCLAIMED GOODS
Staff of the state Department of Budget and Finance's Unclaimed Property Program will be at Kapi'olani Park on Sept. 3 and 4 to help people conduct free searches for unclaimed property.
The Unclaimed Property Program receives and holds abandoned property such as money, bank accounts, certificates of deposit, gift certificates and insurance refunds. Program staff will be at the Okinawan Festival at Kapi'olani Park from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 3 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 4. For more information, call 586-1589.
STATEWIDE
PHILIPPINE VOTER REGISTRATION HERE
Beginning in October, citizens of the Philippines living in Hawai'i can file for absentee ballots for the May 2007 Philippine National Elections.
The Overseas Absentee Voting registration, for citizens ages 18 and older, begins Oct. 1 and runs through Aug. 31, 2006, at the Philippine Consulate, 2433 Pali Highway, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the Consulate at 595-6316.
REEBER APPOINTED TO PAROLING PANEL
Roy W. Reeber was appointed to the state Hawai'i Paroling Authority to replace Ed Slavish, who resigned earlier this year. Reeber will serve until June 30, 2007, and his appointment is subject to state Senate conformation.
Reeber, a retired U.S. naval officer, is a business instructor at Hawai'i Pacific University.
O'AHU
HONOLULU HARBOR TO GET NEW GATES
New gates to be installed at the Honolulu Harbor by January 2006 will allow the container and cargo terminal to meet federal security requirements. The total cost of the $315,000 project is being funded by the federal Maritime Transportation Security Act.
The gates will be operated and maintained by harbor tenants and will secure the area from unauthorized vehicles.
