HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Infant stabbed; girl, 16, arrested
Advertiser Staff
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police have arrested a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of murder in the stabbing death of a 4-month-old infant in Kailua, Kona.
Police said they were called to a report of an "accidental stabbing" on Oluolu Street in the Kona Highlands subdivision at 7 p.m. Wednesday, and found that the infant had suffered a fatal stab wound.
Police released no other details. Kona Criminal Investigation section detectives were investigating the case.
PEARL HARBOR
NAVY AIRLIFTS FOREIGN SEAMAN
A Pearl Harbor-based Navy ship came to the aid early yesterday morning of a crew member on a Panamanian-registered ship who lost his right hand during an accident aboard the ship he was working on.
At about 1:40 a.m., the USS Chung-Hoon, a guided missile destroyer, met up with the bulk carrier C-Laurel about 414 miles northeast of Kahului, Maui, to evacuate the injured crew member.
A medical team from the Chung-Hoon treated the seaman, described as a 59-year-old South Korean national.
A Kane'ohe-based helicopter assigned to the Chung-Hoon was to fly the injured man to The Queen's Medical Center as soon as the ship was within helicopter range of O'ahu.
Plans called for a Coast Guard C-130 airplane to monitor the helicopter flight and provide communications while the injured man was transported from the Chung-Hoon to Queen's.
The Chung-Hoon was conducting operations nearby when the C-Laurel sent a distress call to the Coast Guard, which then notified the Navy ship.
KAUA'I
WAIMEA HIGH STUDENT MISSING
Police are asking for the public's help in locating James Fu, 14, who has not returned home since being dropped off at Waimea High School on Sept. 21.
Fu is described as 5 feet 9, about 163 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information can call police dispatch at 241-1711, the police Investigative Services Bureau at 241-1696 or Crime Stoppers at 241-1887.
HONOLULU
CAMPAIGN FINE TO COST $39,000
M&E Pacific and Edward Harada have agreed to a $39,000 fine from the state Campaign Spending Commission for improper political contributions to several candidates between 1996 and 2001.
Most of the illegal contributions were funneled through Harada to the campaigns of former Mayor Jeremy Harris, former Gov. Ben Cayetano, former City Councilman Arnold Morgado and former Maui Mayor James "Kimo" Apana.
The commission voted 4-0 yesterday to accept the agreement.
Harada and the company's former president, Rudolph Mina Jr., were fined $4,000 each by a district court judge in 2004 for illegal contributions to the Harris campaign. The judge also ordered the men to write letters of public apology to Hono-lulu's two daily newspapers.
DIAMOND HEAD
JAPANESE MOON CELEBRATION SET
The United Japanese Society of Hawai'i and the Shufu Society of Hawai'i will be sponsoring a moon viewing celebration, or "tsukimi no kai," on Sunday at Kapi'olani Community College's 'Ohi'a building from 6 to 9 p.m.
Cost is $30 per person and includes a buffet dinner.
The celebration includes a Shinto blessing, tea ceremony and shakuhachi, or Japanese flute sake ceremony, folk music and dance, poetry writing, sipping sake while viewing the moon, and bon dancing under a harvest moon. Call 306-1876.
DOWNTOWN
NATIVE GARDEN PROJECT PLANNED
The state is seeking volunteers to help prepare a native Hawaiian garden tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Volunteers last month removed truckloads of weeds and dead plants from the site, on the makai side of Department of Land and Natural Resources offices in the Kalanimoku Building, 1151 Punchbowl St.
The work will include soil preparation and the removal of the invasive vine maile pilau, which has a very thick root system and has worked its way into the soil.
Bring gloves, a hat, sunscreen, water and insect repellent. Refreshments will be served.
Parking is available in the basement of the DLNR building through access on either Punchbowl or Beretania streets.
For more information, call Michelle Gorham at 587-4169.
KALIHI
KIDS CAN MEET OLYMPIC ATHLETE
Kids can participate in activities promoting healthy and active lifestyles at the Bishop Museum on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The first 1,200 people to arrive will receive free admission, with $3 admission for everyone else.
The event will feature a special appearance by Olympic decathlon silver medalist Bryan Clay, an Olympic obstacle course and a mock mini-decathlon. Children can come in their Halloween costumes for a contest and parade.
The event is sponsored by the Bone & Joint Center at Straub, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children and the Straub Foundation.
EAST HONOLULU
RECYCLING DRIVE AT STAR OF THE SEA
Star of the Sea Early Learning Center will hold a recycling drive in recognition of Make A Difference Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 22.
Make a Difference Day is a national day dedicated to helping others. The Early Learning Center plans to recycle cans, glass and plastic bottles at the center, 4470 Ali'ikoa St., the parking lot in front of the Star of the Sea Church.
WAIPAHU
GOOD MUSIC, GOOD TASTES
Singer Jordan Segundo will be the featured performer at tomorrow's Taste of Waipahu at August Ahrens Elementary School's Tucker Field from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event features ethnic foods, arts and crafts and a free car giveaway.
Parking with shuttle service will be available at the Waikele Shopping Center employee parking lot on Paiwa Street and also at the school, at 94-1170 Waipahu St. There is no admission charge.
