HAWAI'I BRIEFS
No sign of missing sailor
Advertiser Staff
An extensive search of waters off Kahala to Makapu'u yesterday turned up no trace of a Pearl Harbor sailor, who was swept out to sea Saturday while swimming at Spitting Caves at Portlock.
Zachary Ryan Johnson was last seen by witnesses and friends floating on his back at 3:25 p.m., police said. Fire, Coast Guard and Ocean Safety personnel searched on Saturday until about 6:30 p.m. and returned yesterday at 6 a.m.
Yesterday's search resources included two Coast Guard helicopters, a Fire Department helicopter and Fire Rescue divers. Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson said the Coast Guard Cutter Assateague continued after sunset to search an area from Koko Head to Makapu'u.
Officials plan to resume the search today, with the help of the Coast Guard Cutter Washington.
'AINA HAINA
BICYCLIST KILLED BY BUS IDENTIFIED
The medical examiner's office yesterday identified the bicyclist killed in a collision with a city bus Friday on Kalaniana'ole Highway as Jichao Wang, 75.
Police said Wang was crossing Kalaniana'ole outside a marked crosswalk near West Hind Drive and that the accident occurred under overcast skies.
Wang died at The Queen's Medical Center.
PUNCHBOWL
MOPED RIDER CRITICALLY INJURED
A 35-year-old man was critically injured early yesterday when he lost control of a speeding moped and crashed into a guardrail on Magellan Avenue, 41 feet west of Alapa'i Street. The crash was reported to police at 12:01 a.m.
The man was thrown from the moped and suffered body and head injuries. He was not wearing a helmet, police said. The man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center.
KALIHI
WATER MAIN BREAK SHUTS ROADS
All lanes of Middle Street between Kaua and Kahauki streets were closed to traffic yesterday at 5:21 p.m. because of a broken 12-inch water main.
The Honolulu Board of Water Supply said the broken pipe disrupted water service to only Fern Elementary School and a nearby church. The repair work was expected to be completed by early this morning.
BIG ISLAND
KONA SCHOOL GETS CONSTRUCTION CASH
Gov. Linda Lingle has released money to build a new two-story administration and library building at Kealakehe Intermediate School in Kailua, Kona. In addition, the old administration building will be converted into classroom space.
Lingle released $5,621,250 in construction money for the project at the school, which serves one of the largest student populations in the state at more than 1,000.
"Kealakehe Intermediate School serves a growing community, and these extra classrooms will provide students and teachers with a better learning environment," Lingle said in a statement.
The total project cost is $6,259,205. Construction is expected to be finished by early next year.
