The collision happened at 12:15 a.m. Police said the occupants of the stolen car fled, but one later showed up injured at the Pali Momi Medical Center. The 22-year-old said he was a passenger in the car driven by a woman. He was in stable condition, police said.

They routed traffic around the scene while repair crews worked on the utility pole, which was expected to be done by noon.

It was the second collision in Kunia in a week involving a stolen vehicle. On Thursday, a stolen tractor knocked down a pole on Kunia Road, forcing police to close the roadway in both directions for about five hours.

Arakawa fails again to recoup damages

A state judge has dismissed a second lawsuit filed by former Honolulu police officer Clyde Arakawa seeking reimbursement for car damage from the estate of a 19-year-old woman killed in a fatal Oct. 7 collision, according to the woman's lawyer.

Circuit Court Judge Sabrina McKenna on Friday threw out the motion by Arakawa, who wanted Dana Ambrose's insurance company to pay for damage to his car, said the Ambrose family attorney, Rick Fried Jr.

Prosecutors say Arakawa was drunk when his 1993 Ford Thunderbird collided with Ambrose's 2000 Honda Civic at the intersection of Pali Highway and School Street. Arakawa, who was not on duty at the time, was charged with manslaughter.

Arakawa's lawyer Michael Ostendorp claims that Ambrose ran the red light, and that Arakawa did not cause the collision.

Arakawa, 49, now retired from the Honolulu Police Department, is scheduled to go on trial on the manslaughter charge in September.

Husband charged with threatening

Police yesterday charged a 32-year-old Pearl City man with first-degree terroristic threatening after his wife told police he had beaten and threatened to kill her.

Wilmar Tadeo was charged with first-degree terroristic threatening. His bail was set at $11,000, police said.

According to police, Tadeo's wife said he had punched, kicked and threatened to kill her with a knife July 29. She also said her husband had called her at work on Friday and threatened to shoot her in the head.

Robbery attempt at 7-11 fails

Police today were looking for two men who tried to steal money from the cash register at the Kahalu'u branch of 7-Eleven yesterday.

Police said the men were buying something with loose change at the convenience store at 47-515 Kamehameha Highway at 1:59 a.m. When the employee opened the cash register, one of the men took out a wooden stick and tried to steal money from the register.