O'ahu briefs
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HONOLULU
Man, 88, dies after being struck by car
An 88-year-old man died after being struck by a car at the School Street Foodland in Kalihi yesterday.
The accident occurred just after 8 a.m in the Foodland parking lot at 414 North School St. A 60-year-old woman driving a late-model gray sedan was pulling into a parking space when she possibly suffered an epileptic seizure and blacked out. The car accelerated and struck the 88-year-old man.
The victim was taken to the Queen's Medical Center where he later died.
This is the third nontraffic fatality for 2001.
Ma'afala benefit set for Thursday
A benefit to assist the late Nick Ma'afala's family with medical expenses will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at the McKinley High auditorium .
Ma'afala, one of McKinley's all-time best football players, died of leukemia April 8 after an unsuccessful bone-marrow transplant.
"Nick was part of the McKinley family, and we had planned to do this before he passed away to help with the medical costs," said April Nakamura, a McKinley High teacher and senior class adviser.
The "One in a Million" benefit will feature nine musical groups from McKinley's Class of 2001. Also performing are Kanalo, Hawaiian Time, Native Blend and AZ.
The cost at the door is $6 for McKinley students with school ID and $8 for the general public. The auditorium will open at 5 p.m.
CENTRAL
Suspect sought in bank robbery
FBI officials and Honolulu police are looking for a man who robbed the Waipahu branch of City Bank Friday afternoon.
The robber entered the branch at 94-210 Pupukahi St. at approximately 3:30 p.m. and threatened the employees with a black pistol.
He ordered the customers and employees to the floor and robbed two tellers, taking an undisclosed amount of money. It was the state's 10th bank robbery of the year.
The robber was described in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing between 150 and 160 pounds, with dark brown eyes.
He was wearing a dark colored jacket, gloves, a green/camouflage cap worn backwards with a camouflage hunter-type face net with the eyes cut out. The robber was also carrying a beige bag.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 566-4300 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
Leak in Wahiawa sewage line found
State health officials on Friday detected a sewage line leak near the Poamoho Stream bridge, between the Poamoho campsite and the Dole Pineapple stand.
A break in a line to an air relief valve caused the leak. The line was secured and the leak stopped.
The U.S. Army Garrison, Hawai'i Directorate of Public Works will test bacteria levels at various sites along the stream for three to four days. Warning signs posted in the area advise avoiding contact with the spill. There is no danger to the drinking water system.
