The Kona crash occurred at 9:40 p.m. on Hinalani Street near the Manumele Street intersection in Kailua.

Investigators said Adams was heading mauka on Hinalani at the time of the collision between his 1980 Mercedes-Benz and a 1986 Nissan pickup truck driven by Ledward Lewi, 21, of Kalaoa.

Adams was pronounced dead at 10:25 p.m. at Kona Community Hospital. Lewi and his passenger, Douglas Belt Jr., 18, of Waikoloa, remain in guarded condition at the hospital.

The two survivors were wearing seat belts, police said, but officers believe that Adams was not using his seat belt.

It was the 13th traffic fatality of the year so far on the Big Island compared with 10 at this time last year.

Gambling arrests total about 50

HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police made 15 more arrests this week as part of an undercover investigation into gambling.

About 50 arrests have been made since December and more are expected, said Lt. Henry Tavares.

In the latest arrests, 14 men and a woman were taken into custody between Monday and Wednesday.

They were released while awaiting formal charges. The suspects, most of whom are Hilo residents, range in age from 27 to 70.

The first arrests were made Dec. 21, when police raided a dice game and seized $9,000 in cash at Reyn's Repair on Leilani Street in Hilo's industrial area.

The arrests that followed stemmed from investigations by undercover officers who infiltrated gambling games from January to August 2000.

Upcountry water still safe to use

WAILUKU, Maui — The Maui Department of Water Supply is advising Upcountry consumers that their tap water may be discolored for a brief period when phosphates are added to the system next Friday to reduce the lead content.

By order of the state Health Department, zinc orthophosphate will be added at the Kamole, Pi'iholo and Olinda water treatment facilities, which provide water to Pukalani, Hali'imaile, Makawao and parts of Ha'iku, Kula, 'Ulupalakua and Kanaio.

Water could contain lead if pipes leading to a home or within the home contain lead solder, or if plumbing fixtures are made of high-lead brass. The phosphate substance works by forming a thin coating inside pipes to act as a barrier between the water and metal fixtures.

The water department says it will be using the phosphate in levels well below national health standards.

Even though the water is still safe to drink, the department suggests that consumers who experience water discoloration flush their pipes by irrigating their plants until it runs clear.

More information is available by calling (808) 270-7816 or by checking the Web site www.mauiwater.org/phosphates.html

Workshops cover natural hazards

The Hilo-based Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes will offer a series of four workshops at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa next month.

Each session, dealing with natural hazards, will be 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the HIGP Building, Room 100, located across from the East-West Center. Hurricanes will be the topic for June 12; lava flows, June 13; earthquakes, June 19; and tsunamis, June 20.

The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes, part of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, said the public is welcome to attend the free workshops in Honolulu. For more information, call the Hilo center at (808) 974-7631.

Suspect indicted in two holdups

A federal grand jury yesterday indicted Keoni Hylton on charges of robbing the 'Aiea branch of the Hawaii State Federal Credit Union on May 15 and the Waipahu branch of American Savings Bank on Monday.