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Man rescued from Kane‘ohe Bay
A 42-year-old man was rescued yesterday after he was blown off a Hobie Cat in Kane'ohe Bay.
The man was sailing with another man when he was blown off the boat shortly after 4 p.m. His companion was unable to retrieve him. They were about two miles off of Mokoli'i Island (Chinaman's Hat), said HFD Capt. Richard Soo.
The man in the water was wearing a life jacket and he had a cellular phone in a plastic bag. Soo said the man called for help, and at 4:45 a fire rescue specialist made contact with him.
The man was lifted onto a fire helicopter and taken to the He'eia Kea pier, where he was found to be in good condition.
Victim believed killed at Nawiliwili
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Police said yesterday that they believe Brent "Kerby" Kerr, whose body was found around 3 p.m. Friday, was killed near Nawiliwili.
An autopsy showed Kerr, 44, died of a stab wound.
William McCrory, 45, has been charged with second-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty.
"It is believed that the murder occurred in the Nawiliwili area and the body was subsequently transported and left in brush along Kuhio Highway in the vicinity of Coco Palms," police said.
Call Lt. Bill Ching at 241-6763 or dispatch at 241-6711.
Cause of Waimalu death a mystery
Honolulu police are investigating the death of a 20-year-old man who was found on a Waimalu roadway Monday night.
A passer-by found him at the intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Hekaha Street, near Cutter Ford, at about 11:30 p.m., police said. The medical examiner identified him as Atlast A. Ander.
Police said his injuries did not appear consistent with being hit by a car, and it was unclear whether he had been hurt elsewhere.
He was taken to the Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, where he died at 12:11 a.m. yesterday. Call the police Traffic Division at 529-3499.
Hilo police wrap up gambling sting
HILO, Hawai'i — Hilo vice officers have concluded a 22-month undercover investigation into illegal gambling activities involving a dice game, a card game known as Pepito and two sports betting operations.
Police said yesterday that 143 people had been arrested for gambling at four businesses in the Hilo area and two homes in Puna.
