Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
Pearl City fire hits apartment
Fire damaged an apartment on the 35th floor of the Century Park Plaza in Pearl City last night.
The fire was reported at 9:41 p.m. in a studio apartment in Tower B of the twin-tower complex at 1060 Kamehameha Highway. When firefighters arrived, a sprinkler had already been activated and kept the fire from spreading, said Capt. Richard Soo, spokesman for the Honolulu Fire Department.
The fire was under control at 9:49 and extinguished at 10:35, Soo said. The amount of damage had not been determined last night.
A tenant said he had gone down to empty some trash and returned to find a fire in his living room. A fire investigator was looking into the cause of the blaze last night.
Suspects arrested in Kalihi stabbing
A 28-year-old Kalihi man was in guarded condition at the Queen's Medical Center, and two men were arrested after a stabbing Thursday night in Kalihi, police said.
Police said the Kalihi man went to a Kamohoali'i home looking for someone and was stabbed several times after a fight ensued.
A 48-year-old 'Aina Haina man and a 56-year-old Salt Lake man suffered minor injuries in the fight. Police arrested both men on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder.
100th Battalion service tomorrow
A 56th memorial service for the men of the 100th Infantry Battalion will be held 9 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
Army Brig. Gen. Jason Kamiya, whose father, Lawrence Kamiya, is a World War II veteran of the 100th Infantry Battalion, will be keynote speaker. Kamiya is assistant division commander of the Support 101 Airforce Division Air Assault at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Club 100, whose members served in the Japanese American military unit during World War II, has conducted an annual observance to coincide with the date of the first Japanese American soldiers killed in action, in Italy on Sept. 29, 1943. More than 3,000 men served with the unit, which is considered the "most decorated" for its size and length of time in combat.
Man held in assault on motorist
Police arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with an assault on another man Thursday night in Nanakuli.
Police said a 23-year-old man was fixing his car near the intersection of Piliokahi Avenue and Pohakupalena Street when another man stopped to help him. The motorist declined the offer, but the man, who appeared to be intoxicated, insisted, police said. An argument erupted and the would-be samaritan took the motorist's tire iron and hit him, police said.
The man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening and second-degree assault.
State, teachers pick mediator
The state and teachers union have agreed to appoint Honolulu attorney Colbert Matsumoto as mediator in their contract dispute.
The two sides will begin the closed-door mediation on Friday.
The Hawai'i Labor Relations Board ordered the parties into mediation in an attempt to resolve their dispute over a professional bonus and whether it was intended to be paid for one or two years. If mediation is unsuccessful, the board is scheduled to begin hearing the complaints filed in the matter on Oct. 22.
Matsumoto has previously served as the court-appointed master in the Bishop Estate case.
Patriotic rallies in Hilo, Kona
HILO, Hawai'i — "Stand Up, America" rallies are taking place today in Kona and Hilo.
The Hilo event will start with a march at 3 p.m. from the Kaiko'o Mall parking lot to Kalakaua Park, where a patriotic rally is scheduled for 4 p.m.
Members of the public are welcome to offer prayers, poems and songs for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but are requested to sign up ahead of time. For more information or to sign up, call Andy Smith at 969-9981, or visit www.standupforamerica.net.
In Kona, a march will start at 9 a.m. at the Kailua pier and end at the volleyball courts of the Coconut Grove Marketplace. A rally with music and speeches will follow, said organizer Louise McCarthy, who can be reached at 322-4060.
Kamehameha campus tour today
KEA'AU, Hawai'i — Kamehameha Schools will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at its new East Hawai'i Campus, which opened last month for middle school students. Students will provide hour-long tours to visitors.
The school eventually will have enrollment of 1,120 in kindergarten through the 12th grade.
