The state is investigating allegations that two youth corrections officers sexually assaulted girls at the Hawai'i Youth Correctional Facility.

The allegations were turned over to the state Office of the Attorney General when they first came to light in May, said Bert Matsuoka, executive director of the state Office of Youth Services, which oversees the facility.

The original complaints targeted three officers, but investigators concluded that one case was unfounded, Matsuoka said.

Investigators at the attorney general's office declined comment, but police said its detectives helped earlier this summer with a youth-facility case and turned over evidence to prosecutors.

Matsuoka said the two officers under investigation were reassigned to the boys' cottage at the facility as soon as the complaints were lodged.

Electrical glitch sparks Waimea blaze

Big Island fire investigators have concluded that a blaze that on Monday gutted an apartment in a Waimea elderly housing complex was caused by an electrical malfunction.

Losses were estimated at $200,000 from the blaze, which broke out at 8:18 p.m. at Waimea Elderly Apartments, 67-5165 Kamamalu St.

Residents were evacuated to the complex parking lot, officials said; no injuries were reported.

Police probing Sheridan park fire

A fire that broke out at Sheridan Neighborhood Park yesterday was maliciously set, officials said.

Police opened a second-degree criminal property damage investigation after the fire, reported at 9:10 a.m. in the men's and women's bathrooms at the park's recreation center, 833 Pi'ikoi St.

Damage was estimated at $20,000.