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WINDWARD O'AHU
Rescued dolphin improving
The baby dolphin that was rescued Christmas Day at Poka'i Bay in Wai'anae appears to be doing well.
"She continues to be alert and free swimming in her hospital pool," said Margaret Akamine of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Pacific. The 4-month-old, 30-pound spotted female dolphin is being monitored in a tank at the Marine Corps base at Kane'ohe.
"She is improved, but we're not out of the woods yet. She is still being fed every two hours and is receiving 24-hour care," Akamine said.
Anyone who sees a wounded or stranded whale, dolphin or monk seal should call NOAA toll-free at (888) 256-9840.
HONOLULU
Suspect in fatal shooting arrested
Police arrested a 36-year-old man early yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on Saturday. The suspect was taken into custody in Wai'anae, police said.
The victim of the shooting, a 37-year-old man, died of his wounds Saturday.
Police said the shots were fired about 1:30 a.m. Saturday after two men argued over "missing stuff" in the bleachers near the baseball field at Ala Wai Community Park.
The victim received a fatal wound to the head. The suspect fled down Kapi'olani Boulevard toward Date Street.
Alleged gunman in police custody
A 21-year-old man was in custody yesterday after an early morning shooting in a parking lot on North Nimitz Highway.
Police said the man is suspected of shooting several times through the driver's side door of a car occupied by two other men, ages 21 and 22.
The car was in a parking lot outside the World Café, 1130 N. Nimitz Highway.
Authorities were called at 4 a.m. One of the men was shot in the leg, and was taken to a hospital.
Charges have not yet been filed against the man police arrested.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Rare turtle eggs' hatching awaited
Scientists are waiting to see if 28 eggs laid by a rare endangered sea turtle on a Hilo beach will hatch in the next two weeks.
The 28 eggs are the only ones from a clutch of 124 eggs laid on Oct. 7 near Hilo Bay that offered "some hope" of hatching, said William Mautz, a biologist at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo. They were removed from the beach because temperatures were too cool for the remaining eggs to incubate.
The eggs are being kept wrapped in moist towels inside an improvised incubator at the university's Life Sciences complex.
Eggs from olive ridley turtles typically hatch in 60 days but can incubate as long as 95 days. Friday was day 82 for the eggs.
"We simply won't know for sure, one way or the other, until about day 95," said George Balazs, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu.
