Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Drug-making labs on agenda
A public meeting to discuss clandestine drug laboratories will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kapalama Elementary School, 1601 N. School St.
Sponsored by the Attorney General's Crime Prevention & Justice Assistance Division, topics will include:
• What is methamphetamine and what are the effects of abusing the drug?
• Clandestine laboratory terminology and locations.
• Methamphetamine production methods, equipment and chemicals.
• Clandestine laboratory hazards facing law enforcement and community cooperation with law enforcement.
• Building community response programs.
Police raided a suspected drug house in Kailua on Tuesday and arrested three men and seized drugs and cash.
Police said chemicals used to make crystal methamphetamine were found and neighbors assisted police in the effort to close the clandestine drug lab.
For more information, call David Garber at 529-3281 or e-mail honolulupd@hotmail.com.
Jellyfish influx ends early
Hanauma Bay was reopened yesterday, with the influx of box jellyfish abating earlier than ocean safety crews had expected.
The jellyfish invasion on Wednesday led the city to close the popular beach. Jellyfish were also sighted in large numbers Wednesday at Ala Moana, Waikiki, Poka'i Bay and Makaha beaches where warning signs went up.
Some jellyfish were seen at Hanauma and elsewhere yesterday morning, said lifeguard Rob Miller, but not enough to compel beach closures.
Yesterday supposedly should have been the worst day, Miller said, because "the 10th day after the full moon — it's usually the peak of the influx."
To inquire about conditions at Hanauma today, call the park at 396-4229.
Alleged bribes investigated
The FBI and police investigation into allegations of corruption at the Honolulu Liquor Commission involves claims that some liquor inspectors took money as bribes from bar owners, Councilman John Henry Felix said yesterday.
The FBI confirmed this week that the FBI and Honolulu police are investigating members of the commission's enforcement division, but FBI officials declined to comment on the number of employees or liquor establishments that may be involved.
The investigation has been going on for more than a year since authorities received a complaint from a concerned citizen, according to the FBI.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Seabright declined comment on the FBI's investigation, in which federal agents together with Honolulu police officers obtained records from commission offices last week.
CENTRAL
College to sell plants, produce
The University of Hawai'i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will have a plant and produce sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Urban Garden Center, 962 Second St. in Pearl City.
Parking is available on the Diamond Head end of the Home Depot lot.
The Urban Garden Center is a 30-acre site containing an herb garden, a hedge maze, ground cover and turf grass displays and a fruit orchard.
For more information, call 453-6050.
WINDWARD
Public can help find girl, 16
City and state agencies are looking for a 16-year-old Kane'ohe girl who has been missing since Nov. 9.
Shaena Nakooka, considered a runaway, was last seen in the Kane'ohe area and may be in Kailua now, officials said.
Of Hawaiian-Filipino descent, Nakooka is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs about 162 pounds and has reddish hair.
She attended Castle High School and officials thinks she may turn up there.
Anyone who has information about her whereabouts can call the Department of Human Services Hotline at 832-5300 or HPD Officer Dennis Tamanaha at 529-3935.
DNA may help pollution study
The Legislature is considering a resolution to conduct water tests in Kailua Bay and in waters in west Maui using the latest DNA techniques.
State Rep. Cynthia Thielen, R-49th (Kailua, Kane'ohe Bay Drive) introduced the resolution last month.
Previous studies conducted in Kailua Bay have revealed high levels of fecal coliform bacteria there, Thielen said. This resolution would authorize researchers to determine pollution sources associated with fecal matter.
