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Maui has case of 'wave rage'

WAILUKU, Maui — A judge ordered a windsurfer to stay at least 100 feet away from Kahana Beach Park after he allegedly slammed into a kitesurfer in an act of "wave rage."

"Find another place to windsurf for the time being," Circuit Judge Reinette Cooper told Dane Barnhard, 54, during a bail hearing Wednesday. "We have road rage, now I'm hearing wave rage."

Barnhard pleaded not guilty to assault for deliberately windsurfing into a kitesurfer in December. The kitesurfer received nine stitches to his leg.

Windsurfers use a surfboard with an attached sail; kitesurfers use a board pulled by a kite that sometimes lifts them out of the water.

Barnhard was freed on supervised release and ordered to stay away from the kitesurfer and witnesses pending his March 18 trial.

Rescue ends Wai'ale'ale hike

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A Kaua'i hiker ended 2001 cold and alone, but began the new year being rescued by helicopter.

Patrick Bruno, 36, of Lihu'e, was reported missing Sunday evening when he failed to return from a hike to the rim of Wai'ale'ale Crater, fire officials said.

The search that began Monday included a private dog team, fire and rescue crews, and county and military helicopters.

But the initial effort failed to find Bruno and he was forced to spend a second night outdoors clad only in shorts and a tank top.

The search ended New Year's Day when Bruno by spotted by helicopter.

Fire Battalion Chief Bob Kaden said Bruno was dehydrated and heavily scratched, but otherwise he was all right.