Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD
Moped rider killed in hit-run
Police last night were searching for the hit-and-run driver of a car that struck and killed a moped rider on Farrington Highway in Wai'anae.
The accident occurred at about 8:10 p.m. near the Wai'anae fire station. The moped rider, identified only as a 19-year-old man, was flown by Army helicopter to The Queen's Medical Center, where he died.
Police traffic investigators were at the scene of the accident late last night and more details were not available. But a police all-points-bulletin described the car as a black Malibu with heavy damage to its front.
HONOLULU
Weed & Seed rally in Kalihi
A rally to support bringing the Weed & Seed law-enforcement program into Kalihi Valley will be held at 4:30 p.m. today in the Farrington High School cafeteria.
City and state lawmakers are expected to attend the event, designed to build support for the community effort to extend the Kalihi-Palama/Chinatown Weed & Seed program farther into Kalihi.
Weed & Seed relies on community efforts and tough legal penalties to "weed out" crime, then applies crime prevention, intervention, treatment and neighborhood revitalization to "seed" a safer community.
"Our community has its share of problems, including crime, illegal drugs and poverty, but we are also rich in resources, especially in the area of nonprofit agencies, organizations and churches that offer a wealth of services," said Rep. Dennis Arakaki, D-28th (Kalihi Valley, Kamehameha Heights). "However, we need a focal point for coordination and collaboration that Weed & Seed can provide to pull together these different segments to work with the residents on projects such as community policing and drug abuse prevention."
EAST HONOLULU
Tour undersea world at library
Internationally published underwater photographer David Schrichte will present a virtual tour, "A Journey Below the Waves," at 6:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Hawai'i Kai public library.
The free event is sponsored by the Hanauma Bay Education Program. For more information call 397-5840 or e-mail hanauma@hawaii.edu.
The library is at 249 Lunalilo Home Road.
ELECTION 2002
Forum features 2 Republicans
Candidates for Senate District 8 (Kahala, Hawai'i Kai) and House District 42 ('Ewa, Waipahu) will take part in a live TV forum tonight as part of the "Vote! 2002: Candidates Debate" series sponsored by 'Olelo Community Television.
The program will feature two Republicans who offered to debate but whose opponents declined to appear.
Participating will be Sen. Sam Slom of District 8 and Dr. Alfonso Jimenez, who hopes to represent House District 42. The event will air from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oceanic Channel 54 and Oceanic Digital Control.
