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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, April 5, 2003

Hawai'i briefs

Advertiser Staff

Missing woman found in nightclub

A 38-year-old woman reported missing on March 9 was found by police at 11:30 p.m. Thursday at a Ke'eaumoku Street nightclub. No foul play was involved in the disappearance of Elizabeth M. "Kapi" Iseke, who has four children, said Honolulu Police Department missing persons investigator Phil Camero.

Police, meanwhile, are still seeking information on the whereabouts of Waikiki resident Jolene Morizono, 23, who has not been seen since March 18. Morizono requires daily medication. Anyone with information can call Officer Mary Aragones at 529-3064 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.



Maui fire destroys home construction

HA'IKU, Maui — A two-story house under construction in Ha'iku was destroyed by fire Thursday night, causing $100,000 in damage.

County fire crews responded to a call on Lemi Place shortly after 9 p.m. and extinguished the blaze by 9:50 p.m., said Assistant Chief Gordon Cordeiro. The structure had no permanent power source, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, he said.



Assailant stabs woman in stomach

A 21-year-old woman stabbed in the stomach Thursday night during a street robbery in Mililani Mauka was in stable condition at The Queen's Medical Center, police said.

The woman was walking on the roadway near Mililani Mauka District Park at 9:20 p.m. when she was confronted by a man who demanded money from her. The woman said she did not have any money and began walking away from the man. The suspect grabbed and then stabbed the woman, police said.

The suspect is described as a young man, possibly in his late teens, about 5 feet 7 with a slim build. His hair is shaved on the sides, and he has a ponytail. The man was wearing a white T-shirt and dark-colored shorts.



City workshop will teach lei-making

The city will hold a free lei-making workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Windward Mall.

Instructors will teach several lei-making methods, including hili, haku, wili, humupapa, kui and kipuiu.

Participants should bring clippers or scissors, flowers with three-inch stems, leaves, ferns and raffia.

Registration is at 9:30 a.m.

For more information, call 259-8926 or 266-7652.



UH Architecture holds symposium

The University of Hawai'i-Manoa School of Architecture will be host to more than 300 participants from around the world for the Fifth Biennial Symposium on Asia Pacific Architecture, today through Friday on the Manoa campus.

Speakers will include Robert F. de Ocampo, president of the Asia Institute of Management in the Philippines and former secretary of finance for the Philippines; Christine Loh, co-founder and chief executive officer of Civic Exchange, a Hong Kong-based public policy think tank and a woman twice named by BusinessWeek as one of Asia's stars; and sculptor-turned-architect James Wines, Penn State University architecture professor and founder of SITE (Sculpture in the Environment).

Called "Creating Livable Communities in Asia Pacific: Value, Relevance and Connectivity," the weeklong symposium will explore the latest trends and issues in architecture in the Asia Pacific region.

Participants are expected from Australia, China, South Korea and Thailand, along with the United States. For more information or to register, visit: web1.arch.hawaii.edu /events/symposium5.



Suspect held in Ala Moana robbery

Police arrested a 47-year-old man at Ala Moana Center Thursday night on suspicion that he stole jewelry from a kiosk stand.

The man is being held at HPD's cellblock on an outstanding court warrant while investigators pursue second-degree robbery and drug-related charges, police said.

Police allegedly found the man in possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia at the time of his arrest.