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LEEWARD O'AHU
Crash victim identified
The medical examiner's office has identified the man killed in a three-vehicle crash in Leeward O'ahu Saturday as Cleighton Adams, 52.
The 26-year-old man who caused the crash near Hakimo Road that shut down Farrington Highway for hours was speeding and under the influence of alcohol, police said.
He was taken into police custody and released pending further investigation.
Police said he was heading west on Farrington near Hakimo Road when his sedan crossed the median and hit a Ford pickup headed in the opposite direction. The impact sent the Ford truck into a crash with a Chevrolet pickup driven by Adams.
Adams was on the way to an Easter egg hunt with his wife and 9-year-old son, who were both hurt in the crash.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Officer's suit gets new trial
A second trial is under way in U.S. District Court in the discrimination lawsuit filed by former Maui police officer Bonnie Burke.
In May 1999, a jury rejected Burke's complaint against Maui County that she had suffered discrimination because she was a woman and Caucasian. But the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later ruled that "highly prejudicial" testimony about Burke's sexual history should not have been introduced at trial.
Burke was one of five female police officers to file such complaints. Four reached settlements, but Burke rejected a proposed settlement.
Maui County attorneys say Burke was not harassed or mistreated.
Patriot Act to be discussed
HILO, Hawai'i — Judith Krug, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, will discuss the USA Patriot Act and its impact on libraries at a free presentation at 12:15 p.m. April 28 in the University of Hawai'i-Hilo's University Classroom Building 100.
Librarians and booksellers around the country have taken the lead in raising concerns about privacy issues under the USA Patriot Act, passed in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Tourist's purse stolen at beach
A 30-year-old Japanese tourist's purse was snatched yesterday morning while she and her boyfriend were at Makapu'u Beach Park, police said.
The woman sustained some bruises but declined medical treatment, police said. She had just stepped out of her car with her purse on her shoulder when a man grabbed it. He fled east on Kalaniana'ole Highway in a 1986 grey four-door Honda sedan, police said.
Kailua pool closed for work
The Kailua District Park swimming pool will be closed today and tomorrow for minor repairs and maintenance. The pool will reopen Wednesday. Call 266-7661.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Crop project to be on display
The Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation, Waialua High School students and Pioneer Hi-Bred International are holding a Field Day to highlight the results of a joint research project.
The public is invited to attend the demonstration from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at a field site on Farrington Highway near Waialua High School. The public can follow signs to the site. Call 341-0230.
