O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Woman hurt in robbery attempt
A 33-year-old man was arrested yesterday in connection with the robbery and possible attempted murder of a woman at a Waikiki business.
When police responded to an alarm at the business at 1:24 p.m., they saw a man standing over a woman who was lying on the floor near a display case.
Officers noticed that the woman, 42, was unconscious and not breathing and they ordered the man away from her. The officers administered CPR and she was taken to a hospital. Her condition was not available last night.
Police said they recovered a large amount of cash on the man. He was being held last night pending further investigation.
State got $23 million to fight crime
The state received more than $23.36 million from the U.S. Justice Department in fiscal year 2002 to assist with criminal justice activities, the department reported this week.
The biggest chunk of the money — $7.43 million —was for law enforcement, with more than $7.43 million designated for initiatives such as hiring and training police officers, training emergency first responders and purchasing equipment.
An additional $4.95 million was awarded for delinquency prevention programs such as mentoring and reducing gang violence.
Counterterrorism, a new area, received $4.19 million to train emergency first responders and purchase equipment, as well as for research and development of counterterrorism technology.
Federal money helps libraries
The Hawai'i State Library system received $903,000 from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to improve online databases in school and public libraries around the state.
Some of the money will be used for automated system support, including buying more than 1,000 computers for Internet access at the state's public libraries.
The money is distributed annually through state library agencies across the nation as part of the Museum and Library Services Act.
The IMLS aims to help states reach underserved communities using current technology.
Fisheries opens Honolulu office
The National Marine Fisheries Service has restructured operations to have a science center and regional office in Honolulu.
Until now, research into deepwater fisheries around Hawai'i has been managed by the California office.
The new science office, to be headed by acting director Jeff Polovina, covers fisheries research in the Hawaiian and Marianas archipelagos, American Samoa and other U.S. possessions in the Western Pacific. Regulatory and permitting issues will be handled by a regional office to be headed by Samuel Pooley.
"I think it means we're administratively and structurally able to respond much more effectively" to local issues, Polovina said.
Dead woman's identity sought
Police asked for the public's help in identifying a woman who fell from the Pali Highway overpass onto the H-1 Freeway to her death yesterday morning.
The woman fell from the overpass onto the westbound lanes of the freeway about 5:15 a.m. and was hit by a car, police said. The car left the scene, and police are trying to find the driver.
The woman was described as Asian, in her 60s or 70s, 5 feet tall and 135 pounds with long, black and white hair tied in a ponytail. She wore a blue hooded sweater, a green T-shirt and a brown T-shirt, white pants, black walking shoes and a silver ring.
Call Detectives Michael Tsuda or James Anderson at 529-3115 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300.
EAST HONOLULU
Vision projects to be discussed
The East Honolulu Vision Community, formerly the vision team, will discuss the status of projects and future direction at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Koko Marina Shopping Center, Room D, above Bubbies ice cream store.
For more information, call John Clark at 831-7772.
School plans May 3 festival
Holy Trinity School will hold its third annual MayFest from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 3 at the Koko Head Elementary School grounds.
There will be a live auction of quilts made by each class, rides, games, food, a raffle and a silent auction.
