Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man hit by car three weeks ago dies
WAILUKU, Maui — An 82-year-old Kahului man who was hit by a car three weeks ago while retrieving his mail at his West Papa Avenue curb died yesterday at Maui Memorial Medical Center, Maui police said. Ceasar Barut appeared to receive only minor injuries when he was hit by a car driven by a 63-year-old man shortly after 3 p.m. on July 23. The car also knocked down two other mailboxes on the road's shoulder, police said.
O'ahu to Kaua'i race Saturday
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The Na Holo Kai O'ahu to Kaua'i sailing canoe race is scheduled for Saturday from Hale'iwa to Kalapaki Beach fronting the Kaua'i Marriott Hotel.
Canoes are expected to begin arriving at the beach on Kaua'i at about 3:30 p.m.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Volunteers clean Waiahole beach
About 260 volunteers turned out to clean portions of Waiahole Beach Park on Saturday, filling two large bins with trash and foliage that had been accumulating there for decades. The trash included a buried automobile and a pickup truck about 20 feet off the shoreline in the ocean, which will be removed later.
Even a tourist stopped to help, said David Chinen, who helped coordinate the effort for the Waiahole Waikane Community Association. Chinen said the cleanup was successful and reached its goal for the day, which was to open the view plane. More work is planned, he said.
HONOLULU
Palolo main break fixed
Repairs were completed late yesterday after an early morning water main break on Sunday tore up streets and sidewalks in Palolo. The 16-inch main broke at about 6:30 a.m. in front of a house at 1510 10th Ave. near Maluhia Street.
Board of Water Supply spokeswoman Denise DeCosta said water service was restored at about 1:30 a.m. yesterday to about 10 customers affected by the water main break. However, a contractor had to wait until a broken 4-inch sewer line was repaired and a utility pole replaced before the road could be resurfaced. Work was completed at about 6 p.m. yesterday, she said.
EAST HONOLULU
Mesh to be put up at Lalea
Helicopters will hoist wire/cable mesh netting over the slope above the Lalea condominiums today and tomorrow to reduce the risk of further rockslides.
Letters were sent to residents of Mariner's Ridge, who live above the condominium project where a 5-ton rock fell and crashed into a car on Thanksgiving Day 2002. Evacuations are unnecessary, the contractor said. Additional dates for helicopter lifts have been tentatively set for four to six days in September, according to a letter sent to Mariner's Ridge residents.
