A 55-year-old homeless man was arraigned in District Court today, charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing last week in Waikiki.

Rudy N. Vinigas was being held on $30,000 bail for allegedly stabbing a 46-year-old man several times in the abdomen after he got out of a parked car at 2:40 a.m. Jan. 28. A woman, Vinigas' ex-girlfriend, also was in the car, which was parked on Ka'iulani Avenue, near Tusitala Street.

Vinigas is accused of hitting the victim in the head and then stabbing him after he got out of the car.

Help in finding fugitive sought

Police are seeking help locating a fugitive who is a suspect in a shooting Saturday in Moanalua.

Shane Mark is being sought on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting on Saturday. Crimestoppers photo • Honolulu Police Department

Shane Mark, 28, is wanted on suspicion of attempted murder and weapons offenses in connection with the 11 p.m. shooting at the Assembly of God Church, 3440 Moanalua Road.

The incident began with a dispute over the purchase of a video camera, police said. Mark allegedly fired a handgun at two men, injuring one man in the thigh.

Mark was last seen driving a dark brown Toyota Camry that police suspect was stolen. Police said he frequents the Kalihi, 'Aiea and Salt Lake areas, and they have warned the public against approaching Mark, who is considered armed and dangerous.

His aliases include: Byron Kelii Alcos, Darick Baclaan, Darrel Nakano, Anthony Nirry and Jason Paaina.

He is described as being 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds, with a medium build. He has black hair, brown eyes, and a mustache.

Anyone with information may call Detective Gary Lahens at 529-3052. Anonymous tips can be filed by calling CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on a cellular phone.

Toppled utility pole slows commutes

Commuting was slowed in Kahuku today when an accident that toppled a utility pole and caused wires to sag over Kamehameha Highway forced police to funnel traffic through one lane all morning.

The problem started at about 12:25 a.m. when a truck traveling toward Sunset Beach ran off the highway and struck a pole on the makai side, police said. Police said the driver was taken to Kahuku Hospital. A hospital staffer said the driver, a man in his 20s, was treated and released.

Some of the utility wires crossing the highway near Pualalea Street dipped low enough to snag vehicles, so the road was closed while utility companies were summoned, said Fred Kobashikawa, Hawaiian Electric Co. spokesman.

The contraflow lane was set up at 4:10 a.m. The sagging wires turned out to be telephone lines, Kobashikawa said, adding that electric company crews had propped up the lines by 5:30 a.m.

The contraflow continued while crews from both phone and electric utilities worked to reattach the wires to the new pole, he said.

1 of 2 suspects in robbery arrested

Police arrested one of two suspects in a robbery last night near Chinatown.

The two men allegedly confronted a 44-year-old Honolulu resident while he walked at 8:10 p.m. at North Kukui and Maunakea streets.

The victim told police that one man held a rock while the other demanded money. He said he handed money to the rock-wielding man and then both suspects fled.