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HONOLULU
Kalihi woman killed in crash
A 24-year-old Kalihi woman was killed and a Kalihi man in his early to mid-20s was hospitalized early yesterday in O'ahu's first traffic fatality of the year.
The two were in a red 1989 Thunderbird that was traveling east on Nimitz Highway near Ahua Street about 3 a.m. when it crossed the center median and hit a concrete pillar, police said.
The street was lighted and the pavement was dry, police said. Speed and alcohol are being investigated as factors in the accident. Authorities have not yet determined which of the two people drove the car.
The woman was pronounced dead shortly after arrival at The Queen's Medical Center. A nursing supervisor at Queen's said last night that the man was in guarded condition.
Filipino activist to speak here
The leader of a prominent Filipino human rights group will address issues of U.S. militarism in the Philippines and how it affects Hawai'i at a free forum at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Harris United Methodist Church at 20 S. Vineyard Blvd.
Marie Hilao-Enriquez is general secretary of the Philippines human-rights alliance Karapatan. She will talk about the consequences of widening war in the Philippines and how military expansion involves Hawai'i.
The event is sponsored by Philippine Workers Support Committee, American Friends Service Committee Hawai'i and the Church and Society Commission of Harris United Methodist Church.
Information: 988-6266.
WINDWARD O'AHU
Fire destroys Kailua home
Firefighters fought fire and wind last night when a four-bedroom house in Kailua burned and four people were left homeless.
The fire at 788 Mokapu Blvd. was reported at 8:36 p.m. and firefighters arrived two minutes later, said HFD Capt. Kenison Tejada. But the blaze spread rapidly through the wooden structure, moved into the grass behind the house and burned toward the Kawainui canal.
The house fire was brought under control by 8:53 p.m., but the structure was destroyed, Tejada said. The grass fire was brought under control but firefighters continued to work late into the evening, checking damage to the surrounding area and trying to keep embers from spreading the blaze.
Rescued dolphin remains critical
The baby dolphin being cared for at the Marine Corps Base Hawai'i in Kane'ohe was still listed in critical condition yesterday, according to Margaret Akamine, protected species program coordinator for NOAA in the Pacific.
"She is having some difficulty taking her formula," Akamine said. "They're trying hard, and keeping those calories in her."
The stranded four-month old female spotted dolphin was rescued on Christmas Day at Poka'i Bay and taken to the Marine Mammal Research rehabilitation facility.
Veterinarians have been giving the 30-pound dolphin injectable antibiotics to treat severe pneumonia.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Five hurt in Hale'iwa accident
Five people were injured yesterday, three seriously, when two motorcycles hit a car making a U-turn on the Joseph P. Leong Highway in Hale'iwa. One motorcycle hit the side of a white Saturn and became airborne. The other motorcycle hit the Saturn and then another car.
Firefighters pulled three women from the Saturn and airlifted one of them and the two motorcyclists to The Queen's Medical Center.
One of the motorcyclists, a man in his 20s, was in critical condition last night. The other, also in his 20s, and a 52-year-old Saturn passenger were in guarded condition. The back-seat passenger was treated at Wahiawa General. The driver was in good condition.
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Rare turtle eggs won't hatch
None of the 28 remaining eggs that a rare sea turtle had laid near Hilo Bay will hatch, a researcher said.
The 28 eggs were from a clutch of 124 eggs laid by an olive ridley turtle on Oct. 7. They were kept in an incubator at the University of Hawai'i-Hilo's Life Sciences complex after being removed from the sand Dec. 5.
George Balazs, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Honolulu, said he looked at the eggs yesterday and determined that none would hatch.
Turtle eggs typically hatch after 60 days. But since the mother turtle laid the eggs in October, 85 days had passed.
Correction: A fire destroyed a four-bedroom house on Mokapu Boulevard Sunday. The street name in a previous version of these breifs was incorrect.
