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WINDWARD O'AHU
Police arrest woman escapee
Police on Monday arrested a 36-year-old woman who escaped from the Women's Community Correctional Center last June.
Tammy Taoy was arrested in Kane'ohe for warrants, including a no-bail contempt warrant for failure to comply with electronic monitoring.
She was listed as an escapee from the Women's Community Correctional Center on June 15.
Taoy has convictions for burglary, drugs, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, and assault, police said.
Marines issuing fishing permits
Marine Corps Base Hawai'i will issue 200 free fishing permits to the public from 5 to 8 a.m. Monday at the Windward Enlisted Club on the Kane'ohe base.
Applicants must submit an application and a waiver that will be available that day. All permit holders must attend a class to learn base property rules.
The permit allows fishermen to be at specific locations on the base from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset.
For more information, call the base game warden at 257-1821.
HONOLULU
EPA finances reef research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given $479,499 to four groups conducting reef research in Hawai'i.
The state Division of Aquatic Resources is getting $103,145 to deal with alien seaweeds.
The University of Hawai'i's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology was awarded $86,354 to expand monitoring of coral reefs near polluted waters.
Maui County will get $250,000 to develop innovative ways to remove seaweed that washes up on Kihei beaches.
And, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use $40,000 to look into how federal programs deal with reef damage from coastal construction work.
Police appoint CID commander
Mark Nakagawa has been promoted to the rank of major and named commander of the Honolulu Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. Nakagawa succeeds Darryl Perry, who retired.
A 20-year HPD veteran, Nakagawa is moving to CID from the Human Resourc-es Division. Newly promoted captain Moana Heu has been assigned to fill Nakagawa's previous position.
Wai'alae fire victim identified
The city Medical Examiner's office has identified the woman who died in Saturday's Wai'alae house fire as Yasuko Kawada, 84.
Kawada died at her 1184 Iki Place home from carbon monoxide inhalation, according to the city medical examiner.
At the time of the fire, neighbors said Kawada was the home's owner and lived alone.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Hana Highway plan to be heard
HANA, Maui — The state Department of Transportation will hold three public information meetings in East Maui on two projects to reduce rockfall hazards on Hana Highway.
The state is planning to rebuild the road at 35 locations at an estimated cost of close to $20 million. The first two sites selected for reconstruction are near the Haipua'ena Bridge at Milepost 11 and Wailua Lookout at Milepost 19. Preliminary plans call for draping meshing to catch rocks on the shorter slope of the first site, and installing a concrete barrier and fencing for the taller slope at Milepost 19. In addition, a new roadway will cantilever out over the downslope portion of the highway and guard-rails will be installed.
Construction, estimated to cost $2 million, is expected to begin early next year.
The 7 p.m. meetings will be held March 18 at Helene Hall in Hana, March 19 at the DOT baseyard in Ke'anae, and March 20 at the Ha'iku Community Center. For more information, call the Maui District Highways Office at (808) 873-3535.
