Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
Victim identified in ocean death
PRINCEVILLE, Kaua'i — A man who died after being swept out to sea by large waves at the Queen's Bath area has been identified as Robert Engelmore, 68, of Menlo Park, Calif., a top expert in the military and medical applications of artificial intelligence.
Engelmore, former head of the Heuristic Programming Project at Stanford University's Computer Science Department, was an editor of AI (Artificial Intelligence) magazine. He was on vacation in Hawai'i with his family.
Family members said he died after saving the life of his 5-year-old grandson, who was pulled into the surf with him. An autopsy was performed, but physicians had not determined the cause of death as of yesterday.
Help sought on missing woman
Big Island police are asking for help in finding a 19-year-old woman missing since September.
Police said Kazuko Aduca, whose last reported address was at the Kona Islander Inn, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, and weighs about 115 pounds. She has a fair complexion, long blond hair and brown eyes.
Aduca's mother said she last saw her daughter at a September 2002 carnival at the Old Kona Airport.
Anyone with information about Aduca's whereabouts is asked to call Officer Paul Bugado of the South Kohala Patrol at (808) 887-3080 or the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311.
Aviation program offered today
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight, the Hawai'i Chapter of Women in Aviation will present "Up, Up and Away," a free program today at the Hawai'i State Library.
Female pilots and mechanics who will speak include Nicole Charnon, Tweet Coleman, Motootue Fualautoalasi, Lyla Padiernos, Patricia Thompson and Suzanne Williams.
The program begins at 9:30 a.m. in the library's lobby.
A children's storytime featuring an aviation theme will be at 10:30 a.m. in the library's Edna Allyn Room for Children. The storytime is designed for children in preschool through third grade.
For details or to request a sign-language interpreter, call 586-3490.
Robbery, kidnap probe closed
Police closed an investigation into an alleged robbery and kidnapping because a 33-year-old man withdrew his complaint. Two men, ages 51 and 28, were arrested Thursday on suspicion that they beat the complainant in Kapahulu, forced him to drive them to an area near McKinley High School and then drove off with his car. The two men were arrested on Alohi Way near the school.
Neurologists descend on Islands
The American Academy of Neurology's annual meeting is expected to bring more than 8,000 neurologists from around the world to the Hawai'i Convention Center today through April 5.
Researchers will present findings on an array of neurological conditions, including smallpox and West Nile Virus infections, sleep disorders, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, ataxia, cerebral palsy, stroke, epilepsy, prion disease and more.
Comedian Jerry Lewis will deliver the keynote speech at an awards ceremony on Wednesday. The academy, based in St. Paul, Minn., is an association of more than 18,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals.
