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WINDWARD O'AHU
Comments on halau sought
The city is accepting comments on a draft environmental assessment for the Waimanalo Beach Park canoe halau.
The facility will provide a permanent, secure storage facility for canoes, kayaks and related equipment.
Comments are due May 23 and should be mailed to the city Department of Design and Construction, 650 S. King St. 11th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813. Copies of comments should also be mailed to AKTA Ltd., 46-160 Nahiku St., Kane'ohe, HI 96744; and OEQC 235 S. Beretania St., Leiopapa A. Kamehameha, Suite 702, Honolulu, HI 96813.
HONOLULU
Senator to talk Hawaiian affairs
State Sen. Colleen Hanabusa will discuss Hawaiian affairs at the next Rotary Club of Metropolitan Honolulu meeting at 7:15 a.m. Thursday at The Plaza Club, 900 Fort Street Mall, 20th floor.
Hanabusa, Senate vice president and majority leader and chairwoman of the Hawaiian Affairs Committee, will give an overview of the state of Hawaiian affairs in Hawai'i and on the Mainland.
The meeting is free, but the buffet breakfast is $12.50.
For details, call Jennifer Bowers at 543-3512.
Iolani tops in math league
Iolani finished first in this season's Oahu Math League competition, the 11th consecutive time the school has won the championship.
Here's a look at all winners:
- Division A: First, Iolani; second, Kamehameha; third, Punahou; fourth, McKinley High; fifth, Roosevelt High.
- Division B: First, Hanalani; second, Sacred Hearts; third, Moloka'i High.
- Junior Varsity: First, Iolani; second, Kamehameha.
- Most Improved: Division A, Kalani High; Division B, Damien.
Top 10 scorers: First, Carol Pham (Iolani), with a perfect average; second, Matthew Ardo (Iolani); third, Anne Yeung (Iolani); fourth (tie), Ryan Lau and Ina Tang (both of Iolani); sixth, Aaron Tamura-Sato (Punahou); seventh, Kelly Nakamura (Iolani); eighth (tie), Elizabeth Au (Iolani) and Jenny Chan (Punahou);10th, Cameron Taketa (Hawaii Baptist Academy).
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man files suit against officer
A Big Island man filed a lawsuit in federal court yesterday saying his civil rights were violated when a Hilo police officer shot him without cause last year.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Wendell Tangaro by Honolulu lawyer Eric Seitz, says Tangaro was sleeping in the backseat of a friend's car on Shipman Street in Hilo on April 17, 2002, when he was awakened by his friend at about 3 a.m. and warned that police were coming.
Tangaro, on parole at the time, was afraid that he might be arrested, the suit says. It says he jumped into the driver's seat, put the car in reverse and attempted to flee when he was shot by Hilo police officer Joseph Botelho.
Police have said Tangaro drove directly toward the officer, who shot him in self-defense.
