Hawai'i briefs
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NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Boy critically injured by truck
A 9-year-old Kaua'i boy suffered critical injuries Monday when he was struck by a pickup in front of his Wailua Homestead residence.
Kaua'i police said the boy rode his bicycle down a driveway and into the path of a Nissan pickup on Kolupua Street at 6:20 p.m.
He was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital and later to The Queen's Medical Center on O'ahu.
CENTRAL O'AHU
Arson blamed in Waipahu fire
A fire at 12:51 a.m. yesterday that gutted a Waipahu home at 94-125 Pahu St. was deliberately set, said Honolulu Fire Capt. Glenn Solem.
No injuries were reported. Damage was estimated at $90,000.
HONOLULU
Council delays permit meeting
Plans to build a Pacific Health Center in Waipi'o hit another snag yesterday when the City Council postponed a decision on a permit until the developer can show that a new hospital is needed in the area.
According to city deputy corporation counsel David Tanoue, a state statute forbids the city from issuing any permits until the developer submits a "certificate of need" from the state of Hawai'i Health Planning and Development Agency.
The council's Zoning Committee postponed a decision on the permit for 60 days to give Pacific Health Community Inc. time to apply for the certificate.
Part of the Koa Ridge project, the health center plans call for moving Wahiawa General Hospital to 210 acres near Ka Uka Boulevard and the Waipi'o Costco. Plans also include a sports medicine complex and a biotechnology institute.
Utility poles to be discussed
Hawaiian Electric Co. will make a presentation on the different types of utility poles and their varying uses at the Palolo Neighborhood Board meeting at 7 tonight in the Palolo Elementary School cafeteria.
Hawaiian Electric spokes-man Chuck Freedman said the board had asked the utility to clear up confusion about pole use and what lines are allowed on a pole.
Libertarians name officers
The Libertarian Party of Hawaii elected new officers and executive committee members at large at its annual convention Saturday in Nu'uanu.
New officers are Tracy Ryan, chair; John Orendt, vice chair; John Spangler, treasurer; and Aaron Anderson, Larry Bartley, Mary Dixon, Jean Frissell and Ken Vaughan, executive committee members at large.
The convention featured guest speakers Malia Zimmerman of Hawaii Reporter.com; Dick Rowland of the Grassroot Institute; George Squires, Libertarian National Committee member for Arizona and Hawai'i; and Alan Matsuda, former party treasurer.
