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BIG ISLAND

Puna man, 18, killed in wreck

An 18-year-old Puna man died yesterday in a two-car crash on the Kea'au-Pahoa Highway, Route 130 in Keaau on the Big Island. Police said Sunny Kang of Kurtistown lost control of his south-bound Acura while changing lanes. Kang collided with a north-bound Nissan pickup truck.

Police received the 911 call at 11:36 a.m. Kang died at the Hilo Medical Center at 12:26 p.m. The driver and passenger of the truck — Hawaiian Beaches residents Tadeo and Rosalia Santiago, 82 and 79, were taken to Hilo Medical Center for treatment of injuries.

MAUI

Maui childcare center to open

WAILUKU, Maui — The Kahi Kamali'i childcare center for low-income families is expected to open next month at the Cameron Center in Wailuku. The 4,272-square-foot facility will provide care for 40 infants and toddlers, and will be operated by the federal Head Start program, administered locally by Maui Economic Opportunity Inc.

The $1.1 million in construction costs was paid for by government and private grants and donations. A blessing for Kahi Kamali'i was held recently to commemorate the Cameron Center's 30th anniversary.