Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Police warn of traffic at park
Expect traffic congestion at Ala Moana Park tomorrow because of two events that are expected to draw big crowds. A surf meet in the morning will be followed by the Shinnyo-En Mizusegaki Service and Lantern Ceremony.
The lantern ceremony starts at 6 p.m., but will be preceded by other activities that begin at 2 p.m. Parking will be limited, and parking regulations will be strictly enforced.
Shuttle buses will be available from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Ala Moana Center to the park.
Accident cuts power in Kalihi
About 500 Kalihi residences and businesses were without electricity yesterday after a vehicle hit a utility pole near the Kalihi KFC, said Hawaiian Electric Co. spokesman Fred Kobashikawa.
The power failure happened shortly before 4 p.m. Power was restored by 6 p.m. to most HECO customers, including Kamehameha Shopping Center.
Police closed a makai-bound lane on Kalihi Street from H-1 to King Street for repair work, which was expected to last through the evening, Kobashikawa said.
CENTRAL O'AHU
SEAL injured in parachute fall
The Navy says a Navy SEAL suffered a broken leg Thursday during a parachuting accident over Ford Island.
The sailor's parachute became entangled with the chute of another SEAL about 2,000 feet above the ground, the Navy said. They managed to separate their chutes about 50 feet before impact, and the second SEAL landed without injuries.
The injured SEAL was taken to Tripler Army Medical Center.
The members of SEAL Delivery Team One had jumped from a helicopter at 10,000 feet as part of a training exercise. The parachutes were fully deployed when they became entangled.
The accident was seen by several hundred people who were waiting at Pearl Harbor for the USS Constellation to dock.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
City to discuss surf season
The city Office of Economic Development will meet Thursday to discuss the 2003-2004 North Shore surfing season. The meeting will be at Hale'iwa Ali'i Beach Park.
At 2 p.m. officials will meet with permit applicants and promoters. The public will be invited in at 5 p.m. The meeting will cover surfing rules, surfing schedule and community concerns.
For more information call Manuel Menendez III at 547-7878.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Fatally injured worker named
A Big Island construction worker killed in an accident Friday has been identified as Jesse Young, 37, of Honaunau. Young was fatally injured when he fell from the bulldozer he was operating and was run over.
Young was clearing land at Makalei Estates near Kailua, police said. Young died at Kona Community Hospital.
STATEWIDE
FDA recalls counterfeit pills
An estimated 100,000 bottles labeled as the cholesterol-lowering medicine Lipitor are being recalled because they contain counterfeit pills, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.
Lipitor users should immediately check their bottles to see if they have the fake version, which could pose a potentially significant health risk because the counterfeit pills will not lower cholesterol, the FDA said.
The recall covers original 90-pill bottles. To spot the fake version, look for the words "Repackaged by MED-PRO Inc., Lexington, Neb." on the lower left corner of bottles that bear the following lot numbers:
- 20722V, expiration 09-2004
- 04132V, expiration 01-2004
- 16942V, expiration 09-2004
Patients who have bottles with those lot numbers should not take the pills but return them to the pharmacy where they were bought.
Two men rescued from truck
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| Rescue crews yesterday worked to free two men inside a pickup that became stuck on a steep wall in Ka'ena Point while off-roading. The two 20-year-old men from the Wai'anae area were not injured. Firefighters secured the truck with a second line at about noon, and the men crawled out to safety.
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