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Suspected fight victim dies
A 40-year-old man found unconscious at 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the parking lot of Haleiwa Joe's Seafood Grill at 66-125 Kamehameha Highway died about 14 hours later at The Queen's Medical Center.
Police are investigating reports that the man was knocked to the ground during a fight. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
Van injures boys on bike in Kalihi
Two boys, 16 and 15, who were riding a bicycle across a street in Kalihi were hurt yesterday when they were struck by a van. The accident at Middle and Kaua streets was reported at 7:25 a.m.
The two boys were on one bicycle. The operator, 16, was taken in serious condition to The Queen's Medical Center after being dragged by the van, which struck the bicycle while making a turn. The younger boy was taken to Queen's but was not seriously injured.
Deaths may be murder, suicide
Maui police were investigating the shooting deaths of a Kahului man and his wife as a murder and suicide.
The bodies of Jose and Lailani Delos Santos were discovered in the carport of their Pona Way home by their 17-year-old son Sunday afternoon, acting Lt. Ronald Hiyakumoto said. Investigators believe that Jose Delos Santos, 62, shot his wife and then himself, Hiyakumoto said.
Family members told police that Jose Delos Santos suffered from mental problems and had been acting strangely recently, Hiyakumoto said. Drugs or a domestic issue do not appear to have been factors, he added. Neighbors reported hearing two shots before the bodies were found. A firearm was found.
Delos Santos worked at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.
Fighter pleads innocent to abuse
Superbrawl fighter Egan Inoue pleaded not guilty in Family Court yesterday to misdemeanor charges of terroristic threatening and abuse of a family member resulting from an Oct. 26 incident at his Manoa home.
Inoue, 38, was arrested after his wife, Gina, 33, told police that he choked her and struck her hip and thigh with his knee.
Inoue was released after posting $1,100 bail. His case was set for trial Dec. 8 before Family Court Judge Rey Graulty.
Ruptured main closes roadway
Repair work yesterday on a broken 6-inch water main closed a section of Kea'ahala Road near Kane'ohe Community Park for at least half the day. The break was reported shortly after midnight and affected service to 50 customers.
Car crash killed Baldwin student
WAILUKU, Maui — Police have identified the victim of Saturday morning's two-car crash on Honoapi'ilani Highway as Keali'i Range, a 16-year-old student at Baldwin High School.
Three other Baldwin students, each 17, were passengers in the car.
Two of them were in critical condition and the other in stable condition at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku.
The crash occurred about 5:15 a.m. near the pali lookout on Honoapi'ilani Highway. The Toyota sedan Range was driving crossed the center line and hit a Chevrolet passenger bus headed north, police said.
The 58-year-old driver of the bus was treated and released at the scene.
