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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, October 28, 2003

Hawai'i briefs

Advertiser Staff

HONOLULU

Lawsuit filed in jail suicide

The family of a man who committed suicide while incarcerated at the O'ahu Community Correctional Center in April 2000 filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state yesterday.

The lawsuit was filed in state Circuit Court by attorney Robert Kawamura on behalf of Hoku Lincoln and her three children.

The lawsuit alleges that prison officials were negligent when they removed Bud Chong Jr. from a suicide watch on April 25, 2000, the same day he was found hanging in his cell. He died the next day. The family is seeking an undetermined amount in damages.

A Public Safety official said he had not seen the lawsuit and could not comment.


Bags to Guam to be inspected

The luggage of airline passengers departing Honolulu for Guam will be subject to the same agricultural inspection requirements as luggage destined for the Mainland.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said officers of the department's Animal and Health Inspection Service, or APHIS, will begin the Guam inspections Sunday.

Call the USDA Operations Office at 861-8490 in Honolulu for more information.


HECO to discuss energy goals

Hawaiian Electric Co. will hold a public meeting at 7 p.m. tomorrow at the State Capitol, Room 325, to discuss its Integrated Resource Planning process, which will help set long-term energy goals for the state.

Written and oral testimony will be accepted and topics may include transmission lines, renewable energy, energy conservation and central station power plants.

Free parking is available in the metered stalls in the Capitol basement after 5 p.m.

For more information, call 543-7753.


LEEWARD O'AHU

Autopsy set for swimmer

An autopsy has been scheduled on a woman who died Sunday as she was swimming to scatter the ashes of her deceased sister.

Police said the 48-year-old woman was swimming from shore at 'Ewa Beach with the ashes of her sister when she got into trouble at about noon.

She was brought to shore and was taken to St. Francis Medical Center-West where she was pronounced dead.


NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Cat trap snares pregnant dog

OLINDA, Maui — Snare traps set by state wildlife crews this weekend failed to catch the elusive big cat.

But they did yield a pregnant dog — and eventually her offspring.

State officials said 16 leg-hold snare traps so far have been set by crews led by Arizona trapping expert Stan Cunningham.

The captured canine gave birth to nine puppies while in the snare. Mom and pups were returned to their owner and are doing fine, officials said. No other traps were disturbed.