Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Motorcyclist killed in crash
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A 24-year-old motorcyclist died after crashing Wednesday morning on Halewili Road. The Kekaha man's motorcycle ran off the road near the Kaua'i Coffee Co. visitor center.
He died later at Kaua'i Veterans Memorial Hospital. His name was not released.
HONOLULU
Police arrest second suspect in Oct. 18 shooting in Kalihi
A 26-year-old man was arrested yesterday in connection with an Oct. 18 attack on two men in Kalihi in which one man was shot.
Police said the suspect arrested yesterday is accused of firing a gun at the two men during a confrontation on Kaiwi'ula Street. One of the men was wounded, police said, and remains in serious condition.
A second suspect, John Madrid, was arrested Oct. 19 in connection with the incident.
Madrid was charged with one count of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Similar charges are pending against the suspect arrested yesterday, police said.
Police said Madrid and the other suspect confronted the two men, both 19, early Oct. 18. Madrid is accused of trying to stab one of the victims.
EAST HONOLULU
City crews to fix Hawai'i Kai sign
City workers — not independent contractors — will repair the Hawai'i Kai community sign fronting Kalaniana'ole Highway that officials have said was cracked by vandals.
The work will begin in November, said Manny Menendez, the mayor's representative at this week's Hawai'i Kai Neighborhood Board meeting.
Estimates indicated it would cost $18,000 to have a contractor repair the cracks.
The community objected, and the city has been working to find a less expensive way to fix the sign.
The nearly 2-year-old sign was erected at a cost of $117,623.
WINDWARD
Work planned on Likelike
Kane'ohe-bound traffic on Likelike Highway will be closed from the Burmeister Overpass to Wilson Tunnel from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday for barrier installation. Motorists going to Kane'ohe will have to use an alternative route.
BYUH to hold Cheese Festival
Cheese is on the menu, in speeches, skits and even in the anthem this weekend as Brigham Young University- Hawai'i celebrates the seventh annual Cheese Festival beginning at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
That's when people at the entrance to the college will greet a relay team that will have run around the island the night before. There will be 30 to 40 varieties of cheeses to taste, a cheese princess contest, a cheese parade and a cheesy movie, all for free.
