Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Body found near sailboat
Police are investigating the death of a 49-year-old local man whose body was discovered yesterday floating near Ke'ehi Boat Harbor off Sand Island Access Road. The man was spotted at about 4 p.m. by another boater navigating near the dead man's sailboat, police said.
He was pulled ashore and pronounced dead. An autopsy will be performed today. The man's identity had not been confirmed yesterday. A worker in the area said the man's dilapidated white sailboat ran partially up on shore several days ago outside the harbor behind a commercial building. Last night the boat was tilted to one side, its bow resting on a mud bank.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Crash victim identified
Big Island police have identified a man who died in a weekend car crash as Randy Hayashi, 39, of Papa'ikou. He was killed Saturday afternoon at Old Mill Road and Route 19 in Papa'ikou.
A 1992 Jeep truck headed north on Route 19 collided with Hayashi's 1998 Chevrolet sedan. Police said Hayashi was heading east on Old Mill Road and was attempting to cross Route 19 when his car was struck.
Search for man resumes today
Rescue crews are expected to resume the search today for a Mainland man who was swept off rocks while diving with companions Saturday on the Big Island. The unidentified 46-year-old man was hit by a wave as he attempted to get back to shore in the area of Pebble Beach in South Kona, officials said.
Rescue crews searched Saturday and yesterday with a rescue boat with four divers, Chopper One out of Hilo, and a four-person shore party. A Coast Guard helicopter also searched.
LEEWARD/CENTRAL O'AHU
Brushfires keep firefighters busy
Firefighters responded to small brushfires yesterday in the Wai'anae area, Nanakuli and near Helemano Military Reservation. Two engines and a tanker were called out for a fire, which was less than one acre, near the military reservation. A mulch fire behind Makaha Elementary School covered less than half an acre, fire officials said, and an even smaller fire was contained in the St. John's Road area in Nanakuli.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Lost hikers rescued
Two men, a woman and a dog were airlifted by the Air One helicopter off the trail behind Dillingham Airfield after becoming lost Saturday during a hike and spending the night on the mountainside. HFD Capt. Kenison Tejada said the hikers spent the night and thought they could find their way out yesterday morning, but still could not make their way down, and used a cell phone to call for help shortly before 11 a.m.
A rescue crew was able to direct the hikers to an open area, where they were picked up thirsty, but unhurt.
