Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
CENTRAL O'AHU
Parachutist hurt in landing
An Army parachutist suffered minor injuries yesterday after landing in a tree at the edge of a Wahiawa neighborhood.
The 33-year-old woman was among five jumpers dropping into the East Range of Schofield Barracks, said Capt. Kenison Tejada, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman. Firefighters were called at 12:51 p.m.
Although the woman's parachute got tangled in the tree near Karsten Drive, the branches broke and she fell 10 feet. Paramedics took her to Wahiawa General Hospital in good condition.
The jumpers belonged to Special Operations Command, Pacific Headquarters, said Marine Maj. Guillermo Canedo, a spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Command.
O'AHU'S NORTH SHORE
Waialua to hold bandstand gala
The long-awaited Waialua Bandstand dedication and grand opening celebration will happen on Saturday, and the May Day festivities will include a concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band, as well as free popcorn, shave ice and ice cream.
Bandmaster Aaron Mahi will strike up the band at 1:20 p.m., and the observance will continue through 4 p.m.
The hexagonal gazebo, directly across from the Waialua Public Library, is evocative of the bandstand that stood near the same site in the 1920s.
HONOLULU
Child abuse conference set
Prevent Child Abuse Hawai'i will hold its fifth annual Child Abuse Prevention Conference tomorrow and Friday at the Renaissance Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki.
The event will bring together about 350 professionals and residents who work with and care for children and families.
Keynote speakers include Lt. Gov. James "Duke" Aiona Jr. and Dr. Vincent Felitti, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California. Registration is $110 for both days or $60 for one day.
For more information, call 951-0200.
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
School break-in foiled in Hilo
HILO, Hawai'i — Police interrupted a burglary at Waiakea High School on Monday and arrested a youth in connection with the crime.
Officers responding to a burglar alarm at 10:07 p.m. discovered someone crouching inside a classroom. As officers approached, the burglar fled.
Police caught up with him near Lokahi Park, where they arrested the boy, who they said was carrying a prybar, a flashlight and a large garbage bag and was wearing latex gloves.
The youth, whose age was not released, was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools, criminal property damage and theft.
Police said there have been several break-ins at Waiakea High in recent months. If you have information on the crimes, call detective Randal Ishii at (808) 961-2278, or the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311.
