Posted on: Friday, December 10, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Flasher sought in downtown area
Advertiser Staff
Honolulu police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who has flashed several women in the downtown area.
The first incident occurred at about 7:15 p.m. on Oct. 25 in the parking stalls near Ali'iolani Hale at 417 South King St. On Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, the man was seen at night in the makai garage on Halekauwila Street, police said.
The man is described as in his 20s, 5 feet 6 to 5-9, 160 pounds, with black, military type flat-top hair.
Anyone with information should call Detective Vincent Domingo at 529-3995 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.
HCC students help clean canal
A refrigerator, sewing machine, toilet, stereo, television, two computer monitors, 10 shopping carts, car engines, automobile tires, bicycle parts and much more were hauled out of the Kapalama Canal during a recent clean-up by Honolulu Community College students in the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society chapter and by members of the campus environmental club.
Additional volunteers joined the two organizations to help clean the canal near the campus. In some cases students had to crawl into the canal and haul the objects out with ropes. In addition to the bulky items discovered, the student groups took 40 bags of rubbish from the canal.
The clean-up was sponsored by the honor society, which encourages community service as one of its goals.
Club to celebrate 10th boat parade
The Hawai'i Yacht Club will celebrate its 10th annual boat parade tomorrow as boats motor from the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor to Aloha Tower Marketplace.
This year it is called "An Island Style Christmas" and begins at 5:30 p.m. from the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor in front of the Hawai'i Yacht Club, down the Waikiki and Ala Moana waterfront to Honolulu Harbor, ending at Aloha Tower Marketplace. The parade is open to all boaters who pay an entry fee of $35. Money raised from the parade will go to help Harbor House, a nonprofit organization that helps feed families in need. For more information call 944-9666 Ext. 73 to page Barbara Silvey, special events coordinator.
Donations sought for diver-paddler
Donations are still being accepted to help defray medical costs for Leighton Look.
Look, 48, a popular paddler, diver, fisher and coach for Hui Lanakila Canoe Club, has been hospitalized since mid-October after a severe case of the bends in waters off Hawai'i Kai left him paralyzed from the neck down.
Donations to the Friends of Leighton Look can be made at any branch of First Hawaiian Bank.
The public is invited to attend a Hui Lanakila Canoe Club fund-raising auction from 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 16 at Don Ho's Island Grill.
EAST HONOLULU
Board cancels monthly meeting
The Diamond Head/Kapahulu/St. Louis Heights Neighborhood Board will not meet this month.
The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Jan. 13, at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, second floor, 404 Kapahulu Ave.
The elected board meets monthly.
LEEWARD O'AHU
Unconscious man found on beach
A man was in critical condition last night after he was found unconscious along the shoreline behind Wai'anae High School yesterday afternoon.
The man, in his 40s, was discovered in a coral reef ditch behind the high school at about 4 p.m., according to an Emergency Medical Services spokesman. The man may have been there for up to two days and was being pushed around by waves, he said.
Police last night said there were no signs of foul play, but were continuing to investigate the case. The man's identity was not released last night.
Kapolei collects toys for tots
The Marketplace at Kapolei is conducting a Toys for Tots drive until Dec. 18. Donors may bring a new, unwrapped toy to the following participating businesses: En Fuego Grill & Poke, Fashion Isle, Fun Factory, Morning Glory Kapolei, Paradise Tanning, Ribbons 'N Rainbows, Shaka Bikes & Boards, Supercuts, The UPS Store and Tropiccino.
The promotion will culminate between 3 and 5 p.m. on Dec. 18 when Santa and members of the United States Marines will assist in loading the donated toys into a 40-foot city bus. Augie T. from 98.5's morning show will emcee his morning show from inside the bus.
Open house at HCC airfield
An open house at Honolulu Community College's Aerospace Training Center at the Kalaeloa Airfield campus at Barbers Point will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow and offer prospective students information about pilot training at HCC and the option of direct transfer to a four-year program at the University of North Dakota.
The open house is designed to offer future pilots the latest information on pilot training at HCC as well as what's necessary to pursue this area as a career.
A special presentation at 1 p.m. will offer the latest information about careers in the aviation industry.
BIG ISLAND
Police step up holiday patrols
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police are increasing the number of drunken driving checkpoints and roving patrols to check seatbelt use and cut down on speeding over the Christmas and New Year's holidays.
Plainclothes officers will also be out enforcing laws against underage drinking.
Police will pay special attention to parks and out-of-the-way places where young people congregate, said Sgt. Dexter Veriato of the Traffic Services Section.
"We are stepping up our enforcement efforts through the upcoming holidays in order to avert needless injury and death," Veriato said. "Because traffic is heavier than usual during this period of the year, we encourage motorists to drive courteously and responsibly so all of us may enjoy a safe and joyous holiday season."
As of the end of November, Big Island police had made 976 arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Of the 39 traffic fatalities recorded so far this year, 54 percent were related to alcohol or drug use.
