HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Crashes leave 2 critically injured
Separate crashes on O'ahu Sunday left two people in critical condition at The Queen's Medical Center.
A 48-year-old motorcyclist from Salt Lake was injured at about 5 p.m. when his 1997 Harley-Davidson motorcycle hit the rear of a Chevrolet pickup truck as the two vehicles were heading south on H-2 Freeway about three miles north of the Ka Uka Boulevard off-ramp.
Police said the motorcyclist apparently was attempting to change lanes when he ran into the pickup. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet, police said. He was taken to Queen's, and was in critical condition yesterday.
Police had few details about the second incident but said a teenage boy was critically injured Sunday night after he crashed a motorized "Razor-type" scooter on 10th Avenue in Kaimuki.
WAIKIKI
Gabbard honors citizen-soldiers
Mike Gabbard's "Stand Up for America" is holding a concert at the Waikiki Shell to honor the 29th Infantry Brigade, a group of citizen-soldiers who recently returned from training in Texas and will soon depart for Iraq.
The free event from 4 to 8 p.m. today is open only to active-duty military people and their families, organizers said. Military ID is required.
Na Leo, Frank DeLima, Leon and Malia and Jake Shimabukuro will entertain. Dinner will be served to the first 2,000 people to arrive.
No alcohol is allowed.
MAUI
Man killed after being hit by van
KAHULUI, Maui — A pedestrian walking on Pu'unene Avenue died yesterday after being hit by a Maui Mountain Cruisers van.
Maui police said Marcus Marlik, 31, may have walked into the roadway near the West Kaua'i intersection when he was hit at 1:50 a.m. His death was Maui County's 20th traffic fatality of the year compared with 16 last year.
13 injured when pickup overturns
HALI'IMAILE, Maui — Thirteen people were taken to Maui Memorial Medical Center after a 2004 Nissan Frontier pickup truck hit an embankment on Hali'imaile Road and overturned Sunday night.
Maui police said a female front-seat passenger was thrown from the truck cab and suffered critical injuries. Another passenger in the cab was seriously hurt, and six juveniles riding in the truck bed also were injured and were last reported in fair condition.
The Kihei driver and four other occupants of the cab were all treated at the hospital and released, police said.
The accident occurred at 11:18 p.m. west of Ho'omale Place.
Rockslide closes Hana Highway
HA'IKU, Maui — A rockslide closed part of the road to Hana for three hours yesterday.
State highways officials said one lane of two-lane Hana Highway was blocked on the Ha'iku side of Maliko Gulch from 8 to 11 a.m. before crews removed the debris.
WINDWARD
Concert season opens Jan. 10
The Galliard String Quartet of Chamber Music Hawai'i opens its 2005 concert season at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at Paliku Theatre on the Windward Community College campus.
The evening of "Czech and Mate" includes intermission refreshments and the opportunity for the audience to meet the musicians after the concert.
Tickets at the door are $20 and $15 for seniors. Mini-season subscriptions for winter-spring 2005 may be purchased at the door or at www.chambermusichawaii.com or by calling 524-0815, ext. 245 Discounts are available for military families; tickets are free for all students with identification. Call 524-0815, ext. 245.
