Hawai'i briefs
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Wounded man's attacker sought
Police are looking for a man in his early 20s who allegedly shot an older man Thursday night near the Hawai'i Convention Center after an argument.
The trouble began about 11 p.m. when the two men and a woman were at the intersection of Atkinson Drive and Kona Street. After the men began to argue, the younger man allegedly used a handgun to shoot the 42-year-old victim in the abdomen, police said. The younger man then left in a white pickup truck.
The victim was taken in critical condition to The Queen's Medical Center.
Big Island crash victim identified
Big Island police have identified the victim of a one-vehicle accident Thursday as Andrew Camacho, 25, of a Pa'auilo address.
Camacho died when his pickup truck ran off the road and into a gulch on Mamalahoa Highway about 12:20 a.m. Thursday, police said. It was the second traffic death on the Big Island this year,
Camacho's truck was eastbound when it veered to the right of the highway and then back across both lanes before crashing through a guardrail and into the gulch, police said.
He was pronounced dead at 4:15 a.m. at Hilo Medical Center.
Police said they suspect Camacho was speeding at the time of the crash. An autopsy will be done to determine the exact cause of death.
Robbery, assault suspect arrested
A 30-year-old man was arrested yesterday in connection with a robbery and assault at a manapua wagon last spring, police said.
No charges have been filed, but the 30-year-old suspect remains under arrest at the police station cell block for investigation of second-degree robbery.
The suspect is alleged to have purchased food from the manapua wagon vendor on April 9, 2003.
He claimed to have paid for it with a $100 bill and got into an argument with the 41-year-old vendor. The suspect then entered the wagon, assaulted the vendor and left with the cash box, police said. Police knew his identity but they could not find him.
The transaction was recorded by a surveillance camera and police said there was no $100 bill used.
Police arrested the man Wednesday in connection with an unrelated robbery in Waikiki.
Man accused of sexual assault
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Kapa'a resident James J. Mundon II, 49, has been charged with sexual assault, kidnapping, terroristic threatening and assault in connection with a report that a Mainland tourist was attacked near the old Marine camp area in Wailua on Thursday.
The victim reported the assault at 3:23 a.m. Mundon is being held on $45,000 bail. Police ask that anyone who was in the area between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 a.m Thursday call Detective Marvin Rivera at (808) 241-1687 or the Police Department communications center at (808) 241-1711.
Maui to appear on 'Cops' TV show
Maui will be featured tomorrow night at 7 on the Fox television show "Cops."
Maui Police Department Officer Nicholas Krau will be showcased in a segment titled "Can't Run from Motorola," according to coordinating producer Brian Collins.
The "Cops" Web site, www.cops.com, says the segment shows the pursuit of the driver of a car with expired tags and includes Krau chasing the suspect on foot.
Diabetes group receives $15,000
The American Diabetes Association has received a $15,000 grant from the James and Abigail Campbell Foundation to help educate Hawai'i children about the disease.
The money will be used for the "Diabetes and You" program, which targets fourth-graders. The program was developed by retired public-school teacher Irene Takeshita and her husband, Carl.
