Hawai'i briefs
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Parolees arrested for drug use
State deputy sheriffs yesterday arrested 10 residents at the Victory Ohana halfway house in Waipahu after learning that a few of the parolees were using drugs and bringing drugs onto the premises, said Hawai'i Paroling Authority administrator Tommy Johnson.
Six of the parolees were arrested after testing positive for drugs in on-site testing, and the other four were arrested for admitting drug use, failure to provide a timely urine sample or violating terms of their parole.
State Public Safety Director John Peyton said the operation was conducted with the consent of the Victory Ohana program director.
Victory Ohana has a capacity of 150 people. The Hawai'i Paroling Authority has 48 parolees living there.
'Aiea man killed while jaywalking
A 30-year-old 'Aiea man died after being struck by a pickup truck Thursday night while jaywalking across Moanalua Freeway near Kaiser's Moanalua Medical Center, police said. The truck's driver, a 48-year-old Waipahu man, was arrested for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, police said.
It was the third pedestrian death in as many days between Moanalua and Pearlridge. Seven pedestrians have been killed on O'ahu's roadways this year.
Steven Tanaka, 52, and Blaine Nakamura, 39, died at The Queen's Medical Center after being struck while jaywalking across Kamehameha Highway in Pearlridge and 'Aiea on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, respectively.
Police vehicular homicide investigators said Thursday night's accident was reported at 9:38 p.m.
Senate confirms judge nominees
The state Senate yesterday confirmed Gov. Linda Lingle's appointment of Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Nakamura to the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
Nakamura, who has been the appellate coordinator for the U.S. attorney's office in Hawai'i for the past 10 years, will fill one of two new judge positions on the Intermediate Court. The Legislature last year appropriated money for two more Intermediate Court of Appeals judges, enabling the court to decide cases in two panels of three judges.
The Senate also confirmed Lingle's appointment of private attorney Patrick Border to be a Circuit Court judge.
Nakamura and Border received overwhelming testimony supporting their nominations during confirmation hearings this week.
