O'ahu briefs

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WINDWARD

Teen accused of counterfeiting

A 14-year-old Kane'ohe boy was arrested for his alleged part in a counterfeiting ring under investigation by the Secret Service and police.

Police, who seized computer and printing equipment from the boy's home, say the suspect had been manufacturing and distributing fake money.

CENTRAL

Woman hit by car in Wahiawa

An 18-year-old woman was in critical condition yesterday after a car hit her in Wahiawa. Police said she was on foot and crossing Kamehameha Highway outside a crosswalk at about 6:15 a.m.

A 31-year-old Kane'ohe woman driving northbound on Kamehameha hit her. The driver, who police say was not drinking or speeding, was uninjured.

The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to Wahiawa General Hospital and then transferred to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition.

HONOLULU

Fall from hotel lanai kills man

A 38-year-old man fell from the lanai of his Waikiki hotel room Friday and died, police said.

The man climbed over the balcony railing of his Kuhio Avenue hotel room, trying to swing to an adjacent balcony, police said, but he was unable to climb back onto his lanai. He hung from the balcony briefly, then fell to his death.

New West Nile rules in effect

New rules went into effect last week to prevent the introduction of the West Nile virus and other diseases into Hawai'i from imported birds and poultry.

The rules make permanent the temporary rules put into place in September 2002 in response to the spread of the virus in North America.

One of the new rules restricts the arrival of birds and poultry to Honolulu International Airport, the only airport in the state where the department has a quarantine-holding facility and staff to inspect and isolate poultry and birds upon entry. Public hearings on the new rules were held in early December.