Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Man dies after cycle hits horse
SOUTH KONA, Hawai'i — A 48-year-old man was killed yesterday when his motorcycle struck a horse on the roadway at about the 85-mile marker in Honomalino.
Big Island police identified the man as William K. Kaniho of the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ka'u.
Kaniho was riding a 1989 Suzuki motorcycle south on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) when he struck a large white horse at 3:40 a.m., police said. He died at Kona Community Hospital at 7:30 a.m.
A veterinarian euthanized the horse.
Police identify Hilo fire victim
HILO, Hawai'i — Police identified the man whose badly burned body was found Jan. 14 in the smoldering remains of a house fire as Dion A. Kluz, 42, of Hawaiian Paradise Park.
The man, who was also known as Christopher Kluz, Dijon Kluz and Dijon Kluzak, was identified through dental records and his Hawai'i driver's license. The cause of death has not been determined, police said.
Kluz's body was found in the burned house on 18th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Anyone who knew the victim is asked to call detective Richard Sherlock of the East Hawai'i Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2379 or the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311.
Lightning behind radio outage
Lightning apparently caused KANO-FM in Hilo to go off the air on Friday, according to Michael Titterton, Hawai'i Public Radio general manager.
An on-site inspection showed that a lightning strike shorted out almost a third of the diodes on the high-voltage bridge that controls transmission from the Mountain View facility, Titterton said. A replacement bridge has been ordered and is expected in the Islands by tomorrow.
He hopes to get the station — at 91.1 FM — up and running as soon as possible.
"The current winter storms may yet provide other causes for outage," said Titterton, who suggested listeners check www.hawaiipublicradio.org for updates.
HONOLULU
Event about 'A'ala memories
A "talk-story" gathering is set for 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i for the sharing of memories of the 'A'ala neighborhood of the 1920s and '30s.
The free event, which will be in the center's Teruya Courtyard, also will feature food and entertainment.
Admission to the adjoining exhibit about 'A'ala, which runs until Feb. 14 in the Community Gallery, also is free.
During the event, nostalgic 'A'ala treats such as amaguri (roasted chestnuts), manapua, saimin and barbecue will be sold. All proceeds will benefit a Neighbor Island tour for the exhibit, which features dozens of historical photographs and prewar artifacts.
The book "A'ala: The Story of a Japanese Community in Hawai'i" ($24.95) will be sold during the exhibition.
Information: 945-7633.
