Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
NORTH SHORE
Motorcycle crash injures 2
A man and a woman were in critical condition yesterday at The Queen's Medical Center after crashing a stolen motorcycle on the North Shore.
The man was driving the motorcycle at high speeds on Kamehameha Highway shortly after midnight yesterday and as the couple approached Joseph P. Leong Highway (the Hale'iwa bypass), the man lost control of the motorcycle, police said.
The motorcycle slammed into the pavement and slid into a guardrail.
The man received head and neck injuries, police said. The woman, 24, of Mililani, suffered facial injuries.
The man may be charged with negligent injury, police said.
LEEWARD
Nanakuli fire burns 2 acres
Firefighters extinguished a small brushfire in Nanakuli last night that came within 50 feet of townhouses on Helelua Place.
The fire started just after 8 p.m. and burned about two acres.
Ten firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control; the fire was extinguished by 9:25 p.m.
HONOLULU
Filipino panel chooses logo
The Filipino Centennial Commission has chosen the logo for celebrations in 2006 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Filipino immigration to Hawai'i.
"The Man's Hat," designed by Dante Dimabuyo and Christine Longboy, was the winner among 15 entries in the competition. Dimabuyo and Longboy received the top prize of $500 from Gov. Linda Lingle at an unveiling dinner at the Renaissance Ilikai Hotel.
Second place went to Michael Cueva for "The Flame." "The Bamboo" by Marwin Yagin placed third.
The entries can be seen on the commission's Web site.
Judges were Lina Burian, Ron Agor, David Behike, Zam Criste and Alan Leitner.
CENTRAL
Controlled burn at Schofield
Army fire specialists will conduct a prescribed burn this week in a 200-acre section of the West Range impact area at Schofield Barracks.
Depending on the weather, burning may start as early as tomorrow and last until Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m each day.
The area, known as McCarthy Flats or the West Range Training Area, is north of Kolekole and Trimble roads and west of Maile Terrace, Kolekole Ridge and Hendrickson Heights.
The fires are part of the Army's plan to manage range areas, decrease the chance of wildfires, clear unexploded ordnance and provide access for cultural surveys.
A similar burn was conducted last June.
