Posted on: Saturday, May 1, 2004
ISLE FILE
Lawyer: Kahumoku wants trial by judge
Advertiser Staff
Former University of Hawai'i volleyball All-American Lily Kahumoku is scheduled to appear in District Court Friday on a misdemeanor assault charge after she was granted a week's continuance by a state judge yesterday.
Kahumoku's lawyer, Scott Collins, said his client was on the West Coast and was not available for yesterday's court appearance in front of Judge Faye M. Koyanagi.
Collins said Kahumoku plans Friday to waive her rights to a jury trial to seek a trial by judge. She is scheduled to appear in courtroom 7C at 8:30 a.m.
Collins said his client is innocent on the third-degree assault charge. He declined to provide any details of the case. He said Kahumoku is "overwhelmed and thankful" for the community's support.
"It's been really overwhelming for her," Collins said. "A lot of people are just being real supportive. She's innocent until proven guilty."
Kahumoku, 22, is accused of abusing her boyfriend, UH men's volleyball player José José Delgado, on April 9 at an apartment on Ala Moana. Delgado suffered minor injuries. A conviction on third-degree assault carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
Kahumoku was a two-time first-team All-American, and was one of seven seniors who led the Wahine to the NCAA volleyball final four in Dallas last December.
WATER POLO
• UH splits in tourney: The University of Hawai'i water polo team was 1-1 on the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament at Los Alamitos, Calif. The No. 7-seeded Rainbow Wahine (13-13) defeated 10th seed UC Irvine, 8-4, and lost to No. 2 Stanford 10-3.
UH plays No. 6-seeded California today at the U.S. Water Polo National Aquatic Center. The Rainbow Wahine dropped out of championship contention and can finish no higher than fifth. The tournament ends tomorrow.
In UH's victory over Irvine, goalkeeper Amber Lumb had 12 saves. Darcy Scott-Hosaka, Kristy Bagnall and Beth Novick each scored two goals. In the second game, Novick, Scott-Hosaka and Bagnall scored the Rainbow Wahine goals.
SOFTBALL
• Western New Mexico clinches PacWest: Western New Mexico swept a doubleheader from Brigham Young-Hawai'i to clinch its third consecutive Pacific West Conference title.
Angela Slaugh pitched consecutive two-hitters to lead the Mustangs to 6-0 and 8-0 victories yesterday at Silver City, N.M.
Western New Mexico is 39-10 overall and 15-1 in the PacWest. BYUH is 12-21 and 4-10. The teams meet against today in the season finale for the Seasiders.
Slaugh struck out 10 in each game.
The Mustangs scored five runs in the first inning before the Seasiders were able to get an out in the first game.
SAILING
• UH in nationals: The University of Hawai'i coed sailing team won the Pacific Coast Team Race Championships at Redwood City, Calif., and qualified for the North American Team Race Championships. The Rainbows (11-5) beat Southern Cal in a tiebreaker.
The North American Team Race Championships are May 30 to June 1 at Cascade Locks, Ore.
The UH team consisted of skippers Joey Pasquali, Bryan Lake, Matt Stine and Eric Oppen with crew members Jennifer Warnock, Carly Allen, Cassandra Harris and Jeff Boyd.
