Hawai'i briefs
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Shooting victim dies in hospital
A 47-year-old woman shot Tuesday night at a Kaka'ako bar by her former boyfriend died Thursday at The Queen's Medical Center.
Sun Wang was pronounced dead at 3:30 p.m., said homicide Lt. David Kamai.
Wang was shot twice in the head at Club Queen Bee, at the corner of Queen and Cooke streets, by Hwa Yong Park, 52, police said. Park then shot himself in the head, according to police.
Park remained in critical condition at Straub Clinic & Hospital. Park had been served with a court order, signed March 24, prohibiting him from contacting Wang.
Lingle commends Honolulu attorney
The governor has given a special commendation to Honolulu attorney Marshall M. Goodsill for "exceptional service to our community."
Goodsill, 87, is a nationally recognized expert in the corporate securities, corporate reorganization and tax fields. He is a partner in Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel and a graduate of Harvard Law School.
"As one of the few securities attorneys practicing in Hawai'i, your work facilitated the raising of capital in the national public equity and debt markets for some of our critical industries," Gov. Linda Lingle wrote in her May 10 commendation to Goodsill. "You also pioneered the use of tax-exempt bonds for our electric utilities."
Lingle called Goodsill an attorney of "impeccable integrity" who set a high standard for "competence, service and integrity."
3 suspects sought in sex-assault case
Big Island police are seeking three men who allegedly tried to sexually assault a 10-year-old child in Miloli'i near the rubbish transfer station April 10.
The child was not injured and later reported the incident at school.
Police are looking for a dark blue, early 1990s model, four-door Isuzu Trooper with tinted windows. The spare tire on the rear of the vehicle had a black covering.
The driver was described as having a dark complexion, with gold chains around his neck and a tribal tattoo on his left shoulder or upper arm.
Anyone with information should call detective Christopher Gali at (808) 326-4268, the police nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 in Hilo or (808) 329-8181 in Kona.
Box jellyfish nearly gone from beaches
City lifeguards yesterday found few box jellyfish at Waikiki beaches. "It's 90 percent gone," said Rob Miller of the Ocean Safety Division, of the latest jellyfish influx. He said two jellyfish were found on shore at Kuhio Beach.
On Wednesday, the eighth day after a full moon, lifeguards found more than 1,000 box jellyfish in the same area.
The latest influx began Tuesday. Lifeguards closed the swimming lagoon areas between the Kapahulu groin and Duke Kahanamoku's statue at Kuhio Beach because of a large influx of box jellyfish.
Cancer Society postpones relay
Threatening weather conditions prompted the American Cancer Society to cancel its 24-hour Hawai'i Kai Relay for Life. The relay was to be held at Sandy Beach beginning at 7 last night.
City parks and recreation officials urged the society to cancel it because rain and thundershowers are forecast. The relay will be held from July 23 to July 24.
