Hawai'i briefs
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WINDWARD O'AHU
Body is that of Hawai'i Kai man
The medical examiner's office yesterday identified the man whose body was found Monday on a beach in La'ie as Ronald Sasaki, 61.
Sasaki, a Hawai'i Kai resident, had been reported missing at 10:30 p.m. Sunday.
A tourist found Sasaki's body on the shoreline near the 55-400 block of Kamehameha Highway at 6 a.m. Monday, police said.
Investigators found no visible evidence of foul play. An autopsy was scheduled for this morning.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Fire destroys one-story home
PA'IA, Maui — Fire destroyed a one-story Hana Highway house early yesterday, causing an estimated $180,000 damage to a structure that was undergoing renovation.
The alarm sounded at 12:19 a.m., and it took nearly an hour for firefighters to bring the blaze under control, Assistant Fire Chief Frank Tam said.
In addition to the damage to the house, there was $7,000 in damage to its contents, he said. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
HONOLULU
Makiki meeting set for tonight
A workshop to discuss the draft Makiki Community Plan will be held at 6:30 p.m. today in the Makiki District Park arts and crafts building.
Makiki residents are being asked to help develop a long-range plan to guide development in their densely populated community.
The plan is divided into three areas: Makiki-lower Punchbowl, lower Makiki and Makiki Heights-Tantalus. Topics include building heights, park space, sidewalk improvements, street parking and hillside development.
The community plan is paid for with a $50,000 city vision team appropriation. An advisory committee has met several times.
For more information call Lowell Chun at 527-6015 or John Whalen at 521-9418, Ext. 12.
Talk on racial equality tonight
The Hawai'i State Bar Association will present a discussion on racial equality beginning at 5:30 p.m. today at Cafe Laniakea at the YWCA, 1040 Richards St.
The event, open to the public for $15, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the landmark school desegregation case.
Registration will begin and refreshments will be served beginning at 5 p.m., followed by the discussion, moderated by association president Dale Lee.
Panelists are Marlene Booth, filmmaker; Charles Lawrence, Georgetown Law School; William Hoshijo and Christopher Jones, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission; Neal Milner, University of Hawai'i Political Science Department; Jon Van Dyke, UH Richardson School of Law; and Kanalu Young, UH Center for Hawaiian Studies.
Co-sponsors are the UN law school and the Honolulu-Community Media Council.
Information: 537-1868.
