Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Apartment fire deliberately set
A fire that was deliberately set forced evacuation early yesterday of a 14-story apartment building in Pawa'a. No injuries were reported in the 2:47 a.m. blaze at the Holiday Manor, 1650 Kanunu St.
Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Kenison Tejada said it appears a flammable liquid was used to start the fire in Unit 1307. The resident used a standpipe hose to fight the fire from his balcony and prevented it from spreading to the 14th floor, Tejada said.
Holiday Manor manager Nick Kaloyanoff said security videotapes will be turned over to investigators.
Eight fire companies had the fire under control at 3:06 a.m. Damage was estimated at $80,000 to the building and $2,000 to the apartment's contents. An apartment below the burned unit had $4,000 water damage.
Residents were allowed back into their units at 4 a.m.
WINDWARD
Sewage spills into marsh area
A ruptured line caused a sewage spill yesterday at the Kukanono wastewater pump station in Kailua.
The spill began at about noon, causing an undetermined amount of wastewater to spill into Kawai Nui Marsh, the city said. City crews yesterday afternoon worked to contain the spill.
Although the spill is in an area not accessible to the public, warning signs have been posted and samples will be analyzed, the city said.
Canoe leaves for Big Island
The double-hull sailing canoe Iosepa sailed from O'ahu at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday, taking advantage of good weather for its maiden voyage to the Big Island.
The trip to Kawaiha'e was expected to last 19 hours. The canoe will remain at Kawaiha'e until late June, when it will return with a new crew and make stops at Hana, Maui, and Moloka'i.
CENTRAL
Makakilo on-ramp closed
The H-1 entrance on Makakilo Drive from Kapolei will be closed from 9 a.m. today to 5 p.m. tomorrow for concrete work. One of the other Makakilo Interchange on-ramps may be closed for the next several weekends while crews repave the interchange.
The work had been delayed because of the concrete workers' strike.
Teen health fair is tomorrow
The Teen & Family Health Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow in a parking lot across from the Waipahu Civic Center on Mokuola Street.
The fair, sponsored by Hawaiian Electric, will focus on teen health-related issues, including sexually transmitted diseases and obesity.
Headlining the event will be former "American Idol" contestants Jonah Moananu and Sonny Kapu. Moananu reached Round 32; Kapu made the Top 50.
The event is free. For more information, call 677-6939.
