Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD O'AHU
Farrington lane to be closed
One Makaha-bound lane of Farrington Highway will be closed in Nanakuli while Hawaiian Electric Co. replaces a utility pole at the corner of Farrington and Helelua Street from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow through Friday.
The pole began leaning across the highway this spring and is being held up with a temporary brace, said company spokesman Jose Dizon.
HONOLULU
JACL convention set for Waikiki
The Japanese American Citizens League will mark its 75th anniversary at its national convention set for Aug. 10 to14 at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.
Events at the convention, built around the theme "Our Legacy, Our Future: Ensuring Diversity in America," will include tributes, panel forums, cultural tours and workshops.
Registration deadline is July 31, but participants who sign up by June 15 will be entered in a drawing for free one-night stays at the Marriott. Registered participants are eligible for reduced hotel rates during the convention.
Participants can register online at www.jaclhawaii.org/reginfo/register.htm. For information, call 523-8464, or e-mail lamano@jaclhawaii.org.
Candidates debate June 8
Mayoral candidates Duke Bainum and Mufi Hannemann will debate city issues at 8 p.m. June 8 during the Waikiki Neighborhood Board meeting.
The two are expected to discuss issues important to Waikiki residents, including the Bus Rapid Transit, the meth problem, noise and the increase in homeless people in the area.
Board meetings are at the Waikiki Community Center.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Motorcyclist identified
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police have identified a 51-year-old motorcyclist who was killed Saturday in a crash on Mamalahoa Highway near Miloli'i in South Kona.
Rodger Vezina, 51, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in Ka'u crashed shortly before 8:30 p.m., police said
Vezina had been riding a 2003 Harley Davidson south on the highway when he ran off the road, police said. He was taken to Kona Community Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Police have not determined whether speed or alcohol were factors in the crash and have ordered an autopsy.
Man drowns on Big Island
A 28-year-old man died yesterday afternoon after he was swept out to sea at a Kalapana fishing spot on the Big Island.
The man had climbed down to the shoreline to gaff a fish at the Sledge Hammer fishing area, a fire official said.
Two waves knocked him man off his feet, but he was able to hang onto a rope.
But a third wave hit the man and took him out to sea shortly before 5 p.m. The Fire Department was called, but by the time they retrieved the man he was dead.
