Hawai'i briefs
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Suspect in fire surrenders
A man who is a suspect in a May 2 fire that gutted a three-bedroom home at 84-461 Makaha Valley Road surrendered to police Wednesday after being released from Straub Clinic & Hospital, where he was treated for burns suffered in the fire. The blaze left seven people homeless.
The man, 43, was booked on first-degree criminal property damage.
Witnesses saw the man fleeing from the burning home with his clothes on fire after an argument with his girlfriend.
Break disrupts water service
More than 500 apartment units in Waipahu were without water yesterday because of a water main break near 94-066 Leolua St. The rupture in the 12-inch main was reported at 2:10 a.m. and also affected water service to Waipahu Town Center and Waipahu Shopping Village.
Board of Water Supply spokeswoman Wanda Yamane said water wagons were available in the area.
Repair work forced the closure of Leolua Street between Leoku Street and Kunia Road. The work was expected to be completed sometime late last evening, a Board of Water Supply statement said.
HONOLULU
UH logo design finalists chosen
A University of Hawai'i committee has chosen three design firms to create concepts for consideration as a UH logo.
The firms chosen are Graphic House, of Honolulu; Clarence Lee Design & Associates, of Honolulu; and Sae design, of Maui.
Each firm will be paid $5,000 to create and submit up to two design concepts. In April 2003 two logo designs by Robert Rytter of Baltimore were withdrawn because of community concerns.
Woman arrested in stabbing
A 29-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday night at a Numana Road home in Kalihi on suspicion of stabbing her boyfriend during a dispute.
The stabbing at a Middle Street apartment was reported to police at 6:10 p.m. The woman was booked for attempted second-degree murder.
Man sought in hit-and-run case
Police investigating a hit-and-run traffic accident are seeking information about a shirtless man who was seen walking on Lanakila Avenue toward North School Street carrying a gas can about 10:30 a.m. May 19.
The man was seen by witnesses near a dark-colored Chevy Blazer or Ford Bronco parked in a lot at 1822 Lanakila Ave. The vehicle struck a 78-year-old woman while leaving the lot at 12:02 p.m. and was seen headed mauka on Lanakila Avenue.
The vehicle has a chrome front grill and large tires. It had been seen frequently in the area before the accident.
Anyone with information is asked to call 529-3499 or CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular.
Correction: Sae design of Maui is one of three firms chosen to create concepts for consideration as a University of Hawai'i logo. The firm's name was misspelled in a previous version of these briefs.
