HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Man set aflame in confrontation
Advertiser Staff
Man set aflame in confrontation
A 37-year-old Punchbowl man suffered burns to his neck and back after another man squirted him with a flammable liquid and set him on fire yesterday.
Police said the man was not seriously injured in the 10:30 a.m. incident. A 40-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and was being held last night pending charges.
Police said a man approached the victim as he was sitting in his car at his home on Bush Lane and smashed a window. The man then splashed the man in the car with an accelerant and ignited him, police said.
The man jumped out of his car and ran away, but police said the assailant gave chase. Police later caught up with the suspect and arrested him without incident.
Police did not say what led to the confrontation between the two, who police said are neighbors.
Mental health screenings free
Free mental health screenings will be offered from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Kahala Mall as part of a national observance aimed at helping people address depression and other issues.
The event is sponsored locally by the University of Hawai'i's Department of Counselor Education, the Rehabilitation Association of Hawai'i, United Self-Help and the Mental Health Association of Hawai'i.
Those who attend can receive free anonymous help through a written self-assessment, talk with a mental health professional and an educational presentation on mood and anxiety disorders. The screenings will help identify depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as provide tips on managing stress.
Mo'ili'ili man may face charges
A 22-year-old Mo'ili'ili man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree terroristic threatening in connection with an incident late Wednesday night and early Friday morning involving a 20-year-old Makiki woman.
The woman told police she was physically assaulted and threatened with a handgun at her boyfriend's apartment at the Iolani Court Plaza condominium on Kapi'olani Boulevard.
The woman reported the incident Saturday, and police officers went to the apartment Sunday and arrested the man.
MAUI
Nene, 4 goslings in release pens
MAKAWAO, Maui — An adult nene and four goslings recently were placed in release pens at Pi'iholo Ranch under a Safe Harbor Agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.
The agreements encourage voluntary management of endangered species on private lands, while providing assurances to landowners that no additional future regulatory restrictions will be imposed. In this case, ranch owner Peter Baldwin made a 10-year commitment to maintain or improve a nene habitat on his property, establish and maintain a nene release pen, control predators around the release pen, and plant native plants known to be food sources for the bird.
The geese were raised at the Maui Bird Conservation Center. Biologists hope the arrangement with Pi'iholo Ranch will result in the eventual establishment of a population of 75 nene.
WINDWARD
Festival proceeds to benefit youths
Outreach programs will benefit from the Community Festival and Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Windward United Church of Christ, 38 Kane'ohe Bay Drive, across from Aikahi Shopping Center in Kailua.
The free event features unusual crafts made by local handcrafters, food, prizes, keiki activities, a plants sale and local entertainment.
Proceeds will benefit youths at risk, drug rehabilitation, women's prison scholarship program, spouse abuse programs, the homeless and the hungry.
The event can be reached by taking Bus 56. For more information call 254-3802, e-mail wucc@pixi.com or visit www.KailuaBlue.com/WUCCfamilyfair.htm.
Fun run benefits Kailua High
The Friends of Kailua High School will sponsor a fun run beginning at 7 a.m. Nov. 14 at the school's gym, 451 Ulumanu Drive, Kailua.
Entry fees are $19 with a T-shirt, $10 without a shirt and $10 for the shirt only. Applications are in the Athletes Hawaii magazine that is available at sporting goods stores, shoe shops, health clubs, gyms, fitness facilities and bike shops.
For more information call Ann Higashi at 266-7900 or Ed Kemper at 524-0330 or 262-6228.
AROUND THE STATE
Workshops for fishing grants
A series of workshops will begin tomorrow (Oct. 6) to help with preparing federal grant applications to fund demonstration projects that foster and promote traditional indigenous fishing practices.
The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council has hired the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to present the workshops. The schedule: tomorrow, Radisson Waikiki Prince Kuhio; Thursday, Hawai'i Naniloa Resort, Hilo, Hawai'i; Friday, Royal Kona Resort, Hawai'i; Oct. 11, Maui Beach Hotel, Kahului; Oct. 13, Aloha Beach Resort, Kapa'a, Kaua'i; Oct. 15; Queen Lili'uokalani Children's Center, Kulana 'Oiwi, Moloka'i.
Registration is required. For details on the workshop and to enroll, call CNHA at 521-5011 or (800) 709-2642. Deadline for applications is Oct. 25.
The grants are sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of Commerce.
The applications should point out how the proposed project would meet one or more of five priorities: enhance community education; encourage processing of fishery products and byproducts; provide research and feasibility studies to improve traditional fishing opportunities; broaden community involvement in fisheries conservation and management; and demonstrate traditional cultural fishing practices.
Senate hopefuls debate on Olelo
Tonight's one-hour live political debate on 'lelo Community Television will feature the two candidates in the contest to represent Senate District 17 (Mililani, Waipi'o): Democratic incumbent Ron Menor and Republican challenger Mark Anthony Kalilikane. The debate begins at 6:30 p.m. on Channel 54.
