Posted on: Thursday, September 2, 2004
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Man arrested in attack on officer
Advertiser Staff
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an Aug. 17 incident on the North Shore in which a police officer was nearly run over by a car.
The man was arrested Tuesday night in Kane'ohe and was being held last night pending charges. He was booked on one count of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, but also could face an attempted-murder charge.
Police believe the man was in a stolen Plymouth Breeze that police attempted to stop near the entrance to the Turtle Bay resort Aug. 17. The officer who was almost hit by the fleeing car fired at least four shots, striking the vehicle twice.
Police arrested Moani Thomas, 20, soon after the incident, and he was charged with one count of auto theft.
Thomas admitted to police that he was involved in the theft, but said he was not driving the car when it sped past the officer, according to court documents.
The Brothers Cazimero will give a free concert from 5:30 to 7 p.m. tomorrow on the grounds of 'Iolani Palace in commemoration of Queen Lili'uokalani's birthday.
Preferred seating is offered to the first 75 people to join the Friends of 'Iolani Palace.
For more information, call 597-1888.
A class in elementary Tongan has been added to the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Department of Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literature, which makes five Polynesian languages now being taught at Manoa. These include Hawaiian, Tahitian, Maori and Samoan.
The Center for Pacific Islands Studies was instrumental in making the new offering possible, according to a center newsletter.
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Mayor Bryan Baptiste has credited Kaua'i police and federal drug authorities with the island's biggest "ice" seizure in recent history.
Police in June intercepted a Federal Express package from California containing two pounds of crystal methamphetamine.
That amounts to more than 9,000 individual hits with a street value estimated at more than $450,000.
It was the biggest seizure of the drug in recent years.
Police narcotics officers along with officers of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration arranged a controlled delivery of the package to its Koloa Road addressee, resulting in the arrest of Craig Iwase, 32, who is in federal custody in Honolulu charged with possession with intent to distribute the drug.
The bust was not announced earlier because authorities have been investigating the California source of the methamphetamine and wanted to keep the arrest quiet.
HILO, Hawai'i — The University of Hawai'i at Hilo has received approval to offer a master of science degree in tropical conservation biology and environmental sciences.
The new degree offering is a joint venture of the College of Arts and Sciences' Natural Sciences and Social Sciences Divisions and the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management.
Donald Price, associate professor of biology at UH-Hilo, said the program, which starts this semester, will provide recent graduates and those already working in conservation biology and environmental science with graduate training to prepare them for careers as conservation and environmental scientists and managers.
Kawainui Marsh will be the subject of a series of tours this fall beginning from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Ulupo Heiau next to the YMCA Windward Branch, 1200 Kailua Road.
Hawaiian naturalist Chuck "Doc" Burrows and Ric Guinther, aquatic biologist, will lead the walking/driving tour from the heiau to Na Pohaku o Hauwahine and the Kawainui estuary at Kaha Park. They will explain the geological origins of the Kailua Ahupua'a associated with Hawaiian stories and the ongoing restoration efforts in the marsh.
A $5 donation is requested. To reserve a spot, call Burrows at 595-3922 or e-mail him at chuckb@hawaii.rr.com.
The Lotus Adult Care Center will present a seminar on Alzheimer's disease and dementia Sept. 9 at the Aiea Hongwanji Mission social hall, 99-186 Puakala St. The 9 to 10 a.m. seminar is free and open to the public.
Jacqueline Glipa-Cruz, the Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association's vice president of programs, will provide general information of signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia in a general overview presentation.
Glipa-Cruz has three free workshops coming up:
• "Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter" on Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Alzheimer's Association second-floor office in Building D at Ward Warehouse, 1050 Ala Moana. • "Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Now?" on Sept. 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Waipahu Elderly Hall, 94-1060 Waipahu St., and on Oct. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Waialua Community Association, 66-434 Kamehameha Hwy. Call 591-2771 for more information on the workshops.
The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association will conduct its annual "Fill the Boot" fund-raiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at different O'ahu sites tomorrow through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Firefighters will accept donations tomorrow at Tamarind Square, at Bishop and King streets; on Saturday at Windward City Shopping Center, 45-480 Kane'ohe Bay Drive; and Sunday at Pearl City Shopping Center, 850 Kamehameha Highway.
Neighbor Island collection sites:
• Maui: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 3 to 7:30 p.m., at Lahaina Cannery Mall, Pi'ilani Shopping Center, Wal-Mart (Kahului). • Big Island: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wal-Mart (Kona) and Cross Roads Shopping Center (Kona). Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wal-Mart (Hilo). • Kaua'i: Sunday and Monday, no specific times, at Big Save ('Ele'ele, Koloa, Waimea), Wal-Mart (Lihu'e), Foodland (Kapa'a, Hanalei) and Safeway (Kapa'a).
Brothers Caz at palace tomorrow
UH-Manoa adds class in Tongan
Kaua'i police aid in big drug bust
New master's degree at UHH
Kawainui Marsh tours Saturday
Seminar Sept. 9 on Alzheimer's
Firefighters' fund-raiser
