Posted on: Friday, April 22, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Lingle signs bill for Hawai'i medal
Advertiser Staff
Military personnel with Hawai'i connections who are killed in Iraq or Afghanistan will receive a new Hawai'i Medal of Honor under a bill signed by Gov. Linda Lingle.
Eligible for the award would be active duty, national guard and reservists who were legal residents or stationed in Hawai'i at the time they were killed. Also eligible are those who attended school in the Islands at some period in their life.
"We want to make it clear that the Legislature and the state support our friends and families in the military and make it extremely clear that we owe a debt of gratitude to the families of servicemen killed in action," said Rep. K. Mark Takai, D-Newtown-Pearl City, a Hawai'i Army National Guard officer who introduced the bill. The medal would be awarded through a concurrent resolution approved by both houses of the Legislature.
On-ramp project to be discussed
The State Department of Transportation will host a community meeting regarding the ongoing H-1 Lunalilo on-ramp demonstration project from 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 28 at the Stevenson Middle School cafeteria in Makiki.
The results of a second poll gauging Makiki residents' opinions about the project will be discussed.
Launched last August, the project closes the Lunalilo on-ramp from 6 to 9:30 a.m. on weekdays. Westbound Makiki/Ala Moana motorists are diverted to the Punchbowl Street on-ramp. It aims to improve traffic flow on H-1 Freeway westbound and to reduce congestion in the lower Makiki area along Lunalilo, Pensacola and Pi'ikoi streets.
The public is invited to attend a free art appreciation lecture series at the Hawai'i State Art Museum, which will be held on the last Tuesday of each month beginning next week.
The "Art Lunch" series will be held in the museum's first-floor multipurpose room in the No. 1 Capitol District Building at 250 S. Hotel St.
Mark Kadota of the Department of Education's Artists in the Schools Program will be the featured artist at Tuesday's noon lecture. Kadota will discuss his work as a painter, potter, dancer, musician, writer, teacher, curator and performance artist.
The May 31 presentation will feature photographer/lecturer Franco Salmoiraghi. Jerome Feldman, an art history professor at Hawai'i Pacific University, will lecture on "Art Styles and Prehistory in Polynesia" on June 28.
The sister of a man who went missing last October has set up a Web site in the hope that it will help police generate leads in the case.
The Web site, www.findgilbert.com, was set up by Janey Caravallo, sister of the missing man, Gilbert Caravallo. The site features a photo of Gilbert, along with notes about the last time his family saw him, and contact information for the Honolulu police detectives who are looking into his disappearance. Police continue to look for anyone who had contact with Caravallo after 3 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2004, in Pearl City. Caravallo lived in Pearl City with his mother.
Caravallo, 36, is 6 feet 1, 225 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes, a mustache and a goatee. The word "Gilbert" is tattooed on his back, and a tattoo on his upper right arm carries the word "Wizard."
Call police investigator Phil Camero directly at 529-3394. Or call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on cellular phones.
Forum to analyze Asian affairs
The Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange is hosting the 19th Annual Asia-Pacific Forum — The "Asia Today" Series during April and May.
The forum focuses on social, economic and political factors that influence modern Japan, China and Korea. Faculty and specialists in various aspects of contemporary Asian development will offer analysis.
Presentations will take place 9 a.m. to noon April 30 (Japan), May 7 (China) and May 14 (Korea) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Campus Center, Room 220.
The event is free, but preregistration is required. To register call 942-8553, e-mail cape@capealoha.org or write: The Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, 1616 Makiki St., Ho-nolulu, HI 96822. Kahului woman killed in crash
KIHEI, Maui — A 39-year-old Kahului woman was killed Wednesday when her 1993 Mercury Sable smashed into a hollow-tile wall on Kenolio Road in Kihei.
Police said Janalyn K. Kanae-Gillian was alone in the car at about 4:45 p.m. when it drifted onto the shoulder and hit a mailbox before hitting the wall. She was pronounced dead at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Police said Kanae-Gillian was wearing a seatbelt.
Three-car accident kills Hilo woman
HILO, Hawai'i — A 53-year-old Hilo woman died Wednesday of injuries she suffered in a three-car collision on Hawai'i Belt Road near Onomea.
Police identified the woman as Janet Lee Cody of Pepe'ekeo.
The 49-year-old woman who was driving the Toyota was treated and released from Hilo Medical Center.
The 36-year-old woman who was driving the Mazda was listed in serious condition at the hospital along with her two passengers, a 15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old girl.
Wednesday's death was the 13th traffic fatality on the Big Island this year, compared with 17 at the same time last year.
HILO, Hawai'i — Big Island police arrested three boys Wednesday after they allegedly crashed a stolen car and injured another motorist.
Police said the incident began at about 2 p.m. Wednesday when a South Hilo patrol officer driving up Kaumana Drive saw a 2004 Cadillac that had been reported stolen headed in the opposite direction.
As the officer drove back down Kaumana, he came upon a car crash at the intersection of Kaumana Drive, Ainako Avenue and the Mohouli Extension.
Police arrested the three, who were all 16 years old, after a Sunrise Ridge resident called at 6:45 p.m. and reported them walking down Kukuau Street. One of the boys was released, and the two others were being held in juvenile lockup after police arrested them on warrants unrelated to the crash.
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Art appreciation lecture offered
Web site set up for missing man
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BIG ISLAND
Three youths held in stolen-car crash
