Woman killed crossing street
Advertiser Staff
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A 78-year-old woman died of injuries suffered yesterday morning when she was hit by a van while crossing Cooke Street at the intersection with Halekauwila Street.
Witnesses told police that the woman was in a crosswalk when she was hit by the van when it was turning left from Halekauwila to travel mauka on Cooke.
Witnesses said it appeared that the van driver, a 51-year-old O'ahu man, did not see the pedestrian, possibly because the sun would have been directly in the driver's eyes when the accident took place about 6:50 a.m.
The driver of the late-model Chevrolet delivery van stopped immediately after the woman was hit and went to check on her, witnesses said. The pedestrian was taken in critical condition to The Queen's Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
BIG ISLAND
Boy, 6, dies from crash injuries
A 6-year-old Hawaiian Paradise Park boy died at a Honolulu hospital yesterday of injuries suffered when he was hit by a car Tuesday as he ran across Maku'u Drive to pick guavas.
Big Island police Sgt. Brandon Konanui said the boy's mother had stopped in a cleared area by Maku'u Drive in Puna to talk to a friend, and the boy asked for permission to cross the street to pick the fruit.
As the boy was crossing between 31st and 32nd Avenues, he was hit by a makai-bound Mazda sedan driven by a 22-year-old man, police said.
The child was taken to Hilo Medical Center, and from there flown to The Queen's Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 11:34 a.m. yesterday.
Police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident to call Officer William Brown at (808) 966-5835 or the police nonemergency number at 935-3311.
Teen's death still a mystery
Police have identified a 17-year-old Hakalau youth who was found dead at his home Friday as Aaron Hanson.
An autopsy on Tuesday failed to identify the exact cause of death, and results of additional tests are pending. Police said there is no sign of foul play in the death.
Hanson was reported missing by his father at about 10 a.m. Friday. He was last seen at about 2 a.m. on Aug. 10, police were told.
Honolulu
Visitors sue Vegas hotel
Two Honolulu residents filed a federal lawsuit yesterday contending that they contracted the Norwalk virus during their stay at the California Hotel and Casino in downtown Las Vegas in December 2003.
William Wood and Thomas Gabrowski are asking for an unspecified amount of money. They bought a travel package that included a five-day stay at the hotel, the suit said. Wood had to seek medical treatment and became so dehydrated he developed kidney stones that required surgery in Honolulu, according to the suit.
Gabrowski was later forced to be quarantined in a Honolulu hospital, the suit said.
Nevada health officials had reported that beginning in December 2003, more than 1,100 people suffered from gastrointestinal problems blamed on a Norwalk virus, or norovirus, linked to the California Hotel.
The suit is against Boyd Gaming Corp. and the California Hotel and Vacations-Hawaii, which are identified as subsidiaries of Boyd Gaming. Boyd Gaming officials could not be reached for comment.
STATEWIDE
Tax department has new deputy
Sandra Yahiro yesterday was named deputy director of the state Department of Taxation.
Yahiro has worked for the state for 14 years, most recently as administrative services manager for the attorney general.
Previously, she was the personnel officer for the Taxation Department and was named the state Manager of the Year for her work there in 2004.
Yahiro was a personnel program officer for the state Department of Human Resources Development from 1991 to 2003.
Yahiro replaces Marie Laderta, who is now director of the Department of Human Resources Development.
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