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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, February 2, 2005

HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Parents of victim sue over '03 crash

Advertiser Staff

The family of a 17-year-old girl killed when she was thrown from a pickup truck that crashed in Waimanalo two years ago has sued the city and stores that allegedly sold liquor to the driver.

The suit was filed yesterday in behalf of Jamie Singleton, one of two people riding in the open truck bed who were killed as a result of the crash Feb. 1, 2003 on Kalaniana'ole Highway. The lawsuit asks for an unspecified amount of damages.

Driver Jonathan Namauu has been charged with manslaughter and assault in connection with the deaths and injuries to other passengers.

The suit says the city had Namauu leave city property at Bellows Air Force Station rather than alerting Honolulu police that Namauu was intoxicated. It also alleges that four establishments that sold Namauu alcohol also are responsible for Singleton's death.



BIG ISLAND

Sex offender convict arrested

HILO, Hawai'i — A convicted sex offender who was wanted for escape in Washington state and arrested last year on the Big Island is back in custody.

Carl William Lindsey, 26, was arrested Jan. 23 in Cowlitz County, Wash., police said. He had failed to report to the Department of Corrections in Cowlitz County after being released from the Washington Correctional Center on March 31.

He was arrested in Na'alehu in September on a Washington warrant, and county prosecutors had begun extradition proceedings against him. But a friend posted his $5,000 bail and Lindsey disappeared, police said.

He has convictions in three different states for theft, burglary, felony assault and sexual assault involving children.



KAUA'I

Slaying suspect pleads innocent

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Richard S. Costa pleaded not guilty yesterday to last month's killing of Weslyn Jerves.

He remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail. A trial in 5th Circuit Court has been set for May 9.

Costa, 36, said in a confession to police that he gave 18-year-old Jerves a ride from Hanama'ulu to the Glass Beach area of Port Allen on the night of Jan. 12. He said they argued after he tried to collect a $20 debt she owed, and that she pulled a knife.

Costa told police they fought over the knife and that he stabbed her several times in the back before her neck was cut when she tried to twist out of a headlock. An autopsy showed she died from loss of blood.

Her body was found by tourists early the morning of Jan. 13.



KAILUA

Farmer's Market ready for rooster

Celebrate the Year of the Rooster and Black History Month at the Kailua Thursday Night Farmer's Market from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kailua Town Center Parking Garage.

A Chinese lion dance will ring in the Year of the Rooster at 6 p.m., and Chef Debra Hopkins of Deb's Ribs and Soul Food will present a menu of BBQ ribs and chicken, fried catfish, hushpuppies, collard greens and more. Dion Boogie Scott will perform blues guitar.

The market, featuring island grown food, flowers and beef, is sponsored by the Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation.



LEEWARD

'Makaha' plays this month

Honolulu Theatre for Youth will present two special February performances of "Queen of Makaha" about the late surfing legend Rell Sunn in her home communities of Wai'anae and Makaha, thanks to a $25,000 grant from Hawaiian Electric Company.

Both performances of the Bryan Wake play are free. The first will be at the Wai'anae Recreation Center Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The second will be at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Makaha Resort Ballroom.

Both facilities accommodate about 300 people, and seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis.



WAIKIKI

School seeks reading tutors

Jefferson Elementary School needs volunteer tutors to help students who have difficulty reading.

Training is available and user-friendly to help students at the Waikiki school. Training sessions are 45 minutes, twice a week after school. Interested volunteers should call Toni Todino at 971-6935.



HONOLULU

Heart month rally tomorrow

The American Heart Association will hold a rally at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Tamarind Park at Bishop Square to kick off American heart month.

The event will feature the Go Red For Women campaign to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death of women, and signatures will be collected for a banner.

There also will be health screenings, free blood pressure tests and Hawaiian entertainment.



WAIALUA

Library art show begins Feb. 10

The Friends of the Waialua Library will kick off its annual art show from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at the library, across from the Waialua Band Stand.

The opening reception will be highlighted by a special presentation of classical guitar music by librarian Tim Littlejohn.

The show, which will feature the art and crafts of local artists, will run through April 30.

For more information on the Waialua Library program, call 637-8286.



STATEWIDE

Storyteller plans series of events

Juan Sanchez, a multilingual singer/storyteller, will present a series of free interactive musical storytelling programs at 11 public libraries this month. Sanchez, a native of Spain, will perform "A Rainbow of Songs," a celebration of children's stories and songs from around the world.

Sanchez will perform at the following public libraries:

• Feb. 9 — 11 a.m., at Kailua; 3 p.m. at Pearl City; 7 p.m. at Kalihi-Palama

• Feb. 10 — 10:30 a.m. at Kaimuki; 2:45 p.m. at Moloka'i

• Feb. 11 — 10:30 a.m. at Kihei (Maui)

• Feb. 12 — 10 a.m. at Makawao (Maui)

• Feb. 16 — 6 p.m. at Princeville (Kaua'i)

• Feb. 17 — 3 p.m. at Mililani

• Feb. 18 — 10:30 a.m. at Kapolei; 3 p.m. at 'Aina Haina.

For more information, call the hosting library.