Posted on: Monday, January 3, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Human bones found by hunters
Advertiser Staff
A human skull and skeletal remains were discovered by pig hunters yesterday off Likelike Highway about a half-mile from the Honolulu side of the Wilson Tunnel, police said. The discovery was reported to police about 1:30 p.m.
Police officers from the Kalihi substation responded. The remains were turned over to the medical examiner's office.
A 40-year-old Pearl City man was arrested early yesterday for questioning about a hit-and-run accident on Ward Avenue involving a pedestrian.
The man was arrested at 3:10 a.m. at Lauhala and South Beretania streets for failure to render aid and driving under the influence of an intoxicant. He was driving a white pickup truck with severe front-end damage, police said.
Witnesses told police a man, 33, was struck by a white pickup truck at 2:08 a.m. yesterday while crossing Ward Avenue near Kapi'olani Boulevard. The pedestrian, who was not in a crosswalk, was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition with head and internal injuries, police said.
Ward Avenue between Kapi'olani and King streets was closed to traffic until 4:35 a.m.
An 11-year-old girl suffered injuries to her left arm when an explosive device detonated New Year's Day morning on Kihale Street in 'Aiea.
The 12:15 a.m. blast also damaged three parked vehicles.
Police opened a first-degree criminal property damage investigation. There have been no arrests.
Maui police opened a homicide case after the body of a man with multiple gunshot wounds was found Saturday in the Kahakuloa area, on the island's northwest coast.
The body was found on a dirt trail about 100 yards makai of milepost 16 on Kahekili Highway about 1 p.m., police said.
Police said the man has not been identified. He is described as black and about 6 feet 1 and 180 pounds. He was wearing a white T-shirt with "NFL Alumni Helping Maui's Kids" on the front and "Bruce Bosley Memorial Golf Classic" on the back, police said. He was also wearing denim shorts and brown shoes with brown and red laces.
He wore a yellow metallic ring with a green stone and an 18-inch silver-colored neck chain.
Anyone with information is asked to call Maui police at (808) 244-6427 or Maui CrimeStoppers at (808) 242-6966.
MAKAWAO, Maui — Construction work to install a 24-inch waterline about 1,100 feet long, from the intersection of Malu Place and Olinda Road to the lower portion of Olinda Road, will begin on or about Jan. 10.
Diversified Machinery Inc. received a $935,000 contract for the project, which is expected to be completed July 23.
The county Department of Water Supply will hold a public informational meeting on Wednesday to discuss possible water-pressure fluctuations in the area and the proposed daytime closure (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays) of Lower Olinda Road from the intersection of Olinda Road and Makawao Avenue to the entrance of Seabury Hall.
The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the downstairs meeting room at the Mayor Eddie Tam Gym. For information, call the Department of Water Supply at (808) 270-7835.
HILO, Hawai'i — The Hawai'i Island Foodbank is asking shoppers to contribute to its Check Out Hunger program in January.
People who want to donate can pull off a $1, $2 or $5 pink donation tag at most stores or similar green tags at Safeway and present them to store clerks. The donations will be added to the shopper's grocery bill, and the money will be sent directly to the food bank.
Last, Hawai'i Island Food Bank member food pantries served more than 10,000 people each month, and food bank supporters said Big Island households still need help.
The Hawai'i Island Food Bank is a program of the Office for Social Ministry of the Diocese of Honolulu, and is a Hawai'i Island United Way agency.
The state Civil Defense agency will conduct its monthly test of sirens and the Emergency Alert System at 11:45 a.m. today.
The siren test is a steady 45-second tone used to alert the public to any emergency that may pose a threat to life and property. Besides natural or technological hazards, the system could be used in the event of terrorist incidents or acts of war.
The test is conducted on the first working day of each month.
Suspect arrested in hit-and-run
Blast injures girl's arm
Body found with gunshot wounds
Waterline work will close road
Stores collecting for food bank
Civil Defense tests sirens today
