Posted on: Monday, January 17, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Body found in submerged car
Advertiser Staff
The body of a woman was found in a partially submerged car near the Pohoiki boat ramp in the Puna District yesterday, Big Island police and fire officials said.
A snorkler called police and firefighters at 7:26 a.m. after he found the car 50 feet from the shore in 10 feet of water. The doors were locked, the windows were up, the car was filled with water and the woman's body was floating inside, a firefighter said.
The case has been turned over to Big Island police, a firefighter said.
More than 17,000 Big Island households briefly lost electricity early yesterday morning when a generator tripped offline, Hawai'i Electric Light Co. said.
A generator at the Hamakua Energy Partners went offline at 1:48 a.m. The facility provides 26.5 megawatts to the HELCO system.
Most customers had power restored by 2 a.m. About 1,300 customers in the Kealia area of South Kona, from Ho'opuloa Subdivision to the Ke'ei Turnout remained without power until 3:09 a.m.
Police have arrested a man in connection with numerous felony offenses in the Waikoloa and Waimea areas of South Kohala.
Keith Keola Moniz, 27, surrendered to police late Friday. He was arrested on several counts, including kidnapping, terroristic threatening and burglary. The allegations stem from a Dec. 17 incident in Waikoloa.
Moniz was being held in the Kona police cellblock pending further investigation by West Hawai'i Criminal Investigation Section detectives.
The body of 61-year-old man was found floating off Waikiki Beach Saturday afternoon, police said.
Lifeguards discovered the body floating face down at 4:19 p.m. The man was pulled from the water and lifeguards tried to revive him, police said.
Police and the city Medical Examiner's Office have not released the man's name.
Registration has begun for a five-week course in songwriting taught by musician and songwriter Stan Rubens through McKinley Community School for Adults. The course begins Jan. 25 and runs weekly every Tuesday night through Feb. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is $20.
Rubens, a Hawai'i recording artist and entertainer, has published more than 45 songs and released four albums. He is president of Hawai'i Songwriters.
For information and registration, call 594-0541.
Jeffrey Tong of Pacific Hearing Care will talk about hearing loss at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
The free discussion will include the early signs of hearing loss, controlling wax in the ears, types of hearing aids, new technology and hearing aid maintenance.
For reservations, call 923-1802.
LANA'I CITY, Lana'i — A beverage container redemption center has been opened on Lana'i at the old freight yard on Ninth Street.
The center will collect containers with the "HI 5" label. Tri-Isle RC&D is providing on-site container redemption. An estimated 200,000 beverage containers per month are expected to be collected. Containers without the "HI 5" label may be brought to the site, but they will not be redeemed.
Hours of operation are 1 to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.
WAIKAPU, Maui — The Maui Democratic Century Club will host a luncheon at noon Wednesday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event will be at the Maui Tropical Plantation.
Speakers include Sandra Shawhan, Leclair Taylor and Peggy Robertson, and a video of King's "I Have a Dream" speech will be shown.
The cost is $10 for Century Club members and $15 for others. Transportation from West Maui is available. For more information, call (808) 661-8660.
Applications are being accepted for a scholarship to be awarded to Hawai'i high school seniors by the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i.
Up to five scholars will be selected for awards to range between $1,000 and $1,500.
Applicants must be Hawai'i residents, college-bound high-school seniors graduating in 2005 with a cumulative high-school grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale, or returning college students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Applications, due March 25, are available from high-school counselors and can be downloaded from the Internet: omss.ssc.hawaii.edu (follow the "scholarships" link).
For more information, call Sally Batalla, 223-3198.
17,000-plus lose power briefly
Felony suspect turns himself in
Body found off Waikiki Beach
Register now for songwriting class
Free talk on hearing loss
Drink-container turn-in site opens
Party hosts lunch honoring MLK Jr.
Scholarship deadline nears
