Police said one of the men brandished a knife and demanded money from the girl while a second man , who was armed with a baseball bat, demanded money from the uncle and ordered him to hand over his wallet as well.

The uncle turned over his wallet and credit cards, but the assailant swung the bat at him anyway, police said.

The blow missed the uncle and he was able to take the bat away from the suspect who then ran away from the scene.

The uncle was injured slightly while struggling for control of the bat, but he declined medical treatment, police said.

Man, 47, arrested after harassing bus driver

A 47-year-old man was arrested last night after he allegedly shook the seat of a city bus driver and made derogatory remarks to her.

The driver, 44, said she was driving through the central Honolulu area and had asked the man to step behind the safety line on the floor of the bus, which apparently angered the bus rider.

Police were called and arrested the man for suspicion of interfering with the operator of a public transit vehicle, a felony offense.

Burglary case opened on safe stolen from Kapolei home

Police opened a burglary case after a safe was stolen from a home in Kapolei between 7 and 9:15 p.m. yesterday.

A 39-year-old woman who lives at the home that was burglarized told investigators the safe contained about $100,000 in valuables.

Police said the burglars took the safe from the second floor of the home and used a city and county rubbish bin to wheel it away.

Arson investigation opened on toilets that went up in flames

Four temporary toilets went up in flames about 1:30 p.m. yesterday at the city's Alapai express bus station across from the Honolulu Municipal Building.

Fire investigators said they found evidence that incendiary devices were used to start the fires.