A 22-year-old La'ie man was killed early yesterday when he lost control of his car in Ka'a'awa.

Authorities identified the man as Alema Lindley.

Police said he was traveling southeast on Kamehameha Highway in Ka'a'awa and had passed Pohuehue Road when his gold, 1993 Saturn left the road and hit trees, a wall and a utility pole.

Lindley, who was alone in the car, was dead at the scene. Police believe he was speeding.

BIG ISLAND

ACCIDENT KILLS HILO WOMAN

A 75-year-old Hilo woman was killed yesterday in a traffic accident at Mohouli and Kukuau streets in Hilo.

Police said Yasuko Tatsuno was going south on Kukuau in a Toyota sedan at 11 a.m. when she ran a stop sign and collided with a Dodge pickup truck heading west on Mohouli.

Tatsuno was pronounced dead at Hilo Medical Center at 12:31 p.m. An 81-year-old woman passenger in Tatsuno's car was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.

The driver of the truck, Michael Ignacio, 59, of Hilo and his 17-year-old son were treated and released.

FAKE PIPE BOMB FOUND AT WORK SITE

A military ordnance disposal team from O'ahu was dispatched to Keauhou to check out what was determined to be a fake pipe bomb, officials said yesterday.

Kona officers were called to the Na Hale o Keauhou construction site Friday afternoon to check out what appeared to be a pipe bomb — measuring 9 inches to one foot long, about three-quarters of an inch in diameter, with a fuse.

Police called in a military team from O'ahu, which arrived yesterday morning. The team determined the item was a fake.

There were no threats or calls made about any bomb at the site, police said.

NORTHWESTERN ISLANDS

FUEL TAKEN FROM GROUNDED SHIP

All the fuel stored in tanks aboard the stranded vessel Casitas has been removed, according to the Coast Guard.

The 145-foot ship ran aground at Pearl and Hermes Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands on July 2.

The Coast Guard said workers have finished removing the last of nearly 14,000 gallons of diesel fuel, black oil and oily water from the Casitas to the private vessel American Quest. About 30,000 gallons of diesel fuel were removed from the Casitas to the cutter Walnut earlier last week.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Barbara Maxfield said removal of the fuel eases concerns about pollution that could affect endangered Hawaiian monk seals that live in the area.

Work to remove the ship from the reef will begin next week.

LEEWARD

MORE THAN 400 TO GET SCHOLARSHIPS

The Ko Olina Training Fund will award more than $400,000 in scholarship money to more than 400 West O'ahu residents tomorrow at a reception at the JW Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa at Ko Olina Resort. With the latest recipients, the Ko Olina Training Fund has awarded nearly $1 million in scholarships over its first two years.

The program was developed by Ko Olina Resort principals, Gov. Linda Lingle, and state Sen. Colleen Hanabusa to make money available for West O'ahu residents, especially those in Leeward Coast communities. Ko Olina will donate $2.5 million over the next five years.

HONOLULU

HPD INCREASING BUILDING SECURITY

The Honolulu Police Department is stepping up security procedures at its Alapai headquarters tomorrow. Visitors will be required to submit hand-carried items, such as backpacks and handbags, for visual inspection before walking through a metal detector.