Posted on: Tuesday, June 14, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Seized cars, other items up for bid
Advertiser Staff
A 2003 Mercedes E320 and 1990 Jaguar XJS convertible are among the vehicles available at a public auction of seized property Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Center.
The vehicles and other items to be auctioned are forfeited assets used or acquired in connection with criminal activities. The auction will be conducted by Rosen Auctions on behalf of the state Department of the Attorney General.
The property to be sold also includes a 1997 Acura Integra, a 1990 Toyota 4Runner, 1989 and 1985 Harley-Davidson motorcycles, a Yamaha Banshee ATV, stereo equipment, tools and jewelry. Vehicles may be inspected starting at 10 a.m. Saturday; all other items may be inspected beginning at 11 a.m. The auction begins at noon.
A list of items to be auctioned is available at www.rosenauctions.com.
Acting on a tip, police officers with the East Hawai'i Ice Task Force and the Criminal Intelligence Unit arrested a 21-year-old Hilo man suspected of selling drugs.
Police said they watched as Matthew Hoshide-Andrade met another man Thursday in a University of Hawai'i-Hilo parking lot. When officers approached the suspect, he reportedly fled in his vehicle, heading north on Kino'ole Street before losing control of his car and running onto a private lawn on Lanihuli Street, police said.
Hoshide-Andrade allegedly got out of the car, threw a bag into the bushes and attempted to drive off but didn't get far because of a flat tire, according to police. He was arrested at a nearby service station. Police said the bag contained 57.2 grams of crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of more than $5,000. Officers also seized $1,020 in cash.
Big Island police reported yesterday that a 65-year-old man involved in a one-car wreck Sunday on Waikoloa Road died of a heart attack, not from injuries.
An autopsy determined that Paul Wrigglesworth of Waiko-loa suffered a heart attack before his westbound 1989 Mazda two-door sedan ran off the road at 9:15 p.m. He was pronounced dead an hour later at North Hawai'i Community Hospital.
The National Park Service has named Marilyn H. Parris as the new superintendent at Haleakala National Park, officials said yesterday.
Parris succeeds Don Reeser, who is retiring July 23.
Parris is currently superintendent at Lassen Volcanic National Park in California, where she has managed emerging resource programs, including natural fire and invasive species management, since 1997. She is a native of South Carolina.
Parris is expected to start in October. Ron Nagata, resource management chief at Haleakala, will serve as interim superintendent.
Reeser has headed the Maui park since 1988 and has worked for the National Park Service for more than 40 years. His past postings included serving as a ranger, resource manager, ecologist and watershed rehabilitation chief at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Parks and Redwood National Park in California.
A Pearl Harbor-based destroyer rescued a San Francisco man whose nine-year quest to sail solo around the world ended when his boat became disabled last week.
A helicopter from the USS Chung-Hoon took William Peterson, 56, to San Diego yesterday. On Saturday the destroyer picked up Peterson about 800 miles off the California coast. On Friday the mast of his 40-foot sailboat broke in rough seas and Peterson activated his satellite distress signal.
A Coast Guard C-130 airplane out of Sacramento, Calif., spotted Peterson and guided the Chung-Hoon to his position.
Iroquois Point Cooperative Preschool is holding a "HI 5¢ Collection Drive" from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the school bus shelter across from 5105 Iroquois Ave.
The nonprofit school is holding its first redeemable beverage container drive to raise money for new classrooms. The school has scheduled a second HI 5¢ drive for July 30.
To get there, take North Road, turn right into the Iroquois Point Island Club community and follow the green signs to the Iroquois Point Rental Office. For more information, call 722-1314 or 499-1279.
Hilo man held in crystal meth case
Crash victim died of heart attack
California official will lead park
USS Chung-Hoon rescues voyager
School collecting HI 5¢ containers
