The woman told police she was walking on Sea View Avenue near University Avenue at about 9 p.m. when she was forced into a dark, four-door car by five men.

The woman was taken to a park, where she was sexually assaulted, police said.

Police said the men then released the woman near a dorm at the University of Hawai'i. The suspects were described as Caucasian men in their early 20s, all of whom were wearing hats, police said.

Police yesterday released composite drawings of two of the five suspects.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular telephone.

Churchill to get fee for UH talk

Ward Churchill will receive a modest speaking fee for a talk he gave at the University of Hawai'i Free Speech Forum last month, but it will not be paid with university or taxpayer dollars, according to preliminary estimates from the university.

Churchill, a professor at the University of Colorado, has criticized the United States for a century of wars and humanitarian abuses, and compared victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.

Total expenditures for the UH Free Speech Forum, which included Churchill's lecture, were about $3,800, including public and private money.

"The organizers raised a lot of money from individuals and community foundations, some of it unsolicited, so state and UH moneys are only being used for security, venue, travel expenses, photocopies, etcetera," said Robert Perkinson, an event sponsor and assistant professor of American Studies.

"All of this is still preliminary, as no funds have yet been dispensed, but that's how it's shaping up."

Briefing today on Akaka bill

An informational briefing in which three members of Hawai'i's congressional delegation will make presentations on the Native Hawaiian federal recognition bill will begin at 9 a.m. today in Conference Room 325 at the state Capitol.

U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, after whom the so-called "Akaka bill" is named, had a previous engagement on Maui and won't be able to attend, said state Rep. Scott Saiki, D-22nd (McCully, Pawa'a), who chairs the House Hawaiian Affairs Committee and was one of the organizers of the briefing.

However, U.S. Sen. Dan Inouye and U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie will speak on the progress of the bill through the Senate and House, respectively. U.S. Rep. Ed Case will speak about the bill's likely impact.

This event is presented by Saiki's committee as well as the state Senate Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, chaired by state Sen. Colleen Hanabusa.

Motorcyclist dies in crash

A 33-year-old Wahiawa man was killed yesterday when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a utility pole near Waialua.

Police said the man was traveling north Kaukonahua Road when the motorcycle veered off the road at about 4:35 p.m. and struck a pole about a mile south of Farrington Highway. The man was taken to Wahiawa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 6 p.m.

The man's name was not released last night. Police said the man was wearing a helmet and that speed appeared to be a factor in the crash.

Yesterday's fatality was the 19th so far this year, compared with 18 during the same period last year.

Police closed Kaukonahua Road for more than four hours while they conducted their investigation.

Man, 62, drowns off Ka'anapali

A New Jersey man drowned Tuesday afternoon while swimming off Ka'anapali Beach.

Police said a witness reported seeing Hung Shui, 62, of Whippany, N.J., swimming laps in the ocean before stopping 20 yards offshore as if to look at something in the water.

Ten minutes later the man was still floating there. The witness swam out and brought him to shore.