Posted on: Monday, May 9, 2005
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Motorcyclist, 57, critically injured
Advertiser Staff
A 57-year-old man was critically injured early yesterday when his motorcycle crashed on the H-1 Freeway's westbound 'Ewa off-ramp.
The crash was reported to police at 12:01 a.m. The injured man, who was operating a 2004 Harley-Davidson at a "fast rate of speed," failed to negotiate a turn and hit a marker post, said acting police Sgt. Lisa Reed.
The rider was thrown from the motorcycle. He was not wearing a helmet, Reed said. The man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center.
A team from Kaua'i High School finished second yesterday at the national high school mock-trial competition in Charlotte, N.C.
Tamalpais High School of Mill Valley, Calif., defeated the Red Raiders in the finals of the three-day competition.
The event, sponsored by the National Academy of Trial Lawyers, included 45 teams from across the nation. The contest was judged by a panel of trial lawyers and judges.
Kaua'i High last month won the state title.
The Starbucks AIDS Walk for Life will be at 9 a.m. Sunday at Kapi'olani Park. The event is the primary fund-raiser for the Life Foundation, Hawai'i's oldest and largest AIDS organization.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. Walkers can register as individuals or as teams. Online registration is available at www.aidswalkhawaii.org. Registration brochures are available at most Starbucks locations. For more information, call Cathy Purdy at 521-2437.
Walkers raise money by having friends and family sponsor them. They are welcome to carry banners or signs representing their group. More than 50 teams have already signed up.
Entertainment will be provided by Sonny Ching's Halau Na Mamo O Pu'unahulu and Olena Rubin, Miss Hawaii 2004.
The Life Foundation provides services to nearly 600 HIV positive men, women and children while running a comprehensive HIV prevention program.
The Salvation Army celebrates its 111th anniversary in Hawai'i this week in conjunction with the national observance of Salvation Army Week. To commemorate the event, Gov. Linda Lingle and Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann have declared Salvation Army Week in Hawai'i by signing separate proclamations.
Each year, the Salvation Army provides a variety of social services to thousands of families in Hawai'i. Last year, it touched the lives of one in every 13 people in Hawai'i by assisting them with services ranging from the provision of material needs to rehabilitation and drug treatment services.
Overall, there were an estimated 440,000 instances of material assistance, including lodging, meals, clothing and other basic needs provided to many of Hawai'i's disadvantaged families.
Mock-trial team 2nd in nationals
AIDS Walk set for Kapi'olani
Salvation Army lauded by state
