Posted at 3:48 p.m., Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Teens, 13, arrested in Wai'anae church fire
By Curtis Lum
Advertiser Staff Writer
One boy was arrested this morning and the other this afternoon. Both were booked as juveniles on suspicion of first-degree arson.
The two boys, along with a 12-year-old boy, also were arrested in connection with the Sept. 6 burglary of the same church. In that incident, the church was broken into and ransacked, said police spokesman Capt. Frank Fujii.
The Sept. 12 fire destroyed half the church's complex, including its gymnasium, kitchen, library and office. Other parts of the church on Plantation Road received heavy damage.
Damage to the church was estimated at $2.5 million.
