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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, February 6, 2007

HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Smoke used in sewer line test

Advertiser Staff

Watch for smoke but no fire in Kane'ohe this week and next as crews from the city Environmental Services Department smoke-test sewer lines in residential areas near Windward Mall.

Work will be conducted today through Friday and Feb. 13-16.

The area that will be smoke-tested is on the Kahuku side of Ha'iku Road, bordered by Kahekili and Kamehameha highways.

The tests are part of the city's effort to keep rainwater out of the sewer system to help prevent the rain from overflowing the sewer system and causing spills.

Crews will inject smoke into sewer lines and record where smoke comes out. The smoke used is nontoxic, harmless and odorless. It is not a fire hazard and does not pose a health hazard to people or pets.

The test locates broken pipes, illegal connections, open cleanouts or sewer pipe openings and other paths for runoff to get into the sewer system.




MANOA

FLORIDA BEACH MONITOR TO SPEAK

The state chief of Florida's Bureau of Water Programs will speak at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa today on that state's beach monitoring program.

The talk is part of the UH Water Resources Center continuing seminar series. The talk from Bart Bibler takes place from 3 to 4 p.m. today at the Pacific Ocean Science and Technology building, room 126.

Bibler manages Florida's beach-monitoring program and uses a Web site to inform the public about current beach bacteriological water quality for 34 of Florida's coastal counties, sampling 307 sites once a week. The Florida Internet Beach Water Quality Web site can be found at www.doh.state.fl.us. Click on the drop-down arrow to "Choose Subject" and then select "Beach Water Quality."




HONOLULU

MARINE EDUCATORS FORMING NETWORK

The people who teach about the marine environment in the Pacific are forming their own network to work for the health of the ocean and the people who depend on its health.

The network of marine educators was decided on at the International Pacific Marine Educators Conference, held in mid-January in Honolulu. The conference was sponsored by the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council.

Ben Mikaere Namakin, an environmental educator at the Conservation Society for Pohnpei, will head a committee to establish the network and to organize the next marine educators conference.

For more information, see www.ipmec.info or e-mail bnamakin@yahoo.com.



DIAMOND HEAD



FORUM WILL DISCUSS LIFE ISSUES

A forum today at the Diamond Head Theatre will kick off a community conversation about issues that cut across generations, including the cost of healthcare, saving for retirement and caring for elderly parents.

The event will include remarks by AARP national representative Lee White and University of Hawai'i Outreach Director Ramsay Taum.

The forum will start at 2:30 p.m. A reception will follow at 5:30 p.m. Advance registration is requested. Call 843-1906.




STATEWIDE

REPORT FRAUD TO TOLL-FREE HOT LINE

Neighbor Island residents have a new toll-free hot line they can call to report investment fraud.

The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs said people can call (877) HI-SCAMS (447-2267) to report scams. The department said O'ahu residents can also lodge complaints about fraud by dialing the current number, 58-SCAMS (587-2267).

Callers will be connected with the state's Securities Enforcement Branch, which investigates fraud involving stocks, bonds, mutual funds, variable annuities, and other schemes.



2 CAPTURED ON MOST-WANTED LIST

Two fugitives on the U.S. Marshals' most-wanted list for Hawai'i were recently captured, said Mark Hanohano, U.S. marshal for the District of Hawai'i.

Randon Chung, originally charged with narcotics violations, was arrested by Honolulu police Feb 3.

Donald Patrick Murphy, originally charged in 1984 for importing 66 tons of marijuana from Thailand to California, was arrested by Hawai'i County police Feb. 1.

The U.S. Marshals Service has also released its 2007 list of Most Wanted for Hawai'i. It may be viewed at www.usmar shals.gov.




WAI'ANAE

MAN ARRESTED IN THREAT WITH GUN

An argument in Wai'anae early Saturday morning ended in death threats and an arrest, police said.

A 44-year-old woman approached a 36-year-old man at 12:15 a.m. Saturday, and the two began to argue, police said.

During the argument, the man pulled out a handgun and threatened to kill the woman, police said. The woman was able to call police as the man got in a vehicle and drove away.

While police interviewed the woman, the man returned to the scene and was immediately arrested, police said. A handgun was found in the vehicle, police said.

The suspect was arrested for investigation of first-degree terroristic threatening.




KALAELOA

WITNESSES SOUGHT IN HIT-RUN OF BOY

Police are seeking the public's help in finding the hit-and-run driver whose sedan struck and injured a 12-year-old boy Friday morning.

The accident occurred at 7:29 a.m. near Lexington Street and Roosevelt Avenue. The boy, a sixth-grader at Barbers Point Elementary School, was sitting on a curb about a quarter-mile east of the school when a sedan veered toward him and ran over his legs, police said.

Police described the vehicle as a white, four-door compact sedan with special bodywork that may include vents on the side of the sedan, gray bumpers in the front and back, a spoiler on the back, dark tinted windows and "five star" rims or hubcaps.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.