Electrical power was cut off to six portable classrooms Monday at Kipapa Elementary School because copper wiring from an electrical box was stolen.

The theft occurred sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and early Monday morning, police said.

Loss is estimated at $583, according to police.

No suspects have been identified. The case is classified as a second-degree theft.

FOUR BOYS HURT AS CAR CRASHES INTO TREE

Four boys were injured Monday when a car they were in veered off Meheula Parkway and slammed into a tree.

The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. on the parkway between Hikikaulia and Maka'imo'imo streets.

City Emergency Medical Services spokesman Bryan Cheplic said two rear-seat passengers, ages 16 and 18, were taken in serious condition to The Queen's Medical Center while the 18-year-old driver and a front-seat passenger, 16, went to Wahiawa Hospital in stable condition.

"They were lucky," Cheplic said of the boys' injuries.

WORK STARTS ON EXTENDING ROAD

Kapolei Property Development broke ground Monday on a $2 million road project to extend Kamokila Boulevard from Kapolei Parkway to Roosevelt Avenue, which is expected to improve traffic flow and facilitate the development of additional office and retail space in Kapolei.

The development includes the Kapolei Court Complex and a Costco outlet.

TIPS SOUGHT IN HARBOR STABBING

A 47-year-old Kailua, Kona, man suffered stab wounds to the arm and chest in an incident at the Honokohau Small Boat Harbor on Sunday morning, police said.

The injured man, who has no permanent address, told police who responded to the call at 11:17 a.m. that he and the man who stabbed him had been involved in a verbal dispute the previous night.

A fire department rescue crew took the victim to Kona Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.

OFFICER HONORED AT WHITE HOUSE

Big Island police officer John Weber, who is assigned to the Hilo vice detail, was honored recently at the White House by the nation's top drug control officials.

Weber received a distinguished service award from the Office of National Drug Control Policy at a White House ceremony on Jan. 18. Weber was honored for his "superior performance" in the fight against illegal drugs.

HI 5¢ FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOOL FRIDAY

The Friends of Koko Head Elementary School will hold a HI 5¢ recycling drive from 7 to 10 a.m. Friday in front of the school at 189 Lunalilo Home Road.

Money raised from the collection of redeemable beverage containers will support school programs such as the annual Keiki Karnival in March.

BELLOWS BEACH CLEANUP SATURDAY

Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai'i has scheduled a two-hour cleanup of marine debris Saturday from Bellows Beach in Waimanalo starting at 3 p.m.

Volunteers are welcome; bags, gloves and drinking water will be provided.

"Marine debris is a huge problem on the windward beaches. ... Cleanups make people aware that we need to help protect the ocean and beaches from marine debris which can cause strangulation and death of marine animals and birds," said cleanup organizer Dean Otsuki.

For more information, call Otsuki at 554-2902 or 393-2168.

'IOLANI VICTORIOUS IN SCIENCE BOWL

'Iolani School won this year's Hawai'i Science Bowl competition, beating Punahou School and King Kekaulike High from Maui. 'Iolani now goes on to national competition in May in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

The event was held at Hono-lulu Community College over the weekend with five-person teams from 22 schools participating.

'Iolani's team members are Chau Huynh, Roydan Ongie, Xiaolong Hou, Thanh Vu and Leslie Kim. Randyll Warehime is team adviser.

'BIGGER' FAMILY FESTIVAL IN WORKS

The folks who planned last year's Honolulu centennial bash at Magic Island are back, planning a "bigger, better" celebration this year.

Members of Honolulu 100, a nonprofit group that oversaw the city's centennial celebration last year, will join Mayor Mufi Hannemann today in revealing more about the festivities planned for the 2007 Honolulu Family Festival.

The group said money raised from this year's festival will help pay for Ala Moana Beach Park improvement projects. Joining the mayor will be Honolulu 100 chairwoman Linda Wong and Family Festival co-chairs Fran Kirk and Wayne Panoke, along with Scott Fernandez, president of E.K. Fernandez Shows.

COMPANY FINED FOR DUMPING

An O'ahu company was fined $500 and two men connected to the company fined $2,500 each for illegal dumping at two locations in 2003 and 2004.

Hawaiian Steam, its owner Benson Lee and operations manager Buddy Costa, did not challenge the petty misdemeanor charges on Monday and each was found guilty and fined by part-time District Judge Philip Doi, according to state attorneys.

The charges include dumping an oily substance and refinery tank-cleaning chemicals at Onipaa Ranch in Pearl City and dumping construction material at Wayne's Dairy in Wai'anae, Deputy Attorney General Marcus Sierra said.