Police are seeking information on how a 20-year-old Hau'ula man found unconscious with critical injuries Friday in Pawa'a was injured.

Physicians at The Queen's Medical Center, where Adam Joseph Turin remained in a coma yesterday, told police his injuries appear to be from a beating rather than a fall. Turin has multiple facial fractures and swelling to his brain, said CrimeStoppers coordinator Sgt. Kim Buffett.

Turin sustained the injuries sometime between 9:30 p.m. Thursday, when he was seen leaving the Internet Cafe on Kapi'olani Boulevard, and 7 a.m. Friday, when he was found lying on the ground fronting the AY Wong building at 1507 South King St. Turin was wearing a white T-shirt, blue denim long pants and carrying a black backpack when he left the Internet Cafe, police said.

Anyone with information can call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cellular phone.

CHEMICALS CAUSE ROAD CLOSURES

Officials closed several roads around the Waikiki fire station last night after someone left a box containing unknown chemicals at the station.

The box contained 15 bottles of unknown chemicals, a fire department spokesman said. HFD hazardous materials specialists were trying to determine the contents of the bottles.

Police closed the roads at 7:48 p.m. Closed were Kapahulu Avenue from Kanaina to Kuhio avenues; Leahi Avenue from Kapahulu to Monsarrat avenues; and Paki Avenue from Kapahulu to Monsarrat avenues.

HENRY CALUCAG JR. WON'T BE OUT SOON

Henry Calucag Jr., who was sentenced last year to 20- and 10-year prison terms for stealing the assets and identity of his murdered friend, will not be eligible for parole until 2036, the Hawai'i Paroling Authority has ruled.

Calucag will serve the prison terms consecutively.

"We use the term that they maxed him out," said Max Otani, parole administrator. "The minimum term equals the maximum term in all cases. The paroling authority scheduled a parole hearing for him in June 2036, two months prior to the expiration of his term."

Calucag was convicted in June of stealing the identity and $245,000 from Kaua'i murder victim John Elwin, Calucag's friend of more than a dozen years.

Calucag is also a suspect in the shooting death of Elwin in the Philippines in 2006. Calucag is also known as Hank Jacinto.

CYCLE-TRUCK CRASH IN KAHULUI FATAL

A 48-year-old man died yesterday following a collision between his motorcycle and a pickup truck in Kahului, Maui.

Maui police identified the motorcyclist as Charles A. Pfirrman, who was pronounced dead at Maui Memorial Medical Center at 6:54 p.m.

Vehicular homicide unit investigators said Pfirrman's 2002 Harley Davidson Ultra Classic touring class motorcycle was headed northwest on Pulehu Road when it collided with a 1998 Chevy pickup truck. Police said the truck was making a left turn onto the dirt shoulder of the roadway near the Central Maui Landfill.

The collision occurred 222 feet northwest of the landfill entrance at 3:40 p.m., police said. Pfirrman was not wearing a helmet.

PAHOA MAN DIED FROM DROWNING

An autopsy performed on the body of 76-year-old Philip L. Monette of Pahoa determined that he died as a result of asphyxiation secondary to drowning, Big Island police said.

Beachgoers reported finding the body floating in the water at Reed's Bay early Sunday afternoon. They brought the body to shore and called 911.

Fire department personnel determined that the man was deceased. Responding patrol officers called detectives to investigate.

KAUA'I DROWNING WAS CALIFORNIAN

The visitor who drowned Saturday at Kaua'i's Kalapaki Beach was identified today as Johnny Truong, 30, of Santa Ana, Calif.

Truong, a United Airlines flight attendant, had been swimming with two co-workers at Kalapaki Beach. He died at Wilcox Hospital.

MILITARY MONTH TO BE LAUNCHED TODAY

The Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i will launch Hawai'i Military Appreciation Month today with opening ceremonies at the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island.

Adm. Timothy Keating, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, will deliver the keynote address. Gov. Linda Lingle and Mayor Mufi Hannemann will present proclamations.