HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Trip to northwest isles topic of talk
Advertiser Staff
Teachers and scientists who participated in a trip to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands will present images and stories about the expedition from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the halau in the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Center for Hawaiian Studies.
The forum, presented by the Hawaiian environmental alliance, Kahea, will feature four school teachers who participated in an August 2005 voyage to Nihoa, Mokumanamana and French Frigate Shoals, as well as coral reef and land-based environmental scientists.
MAN CHARGED IN BANK ROBBERY
Police have charged a man suspected of robbing the King-Liliha branch of First Hawaiian Bank earlier this week. Honolulu Police Department's robbery detail obtained a federal warrant Thursday charging Arnold Buskey with bank robbery.
The warrant ordered that Buskey be held without bail while awaiting an appearance in federal court.
Buskey was arrested nearly three hours after the bank at 445 N. King St. was robbed shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday. The robber gave a teller a note demanding money and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Buskey, described as homeless, was arrested when officers saw him trying to get into a car in Chinatown. The driver of the car was questioned and released. He told police he had no idea Buskey was being sought in connection with the robbery.
PICKETS TARGET TURTLE BAY RESORT
About 80 people picketed the entrance and grounds of Turtle Bay Resort yesterday, part of an ongoing dispute between Benchmark Hospitality, which operates the hotel, and Local 5 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union. About 340 unionized employees at the Turtle Bay Resort have been working without a contract since the last agreement expired March 1, 2002.
