HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Man dies after jump from falls
Advertiser Staff
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — A 25-year-old crewman aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of Hawai'i died Saturday after jumping off a waterfall in the Kipu area west of Lihu'e.
Police said Earnest Webb, of Chicago, was pulled from the water by others at Kipu Falls, a popular swimming spot. Rescue workers arrived at about 1:30 p.m. Webb did not respond to cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts and was pronounced dead at Wilcox Hospital. An autopsy was pending.
ELDERLY MAN DIES IN FALL FROM VAN
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Police said a 72-year-old man died Thursday when he fell out of the open door of a nursery van while it drove on private property.
Richardo Baguyo, of Hana-ma'ulu, reportedly fell when the Kaua'i Nursery and Landscaping van hit a bump. He was pronounced dead at Wilcox Hospital. Police did not release autopsy results.
REZENTES BACK AS FINANCE CHIEF
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — Wallace Rezentes Jr. has been reappointed to a job he held from 1995 to 2002 as county director of finance, replacing Mike Tresler, who is taking a job in the private sector.
Rezentes has most recently been business banking officer at First Hawaiian Bank's Lihu'e branch.
EAST HONOLULU
SCHOOL RECYCLING DRIVE IS FRIDAY
Koko Head Elementary School will hold a HI-5-cent recycling drive from 7 to 10 a.m. Friday in front of the school.
Proceeds from the drive will be given to The Advertiser Christmas Fund, said Friends of Koko Head Elementary School president Cheryl Borney. The school is at 189 Lunalilo Home Road.
HONOLULU
STINGING JELLYFISH INVASION LIKELY
A box jellyfish advisory will be in place Thursday and Friday along various O'ahu beaches.
Swimmers should be particularly wary in Waikiki, especially 'ewa of the Kapahulu groin, according to the city's Ocean Safety Division.
Other areas that have had box jellyfish invasions include Hanauma Bay, Poka'i Bay, Makaha Surfing Beach and Waimea Bay.
Warning signs will be posted at beaches with box jellyfish sightings, and lifeguard stations are equipped to deal with stings.
People who are allergic or concerned about stings should stay out of the water, according to ocean safety officials. People who get stung should flush the area with white vinegar, the officials recommended.
Those who experience breathing difficulty, muscle cramps, spasms or persistent pain should seek immediate medical attention.
ALA MOANA
10-YEAR SENTENCE FOR MAKING METH
A 44-year-old woman was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Alan C. Kay to 10 years in federal prison for an Aug. 31 conviction of manufacturing crystal methamphetamine.
Holly Koliopoulos and her boyfriend, Steven Echols, were found guilty of manufacturing methamphetamine at their Mililani home.
The two ordered precursor chemicals, such as iodine, over the Internet and had them shipped to a mailbox rented by Echols in Kane'ohe.
On March 4, Koliopoulos retrieved a package containing 500 grams of iodine from the mailbox.
Federal prosecutors said that quantity of iodine could make more than 150 grams of methamphetamine.
Echols was sentenced earlier to 10 years in prison.
Correction: One of the Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ships is called the Pride of Hawaii. An incorrect name appeared in a previous version of this story.
