HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Man dies despite brother's efforts
Advertiser Staff
A 45-year-old man died yesterday after he ran into trouble in waters off Makapu'u Beach Park.
Police said the man was swimming about 2 p.m. but had difficulty returning to shore. The man's brother jumped in and brought the man back to the beach, police said.
The man stopped breathing and his brother called for help. Ambulance personnel attempted to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
The man's name was not disclosed last night. An autopsy will be performed.
BIG ISLAND
AUTHORITIES SEEK MISSING GIRL, 14
State child welfare officials seek the public's help in finding a missing foster child.
Tiana Horiuchi-Decosta, 14, was last seen Monday on Kumula Street in Pepe'ekeo on the Big Island, according to the state Department of Human Services.
She is 5 feet 3, 110 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a T-shirt and a black nylon jacket.
Anyone seeing her is asked to call police.
On any given day, the department has 2,700 children in foster care. As of yesterday, 47 of them were runaways.
STATEWIDE
REPUBLICAN TERRY SAYS HE WILL RUN
Mark Terry, who lives in 'Aina Haina and works in real estate and car detailing, said he will enter the Republican primary for the 1st Congressional District seat now held by Democrat Neil Abercrombie.
Terry lost to Abercrombie in 2002 and lost a Republican campaign for state House District 18 in 2004.
"Abercrombie is too far out to represent Hawai'i," Terry said in a written statement. "His votes in Congress are often wrong.
"I am running to educate the voters. Win or lose, I can do good for the people by educating people on the issues."
TEACHER OF YEAR NOMINEES SOUGHT
Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores are seeking nominations for their Teacher of the Year program through Feb. 24. The program lets shoppers recommend teachers for $1,000 educational grants from Wal-Mart.
One teacher is selected per store for the grants and one state winner, selected by Phi Delta Kappa members, will receive $10,000 for his or her school.
Last year, the program donated $19,000 to Hawai'i schools. One national winner will receive $25,000 for his or her school.
Nomination forms are available at all Wal-Mart and Sam's Club locations.
PALOLO
NINTH-GRADER WINS MUSIC PRIZE
Ren Martin Doike of Palolo Valley, a ninth-grader who is homeschooled, captured first place in the advanced strings division, and also flute, in the O'ahu Arts Center's third annual Mozart Festival. Doike and four other winners will perform in a 7 p.m. concert Feb. 25 at the University of Hawai'i's Orvis Auditorium.
Other winners were fifth-grader Evan Lin of Momilani Elementary School (elementary piano), sixth-grader T.J. Tario of Hanahau'oli School (intermediate piano), junior Dan Sato of Kalani High (advanced piano) and sophomore Erin Bretthauer of Hoala School (advanced voice).
Tickets to the Feb. 25 concert, priced at $20 for adults and $10 for children 12 and younger, can be purchased at the door or by calling 848-7632.
KAUA'I
NEW INFORMATION SYSTEM UNVEILED
A new service from the county's information technology office will allow residents to get immediate updates on local government activities on their computer screens.
Subscribing to the Really Simple Syndication or RSS system is not difficult, said David Murray, a county data analyst. Complete instructions and lists of the kinds of county data available are at www.kauai.gov/rss.
