A 62-year-old Kalihi man was indicted by the O'ahu grand jury yesterday on a charge of murder in the stabbing of his wife at their 'Akina Street home June 13.

Victorio Barayuga was indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, which carries a mandatory life prison term with possibility of parole.

Barayuga is accused of stabbing his wife, Liwliwa Barayuga, 63, after she ignored his pleas to return to the Philippines, according to a police affidavit filed in court. He told authorities, "I kill my wife. I beg her, but she didn't listen," the affidavit said.

Victorio Barayuga slashed his right wrist after stabbing his wife and was arrested last week following his release from a hospital.

FIVE HURT IN CRASH ON KAMEHAMEHA

Five people were injured yesterday in a head-on collision between a van and sedan on Kamehameha Highway in Kahalu'u.

Three men, ages 66, 58 and 37, and a 50-year-old woman in the van and the 31-year-old man driving the sedan that crossed over the center line were taken to The Queen's Medical Center.

The woman was in serious condition and the three others in the van in stable condition, said city emergency services spokesman Bryan Cheplic.

The sedan driver's condition also was serious.

The collision between the north end of Kahekili Highway and Lihikai Drive near the Pineapple Hut occurred at 3:59 p.m.

Kamehameha Highway was closed to traffic in both directions from 4 to 5:13 p.m.

FACILITY FUNDED TO HELP DISABLED

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration has awarded $993,000 to the Arc of Hilo to pay for construction of a new Employment Training Services Center.

The facility will provide educational and business opportunities to disabled residents, and will create 229 new jobs and generate more than $865,000 in private investment, according to an announcement by U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawai'i.

SWIMMER SEARCH OFF KAUA'I ENDED

U.S. Coast Guard officials have suspended their search off Kaua'i's north shore for a 42-year-old Washington state man who witnesses said was swept out to sea Sunday while swimming near Kilauea Point.

A Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules search plane crew and a HH-65 Dolphin rescue helicopter crew suspended their search late Monday night.

The Kaua'i Fire Department suspended its search Monday afternoon.

Roy Overstreet of Bellingham, Wash., was swimming at about 5:45 p.m. Sunday with his wife, Cara Jaye, 42, when they were reportedly swept out to sea, according to Kaua'i Fire Department officials.

Michael Ancharski, 56, of Kapahi, reportedly swam out and tried to assist the couple, but also ran into difficulty.

Jaye made it back to shore on her own, while Overstreet was reportedly swept farther out. Jaye suffered minor injuries and was taken to Wilcox Hospital for treatment.

Firefighters brought Ancharski safely to shore.