Two 17-year-old girls recently donated 195 handmade blankets to the Institute for Human Services women and family center.

Kyla Teramoto and Kimberlee Hashiba, both 'Iolani School students, also provided the center with pillows and toiletry items as part of their efforts to obtain a Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts. They presented the blankets and other items on Feb. 25.

The two girls collected fabric donations from a number of companies. Their mentor for the project was Michelle Shigezawa, a crafter who sews children's clothes and blankets.

STABBING VICTIM ON SHIP IDENTIFIED

The crew member of the Japanese-flagged tuna fishing vessel No. 18 Shojin Maru who died after being stabbed at sea Feb. 28 has been identified by the Honolulu medical examiner's office as Lianghai Qui, 16, of China.

An autopsy performed Friday showed Qui died of a stab wound to an artery in his right thigh.

Three Japan Coast Guard officers flew to Hawai'i to conduct a homicide investigation and take custody of the suspect, who is of Vietnamese ancestry.

The stabbing occurred 1,200 miles south of Hawai'i. The vessel anchored off Honolulu Airport's reef runway March 7 to await investigators.

FEWER JELLYFISH FOUND YESTERDAY

Lifeguards pulled 19 box jellyfish from waters off Waikiki and Ala Moana yesterday.

No box jellyfish were found on the North Shore, or west and east sides, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said. Only one sting was reported yesterday in Waikiki, and there were no stings reported elsewhere on the island.

Officials predicted the monthly influx of jellyfish would peak yesterday, but there were far more jellyfish — about 96 — found Monday in Waikiki and Ala Moana.

Even so, lifeguards said there is still a chance a few box jellyfish could be in waters off O'ahu today. Lifeguards will post warning signs if jellyfish are spotted.