IN HAWAI'I

Rape charges are pending against a 32-year-old man accused of attacking a child he allegedly lured into a tool shed.

The attack was reported to police Monday at 7 p.m. by sex-abuse treatment officials.

A police investigation led to a man being arrested for questioning Monday night at Palama and North King streets. He was identified by the victim, police said.

Police said the man is not a registered sex offender and there's nothing to indicate he is involved in attacks on any other children.

MAN DEAD AFTER SUV GOES OFF CLIFF

Big Island police yesterday were investigating a fatal crash involving a 2004 Hummer going off a cliff and into the ocean at the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision.

Police responded to a 12:31 p.m. call and found the maroon Hummer had gone over a cliff at Beach Road, just south of Paradise Drive.

The Big Island Fire Department extricated the body of a man from the vehicle. His name was withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family.

Police have ordered an autopsy. It was unknown if drugs, alcohol or speed were involved in the crash. The case has been classified as a coroner's inquest.

TWO-DAY JELLYFISH WARNING FOR O'AHU

The city has issued a box jellyfish advisory for today and tomorrow. The most commonly affected area is Waikiki Beach, particularly at the 'ewa end of the Kapahulu groin.

Other nearshore waters that may see box jellyfish include Hanauma Bay, Poka'i Bay, Makaha Surfing Beach and Waimea Bay.

Warning signs will be posted.

Last month, the city closed Hanauma Bay after a high number of stings.

For more information about ocean conditions, advisories and warnings, call the city's recorded report at 922-3888, ext. *51. Or visit http://oceansafety.soesthawaii.edu.

LOCAL FBI BUREAU GETS NEW LEADER

The Honolulu division of the FBI welcomed a new special agent in charge Monday.

Janet L. Kamerman was named to the position on Feb. 27. Before coming to Honolulu, she was a special assistant to FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III in Washington, D.C. In that assignment, Kamerman provided counsel to the director on policy and administrative matters, according to the FBI.

Kamerman joined the FBI in July 1989. Before that, she was an Army military police officer.