A 19-year-old man was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of using a stolen key to enter an apartment building at 725 Pi'ikoi St.

Police responding to a burglary complaint at 2:15 a.m. recognized the suspect after reviewing security video.

The man was arrested fronting 1289 S. King St. at 3:15 a.m. Police obtained permission to search his vehicle and found the coded entry key of a woman.

The man was booked for investigation of first-degree burglary and fourth-degree theft.

RESERVE COULD GET NEW DESIGNATION

The U.S. Interior Department is proposing to have the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument nominated as a World Heritage site.

The locations are designated under an international treaty for the preservation of natural and cultural heritage sites of global significance.

Located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the monument covers almost 140,000 square miles of ocean wilderness.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources says Papahanaumokuakea and Mount Vernon, Virginia, will be proposed as the United States' first nominations to the World Heritage list since 1994.

OFF-DUTY OFFICER'S HEROISM HONORED

Honolulu Police Chief Boisse Correa will present the Warrior Bronze Medal of Valor to a police officer at 9:30 a.m. today during a ceremony at the Mission Memorial Auditorium.

The off-duty officer risked his life to disarm a knife-wielding man who was threatening people at Kipapa Park.

ALLEGED ASSAULTS INVOLVED MINORS

Police are investigating a reported sexual assault in Wai'anae involving a juvenile suspect and victim.

The suspect is 13 years old while the victim is 8.

Police opened an investigation into three counts of first-degree sex assault, one count of third-degree sex assault and count of promoting pornography on a minor. The alleged assaults occurred between Feb. 14 and June 5.

TWO SMALL QUAKES RATTLE BIG ISLAND

A pair of very minor earthquakes rattled two different parts of the Big Island yesterday morning, according to the US. Geological Survey.

The first of the quakes, at 12:38 a.m., was assigned a magnitude of 3.0. It occurred about four miles northwest of the town of Volcano and was centered about 2.8 miles below the earth's surface.

The second temblor struck at 7:36 a.m. about 3 miles north-northwest of the town of Paauilo at a depth of 6.6 miles. It was assigned a magnitude of 2.6.

There were no reports or injuries or damage.