HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run
Advertiser Staff
A male bicyclist was killed yesterday morning during a hit-and-run incident on North Nimitz Highway in Iwilei.
Police said the bicyclist was traveling west, possibly in the bike lane, when he was struck from behind at about 1:55 a.m. by a vehicle that then left the scene of the accident, about 600 feet west of Pacific Street.
Based on a mirror that was recovered at the scene, police believe the cyclist was hit by a truck, van or multi-purpose vehicle.
Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call traffic investigators at 529-3499.
The injured man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in critical condition and died later of multiple injuries, police said.
MAUI
BRUSHFIRE BURNS LAND NEAR SCHOOLS
LAHAINA — A brushfire below Lahainaluna High School burned at least 120 acres of former sugar cane land yesterday.
Three helicopters and heavy equipment from Goodfellow Brothers and the county public works department were battling the blaze along with five engine crews and two water tankers from the Maui Fire Department.
Deputy Fire Chief Neal Bal said the fire, which was reported at 11:40 a.m., was not threatening any structures. Officials at Lahainaluna and nearby Princess Nahienaena Elementary School did not report any disruptions from the fire.
Ball said the wind had subsided from earlier in the day and that the flames were moving mauka on land inaccessible to vehicles.
WAIKIKI
SENIOR HOUSING TALK TOMORROW
Betty Lou Larson, housing programs director for Catholic Charities Hawai'i, will give a free presentation on affordable housing for seniors at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Waikiki Community Center, 310 Paoakalani Ave.
Larson will discuss why Hawai'i has a housing crunch; explain the difference among affordable, HUD and Section 8 housing projects; detail how to find low-cost rentals; and talk about how to prepare for the application process.
For reservations, call 923-1802.
ALA MOANA
WORKSHOP ON PUMP-STATION SITE
The Hawai'i Community Development Authority will conduct a public workshop on the development of the historic Ala Moana pump station site and other lands adjacent to the pump station.
The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5 at the authority's office at 677 Ala Moana, Suite 1001.
KAILUA
MAUNAWILI SCHOOL FUN FAIR SATURDAY
The Maunawili Elementary School Parent Teacher Association will host its annual fun fair Saturday, with inflatables, pony rides, game booths, prizes, a book fair and live entertainment.
Booths will provide fair food such as hot dogs, chili and Spam musubi, while a silent auction will offer gift certificates for golf and restaurants, hotel accommodations and travel packages, tickets to museums and events, and other assorted items for kids and adults.
The event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., will benefit educational, health and safety programs, as well as other parent and community involvement initiatives at the school.
Maunawili Elementary School is at 1465 Ulupi'i St. in Kailua.
BIG ISLAND
ATV CRASH INTO TREE KILLS WOMAN
HILO — A 44-year-old woman from Captain Cook died Saturday from injuries she suffered when the all-terrain vehicle she was operating veered off a private driveway and struck a tree.
Jeanne Moriguchi was pronounced dead at Kona Community Hospital at 3:20 p.m. Police said Moriguchi was driving a 1986 Honda 350 ATV at about 12:30 p.m. when she crashed near the end of Rock Bottom Road in South Kona.
Because the accident occurred on a private driveway, the fatality will not be included in the county's tally of traffic deaths.
MANOA
RECYCLABLES BEING COLLECTED
Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa is collecting recyclable beverage containers — aluminum, glass, plastics — to raise money for special events and other fraternity activities.
Fraternity members are willing to pick up any donated recyclables, or people may arrange to drop off items with fraternity members through December.
Kappa Sigma, with a membership of about 70, was created in the Spring 2005 semester as a school and community service organization.
For more information, contact Harald Stiller at 225-6754 or hstiller@hawaii.edu, or Sam Apuna at 228-5214.
HONOLULU
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN ASSAULT OF COUPLE
Police arrested a 31-year-old man for suspicion of attempted murder and third-degree assault and were searching for a second man following an incident late Saturday night between a motorist, his passenger and two pedestrians.
The pedestrians, a 45-year-old man and his wife, 42, were crossing the intersection of Mahukona Street and Kapi'olani Boulevard about 10:40 p.m. Saturday when words were exchanged, police said.
They said the couple continued through the intersection and were walking on the sidewalk along Kapi'olani when they were approached by the vehicle's passenger. The passenger punched the male pedestrian in the face several times, and the man who had been driving the car appeared and tried to break up the fight, police said.
As the two men who had been in the car were walking away, the driver punched the woman pedestrian, and the suspected assailants left the area, police said.
The driver later turned himself in to police and was arrested.
MAN ARRESTED IN PURSE THEFT
A 37-year-old man was arrested Saturday at Sears Ala Moana after store security workers reported watching the man enter the employee locker room, use a bolt-cutter to get into a locker and take a purse belonging to a 46-year-old female employee.
Police said store security workers confronted the suspect, who was not an employee. A scuffle ensued and the suspect was detained by security workers until police arrived.
