HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Four rescued from capsized boat
Advertiser Staff
A 23-foot boat capsized in waters off Hale'iwa yesterday morning, leaving its four occupants clinging to the hull and nearby debris until a Coast Guard helicopter arrived.
The Coast Guard got a distress signal from the vessel Kahihau about 8:48 a.m. When rescuers arrived, they found a man and a woman clinging onto debris in rough 10-foot swells. Two other men were holding on to the vessel. None of the victims wore a life jacket.
The rescue swimmer on the helicopter pulled the man and the woman clinging to debris out of the water first. After they were lifted, the rescue swimmer stayed behind with the two remaining men in the water as the helicopter returned to shore to drop off the rescued mariners. The helicopter then returned for the two men and the rescuer.
The victims were in good condition. The Coast Guard said the vessel apparently capsized after taking on water in large waves.
MAKUA
ARMY TRAINING STUDIES GO PUBLIC
Two studies relating to the U.S. Army training activities at the Makua Military Reservation are available for public review and comment.
The Army conducted the studies to understand the effect of proposed training activities on the surrounding environment, as well as satisfy the terms of a 2001 settlement with Malama Makua.
The Army has also scheduled a public meeting at the Wai'anae District Park on Feb. 24 to receive comments. The meeting will include an onsite review from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m., with a formal comment portion from 2 to 6 p.m.
Court reporters and a Hawaiian language translator will be present during the formal comment portion. The studies — Marine Resources Study Field Sampling Results and Risk Assessment and the Archaeological Subsurface Survey within the Company Combined Arms Assault Course Circumscribed by the South Firebreak Road, Makua Military Reservation — are available at the Wai'anae, Wahiawa, Pearl City and Hawai'i State public libraries.
KAILUA
FOURTH-GRADERS COOK UP BENEFIT
Fourth-graders at Kailua Elementary will cook food in an imu to raise money for their Hawaiian studies excursion.
The public can buy space in the imu for $10 per tray that is no heavier than 25 pounds.
Drop-off will be 3 to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 23 in the school parking lot. Pickup will be 8 to 9:30 a.m. Feb. 24 at the same location.
Orders are taken by mail. Make checks to Kailua Elementary School and send them to the school, 315 Ku'ulei Road, Kailua HI 97634. Write IMU on the left corner. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope and a telephone number.
Mail-in deadline is Feb. 16. Call Todd Hendricks at 728-7389 or Daniel Haiola at 428-1888.
MANOA
GRANT PROVIDES SUMMER STIPEND
The William S. Richardson School of Law received a $10,000 grant to establish a human rights summer fellowship this year.
The summer fellowship from the Sam L. Cohen Foundation will be offered to a current JD or LLM student who wishes to do at least eight weeks of human rights work with nongovernmental or intergovernmental organizations.
The fellowship will cover travel costs and living expenses up to $10,000. Applications are due Feb. 28.
Call School of Law chief senior adviser Dale Lee at 956-8636.
BIG ISLAND
MAN DIES AFTER FRIDAY CAR CRASH
A 29-year-old Pahoa man died early yesterday morning after losing control of his vehicle on Railroad Avenue on Friday night and hitting a fence.
The victim was identified as Tobias Mansfield.
The accident happened about 9:48 p.m. Friday night, and Mansfield was not wearing a seatbelt. Police said speed may have been a factor in the crash.
Mansfield was driving a 1996 two-door Acura when he ran off the road. He was pronounced dead at the Hilo Medical Center at 12:05 a.m. yesterday, police said.
