HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Fundraiser set for officer slain at bar
Advertiser Staff
A fundraiser for the family of a deputy sheriff who was killed Saturday trying to stop an armed robbery at a Kapi'olani Boulevard bar will be held Sunday at the bar.
Daniel Browne-Sanchez was shot three times Feb. 9 at Osake Sushi Bar and Lounge at 1700 Kapi'olani Blvd. A fundraiser benefitting his family will be at Osake from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Donations will be accepted.
Donations may also be made at any Bank of Hawaii branch for the Daniel Browne-Sanchez Fund.
For more information, call Justin Henson at 864-8104.
SQUIRREL ON PLANE WASN'T RABID
A stowaway squirrel that forced an American Airlines flight from Tokyo to Dallas to make an unscheduled stop in Honolulu last week did not have rabies, tests have determined.
Flight 176, with 202 passengers aboard, arrived 5:30 a.m. Friday after the flight crew heard a noise in an overhead bin, found the squirrel and decided to touch down at the nearest airport.
The passengers were sent on to their final destinations on other flights.
The animal was captured in one of the traps placed in the cockpit, killed and tested for rabies.
CULTURAL SAFARI AT THE ACADEMY
The Honolulu Academy of Arts, in co-operation with the Hawai'i chapter of the Links Inc., is holding its annual African Cultural Safari on Sunday.
The event is part of the Honolulu Academy of Arts' Free Sunday program sponsored monthly by the Bank of Hawaii.
For February, the academy celebrates Black History Month with the annual African Cultural Safari, at which Sahra Indio and Isouljahs are scheduled to perform.
There will also be other musical performances, crafts, photographs, games and prizes. Members of the Links, an African-American women's community service organization, will assist with activities.
The academy, 900 Beretania St., will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information, call 532-8700.
WAIKIKI
BODY FOUND AT CONSTRUCTION SITE
Authorities yesterday removed the body of a woman found hanging from scaffolding on the 13th floor of a nearly completed apartment complex in Waikiki.
The body was found by construction workers arriving at work about 6:50 a.m. at The Watermark Waikiki construc-tion site on Hobron Lane.
Honolulu police said the case is being classified as an unattended death.
WHITMORE VILLAGE
MISSING WOMAN FOUND SAFE
The 86-year-old Whitmore Village woman missing since Wednesday night was found safe by a Dole Plantation supervisor less than two miles from her home, the fire department said.
Fortunata Ringor had been last seen at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday walking near the banana patch area behind Kanikani Place in Wahiawa. She has Alzheimer's disease and has wandered off in the past, family members said.
Fire department Capt. Kenison Tejada said she appeared to be in good condition.
The woman was found in an open area near one of the reservoirs about 2:45 p.m. and reunited with her family 10 minutes later. He said she did not require medical care.
KAUA'I
40-YEAR SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING
Judge Kathleen Watanabe has sentenced James Mundon, 52, to a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison in the kidnapping of a Montana woman Feb. 5, 2004, at the old Marine Camp area outside Hanama'ulu.
Mundon was convicted of terroristic threatening, kidnapping, assault, attempted assault and attempted sexual assault in a December 2006 jury trial. He was on probation for another assault at the time. That probation was revoked and Mundon's 40-year term will start after he completes a five-year term on the previous assault conviction.
The Kaua'i prosecutor's office said that deputy prosecuting attorney Jennifer Winn had asked the judge to assess the 40-year term based on Mundon's past, the violence of his acts and the impact to the victim.
KAHUKU
KAHUKU STUDENTS SPONSOR CARNIVAL
Seniors at Kahuku High & Intermediate School are sponsoring a carnival from 4 to 10 p.m. today on the campus grounds.
The event will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, "extreme" rides, games, entertainment and food.
Tickets are available from senior class members and include a special presale price plus an extra dollar's worth of scrip when purchasing $10 in scrip.
Money raised will be used for the 2007 Project Graduation celebration.
O'AHU
WEATHER DELAYS GENOCIDE SPEAKER
Genocide survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza's arrival in Hawai'i was delayed because of bad weather on the East Coast, reported the Rev. Johnathan Hurrell, but she later was able to catch a direct flight to Hawai'i.
Though initially slated to arrive Wednesday, her first flight was canceled. Ilibagiza was not expected to land in time for her lecture at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa last night. That appearance was cancelled.
Ilibagiza is expected to appear at St. Ann Church in Kane'ohe as scheduled tonight and will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Augustine Church in Waikiki.
For more information, call 203-6733.
'AINA HAINA
SCHOOL HOLDING RECYCLING DRIVE
'Aina Haina Elementary School will hold a HI-5¢ recycling drive from 7:15 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 22 on campus at 801 West Hind Drive.
Drive-through service will be available with parents collecting HI 5¢ cans and bottles. Money raised from the recycling drive will benefit the 'Aina Haina School PTA. For more information, call 728-4934 or email at ahspta@hawaii.rr.com.
Correction: Kaua'i Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Jennifer Winn asked Judge Kathleen Watanabe to impose a 40-year prison term on James Mundon, who was convicted in the 2004 kidnapping of a Montana woman. A previous version of this story incorrectly said Winn requested a 51-year term.
