Briefs of News in Your Hawaii
By Star-Bulletin Staff
By Star-Bulletin Staff
The U.S. Postal Service has sent 300,000 letters to residents statewide. The letters warn that carriers won't enter areas if they believe they could be in danger of being attacked or bitten by an animal.
Honolulu spokeswoman Felice Cook says postal carriers shouldn't have to fear being bitten by a dog when they go to work. She says 20 carriers have been bitten by dogs statewide since October, 17 of them on Oahu.
Hawaii Kai mail carrier Neil Kanemori, for one, has been bitten four times in his 24 years with the Postal Service. "You get bit once, you kinda watch it after that," he said.
The audit examined the Education Department's financial records, accounting systems and internal controls, and tested them for compliance with state laws and regulations. It found the department's financial statements conformed with generally accepted accounting principles and there were no "material" weaknesses in internal controls or legal compliance. A "material" weakness would be a severe problem.
The audit cited several less-serious problems, including needed overhaul of the A+ program's fee collection and enrollment procedures, and overpayments to employees dues to unmaintained vacation and sick leave balances.
Comedian Kaui Hill, popularly known as Bu Laia, was arrested last night at Honolulu Airport for allegedly assaulting a security officer.Hill was arrested at 10:15 p.m. and taken to the Kalihi Police Station.
He was booked for assault and two counts of terroristic threatening.
Hill, 29, was released on $50 bail.
Hill allegedly was riding a skateboard through the main terminal's baggage claim area G around 10 p.m. when he was asked to stop by an airport security officer. He refused and the officer again asked him to stop. A scuffle broke out and Hill allegedly struck the guard and threatened two others, said police Sgt. Mark Himenes.
Gov. Ben Cayetano yesterday gave the extension to avoid displacing 50 students on April 15 in the middle of the school year.
"Children don't have much control over where they live and what happens to them and, in my opinion, we should take that into account," he said.
Cayetano said the revised June 15 deadline will allow the children to finish the semester and also give time for the Makua Beach residents to plan accordingly.
Alexander "Boy" Carvalho Jr. turned himself in to police at 12:20 a.m. after his girlfriend's counselor reported the alleged abuse to police yesterday. The girlfriend, 41, told her counselor that on Feb. 5, Carvalho assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she testified against him, police said.
The incident happened two days after police arrested him Feb. 3 for allegedly punching his girlfriend in the stomach.
Carvalho was free on $2,000 bail while awaiting trial in that case. He was paroled in December without having to serve his full term for manslaughter for beating his wife, Cathy, to death in 1987.
Carvalho's abuse trial had been scheduled for Feb. 27 but his girlfriend failed to show up. The two apparently had been living in a car in Waimanalo.
Jabe LaCorte was allegedly running naked thorough a Waikiki condominium Dec. 20 and attacked a security guard with a piece of metal before he was cornered by police in an elevator.
The results of toxicology tests vindicate LaCorte, said attorney Chris Ferrara. "It absolves him of any drug use at the time of his death and (supports) the belief of his family that he was drug free."
Honolulu Police Internal Affairs completed its investigation and sent the case to city prosecutors March 6.
The officer involved in the shooting was put on paid administrative leave during the investigation and has returned to work, said Internal Affairs acting Lt. Cary Okimoto.
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