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"We have no direct access to our beat officers," said Capt. Scott Foster of police District 7, Oahu's only district without a police substation.
He said the communication would improve if the district had an East Honolulu substation equipped with a base station radio to directly call officers on the road in the sprawling region.
District police and the Kuliouou-Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board said an East Honolulu substation is an idea whose time has come. They want a substation to be built within three years, instead of the projected six years.
But Pang, 36, was the one taken to Hilo Hospital Friday night, one of three who died in a three-car accident on Hawaii Belt Road four miles north of Hilo.
About 7:30 p.m. Friday, Pang's pickup truck crossed the center line and hit a second oncoming pickup. Pang's passenger, Leroy Kanakanui, 23, of Hawaiian Beaches was killed, as well as the driver of the second truck, Steven Rapoza, 29, of Waimea. Rapoza's girlfriend, Charlynn Stevens, 26, remained in satisfactory condition in Hilo Hospital.
It's scary when residents have to watch out for motorists maneuvering through the intersections, bypassing stop signs.
Loren Otake, 18, thinks the city should place a four-way stop for Pahoa and 16th Avenue to help ease what residents say seem like once-a-week car accidents there.
He said the number of car collisions two blocks away at 18th and Pahoa avenues dropped after a four-way stop was set up there. The city installed a four-way stoplight signal in the middle of the intersection along with stop signs at all four corners.
Six people were in the bar at 10:30 p.m. when a man armed with a silver revolver and wearing a ski mask ordered everyone to lie on the floor.
After taking their wallets, the victims were taken to a restroom.
The suspect allegedly took the employee, 38, back to the bar area and attacked her before fleeing.
One of the suspects, 17, cut his arm after allegedly punching out a window of the victim's car.
The incident occurred in the 2800 block of Winam Avenue and was reported shortly after midnight.
After making a delivery, the victim was confronted by an 18-year-old man demanding a pizza, police said. He refused and was punched three times in the face. He tried to drive off, and the second man knocked out the window.
Two suspects were arrested for second-degree robbery and later released pending further investigation.
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