By wire sources
More than 200 turn out to remember Honolulu officer killed
HONOLULU — More than 200 people turned out to remember a Honolulu police officer who was killed as he tried to help stranded motorists on the H-1 freeway.
Officer Garret Davis died after his patrol car was hit from behind after he had stopped his patrol car behind a stalled vehicle on the freeway in Aiea on Jan. 21.
Several police officers attended Saturday’s candlelight service, as well as members of local motorcycle clubs.
A police spokeswoman says the 28-year-old Davis grew up in Folsom, Calif., attended San Francisco State University and moved to Honolulu to join the department.
He had been with the department for three years after graduating from the HPD academy in 2008.
Kaiser to give $40K for healthier schools
HONOLULU — Kaiser Permanente Hawaii will be giving the state Department of Education a grant to help schools applying for certification under a national program to make campuses healthier.
Kaiser will present a $40,000 check to Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi on Monday.
Education officials say the money will help schools applying for HealthierUS School Challenge certification. It’s a voluntary initiative by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food and nutrition services.
As of October, there were more than 2,000 certified schools nationwide, but none in Hawaii.
The certification recognizes schools for making significant changes to aspects of school health including food, nutrition education and physical activity.
Bill requires timely reporting of missing keiki
HONOLULU — Parents and guardians who fail to report missing children could face felony charges under a bill before the Hawaii Senate.
Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz has introduced a bill he calls “Caylee’s Law,” which refers to a widely-publicized missing child case in Florida.
The bill is named for Caylee Anthony, whose mother Casey didn’t report Caylee’s disappearance for about a month.
Dela Cruz says his bill places greater responsibility on parents and guardians by holding them accountable for reporting missing children in a timely manner.
The bill would make it a felony if a parent or guardian fails to report the disappearance of a child under 12 within 48 hours.
1 dead, 3 hurt in Oahu housing complex brawl
HONOLULU — One man was stabbed to death, three others were seriously injured and a suspect is under arrest after a brawl at a Honolulu public housing complex, authorities said.
One victim died at the hospital, another was in critical condition and two others were in serious condition police Maj. William Chur told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser in a Saturday story.
All four victims were stabbed in the Friday night melee at the Mayor Wright Homes housing complex in Kalihi, and investigators believe they may not have been the only ones in the brawl, Chur said.
“It’s too early in the investigation to know how many people were involved,” he said. “I can only say that there were four victims injured when we got to the scene and probably more people involved.”
Officers recovered the knife they believe was used in the stabbings and the department has opened a murder case and several assault cases, Chur said.
The identities of the suspect and the victims were not immediately released.
Neighbor Frenchy Davis said the fight began when a father disabled with back pain was attacked by a big group when he came home.
Davis said a woman related to the attackers brought out the knife in an attempt to intervene.
The killing was the second at Mayor Wright Homes in recent months.
In September, 24-year-old TJ Mori, a father of three young children, was stabbed to death during an argument with a neighbor at the complex.
Takson Krstoth, 21, is awaiting trial for that murder.
By wire sources