Muindi
wins Honolulu Marathon
HONOLULU, O‘ahu–
The Honolulu Marathon saw participants from around the world Dec.
11 and attracted thousands of spectators in the 33rd running of
the annual race.
Jimmy Muindi, 32, of Kenya, won the Marathon for the fifth time.
Russian Olesya Nurgalieva, 29, won her first.
This was Muindi's third consecutive victory with a time of 2:12:00.
Mbarak Hussein, 40, a Kenyan who became a United States citizen
before the 2004 race, finished second in 2:15:06.
Eric Nzioki, 27, of Kenya, making his Honolulu debut, finished third
at 2:16:24.
Nurgalieva, also was making her first appearance, led throughout
the race, with a time of 2:30:24. Japan's Eri Hayakawa, 23, finished
second at 2:32:59. Alevtina Ivanova, 30, of Russia, took third in
2:38:17.
Muindi earned $20,000, Nurgalieva $17,000 for winning their respective
race.
Baby Delivered, Mother On Life Support
Dies
HONOLULU, O‘ahu– The
baby of a Big Island woman left brain-dead was delivered successfully.
Kara Hughes, a spokeswoman for Queen's Medical Center, told the
Honolulu Advertiser that Josiah Darcy Fay was delivered by Caesarean
section at 11:50 a.m. Josiah weighed 3 pounds, 5 ounces and was
16.5 inches long.
Josiah's mother, Sarah Fay, had been brain-dead and kept on life
support after being severely beaten on Nov. 25 by former boyfriend,
Marwann Jackson. Fay died after the birth. She was 34.
Jackson has been charged with second-degree murder, second-degree
murder by omission, kidnapping, first-degree sexual assault, second-degree
robbery and violation of an order for protection.
The healthy baby boy will be transferred to Kapiolani Medical Center
for Women and Children and remain there for about three weeks before
being released to family members who plan to raise the child.
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A.G.
Tough On Registered Sex Offenders
HONOLULU, O‘ahu–
Attorney General Mark Bennett is cracking down on convicted sex
offenders who have not complied with Hawai‘i’s new registration
law, indicting nine men and warning several hundred others.
If convicted they could serve five years.
Letters were mailed to 274 sex offenders who must register by Jan.
13, 2006.
On the state sex offender web site, www.sexoffenders.hawaii.gov,
344 individuals have been listed.
Bennett urges people with information to call 587-3100.
New Kapa‘a Emergency Room Opens
KAPA‘A, Kaua‘i–
A much-needed emergency room opened Dec. 10 at the Samuel Mahelona
Memorial Kawaihau Road facility.
Llewellyn Wynne, hospital assistant administrator and clinical operations
officer, told the Garden Isle News that six patients utilized the
new service within the first two days of opening.
The new facility is a “mid-level” emergency room offering
care for non-life threatening injuries and minor illnesses such
as sore throats, colds and flu, respiratory infections, asthma attacks,
sprains, fractures, deep cuts, severe sunburn and minor burns, migraines,
earaches, and eye irritations.
Kihei Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash
KIHEI, Maui– A
30-year-old Maui man died Dec. 18 after crashing his motorcycle
on Makena Alanui Road in South Maui.
According to police, the accident occurred at 4:50 p.m. when Joshua
K. Feiteira lost control of his 2005 Suzuki GSXR. He was heading
north on Makena Alanui near Honoiki Street.
Feiteira was pronounced dead at 5:45 p.m. at Maui Memorial Medical
Center. He had been wearing a helmet, however police say that it
may not have been properly fastened.
Feiteira is the fifth motorcycle fatality since October. |
