By local and wire sources Police search for missing Pahoa woman ADVERTISING Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Pahoa woman who was reported as missing since Jan. 24. Kimberly Horoschak is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 4 inches
Police search for missing Pahoa woman
Big Island police are searching for a 31-year-old Pahoa woman who was reported as missing since Jan. 24.
Kimberly Horoschak is described as Caucasian, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 135 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Horoschak was reportedly seen Monday in Kohala driving a white older-model Toyota 4Runner, according to police.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Police seek missing Puna girl
Big Island police are seeking a 17-year-old Puna girl reported as missing since Dec. 20.
Tihany Glimane is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing about 135 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Police arrest 25 for suspected DUI
Police arrested 25 drivers for suspected drunken driving between Jan. 23 and Sunday; five were involved in traffic accidents and one was younger than 21.
Police have made 102 suspected DUI arrests this year compared with 113 during the same period in 2011, according to the Hawaii Police Department.
South Hilo officers nabbed a dozen drivers, Kona officers six and Puna officers five. South Kohala and Hamakua officers arrested one motorist in each district.
There have been 94 major accidents this year compared with 112 during the same period last year.
To date, there have been no traffic fatalities on Big Island public roadways, compared with three fatalities during the same period in 2011, according to police.
Airport parking fees increase
Monthly parking rates will increase from $90 to $160 at Kona and Hilo International Airports beginning March 1, according to the state Department of Transportation.
The same monthly parking rate hike will also occur next month at Kahului and Kapalua Airports on Maui, as well as Lihue Airport on Kauai. It is proportionate to daily and hourly rate increases that went into effect May 1, 2011, at airports statewide, DOT stated.
The increase at Honolulu International Airport to $240 went into effect June 1.
For more information, call AMPCO System Parking at 329-5404 in Kona and 969-6642 in Hilo.
Meth dealing nets 10-year sentence
A 35-year-old Mountain View man on Wednesday was sentenced to serve up to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine.
In sentencing David Chong Fook Leong Jr. to prison, 3rd Circuit Court Judge Greg K. Nakamura rejected Leong’s request to be put on probation, according to the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.
Leong argued for probation citing attending substance abuse treatment since being charged, however, prosecutors noted his criminal history, including three prior felony convictions, according to the office.
Leong pleaded no contest Nov. 16 to second-degree promoting a dangerous drug and possessing drug paraphernalia. He had been charged, in addition to the offenses he pleaded no contest to, with attempted second-degree methamphetamine trafficking.
The charges stem from Feb. 2, 2010, when police received information that two people had flown from Honolulu to distribute methamphetamine in the Hilo area, according to the office. Police subsequently located Leong, along with a woman identified as Ann Marie Cantere, at the Hilo Home Depot, where officers observed within their vehicle a resealable packet containing a white substance.
A search warrant executed on that vehicle ultimately turned up 25.7 grams of methamphetamine, numerous empty resealable packets, $2,593 in cash and airline tickets belonging to Leong and Cantere, according to the office.
Cantere, who was charged with one count each second- and third-degree promoting a dangerous drug, possessing drug paraphernalia and attempted second-degree promoting a dangerous drug, pleaded guilty Jan. 18, 2011, to attempted second-degree promoting a dangerous drug, according to court records. She was sentenced April 15 to serve up to 10 years in jail.
Anyone with information concerning drug trafficking should call the Hawaii Police Department’s Ice Hotline at 329-0423 in Kona or 923-8423 in Hilo. Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
House considers gaming on Hawaiian Home Lands
HONOLULU — The first legalized gambling bill to have a hearing this legislative session has run into an obstacle.
The House Hawaiian Affairs Committee on Wednesday deferred a bill that would give the Hawaiian Homes Commission the authority to determine whether gaming operations should be allowed on home lands not designated for housing.
The issue has come up before, along with several other legalized gambling proposals currently before the Legislature.
This particular measure would let the commission decide whether to permit gaming operations, which could include bingo, lotteries, casino games and other forms of gambling.
Most testimony in support of the measure favored letting beneficiaries determine what happens on home lands, without dismissing opponents’ concerns about social issues related to gambling.
Hawaii and Utah are the only states with no legalized gambling.
City warns Occupy Honolulu to remove belongings
HONOLULU — Honolulu city officials are warning Occupy Honolulu protesters they have 24 hours to move tents and other belongings from a sidewalk next to a city park where they have been camping for several months.
City crews acted under a new law that allows officials to remove personal property stored in public areas.
City spokeswoman Louise Kim McCoy said Wednesday city maintenance and parks officials began issuing the notices about 9 a.m.
The city earlier this year gave similar warnings to dozens of homeless people living on sidewalks and in parks.
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle signed the legislation in December.
The measure was proposed before Occupy protesters began camping in Honolulu in November. Critics say the law unfairly targets Honolulu’s large homeless population.
By local and wire sources
