Police seek men involved in alleged armed robbery
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men who allegedly robbed a convenience store early Sunday morning.
Police responded to a “hold-up alarm” at 3 a.m. Sunday at a convenience store on Kuakini Highway near the intersection with Kalani Street.
Police determined two men entered the store. One pointed a handgun at the female clerk and demanded money. The other went behind the counter and removed numerous boxes of cigarettes and lighters. They left with the boxes and an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot in an unknown direction.
Both men were described as being between 18 and 20 years old with their faces covered.
The first was described as between 5 feet 6 inches and 6 feet tall, weighing 160 to 180 pounds. He was wearing black shoes with red laces, shorts that were black, red, yellow and green, and a red hooded jacket with gold embroidery on the lower rear portion, the right side of the hood and the right breast.
The second man was described as between 5 feet and 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 150 to 180 pounds. He was wearing a black skull cap beanie, a black long-sleeved shirt, light shorts, dark shoes and was carrying a black backpack.
Detectives are continuing the investigation. Police ask anyone with information about the identity of the suspects or anyone with any other information about this case to contact Detective Sandor Finkey at 326-4646, ext. 281, or sfinkey@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
PTA areas opened for bow hunting
Army officials are opening several training areas for bow hunting from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Training areas 1-4, 10 and 11 will be open for bow hunting of mammals only. Hunters are allowed one pig, one goat and one sheep, per day, in keeping with state bag limits. Shooting sheep with blue collars is not permitted.
Hunters must check in and check out at one of the following hunter’s check-in stations: Kilohana, located on Saddle Road between mile markers 43 and 44 or Puu Huluhulu, located at the intersection of Mauna Kea Access Road and Saddle Road near mile marker 28. Check-out time is no later than 7:30 p.m. each day.
Hunting passes will be provided at the check-in stations beginning Friday after 5 p.m. These passes must be signed and placed on the vehicle’s dashboard.
Access to training area 1-4, is through any of gates 1-10, east of Mauna Kea State Park on Saddle Road. Access to training areas 10 and 11 is through gates 1-6 on the east side of Saddle Road.
Firearms, alcoholic beverages, all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes and recreational vehicles are not allowed in the training and hunting areas. For more information, call the PTA Hunter’s Hotline at 969-3474, visit garrison.hawaii.army.mil/pta and click on the “Hunting” tab, or refer to instructions on the hunting pass.
HOVE well out of service
The Hawaiian Ocean View Estates well is out of service, Department of Water Supply officials said Thursday afternoon. The spigots for community use remain open.
“While water spigots remain open for general community access, users are asked to limit their consumption to potable needs only,” officials said in a press release. “Your cooperation extends current water availability in the reservoir.”
The standpipe facility for water haulers was closed.
DWS was investigating the cause of the problem.
New documents required for Hawaii driver’s license
HONOLULU — Hawaii residents will have to present new documents to obtain a driver’s license in the state.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser said starting Thursday, individuals need to present two documents showing proof of pricipal residence in Hawaii.
The new requirements are the same as those in effect for state IDs.
Officials will accept copies or original documents with the applicant’s name and address as proof of principle resident.
Documents that will be accepted include current valid Hawaii driver’s licenses, vehicle registrations or titles, and current voter registration cards.
Also accepted are mail from a government or medical entity not more than two months old, utility bills not more than two months old and federal income tax returns from the previous year.
Woman, 20, dead after Maui zip-line fall
MAKAWAO, Maui — The Maui Fire Department says a 20-year-old woman is dead after a zip-line accident.
Capt. Lionel Montalvo said firefighters were called to a zip-line attraction near Piiholo Ranch in Makawao just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
He said rescuers found the Maui woman dead at the bottom of a gulch. He said it appears the woman fell about 150 feet.
He said it’s not clear if she fell from a zip-line tower or if she was on the zip-line course.
Maui police are investigating.
Piiholo Ranch officials couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Its website advertises zip-line tours and adventures.
Most Hawaii exchange enrollees don’t use aid
HONOLULU — Federal enrollment numbers for Hawaii’s insurance exchange under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul show most people who bought plans in the state did so without financial assistance.
Data released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday shows 62 percent of the nearly 8,600 people who bought plans didn’t have aid; 38 percent got help buying a plan.
The total sign-ups over six months of open enrollment fell just short of the federal agency’s projection of 9,000 enrollees for Hawaii.
Hawaii Health Connector officials didn’t publicly specify a target number of enrollees, saying they were hoping to reach everyone who was uninsured and eligible for a plan.
Nearly 30 percent of people who bought plans were between ages 55 and 64.
By local and wire sources