Honolulu Star - Bulletin back issues from April 1999:
Elections chief keeps job, vows to tackle problems
Apr 01, 1999; ... Chief Election Officer Dwayne Yoshina says he appreciates the opportunity to continue to run the state's elections after the Elections Appointment Panel voted 3-2, along party lines, to reappoint him to his $77,966 a year job. "I guess the work starts again in earnest," he said. "I have ...
Loss of funding for patients big concern
Apr 01, 1999; ... face=+2; State still responsibleface=-2; face=+2; Nowhere to goface=-2; Private mental health officials applaud the idea of transferring Hawaii State Hospital patients to community-based facilities but question whether state funding will go with them. "The science is ...
Judge extends freeze on Liberty House suits
Apr 01, 1999; ...U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Lloyd King has given Liberty House and its creditors about three more months to reach agreement on a reorganization plan, free of the distraction of lawsuits among warring parties. At a hearing in bankruptcy court yesterday, King extended his earlier freeze on a ...
Loose Screws turn out entertaining improvisations
Apr 01, 1999; ... White masks and a plastic owl were important items as Loose Screws opened "Masquerade" in Kawaiahao Hall on the Mid-Pacific Institute campus last week. The masks may be part of the show when the run continues this weekend, but the owl will have been replaced by some other "unusual ...
Anthrax-shot opposition costs some in military
Apr 01, 1999; ... A Pearl Harbor sailor has been discharged for refusing to take inoculations against the anthrax bio-warfare agent. Lt. Cmdr. Conrad Chun, Pacific Fleet spokesman, said two other sailors - one submariner and the other serving on a surface warfare vessel - were given administrative ...
Lt. governor should oversee vote, report says
Apr 01, 1999; ... State auditor Marion Higa and two election experts are recommending the lieutenant governor be put back in charge of running the state's elections. But Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono says she doesn't want the job. "Hawaii took a step forward in creating an independent office of elections ...
Hickam team aided spy project
Apr 01, 1999; ... Former Hickam Air Force pilots who were vital to an ultra-secret U.S. spy mission from 1958 to 1972 finally know what it was all about. Tom Sumner, a commander of the elite Air Force test group for nearly four years, said, "Some of us knew some details. No one knew all the details. Many ...
Decision in family's lawsuit against Prozac rests with jury
Apr 01, 1999; ... A jury now must decide if it believes a Maui family or a pharmaceutical giant in a lawsuit blaming a murder-suicide on the antidepressant drug Prozac. William Sr. and June Forsyth died in a grisly murder-suicide on Maui in 1993. Yesterday, their children didn't ask the jury for a ...
Unisyn shuts down Waimanalo facility
Apr 01, 1999; ... Unisyn Biowaste Technology is closing its controversial Waimanalo organic recycling facility, leaving behind a trail of unresolved issues. In a written statement, attorney Terry Lee and developer Greg Kemp announced that Unisyn ceased operations yesterday and that the company will assist ...
Lawyers to present final arguments in Lindsey case
Apr 01, 1999; ... Attorneys in the trial to remove Lokelani Lindsey as an $840,000-a-year Bishop Estate trustee will present their closing arguments today in the historic four-month court case. Lawyers for Lindsey and trustees Oswald Stender and Gerard Jervis _ who sued for Lindsey's ouster _ will ...
State Hospital closure backed
Apr 01, 1999; ... Legislative leaders are grudgingly ready to go along with the Cayetano administration's plans to shut down the much-criticized State Hospital in Kaneohe. But to ensure that Gov. Ben Cayetano's plan to privatize services does what it promises, lawmakers intend to withhold until October an ...
Four indicted in West Loch scam as city probe widens
Apr 01, 1999; ... The probe into the Ewa Villages relocation scam continues to widen with the latest indictments against four men, as prosecutors find more evidence of $8 million total pilfered from the city. Former city housing official Michael Kahapea, Keith Ringler, Harry Akana and Clayton Haumea were ...
Tsunami specialists to educate public
Apr 01, 1999; ... Since Hawaii hasn't had a major tsunami in 35 years, even the director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center hasn't seen one. Director Chip McCreery recalls that when he moved to Hawaii in 1968, "People were saying, 'Boy, we have tsunamis all the time.' " "The whole time I've ...
This time, Endeavour to skip Oahu
Apr 01, 1999; ... Although the ship's name is so famous that it is used on vessels of discovery from space shuttles to the future universe of "Star Trek," the original Endeavour was known as the ship that brought Captain Cook to Hawaii for his final voyage. Now it's coming back. A replica of the ...
Council: Harris' 'vision' plan blindsides
Apr 01, 1999; ... Mayor Jeremy Harris' community-based vision program could be permanently blinded by the City Council. Council members yesterday criticized Harris' plan to allocate $38 million for the vision projects, saying the plan is poorly conceived and organized and would likely complicate ...
UH faculty rejects plan to cut budgets
Apr 01, 1999; ... The Faculty Senate at the University of Hawaii-Manoa has taken a stand against the administration's plan to cut and reallocate department budgets. In an advisory vote yesterday, the group rejected the plan. Instead, it wants the university to aggressively recruit new students to make up ...
Suspect's mom saw son with hammer by victim
Apr 01, 1999; ... Carolyn Lawrence said she saw a vacuum-cleaner salesman lying in a pool of blood and her son standing with a hammer in his hand, according to a police report. Although they have not yet recovered a body, police have charged 23-year-old Michael Robert Lawrence of 67-186 Kanoulu St. in ...
Who's that lefty?
Apr 01, 1999; ...General manager Kevin Malone: "Right now he's positioned himself to make this club. He's opened a lot of eyes."<HLN></HLN> Pitching coach Charlie Hough: "His fastball moves well, and he's consistently at 92 and 93 mph. He appears to be very composed in everything he ...
Macdonald will run for Oregon
Apr 01, 1999; ... Eri Macdonald, Hawaii's most dominant female prep distance runner the past four years, has decided to be a Duck. After spending weeks trying to pick between her final choices, Oregon and California, the Punahou track and cross country star said she has given in to the lure of the Hayward ...
Hansen calls own game on and off field
Apr 01, 1999; ... Lars Hansen is enjoying his senior season playing baseball for the Hawaii Rainbows. He finds a lighter academic load, depth at the catching position and being injury free very much to his liking. His parents, Mary and Gordy Hansen, always encouraged their sons to make decisions and ...
Galloway to play Globetrotters
Apr 01, 1999; ... Erin Galloway, known for his extraordinary vertical leap as a Rainbow basketball forward the last two seasons, has accepted an invitation to play in exhibition games against the Harlem Globetrotters. The 6-foot-8 Galloway, a native of Marietta, Ga., said the exhibition games would take ...
Web site tries to stem Hawaii brain drain
Apr 02, 1999; ... Born in Hilo, schooled in Oregon and working near San Francisco, Jon Sakurai-Horita knows the path of Hawaii's debilitating "brain drain." [Sidebar] face=+2; Calling Hawaii expatriatesface=-2; Are you from Hawaii, but living somewhere else? Email us at to tell us ...
Entrepreneurs get whipped into shape
Apr 02, 1999; ... face=+2; Business Boot Campface=-2; MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- At his first day of business boot camp, graduate student George Shillenger broke a light sweat, took a deep breath and described his plans for launching a high-tech company. "We're building a community of science on ...
Big Island farmers to X-ray for fruit flies [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; Big Island farmers to X-ray for fruit fliesface=-2; face=+2; The new system is seen as an alternative to cobalt irradiationface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff A group of Big Island farmers will install an X-ray system to eliminate fruit flies in mainland-bound fruit ...
PhyCor executive to lead Straub [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; PhyCor executive to lead Straubface=-2; face=+2; Dr. Blake Waterhouse retires after 10 yearsface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff Dr. Blake Waterhouse has retired after nearly 10 years as chief executive at Straub Clinic and Hospital. The 62-year-old physician ...
Isle water firm loses $3.3 mil [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; Isle water firm loses $3.3 milface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff face=+Bold; Hawaiian Natural Water Co.face=-Bold; had a loss of $3.3 million, equal to 83 cents a share, in 1998 compared with a loss of $2.6 million or 85 cents a share in 1997. The company, still ...
Tax idea perplexes governor [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; Tax idea perplexes governorface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff A proposal by Sens. Bob Nakata (D, Kaneohe) and Brian Taniguchi (D, Manoa) to increase the 4 percent general excise tax to 5.35 percent has Gov. Ben Cayetano wondering if the Senate has suddenly discovered a ...
Bagpipe lovers gather this weekend [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; Bagpipe lovers gather this weekendface=-2; By Burl Burlingame Star-Bulletin face=+Italic; A man went on vacation to a beautiful, remote island. He noticed, as he stepped off the boat, drums were beating in the background. In fact, drums beat constantly in the background ...
Rugged monuments sculpted from wood [Derived Headline]
Apr 01, 1999 ... face=+2; Rugged monuments sculpted from woodface=-2; face=+2; Ursula von Rydingsvardface=-2; Through June 6 at The Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive face=+Bold; Hours:face=-Bold; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, closed Easter ...
Survivors remember tsunami
Apr 01, 1999; ...The Hawaii State Public Library System will feature speakers on tsunamis at different libraries throughout the month. For the schedule, call Susan Nakata, 586-3620. On Fridays and Saturdays through April the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach will have open house with tours and ...
Suck 'em up
Apr 02, 1999; ... face=+2; face=-2; face=+Bold; Iface=-Bold; T'S not all about power. According to vacuum guru Barry Schneider, when buying a new vacuum, customers should consider airflow, height and spacing of the cleaning brush, bag volume and whether other "bells and whistles" are really ...
Vacuuming helps clear the air of nasty allergans
Apr 02, 1999; ... IF you're an allergy sufferer, there's a good reason to vacuum often. Ordinary household dust harbors plant and animal proteins -- pollens from trees, grasses and weeds; molds; body parts and feces from cockroaches or dust mites; and animal dander, dried saliva and urine -- all of which can add ...
'Lie' skips pretension for realistic look at abuse
Apr 02, 1999; ... ANYONE looking for a well-crafted play about domestic violence will find the Ernst Lab Theatre production of Sam Shepard's mid-'80s "A Lie of the Mind" a fine choice. Shepard eschews literary pretensions and writes in a clear and precise style. Where some playwrights might belabor a point, ...
While consumers are crying foul, some state dairy industry officials say the prices are fair
Apr 02, 1999; ... face=+2; ISLE MILK PRICES HIGHEST IN NATIONface=-2; Shopping for milk in Hawaii can quickly sour people looking for bargains. Local consumers pay the nation's highest prices -- by far. And the premium is especially steep if consumers don't shop around. "Somebody's making ...
Hawaii lands 'Baywatch' TV series
Apr 02, 1999; ... face=+2; face=-2; Gov. Ben Cayetano announced today that "Baywatch Hawaii" would begin filming on Oahu's North Shore, and he credited teamwork by the city, private businesses and state government for bringing the program here. "Today begins a new era in Hawaii television ...
Is a casino a good bet for OHA?
Apr 02, 1999; ... Imagine a low-key Las Vegas casino where T-shirts, shorts and rubber slippers are the norm. Where the restaurants and stores offer Hawaiian-style foods and products at affordable prices. And where nearly every penny spent -- whether on goods or gambling -- supports Hawaii ...
UPW settles discrimi- nation lawsuit
Apr 02, 1999; ... The United Public Workers agreed this week to pay $48,750 to settle a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of two deaf union members. The settlement was approved Wednesday in Honolulu by Federal Judge Susan Oki Mollway, and was ...
Final arguments bring out emotions at Lindsey trial
Apr 02, 1999; ... It's been described as the biggest court case since statehood. A battle for the control of one of the nation's richest charitable trusts. A modern-day morality play. The historic, four-month trial over the suit to remove Bishop Estate trustee Lokelani Lindsey came nearer to an end ...
LeMahieu calls review helpful
Apr 02, 1999; ... The state Board of Education spent more than two hours in closed session questioning and evaluating school Superintendent Paul LeMahieu in a process that he described as "helping a guy get it right." The personnel review, which comes halfway through LeMahieu's first year on the job, was ...
Plan: Give DOE power to tax
Apr 02, 1999; ... The state Department of Education, whose students are among the nation's lowest scorers on standardized tests, could become an independent political entity with its own taxing power. That's what Senate President Norman Mizuguchi (D, Aiea) is proposing to bring greater accountability to ...
Spotlight on Radford buoys hope for more funding
Apr 02, 1999; ... Supporters of Radford High School hope help will be on the way. The Senate Education and Intergovernmental Affairs committees yesterday passed a resolution urging the state to use federal impact aid funds to supplement state Department of Education funding. When the department ...
Good Friday rites mark the good--and the grim
Apr 02, 1999; ... Christians who never go to church are likely to head there on Easter Sunday for the triumphant climax of the Gospel story, the soaring music, the flowers, the communal expression of joy, and the secular sideshow of the egg hunt. But first there's the grim story of Christ's crucifixion, ...
Honolulu Zoo progressing well with elephant space
Apr 02, 1999; ... Honolulu Zoo elephants Mari and Vaigai should have the facilities to entertain male visitors come October 2001. Alvin Au, enterprise services director, told the City Council Budget Committee yesterday that U.S. Department of Agriculture officials appear satisfied with the progress being ...
Statue to bid Aloha 'Oe to site?
Apr 02, 1999; ... TWO Senate committees are expected to vote Monday on whether to move the Queen Liliuokalani statue from the Capitol Mall to the Iolani Palace grounds. Known as "The Spirit of Liliuokalani," the 6-foot-high sculpture by Marianna Pineda was dedicated April 10, 1982, on the mall between the ...
County zaps Helco in tax fight
Apr 02, 1999; ... It's about money, land and power. Money meaning taxes. Land and power because electric utilities do not pay property taxes to counties. Big Island Mayor Stephen Yamashiro says that's about to change. Hawaii County will be mailing bills to Hawaii Electric Light Co. next week for ...
UH loses linebacker to injury
Apr 02, 1999; ... Rinda Brooks has been released from the team, Hawaii head coach June Jones confirmed after yesterday's practice. The talented outside linebacker underwent tests on Tuesday to see what effects he had from several concussions he suffered last year. It was determined by the UH ...
UNLV makes 'Bows look foolish in 12-3 loss
Apr 02, 1999; ... Hawaii certainly looked like it was playing a Western Athletic Conference opponent for much of last night's 12-3 loss to Nevada-Las Vegas at Rainbow Stadium. First there was a 3-0 UH lead after two innings that was followed by 12 unanswered UNLVruns. Second, six of those Rebel ...
Haleiwa abuzz with 'Baywatch' anticipation
Apr 03, 1999; ... The debate at the counter of a Haleiwa surf shop yesterday was a microcosm of viewpoints being expressed by residents in the picturesque North Shore community, which will be home to "Baywatch Hawaii." "What if they close off the beach and say I can't go swimming . . . bad enough it's ...
New season, new location, new stars
Apr 03, 1999; ... The hottest new stars of "Baywatch Hawaii" may not surf -- or ever been on a surfboard, for that matter -- but no one seemed to care much at the announcement yesterday that the syndicated show was relocating to Oahu from Southern California. In fact, neither Brooke Burns nor Michael ...
Ag board ponders quarantine fee hike
Apr 03, 1999; ... Controversial fees that could nearly triple the cost of quarantining cats and dogs for 30 days could go before the state Board of Agriculture before the end of the month. Letitia Uyehara, agriculture board deputy chairwoman, said the proposed fee schedule could be placed on the April 29 ...
Students aim at science first for isles
Apr 03, 1999; ... What do Ping-Pong balls, 5 million clean cars and a self-described high school science geek have in common? The answer: a national science competition that could see a team from Hawaii for the first time -- if the students and their coach can muster up enough money in three weeks to make ...
Family hopes Prozac case leads to awareness
Apr 03, 1999; ... Eli Lilly and Company sees yesterday's federal court verdict as an endorsement of the safety of its antidepressant drug, Prozac. But two adult children who believe their parents died as a result of the drug said the case they lost against the pharmaceutical giant has raised public ...
Senate bill riles euthanasia opponents
Apr 03, 1999; ... Opponents of euthanasia say the issue is not dead at the Legislature this year, even though a bill to allow physician-assisted suicide did not advance out of either the House or Senate. Hawaii Right to Life, Pro-Family Hawaii and other groups say another bill that will be heard by the ...
Lawmakers propose education, Kaneohe hospital reforms
Apr 03, 1999; ... face=+2; LEGISLATURE UPDATEface=-2; State administrators and lawmakers this week dropped two government-reform bombshells, with a month left in the legislative session. The first proposal was to shut down the Hawaii State Hospital in Kaneohe, while the second was to spin off the ...
Guard commits to Hawaii
Apr 03, 1999; ... Vernon Jackson, a junior college shooting guard who was MVP of California's Orange Empire Conference last season, has verbally committed to Hawaii. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Jackson led Saddleback Community College, averaging 18 points and eight rebounds. He can also play point ...
Some stores offering discounts
Apr 02, 1999; ... Hawaii milk prices are coming down. A 50-cent-a-gallon drop in the minimum price paid to dairy farmers in California and Hawaii is starting to show up at some local supermarket shelves, though to a lesser degree. The declines will not change Hawaii's distinction of having the ...
North Shore 'positive' on 'Baywatch'
Apr 02, 1999; ... North Shore residents generally support the decision to relocate "Baywatch" to Oahu because of the money it will bring to the area. Ken Newfield, chairman of the 15-member North Shore Neighborhood Board, said "generally speaking," he has only heard "positive comments." "I hope it ...
C grade for Radford facilities
Apr 02, 1999; ... A community inspection team rated Radford High School's facilities at a midway point between unacceptably decrepit and perfect, the Board of Education was told. The rating of 12, on a scale of 6 to 18, was assessed in the annual school inspection program by volunteers, said Al Suga, ...
Labyrinth reveals the way for walking prayer
Apr 02, 1999; ... Like the Stations of the Cross, the Labyrinth is a meditative tool that sets participants off on foot as they pray. The pathway painted on a 30-by-30 foot canvas floor-piece at St. Andrew's Cathedral Davies Hall circles inward. "The center is dubbed the new Jerusalem," said Honey ...
Angel all over the field
Apr 02, 1999; ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- The number says it all: 86. A player doesn't have much chance of making a major-league baseball roster when he has the same number as an NFL wide receiver. s Keith Luuloa knows that. And he doesn't care. At least the Molokai High alumnus has a job waiting ...
Got milked?
Apr 02, 1999; ... Shopping for milk in Hawaii can quickly sour people looking for bargains. Local consumers pay the nation's highest prices--by far. And the premium is especially steep if consumers don't shop around. "Somebody's making a lot of money off milk in Hawaii," said Elisa Odabashian, a ...
Is a casino a good bet for OHA?
Apr 02, 1999; ... Imagine a low-key Las Vegas casino where T-shirts, shorts and rubber slippers are the norm. Where the restaurants and stores offer Hawaiian-style foods and products at affordable prices. And where nearly every penny spent whether on goods or gambling--supports Hawaii residents ...
UNLV continues Rainbows' misery
Apr 03, 1999; ... When Michael Dartt lined a one-out triple to the left-center field alley in the bottom of the first inning of last night's 5-3 Western Athletic Conference loss to Nevada-Las Vegas and did not score, it was an early warning signal for Hawaii's Rainbows. UNLV had turned two singles and ...
Isle Guard personnel return from Europe [Derived Headline]
Apr 03, 1999 ... face=+2; Isle Guard personnel return from Europeface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff The first group of Hawaii Air National Guard personnel who have spent the last few weeks in France refueling Kosovo-bound fighters and bombers returned home yesterday. A total of nearly 200 ...
'Bows fall to Bruins [Derived Headline]
Apr 03, 1999 ... face=+2; 'Bows fall to Bruinsface=-2; Star-Bulletin staff and wire reports LOS ANGELES -- Mark Williams and Adam Naeve had 13 kills apiece last night to lead the fifth-ranked UCLA men's volleyball team over No. 7 Hawaii, 15-12, 15-8, 15-11. UH fell to 15-7 on the season ...