Woman swept out to sea ID’d Woman swept out to sea ID’d ADVERTISING LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — The body believed to be that of a hiker swept out to sea while trying to cross a stream on Kauai has been
Woman swept out to sea ID’d
LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — The body believed to be that of a hiker swept out to sea while trying to cross a stream on Kauai has been identified as a woman visiting from California.
Sansan Sheng, 58, of Sunnyvale, Calif., was pulled from the ocean after her body was spotted by a tour boat Sunday. Her body was recovered the day after witnesses reported a person trying to cross a stream was swept away by strong currents during foul weather
Quarters have extra islands
HONOLULU (AP) — A Honolulu coin collector says there’s a problem with Hawaii’s commemorative quarters.
Collector Joe Au-Franz said he’s come across about 85 faulty quarters that feature 10 main islands instead of what should be eight.
He says the erroneous quarters will be a rarity among collectors. He’ll be speaking about the quarters at a Honolulu Coin Club meeting on Wednesday in Kalihi.
The coins were made at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia and were released in 2008.
Child’s fingers found in trash
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police are looking for information about a child’s fingers that were found last month in trash at a low-income housing complex.
Police say a passer-by found the fingers in a trash bin at the Kukui Gardens Housing Complex in Liliha on Feb. 12. Laboratory tests determined the fingers belong to a child.
Honolulu CrimeStoppers Sgt. Kim Buffet was not able to say how many fingers were found or how old they were. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.
Bill would boost rural airports
HONOLULU (AP) — Interisland carriers that serve rural airports might see their landing fees suspended.
The savings have been proposed as a way to encourage airlines to serve remote airports, including Kapalua, Hana, Kalaupapa, Lanai, Molokai and Waimea-Kohala.
A bill to suspend the fees has passed the Senate and crossed over to the House for review.
Senate Transportation Chairman J. Kalani English says the bill encourages airlines to serve remote areas of the state.
A state Department of Transportation report shows that service to rural airports has declined steadily over the past five years.
English hopes Senate Bill 2690 will increase reliability and stabilize air fares.
