1 dead, 2 hurt in market crash ADVERTISING 1 dead, 2 hurt in market crash HONOLULU (AP) — A woman was killed and two others were injured early Saturday after a delivery truck plowed into a group setting up booths
1 dead, 2 hurt in market crash
HONOLULU (AP) — A woman was killed and two others were injured early Saturday after a delivery truck plowed into a group setting up booths for a farmer’s market at the parking lot of Kapiolani Community College, police said.
A female driver was moving the truck around 6:30 a.m. when it accelerated over a curb and into a group of vendors, running over a 26-year-old woman, Lt. Robert Towne said.
A witness said the driver and victim worked for Ma‘o Organic Farms.
“The truck ran over their own worker, and when she realized she was pinned under, she reversed and hit her again,” said Alex Le, who had a nearby booth at the market.
The victim was taken to a hospital where she died. A 64-year-old man was also taken to the hospital in serious condition. A third victim refused treatment.
Police were investigating whether the accident was caused by driver error or a mechanical issue, Towne said. The driver of the truck was unhurt.
Shark warning off Waikiki
HONOLULU (AP) — Warning signs were posted at a beach in the Waikiki neighborhood Saturday after a diver said he spotted an 8-foot aggressive Galapagos shark.
The diver said he saw the shark off Kaimana Beach about 1 p.m., but the beach remained open.
The diver, who had a line of fish, said the shark went toward him. He was about 250 yards off shore. Lifeguards patrolled the area with rescue skis and warned beachgoers.
The Galapagos shark likes to swim in reefs around islands, experts say.
WWII relic sells for $12,000
HONOLULU (AP) — A relic from a Japanese fighter jet used in the attack on Pearl Harbor is headed to a museum after selling for more than $12,000 in an eBay auction.
A Honolulu attorney bought the item and donated it to the Pacific National Monument.
The relic is a serial number from a Zero fighter that crashed during the attack. The number was stenciled on the plane’s fuselage.
Chief Historian Daniel Martinez of the World War II Valor at the Pacific National Monument says he was surprised by the donation pledge.
He has said similar items are rarely donated if they are bought privately.
“I’m just so stunned and speechless, but extremely happy that someone has done something so generous on behalf of his country to have that preserved as part of our national memory,” Martinez said.
Damon Senaha said he bought the item in tribute to his Japanese-American family, including his grandfather, a Japanese immigrant and plantation worker who witnessed the 1941 attack.
His grandfather urged his sons to join the U.S. military after the attack, Senaha said.
“He did say, ‘This is your country. This is what you have to do because the rest of us are shamed,’ “ Damon Senaha said.
The five sons went on to serve, including one with the famous 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a unit of mostly Japanese-Americans in World War II.
The Zero relic is expected to go on display at the USS Arizona Memorial museum.
The piece was consigned to a pawn shop in California, which put it up for sale on the popular auction site.
