Ex-Big Isle resident jailed in Indonesia ADVERTISING Ex-Big Isle resident jailed in Indonesia HONOLULU (AP) — A former Big Island resident is awaiting trial in Indonesia because of a surfing dispute that happened two years ago. Oahu resident Zack Moore
Ex-Big Isle resident jailed in Indonesia
HONOLULU (AP) — A former Big Island resident is awaiting trial in Indonesia because of a surfing dispute that happened two years ago.
Oahu resident Zack Moore said he was visiting 43-year-old Jordan Heuer in Indonesia two weeks ago when Heuer received a summons to speak with prosecutors. But that conversation request turned into Heuer being suddenly arrested and jailed, Moore said.
Heuer moved to Indonesia in 2000 and owns Kandui Villas, a luxury surf resort.
The arrest stems from an incident in May 2015 when Heuer and another surfer allegedly got into a fight. Heuer filed a police report claiming the other man started the fight, but now could face an attempted murder charge.
“I’m feeling absolutely terrible for my son who’s in jail in a third-world country,” said Big Island resident Lori Heuer, Jordan Heuer’s mother.
Friends, family, surfing colleagues and former resort guests are rallying to support him. A crowdfunding campaign was created to help pay for legal fees and possible bail, if granted to Heuer. A petition also is circulating to help set Heuer free.
Experts study snails to combat rat lungworm
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — About 200 snails on Maui are being tested for rat lungworm disease in an attempt to track the mollusks that caused an outbreak on the island this year.
From January-March, Maui tallied six of the state’s 16 cases of the disease.
The island had just two recorded cases before this year, one of which was confirmed in 2010.
The outbreak led the manager of the Maui Invasive Species Committee, Adam Radford, and others to further research causes of the disease. Many point to the introduction of more invasive snails.
Norine Yeung, malacology researcher at Bishop Museum, is working with Radford and conducting DNA testing of hundreds of Maui’s snails.
Results of testing that started in June should come in a couple of months.
Raycom, CNHI announce merger
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two media organizations that own dozens of newspapers and television stations throughout the nation plan to merge.
Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. said in a statement Monday that it and Raycom Media Inc. agreed to combine into a new privately owned media group.
Montgomery, Ala.-based CNHI owns more than 110 newspapers, websites and publications in 22 states.
Raycom Media, also based in Montgomery, owns or operates 65 television and two radio stations in 20 states.
Raycom’s stations cover more than 16 percent of U.S. television households. Most of its stations in are in southern states, but it also owns stations in Ohio and Indiana and as far west as Honolulu, Hawaii.
Under the merger agreement, CNHI will operate as a Raycom Media subsidiary. The merger is expected to be completed Sept 29.
In seven cases where markets for Raycom Media broadcast stations and CNHI newspapers overlap, the newspaper properties will be sold to a third party.
