HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Lingle raised record $6.7 million
Advertiser Staff
Gov. Linda Lingle's campaign raised $167,000 in the last two weeks before the November election, pushing the total she collected from contributions, interest and other funds to a record $6.7 million.
The Republican governor spent a record $6.4 million on her re-election, leaving more than $369,000 in cash on hand through early November. Lingle defeated former Mililani state Sen. Randall Iwase by 62 percent to 35 percent.
Iwase, a Democrat, raised $82,000 in the last two weeks before the vote for a total of about $411,000 for his campaign, according to state campaignfinance reports filed yesterday. He spent about $417,000, leaving his campaign nearly $6,000 in debt.
HMSA WORKERS HELP THE NEEDY
Hawaii Medical Service Association employees recently made a Thanksgiving donation to the Hawaii Foodbank to help alleviate hunger during the holidays. Donations included $11,570 and 4,631 pounds of nonperishable food.
Over a four-week period, teams of HMSA employees challenged each other to collect food items and bring them to work for weekly weigh-ins. Teams were motivated by a friendly competition between departments.
LEEWARD O'AHU
RUNAWAY, 15, AND DAUGHTER SOUGHT
The public is being asked to help find a 15-year-old girl who ran away from state foster care, according to the state Department of Human Services.
Chevelle Epstein-Peroff is 5 feet tall and about 110 pounds. She has black hair and black eyes. The girl probably has her 15-month-old daughter, Kelly Lyn, with her and is believed to frequent Wai'anae, Kapolei and 'Ewa Beach.
Anyone with information about Chevelle Epstein-Peroff is urged to call police.
HALAWA
ROBBER ATTACKS MANAGER IN STORE
A gunman robbed a Halawa convenience store early yesterday and hit a woman manager on the head with an object, possibly a gun.
The robbery at Fastop's Stadium Mall location, 4510 Salt Lake Blvd., was reported at 4:57 a.m.
The woman, 46, was not seriously injured. The robber fled.
O'AHU
MAN CHARGED WITH SEX ASSAULT
A 47-year-old man was charged yesterday with six counts of first- and five counts of third-degree sexual assault involving a juvenile. Timothy Withers was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
The alleged assaults were reported Tuesday to school officials, who contacted police.
WAHIAWA
DRUG SUSPECT TURNS HIMSELF IN
A Kailua man indicted by an O'ahu grand jury on two counts of first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug voluntarily surrendered to police at the Wahiawa station Wednesday night.
Dean Keolaokalani Lai, 24, was booked at 7:30 p.m. and was released after posting $50,000 bail.
'EWA BEACH
MAN, 78, ARRESTED IN SEX COMPLAINT
A 78-year-old 'Ewa Beach man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of touching a 49-year-old woman inappropriately.
Police said the woman filed a complaint and identified the suspect as the man who allegedly fondled her.
Police found and arrested the man about 8 a.m. on suspicion of third-degree sexual assault. He was released without being charged, pending further investigation.
