HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Tips sought on missing camper
Advertiser Staff
Big Island police are asking for the public's help in locating a Hakalau man reported missing by his wife on Monday.
Mikhail Dynnikov, 38, reportedly went camping on Oct. 20 at about 11 a.m. and has not been seen since.
His primer-black Mazda pickup truck was found near the shoreline in the Manuka area at the fishing spot referred to as "Road to the Sea."
Police ask that anyone who was near that fishing spot last weekend call Officer Roger Kalua of South Hilo Patrol at 961-2213, or Detective Bradley Freitas of the Kona Criminal Investigations Section at 326-4646, ext. 228.
STATE
BIRD HUNT SEASON OPENS NOV. 4
Game bird hunting season will run Nov. 4 to Jan. 21, the Department of Land and Natural Resources announced yesterday.
DLNR chairman Peter Young said biologists are predicting an average to good season because of heavy rainfall early this year and current dry conditions.
A hunting license and a game bird stamp will be required for hunting on public and private lands.
Hunting will be allowed on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays, with some exceptions.
For more information, visit www.dofaw.net.
MCCULLY
AMERICAN SAVINGS BRANCH ROBBED
The McCully branch of American Savings Bank was robbed yesterday of an undisclosed amount of cash by a man who handed a demand note to a teller.
The bank at 1018 McCully St. was robbed at 3:50 p.m. No injuries were reported.
KAUA'I
KILAUEA TOWN PLAN WINS AWARD
The Kaua'i Planning Department has accepted a public education award for its Kilauea Town Plan from the Hawai'i Chapter of the American Planning Association.
During the preparation of the plan, the county and consultant Plan Pacific sent notices by mail to every postal address in the area, and got significant participation in its planning sessions.
"The Kilauea Town Plan drew the largest turnout we've ever had for a planning project. Even teenagers and young adults in their early 20s came to the meetings, a group that rarely takes part in public meetings yet clearly have a stake in their community's future," said county long-range planner Keith Nitta.
'AINA HAINA
SESSION TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM CARE
The 'Aina Haina Public Library will host a free informational program called "Long-Term Care for the 21st Century" at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the library's side meeting room.
Nicholas Yee, a licensed life and health insurance agent registered with the Financial Network Investment Corp., will conduct the one-hour program. Yee will share information and discuss what long-term care is, who pays for it, when people need it and what long-term-care insurance is.
PALOLO
BOYFRIEND CHARGED IN BREAKING NOSE
A 40-year-old Palolo man was charged yesterday for allegedly throwing a clock radio at his girlfriend and breaking her nose.
Laurence Halemano is accused of second-degree assault. Bail is $15,000.
The alleged assault occurred about 10:15 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Palolo Avenue home the suspect and victim share.
HAWAI'I KAI
SCHOOL COLLECTING HI 5¢ RECYCLABLES
Koko Head Elementary School will hold its regular HI 5¢ can and bottle recycling drive from 7 to 10 a.m. today. People may drop off donations of redeemable beverage containers in front of the school.
Money raised from the recycling effort will go toward paying for a physical education teacher and fine arts programs. For more information, call the school at 397-5811.
KALIHI
POLICE SEEK MAN IN STABBING
Police were searching for a man in connection with an attempted murder in Kalihi early yesterday.
The victim, a 23-year-old man, was stabbed in the upper back about 2:43 a.m. at Tondo Tondo, 746 Kohou St. Paramedics took him to The Queen's Medical Center, where he was in stable condition.
