A fundraiser will be held today in Waipahu to help the families of those killed and injured in a crash Monday on Kunia Road.

The event, "Operation Oha-na," is set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Filipino Community Center. The event is free, and donations will be accepted.

Four women were killed and eight others injured in a collision Monday morning. Police said the farm workers were in a pickup truck that swerved into the path of a cement truck to avoid a sedan that was attempting to pass illegally.

Checks may be dropped off at the Filipino Community Center today, or may be mailed to: FILCOM Center, Operation Ohana, 94-428 Mokuola St., Waipahu, HI 96797. Donors should write "Operation Ohana" or "Kunia Crash Victims" in the memo field.

KAUA'I MURDERER GETS LIFE SENTENCE

LIHU'E, Kaua'i — William McCrory, convicted of murder a second time after his initial conviction was overturned, has been sentenced by Circuit Judge Kathleen Watanabe to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

McCrory, 49, was tried in March after the reversal of his 2002 conviction in the murder of Brent "Kirby" Kerr at Nawiliwili on Oct. 26, 2001. The state Supreme Court ruled that a witness had provided unfair and prejudicial testimony during the first trial. That witness was not called by the prosecution in the latest trial.

Kerr, who had been sleeping in a van, was stabbed to death. A witness, Billy Pierce, who had been in McCrory's truck at the time of the killing, testified at the first trial but died before the second. His testimony from the first trial was read to the jury during last month's trial.

STONEBRAKER WILL NOT RUN AGAIN

State Rep. William Stonebraker, R-17th (Hawai'i Kai, Kalama Valley), has decided not to run for re-election this year.

Stonebraker is finishing his third term in the state House. He said he wants to concentrate on his growing family and his work on his new church, South Shore Christian Fellowship, in 'Aina Haina. "I feel I just need to focus my attention on that," he said.

PREPAREDNESS EXPO OFFERS TIPS

The Honolulu West Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in conjunction with the O'ahu Civil Defense Agency, will hold a Community Emergency Preparedness Expo today at the church's cultural hall, 1723 Beckley St., in Kalihi.

The event is free to the public and will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The expo will include seminars on food and water storage techniques, home safety, family planning and general preparedness tips.

The Boy Scouts of America, Blood Bank of Hawai'i and the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy will also participate.

For more information, contact Janis Koh at 838-7857.

FOUR SUSPECTED IN GRAFFITI SPREE

Police arrested four people yesterday morning at Castle High School after graffiti was sprayed around the campus. Police said an 18-year-old girl and three juvenile males were captured while trying to flee just after midnight. They had spray-painted the girl's initials all over the school, police said.

STUN-GUN ARMED MAN ROBS BANK

A man wearing a wig and armed with a stun gun robbed the Lagoon Drive branch of Hawai'i National Bank yesterday.

Police said the man walked up to a teller at about 3:40 p.m. and showed the teller the weapon. The man demanded money and fled on foot after being given an undetermined amount in cash.

The man was described as being in his 30s.