A 1-year-old boy died yesterday after being run over in the driveway of his family's Mapele Place home.

A minivan was reversing out of the driveway when the 9 a.m. accident occurred. The child was pronounced dead at Castle Medical Center.

The medical examiner's office identified the victim by a single name, Aukahimainaale.

The death was classified as a nontraffic fatality because it happened on private property.

KAMEHAMEHA NAMES HEADMASTER

Lee Ann DeLima has been named headmaster of Kamehameha Schools' Maui campus in Pukalani.

DeLima, who is a Kamehameha Schools graduate, joined the Maui school in 1999 as vice principal and counselor, and has served as principal of grades K-8, and the middle and high schools. She has been acting headmaster for the past eight months.

DeLima holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in educational administration, and completed the state Department of Education's School Administrative Leadership Program.

The 180-acre Kamehameha Maui campus has 1,100 students in grades K-12 and employs more than 200 teachers, administrators and support staff. The school was started in 1996 in temporary facilities in Pukalani before moving to its new campus in 1999.

BILL ON CELL PHONES PASSES TO MAYOR

A proposal to silence the ring tones and walkie-talkie functions on cell phones has passed the City Council and now awaits a decision by Mayor Mufi Hannemann.

The bus drivers' union and the city Department of Transportation Services supported the proposal after hearing about tones that distract drivers and create a nuisance for riders. Some of those rings range from piercing sirens and dogs barking to profanities.

Drivers and the city stressed that cell phones are still welcome aboard the buses but should just be kept quieter.

Adding the cell phone sounds to the ordinance would give the drivers the same authority they have over passengers who are eating or smoking on the bus. The council unanimously passed the bill Wednesday, which gives Hannemann 10 days to sign it.

OVERPASS REOPENS WITH LITTLE FANFARE

A freeway pedestrian walkway that had to be replaced after a Sept. 5 accident was reopened ahead of schedule yesterday afternoon.

The overpass was damaged when it was struck by a large backhoe being carried on an Army trailer. The new walkway had been scheduled to reopen today.

Immediately after it opened yesterday afternoon, students began using the walkway, said Scott Ishikawa, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.

Alvah A. Scott Elementary school is located on the makai side of the overpass and 'Aiea High School is on the mauka end.

HIRONO ON PANEL FOR TRANSPORTATION

U.S. Rep.-elect Mazie Hirono has been named to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Hirono represents Hawai'i's 2nd Congressional District, including the Neighbor Islands and outlying areas of O'ahu, where transportation issues are a major concern.

"I am very pleased with this assignment and proud to be serving on a committee that can have profound effects on our district and our state," Hirono said in a news release.

The committee deals with aviation, economic development and highways and also maintains jurisdiction over the Jones Act, which ensures the delivery of goods by sea.

"This committee assignment will allow me to work for many interests vital to Hawai'i and the Second District," Hirono said. "In particular, I can work toward effective solutions to Hawai'i's pressing transportation needs.

"In terms of the wide range of issues facing the district," she continued, "I do not think that I could have asked for a better committee to serve on."

MAN, 69, INJURED WHEN CAR HITS HIM

A 69-year-old man suffered critical head injuries yesterday when he was hit by a car as he was trying to cross Captain Cook Avenue.

Police said the man was sideswiped at 10:25 a.m. by an eastbound 1997 Mazda Protege driven by a 22-year-old woman at a crosswalk, 150 feet east of Alapa'i Street. The man was taken to The Queen's Medical Center. The driver was not injured.