HAWAI'I BRIEFS
Suspect charged in fatal stabbing
Advertiser Staff
A 39-year-old man was indicted by the O'ahu grand jury yesterday on a murder charge of stabbing his girlfriend at her Pearl City home early Saturday morning.
Ronante Aquino is accused of stabbing Zenaida Dumaslan, 39, whose body was found in the kitchen of her Hooli Circle apartment.
He was indicted on the second-degree murder charge which carries a mandatory life term with parole.
Aquino, who is being held on $150,000 bail, was arrested after he went to the Pearl City police station at about 4 a.m. Saturday and said he had killed his girlfriend, according to police.
In asking for the $150,000 bail, city prosecutors said Aquino was intoxicated and the murder was "particularly vicious."
The indictment sends the case to trial.
VISITOR INDUSTRY TO DISCUSS CRIME
National and local professionals and the Hawai'i visitor industry will discuss crimes against visitors, and opportunities to raise awareness and expand a statewide network from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Hawai'i Convention Center's Emalani Theater.
"Sharing Aloha," a one-day conference, will include keynote speaker Peter Tarlow, an expert on the impact of crime on the visitor industry, and Bob Arno, ABC's 20/20 travel safety expert. Other topics of discussion include travel safety and how to avoid thefts, cons and scams while traveling.
The conference is sponsored by the state Department of the Attorney General, the Hawai'i Tourism Authority and the Hawai'i Hotel & Visitor Industry Security Association.
Visit www.alohaconference.com or call Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai'i at 926-8274 for more information.
KAILUA
HI 5¢ DRIVE FOR KAILUA HIGH
Kailua High School's Project Graduation 2008 committee is holding a HI 5¢ can and bottle drive Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school's parking lot. The group will accept donations of redeemable aluminum cans, plastic bottles and glass bottles.
Project Graduation is a post-commencement celebration that is alcohol- and substance-free. For information, call 261-1361.
KAUA'I
AUTOPSY FOR MAN FOUND ON SHORE
HANAPEPE — An autopsy will be performed today on a elderly man whose body was found yesterday on the shoreline at 1:45 p.m.
Police have a tentative identification but will review dental records and fingerprints before confirming his name. Police did not release further details about the case.
