A state judge yesterday rejected a plea of deferred acceptance of no-contest by Joseph M.K. Silva and sentenced the 28-year-old Kane'ohe man to one-year probation for misdemeanor third-degree negligent homicide in the December 2005 death of pedestrian William Kobashigawa.

Silva will serve no jail time but must maintain employment, stay out of trouble with the law and not contact Kobashigawa family members. A review hearing is scheduled in August 2008 on Silva's case. Circuit Judge Michael Wilson made yesterday's ruling.

Silva was driving a 1999 Ford pickup truck on Dec. 22, 2005, that struck Kobashigawa, 89, as he was crossing Kamehameha Highway in a crosswalk near Star Market in Kane'ohe. The accident occurred at 5:45 a.m.

Silva entered a not-guilty plea and requested a jury trial on April 13, 2007. He was arraigned in Circuit Court 10 days later. Trial was scheduled to begin July 23, but the case was continued to July 31 at which time Silva changed his plea to deferred acceptance of no contest.

Negligent homicide cases on O'ahu typically take a year to 18 months to get to court.

MOTORCYCLIST CRITICALLY INJURED

A 26-year-old man was critically injured last night when his motorcycle collided with a car in Nanakuli, officials said.

City Emergency Services Department spokesman Bryan Cheplic said the man was taken in critical condition to The Queen's Medical Center.

The man was operating a motorcycle that collided with a car at about 9:15 p.m. on Farrington Highway near Lualualei Naval Road.

No other injuries were reported, Cheplic said.

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN STABBING

A 25-year-old Makiki man was arrested early yesterday on suspicion of stabbing another man who twice challenged him to fight, police said.

The 21-year-old male victim was taken to The Queen's Medical Center with critical injuries. The stabbing was reported at 1:45 a.m.

According to police, the arrested man was at a Waikiki nightclub with his girlfriend, who is the ex-girlfriend of the victim.

During a fight outside the nightclub, the older man picked up a knife dropped by the younger man during the altercation and took it home.

The younger man later threatened his former girlfriend on phone and allegedly went to a Marques Street address to confront the woman's boyfriend again.

The suspect got the knife he had picked up in the earlier fight and allegedly stabbed the victim during the second confrontation.

The suspect arrested at 4:05 a.m. was still in custody at the main police station cellblock pending first-degree assault charges at 10 p.m.

PLEA DEFERRED FOR REAL-ESTATE AGENT

A Hawai'i real-estate agent has pleaded guilty to four counts of failing to pay Hawai'i general excise tax, the state Department of Taxation said.

Karen E. Okazaki was charged with failing to file excise tax returns for 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005. She pleaded guilty to the charges on Tuesday.

Judge Edwin Nacino granted Okazaki's request for a plea of deferred acceptance of guilt, which means the charges will be erased from her record if she abides by terms of her sentencing. Nacino ordered her to pay a fine of $8,000 and perform 40 hours of community service. She also has paid restitution in full for the back taxes.

She is the second real estate agent sentenced by Nacino to community service as a condition of the plea deferral.

KEIKI ID CARDS AT MCDONALD'S

Parents of children 12 years old or younger can obtain a free Keiki ID tomorrow at the McDonald's restaurant at Pearl Kai Center. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A Keiki ID card contains a child's photo, fingerprints and information on whom to call in case of emergency.

"The Keiki ID card should give parents the peace of mind knowing that they have all the appropriate information the police need in event of an emergency," said state Rep. K. Mark Takai, event coordinator.

The event is part of Children and Youth Month in Hawai'i. For more information, go to www.kipchawaii.org, the Web site of the Keiki Injury Prevention Coalition.