Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 18th of August.
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🚧 Accidents
After a 911 call at 4:53 p.m., the Honolulu Fire Department responded to a 30-foot vessel with 11 people onboard that started taking on water at Kaneohe Sandbar Saturday evening and, with help from Kaneohe Marine Base, pumped water from the boat and escorted five people safely to Heeia Kea Boat Harbor by 6:02 p.m.—no injuries were reported.
🚨 Crime
Maui police identified 38-year-old Clembert Kaneholani as the suspect in the fatal shooting of Officer Suzanne O in Paia—he is held without bail after an incident reported Friday at around 8:30 p.m. near the Paia Sugar Mill.
🏛️ Government
State Senator Donovan Dela Cruz backed Act 255 to bar landfills on prime farm lands, stopping the Mayor’s plan to use Dole’s Wahiawā site for a new dump.
The City extended the permit at Waimānalo Gulch (until 2028, with possible capacity until 2032) and will seek new sites to manage Oʻahu’s trash.
The Hawaii County Council will resume talks on Tuesday about a resolution—urging the state to stop bombing and desecration at Pohakuloa Training Area—that cites environmental damage, wildfire risk, and impacts on Native Hawaiian cultural rights.
🏈 Sports
Hawaii Kai Elite won the 10u Cal Ripken World Series Championship Saturday — they shut out Manoa 10-0 in four innings after scoring 69 runs over eight games, and coach Shane Butcher praised his team’s hard work in this special Hawaii baseball finale.
Honolulu’s Little League team advanced in the World Series after beating Illinois by a 9 to 1 score in an elimination game; three pitchers helped limit the opponent to five hits.
The team will face the loser from the South Carolina and Nevada game on Tuesday at 9 a.m. in Williamsport Pa.
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