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Waimea man still sought by police
Police are renewing their request for
information about a man wanted on war-
rants alleging contempt of court and
violating the terms of a deferred plea.
Brandon K. Paulino-Pawai, 25, of
Waimea, is described as 5-foot-10, 190
pounds with brown eyes and short
brown hair, according to the Hawaii
Police Department.
Police ask anyone with information on his where-
abouts to call the department’s nonemergency line at
935-3311.
Kona man sought for questioning, warrant
Police are looking for a man wanted on a bench war-
rant and for questioning in multiple cases
Nicolas Volpa, 25, of Kailua-Kona, is
wanted on a warrant alleging contempt
of court, and questioning in connection
with theft, abuse and burglary cases.
He is described as 6-feet tall, 170
pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
Police ask anyone with information
on his whereabouts to call the Hawaii
Police Department’s nonemergency line
at 935-3311.
Police searching for man wanted on
warrants and for questioning
Police are searching for a man wanted on two bench
warrants and for questioning in connection with abuse
and burglary investigations.
Nathan Christopher Ah Loo, 36, is
wanted on a charge of contempt of court
and violating probation. He is also want-
ed for questioning in connection with
abuse and burglary investigations.
He is described as 5-foot-11, 180
pounds with brown eyes, black hair and
numerous tattoos. He has no permanent
address but frequents theWaikoloa area.
Police ask anyone with information on his where-
abouts to call the Hawaii Police Department’s nonemer-
gency line at 935-3311.
People who prefer to remain anonymous may call
the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300
and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime
Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID.
All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Big Island-based Pacific Biodiesel to supply
biodiesel for Oahu power generators
A contract between Hawaiian Electric Co. and
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies to supply biodiesel for
Oahu power generators has been approved by Hawaii
Regulators.
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved
a contract between Hawaiian Electric Co. and Pacific
Biodiesel Technologies to supply biodiesel for Oahu
power generators.
The two-year contract, which goes into effect in
November, is for aminimumof twomillion and up to three
million gallons per year. The renewable fuel is slated for
use primarily at the 110-megawatt Campbell Industrial
Park generation facility and the Honolulu International
Airport Emergency Power Facility. However, it could also
be used at other Oahu power plants as needed.
The biofuel will be produced at Pacific Biodiesel’s
newest facility, Big Island Biodiesel, which began oper-
ations in 2012.
“The new technology installed at Big Island Biodiesel
enables us to process the most degraded feedstock
into the highest quality biodiesel available in the United
States,” said Robert King, president of Pacific Biodiesel.
HECO previously contracted with Iowa’s Renewable
Energy Group Inc., which supplied biodiesel from the
mainland.
In its ruling, the commission noted that, along with
a savings in cost, the locally produced biodiesel should
positively contribute to the local economy. Pacific
Biodiesel said in a press release Friday that it employs
more than 70 people statewide.
Pacific Biodiesel processes used cooking oil from
Hawaii’s restaurants into biodiesel and looks to supple-
ment this with locally grown oil crops in the future.
High surf forecast for Big Island shores
A large north-northeast swell will bring advisory-level
surf to north- and east-facing shores of the Big Island
this weekend.
A high surf advisory will remain posted until 6 a.m.
Sunday. National Weather Service forecasters say
north-facing shores could see 15- to 20-foot waves
Saturday. Wave heights of 6 to 10 feet are expected
along east-facing shores.
The service categorized the surf’s impact as “moder-
ate,” cautioning of strong breaking waves, shore break
and strong long shore and rip currents that can make
swimming dangerous. The surf will also produce mod-
erate harbor surges and large breaking waves at harbor
entrances. Mariners should use extreme caution when
entering or leaving port, as well as when mooring and
launching vessels.
County to begin restoring road covered by lava
The Hawaii County Department of Public Works will
begin work Monday to restore an area of Cemetery Road
covered by lava in 2013.
On Oct. 25, 2014, lava associated with the Puu Oo
eruption crossed the portion of Cemetery Road that
extends to Apaa Street, near the Pahoa Transfer Station.
After assessing ingress and egress for the area, includ-
ing the Kaohe Homesteads subdivision, restoring the
functionality of Cemetery Road is in the best interest of
public safety.
Work will involve removing the new lava to original
grades and then paving the 500-foot stretch of road-
way. The project is expected to take approximately 40
days to complete, weather and construction conditions
permitting.
Seventy-five percent of the $150,000 project cost
will be funded by the Federal Emergency Management
Agency.
Motorists are advised to use caution because heavy
trucks and equipment will be utilizing Cemetery Road
and Apaa Street. Cemetery Road will be closed as a
through street for the duration of the project.
Former HHSC CEO to
head Division of Aquatic Resources
Bruce Anderson, a well-known Hawaii leader in envi-
ronmental protection, has been selected to be adminis-
trator of the Department of Land and Natural Resources
Division of Aquatic Resources.
Anderson has more than 20 years of
experience in managing health, environ-
mental protection and marine resource
programs, policy and issues in Hawaii.
DLNR Chairwoman Suzanne Case
touted Anderson’s ability to find solu-
tions to complex problems, as well as
his being a hands-on leader who “works
collaboratively with others internally and
externally.”
Anderson began his career as state Environmental
Epidemiologist at the Hawaii Department of Health
focusing his research on ciguatera fish poisoning and
other aquatic marine toxins. As deputy director for
Environmental Health for 12 years, he worked closely
with the DAR staff in addressing problems associated
with sewage spills and other pollution threats. When
appointed by former-Gov. Ben Cayetano as director
of the Department of Health, he served on the State
Water Commission. As president of Oceanic Institute,
he led a team of more than 70 scientists, research-
ers and support staff in developing and transferring
new aquaculture technologies to the private sector
to produce shrimp, fish and other seafood in an envi-
ronmentally sustainable manner. Most recently, he
served as president and CEO of Hawaii Health Systems
Corporation.
Anderson was born and raised in Hawaii. He attended
Punahou School, Colorado College and received his
master’s degree in public health fromYale University and
a doctorate in biomedical sciences from the University
of Hawaii.
Officials propose canal project
for Waikiki flood prevention
HONOLULU — As part of a plan to help prevent flood-
ing in Waikiki, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pro-
posing to change the Ala Wai Canal.
KITV-TV reports proposed changes were presented
Wednesday at Washington Middle School followed by
public comments. The project would build in-stream
debris basins along the Makiki, Manoa and Palolo
streams and in open spaces of the urbanized part of
Waikiki’s watershed. Higher floodwalls on the Ala Wai
Canal are also planned.
Officials say it is only a matter of time before the Ala
Wai Canal overflows during a severe storm.
The Corps wants to spend $173 million to com-
plete the project, but no funding has yet been
approved.
The proposed project is still in the early planning
stages.
Large sewage spill closes south Oahu bay
HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Health is
warning people to keep out of the water in Mamala
Bay, on Oahu’s south side, due to a large sewage
spill.
Hawaii News Now reported Friday that Naval Facilities
Engineering Command says about 230,000 gallons
of partially treated wastewater spilled into the bay on
Sunday after an equipment failure.
Officials say the sewage entered they bay through the
facilities outfall, which is about 1.5 miles offshore and
150 feet underwater.
By local and wire sources
More than 30
burglaries in Kona
in September
The Kona area was
hammered with burglar-
ies throughout the month
of September, police
reported Friday.
An overview of report-
ed incidents showed sev-
eral clusters of burglaries.
The property taken
from the homes on Alii
Drive varied widely. It
included a laptop and
checkbook, three TVs
and a quilt, purses, and
sunglasses and their case
from a van. In two cases,
the burglary happened by
entering through a lanai
door.
A burglary of a busi-
ness on the 81-6500
block of Hawaii Belt
Road included taking
food out of a refrigerator,
police said.
There were 33 burglar-
ies in Kona in one month,
with 13 of those occurring
just along Alii drive.
Many of the burglar-
ies were to condominium
units, where intruders
entered through unlocked
sliding glass doors, police
said.
In an attempt to deter
more burglaries, police
issued a list of prevention
tips advising residents to
lock doors and windows
when leaving a property;
against leaving notes or
posting on social media
about not being home or a
time of return; to become
familiar with neighbors
and their vehicles; and
to be aware of strangers
knocking on doors check-
ing to see homes are not
occupied.
Police also advised
maintaining properties to
reduce its attractiveness
to burglars, such as keep-
ing it well lit and trim-
ming bushes and shrubs
to reduce cover.
Police urge the pub-
lic to report any suspi-
cious activity by call-
ing the Hawaii Police
Department’s no-emer-
gency line at 935-3311
or by calling 911 if they
see evidence of a burglary
in progress. These calls
can come after a resident
believes their home may
have been targeted.
People who prefer
to remain anonymous
may call the islandwide
Crime Stoppers number
at 961-8300 and may be
eligible for a reward of
up to $1,000. All Crime
Stoppers information is
kept confidential.
Anderson
Volpa
Ah Loo
Paulino-Pawai
Frank Trusdell of the Hawaiian Volcano
Observatory walks across a section of the
June 27 lava flow after it crossed Cemetery
Road in Pahoa.
HOLLYN JOHNSON/
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
BY GRAHAM MILLDRUM
WEST HAWAII TODAY
US hiring slowed in September
as global economy weakened
WASHINGTON — U.S.
employers cut back sharply
on hiring in September and
added fewer jobs in July
and August than previously
thought — a sour note for a
labor market that had been
steadily improving.
The economy added just
142,000 jobs last month,
depressed by job cuts by
manufacturers and oil drill-
ers. The unemployment
rate remained 5.1 percent,
but only because many
Americans have stopped
looking for work and are no
longer counted as unem-
ployed. The proportion of
adults either with a job
or looking for one is at a
38-year low.
Friday’s tepid jobs report
from the government
suggested that the U.S.
economy, which has been
outshining others around
the world, is weakening.
Lackluster growth over-
seas has reduced exports
of U.S. factory goods.
China, the world’s sec-
ond-largest economy after
the United States, is slow-
ing. Europe is struggling.
Emerging economies from
Brazil to Turkey are strain-
ing to grow at all.
The sluggish data sent
stock prices tumbling. The
Dow Jones industrial aver-
age, which had been up
before the jobs report was
released, was down about
200 points two hours later.
The yield on the 10-year
Treasury note dipped to
1.92 percent, its lowest
level since April. Investors
tend to buy bonds when
they
expect
sluggish
growth and low inflation.
The dollar has risen
about 15 percent against
overseas currencies in
the past year, making
U.S. goods costlier over-
seas and imports cheap-
er. Lower exports likely
helped hold growth in the
July-September quarter
to a meager 1.5 percent
annual rate, according to
Michael Feroli, an econo-
mist at JPMorgan Chase. In
addition, sharply lower oil
prices have led U.S. drilling
firms to lay off workers and
slash spending on equip-
ment.
Though the overall job
market has lost some vigor,
U.S. consumers are spend-
ing at a healthy pace and
boosting job growth in sec-
tors like retail and hotels
and restaurants. But lack-
luster growth overseas has
sharply reduced exports of
factory goods.
So far this year, job gains
have averaged 198,000 a
month this year, a solid
total, but below last year’s
average of 260,000.
BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
