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VOL. 47, NO. 279
22 PAGES
IRONMAN
HEROES OF
HAWAII
SPORTS, 1B
US, Chile declare new marine reserves, fight overfishing
HOW TO GET AROUND ON ROADS DURING IRONMAN
PONC board to get more authority
to administer open space grants
VALPARAISO, Chile —
President Barack Obama
declared new marine sanctu-
aries in Lake Michigan and the
tidal waters of Maryland on
Monday, while Chile blocked
off more than 200,000 square
miles of the Pacific Ocean near
the world-famous Easter Island
from commercial fishing and
oil and gas exploration.
The announcements came
as top officials, including U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry,
attended an international con-
ference on marine protection
in the Chilean port city of
Valparaiso. Several nations also
outlined plans for tracing sea-
food imports to combat over-
fishing and stemming increased
pollution in the ocean.
The new protected waters in
the United States are the first
to be designated as such in 15
years, the White House said in
a statement.
The 875-square mile area
of Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan
extends from Port Washington
to Two Rivers, containing a
collection of 39 known ship-
wrecks. Fifteen are listed on the
National Register of Historic
Places.
The Mallows Bay-Potomac
River in Maryland encom-
passes a 14-square mile area
of the tidal Potomac River next
to Charles County. Nearly 200
vessels, some dating to the
Revolutionary War, are found
in the largely undeveloped
area that provides habitat for
endangered species of wildlife
and fish.
The actions are the latest in
a series of environmental steps
by Obama, who last year set
aside some 400,000 square
miles of the central Pacific
Ocean from commercial fish-
ing, deep sea mining and other
forms of resource extraction.
The Pacific Remote Islands
Marine National Monument is
now the largest marine reserve
in the world.
Allowing extra time to arrive
at your destination during the
IronmanWorld Championship
triathlon is a given, but know-
ing ahead which roads are
open is a necessity because
some roads will be closing ear-
lier and some later than last
year.
Access to the majority of
downtown Kailua-Kona and
the Kona and Kohala coasts
will remain closed to driv-
ers for much of the weekend.
Roads begin closing as early
as 6 a.m. Thursday; some clo-
sures remain in effect until
Sunday afternoon.
Here is a breakdown of the
closures during the triathlon:
At the pier:
—
Kailua
Pier
and
Kaahumanu Place access is
restricted to vehicles bearing
an Ironman pier pass from
6 a.m. Thursday until 2 p.m.
Sunday.
On Alii Drive:
— The section of road
between Likana Lane and
Kailua Pier will be closed
from 9 a.m. Thursday until
2 p.m. Sunday. The section
from Likana Lane to Hualalai
Road will be closed from 9
a.m. Saturday until 12:30 a.m.
Sunday. The Keauhou-bound
lane of Alii Drive will be closed
A land management fund
that voters approved in
2012 will finally get rules to
ensure proper disbursement
and monitoring, thanks to a
bill the County Council will
consider Wednesday.
Since 2006, when voters
first authorized an open
space fund, the county has
spent millions purchasing
hundreds of acres of
sweeping ocean vistas and
other pristine properties
fromWaipio in North Hawaii
to Kawa Bay in the south. But
managing and maintaining
the new acquisitions has
become a challenge.
Bill 90, sponsored by
North Kona Councilwoman
Karen Eoff, gives the county
Public Access, Open Space
and Natural Resources
Preservation Commission
authority to review, evaluate
and make recommendations
to the director of Department
of Parks and Recreation
regarding applications for
stewardship grants that come
BY BRADLEY KLAPPER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WEST HAWAII TODAY
BY NANCY COOK LAUER
WEST HAWAII TODAY
A man charged with stealing
a man’s bag on Aug. 4 is out on
his own recognizance after an
error by the Hawaii courts.
Christiansan Kaawa, 25, is
charged with second degree
robbery.
Originally
his preliminary
hearing
was
set for Friday.
However,
the
state had lacked
sufficent time to
serve the nec-
essary subpoe-
nas, said deputy prosecuting
attorney Kauanoe Jackson, and
asked it be delayed to Monday.
In her motion, she said the
state still had a day to start the
hearing. Under Hawaii penal
rules, an in-custody defendant
must have their preliminary
hearing within two business
days of their initial appearance.
He was scheduled for a 2 p.m.
hearing on Monday, but first
the other cases of traffic issues,
open container violations and
a disputed dog dung case, were
heard.
It wasn’t until 2:40 p.m.
Judge Margaret Masunaga was
ready to call the case.
But Kaawa was nowhere to
be found.
Defense attorney Terry
McCabe said that his client
had not been transported from
Hawaii Correctional Center.
McCabe said the jail staff was
not told that Kaawa was due
in court and therefore did not
transport him with the other
inmates.
Kaawa had to be released
Robbery
suspect
leaves jail
after legal
error
BY GRAHAM MILLDRUM
WEST HAWAII TODAY
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Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet, left, speaks with
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during the Our Ocean
international conference on marine protection in Vina del
Mar, Chile, Monday.
LUIS HIDALGO/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Waipio Valley is seen from the lookout on July 2.
LAURA SHIMABUKU/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
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ACCESS
PAGE 4A
A Hawaii
County police
officer directs
traffic at the
intersection
of Palani Road
and Queen
Kaahumanu
Highway
during the
Ironman World
Championship
in 2012.
FILE
PHOTO/
WEST HAWAII
TODAY
Closures abound
Kaawa
MAN OUT ON A
RECOGNIZANCE
BOND
