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WEST HAWAII TODAY | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015
IN BRIEF |
BIG ISLAND & STATE
Man arrested on
contempt charge
Police have arrested a
man wanted on a bench war-
rant and for questioning on
other cases.
Nicholas
Volpa, 25,
of Kailua-
Kona, was
charged
with
con-
tempt
of
court, police
said.
He was also arrested on
suspicion of theft and abuse
of a family or household
member, according to police.
He is being held at the
Kona police cellblock while
investigations continue.
Police looking for man
on bench warrant
Police are searching for
Tirino Balik, 45, of Ocean
View, on a bench warrant
alleging contempt of court.
Balik
is
also wanted
for
ques-
tioning
in
connection
with a vio-
lation
of
court order
investiga-
tion, accord-
ing to the Hawaii Police
Department.
He is described as 5 foot
5 inches, 180 pounds with
brown eyes and graying
black hair. His last known
address was in Ocean View
but he is known to frequent
Hookena Beach Park.
Police ask anyone with
information on his where-
abouts to call the depart-
ment’s nonemergency line at
935-3311. People who prefer
to remain anonymous may
call the islandwide Crime
Stoppers number at 961-
8300. All Crime Stoppers
information is kept confiden-
tial.
Punahou School
receives $10M from
anonymous donor
HONOLULU — The sec-
ond-largest private school
in Hawaii has received a
$10 million gift from an
anonymous donor and
alumnus.
KHON-TV reported that
the donation to the Punahou
School in Honolulu will go
toward the student financial
aid program.
Punahou
School
President Jim Scott said
socioeconomics diversity
at the school has increased
dramatically, with an 84 per-
cent increase in the number
of financial aid awards over
the past 20 years. He said
during the same time peri-
od, the percentage of stu-
dents receiving financial aid
has grown from8 percent to
15 percent.
Officials said the gift is
one of the largest philan-
thropic contributions in the
school’s history.
Untreated wastewater
spills from sewage
plant near Hilo
About 400 gallons of
untreated wastewater were
spilled out of a sewage pump
station near Hilo Monday
morning.
The Paukaa Sewage Pump
Station released about 250
gallons to the ground and
about 150 gallons to the
shoreline through a storm
drain,
the
Wastewater
Department said in a press
release.
The pumps did not start,
they said in a press release,
and the alarm system to
alert employees failed to
activate.
The station overfilled, with
the wastewater running over
the ground and reaching the
shoreline.
Workers disinfected and
washed down the surround-
ing areas and restored the
system to function, the
release said.
Warning signs were placed
along the shoreline, which is
largely cliffs.
The station is about 1,200
feet north of Honolii Beach
Park.
The signs will be removed
after approval of the
Department of Health.
19 arrested for
suspected DUI
Hawaii
Island
police
arrested 19 motorists for
driving under the influence
of an intoxicant between
Sept. 28 and Sunday. Four
of the drivers were involved
in traffic crashes. Three were
younger than 21.
Kona police arrested
seven drivers, while South
Hilo cited 10 drivers and
South Kohala arrested two
motorists for DUI.
So far this year, there
have been 803 DUI arrests
compared with 884 during
the same period last year,
a decrease of 9.2 percent.
There have been 1,146
major accidents so far this
year compared with 1,195
during the same period last
year, a decrease of 4.1 per-
cent.
So far this year, there were
16 traffic fatalities on Hawaii
Island compared with nine
during the same period last
year, an increase of 77.8 per-
cent.
To date, five fatalities
related to drugs and four
fatalities were attributed to
a combination of alcohol and
drugs.
Hilo man wanted on
bench warrant
Police are searching for a
56-year-old Hilo man wanted
on a bench warrant for fail-
ure to appear in court.
Morris John Paiva is also
wanted for questioning in
connection with theft and
forgery cases, the Hawaii
Police Department said. He
is described as 5-foot-7, 175
pounds with brown eyes and
brown hair.
Police ask anyone with
information on his where-
abouts to call the depart-
ment’s nonemergency line
at 935-3311.
Those 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.
By West Hawaii Today staff and
wire sources
Dog rescued after falling in
20-foot crack at HVNP
Romeo, a 4-year-old Labrador
retriever, was hoisted out of a
ground crack within Hawaii
Volcanoes National Park on
Sunday.
The dog was found in good
condition 20 feet down inside the
crack near the Volcano golf course,
according to park officials. The
owner lost Romeo Saturday eve-
ning while walking her two pet
dogs off-leash near the boundary of
the park and golf course.
After searching into the night,
she returned Sunday morning and
heard faint whining deep within
the crack and called for help.
Park rangers responded and per-
formed a high-angle technical rope
rescue. Ranger Arnold Nakata
placed Romeo into a harness as a
topside rescue team slowly pulled
them out of the ground.
The grateful dog “bestowed his
rescuer with lots of dog kisses,” the
park said.
Volpa
Balik
Park Ranger Arnold Nakata and rescued dog Romeo.
COURTESY OF HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Data hack at 7 Trump hotels confirmed
NEW YORK — Customer credit
and debit card numbers may have
been stolen at seven Trump hotels
after its payment systems were
hacked for over a year.
The Trump Hotel Collection
said on its website that hack-
ers gained access to its sys-
tems between May 2014 and
June 2015 at the front desk
of those hotels. Hotel restau-
rants and gift shops were also
hacked.
The hotel operator said an inde-
pendent forensic investigation has
not found any evidence of custom-
er’s information being misused.
The company is offering affected
customers a year of free identity
theft protection.
The potential thefts occurred
at the Trump SoHo New York,
Trump International New York,
Trump National Doral in Miami,
Trump International Chicago,
Trump International Waikiki
in Hawaii, Trump International
Hotel and Tower Las Vegas and
Trump International Toronto.
Republican presidential candi-
date Donald Trump is chairman
and president of Trump Hotel
Collection and three of his chil-
dren have executive roles.
Trump Hotel said it is work-
ing with the U.S. Secret Service
and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation to help “catch
these criminals and prosecute
them to the full extent of the
law.”
Other luxury hotel chains,
such as the Mandarin Oriental,
have reported data breaches this
year.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
