Publication

Transcription

Publication

BIG ISLAND
MARATHON
WINNERS
Champions:
Mike
Brunette,
Leah
Fitzgerald
SPORTS, 1B
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015
WESTHAWAIITODAY.COM
75¢
State
Legislature
focuses on
budget
Tricks and licks
HOUSE PANEL
SUGGESTS $12.7B
IN SPENDING
BY CATHY BUSSEWITZ
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hawaii Fire Department
Battalion Chief Bobby
Perreira and arson dog Kaimi
WEST HAWAII TODAY
C
anine friends and
their owners descended on Kona Commons
for the fifth annual St. PetTricks Day event on Saturday.
Dogs of all shapes and sizes
competed in the pet kissing
and pet trick contests and
had their pictures taken. Pet
training and grooming demonstrations were held as well.
On hand was Kaimi, the
state’s only arson dog, who
performed a demonstration with his handler, Hawaii
Fire Department Battalion
Chief Bobby Perreira.
Pet food donations were
accepted and raffle prizes
were awarded, including dog
spa treatment for one year.
Donations benefited local
animal organizations, Hawaii
Island Humane Society,
KARES and Advocats.
Above, Jackie Glenn
coaxes a smooch from
Lucky Lu for the kissing
contest. Left, Victoria
Berinobis, 9, gets her face
painted by Haydee Wright
at the Advocats booth.
PHOTOS BY LAURA SHIMABUKU/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
n MORE PHOTOS | PAGE 6A
HONOLULU
—
The state House of
Representatives is poised
to pass a state budget
that includes slightly less
spending than what was
requested by the governor, who had warned that
there was no extra money
for increases to programs
in the upcoming two
years.
The House Committee
on Finance combed
through the budget and
recommended $12.7 billion in spending for fiscal
year 2016, which begins
July 1, and $13.1 billion
in 2017.
The full House plans
to vote on the proposed
budget this week, facing
a deadline to get it to the
Senate on Wednesday.
Under the current proposal, the Department of
Human Services, which
includes the state’s Public
Housing Authority and
many social services
programs, will get $2.6
million to maintain the
current level of general
assistance payments to
people who are physically and mentally disabled
and unable to work. But
the department’s caseload
has been increasing, and
representatives from the
department had warned
that the current funding
SEE STATE PAGE 6A
US moving to stop fishing crimes
BY MARTHA MENDOZA
BOSTON — The Obama administration is launching a fish tracking system that would eventually
tell consumers where their fish was
caught, processed and stored, in an
effort to eradicate illegal fishing and
seafood fraud.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of
Commerce
Bruce
Andrews
announced the initiative on Sunday,
describing an action plan to stamp
INDEX
SYSTEM WOULD TRACK
SEAFOOD IMPORTS
out imports of illegally caught fish.
Ninety percent of seafood in the
U.S. is imported, and about 1 percent
of seafood imports are inspected,
according to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration.
“The steps the United States has
taken to be a leader in environmental stewardship are paying
Annie’s Mailbox . . . . . . 4B
HI
80 LO 67
Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6B
WEATHER, PAGE 5A
off,” Andrews said. “However, our
nation’s fisheries remain threatened by illegal, unreported, and
unregulated fishing and seafood
fraud, which negatively affects our
markets.”
While seafood industry groups
are skeptical about potentially burdensome and expensive tracking
mandates in some fisheries where
there are no problems, environmental organizations praised the new
SEE SEAFOOD PAGE 3A
Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5B
A customer, right, selects seafood at a fish and
meat market in New York on March 10. Ninety
percent of seafood in the United States is
imported. MARK LENNIHAN/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nation & World . . . . . . . . .3A
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4A
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1B
VOL. 47, NO. 75 14 PAGES
–ulu A VILLAGE UNITES
ku‘ikahi
kaia
A TASTE OF KONA FOOD FESTIVAL
presents
In honor of
Kaeden and Dexen
Matsuyama
SHERATON KONA RESORT & SPA AT KEAUHOU BAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2015
TICKETS
$40
DONATION
For more information please call Allan Jose 960-0355 or Mehana Kihoi 747-5612
Please NO Outside Food or Drink
COMMUNITY
2A
Assistance available
for farms with wind
damage
Financial assistance is
available for farmers and
ranchers who have debris
to remove or conservation
practices to repair as a
result of the high winds
that occurred Jan. 2 and
3 in Hawaii and Honolulu
Counties.
Eligible producers will
receive cost-share assistance of up to 75 percent
of the cost of the approved
practice, as determined by
the Farm Service Agency
County Committee.
Producers may apply
requesting an appointment with the Farm
Service Agency Honolulu
County Office at 4838600, ext. 2. The office
will take Emergency
Conservation Program
applications for both
Hawaii and Honolulu
counties. Applications are
due March 31.
More information on
Emergency Conservation
Program and other disaster assistance programs
is available at local Farm
Fund program, 50 percent
tuition assistance may be
available for those who
qualify.
For information about
possible assistance or to
register, call Tom Frigge at
235-0797 or email tfrigge@tobecofoodsafety.
com.
About
Town
Service Agency offices and
at fsa.usda.gov/hi.
Food safety class
offered in Kona
TOBE Co. Food Safety
is holding a ServSafe
Certification Class April
20 at King Kamehameha’s
Kona Beach Hotel.
The class begins at 8
a.m. and most students
will be finished with the
exam by about 5 p.m.
Registration is required.
Since TOBE Co. is an
approved trainer in the
Employment & Training
Display of 1,200
pairs of sunglasses
creates smiles
in Waimea
An upcoming Firehouse
Gallery display will celebrate Aunt Betty, who
owns more than 1,200
pairs of sunglasses and
is recognized throughout Waimea when she
wears them. Her collection may be featured in
the Guinness Book of
World Records, but first,
each pair must be photographed. The gallery
is inviting the public to
choose a favorite pair of
sunglasses and have their
picture taken while wearing them.
Those interested may
stop by Firehouse Gallery
MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
opposite the Chevron
gas station in Waimea’s
Historic Corner from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday
through March 29.
Island Life
Hawaii Lowline
Cattle Co. becomes
Certified Grassfed
The Hawaii Lowline
Cattle Co. has become
the first farming business in Hawaii to become
Certified Grassfed by
Animal Welfare Approved.
This is the only certification in the U.S. that
guarantees food products
come from animals fed
a 100 percent grass and
forage diet, raised outdoors on pasture or range
for their entire lives, and
managed according to
the highest welfare and
environmental standards
on an independent family
farm.
Rick and Haleakala
Sakata and Dwayne and
Tammie Cypriano of the
Hawaii Lowline Cattle
Co. have been producing
grass-fed and finished
Lowline Angus cattle on
their ranch since 2008.
A monarch butterfly was spotted on a flower in
Holualoa. MALOU ROMERO/COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR
OBITUARIES
Editor’s note:
Obituaries are published
free of charge as a public
service. The content
is subject to editing to
ensure parity treatment
and style continuity.
Date of publication
cannot be guaranteed.
Memorial advertisements
may be purchased
through the newspaper
advertising department.
Joseph Gallegos
Joseph R. Gallegos
died March 4, 2015.
Friends may call at
1 p.m. March 20 at
Kahilu Hall in Waimea
for a service.
He is survived by wife,
Faith Gallegos; children,
Chanel (Brandon) Oshiro,
Branden (GF HeatherLue) Gallegos, Shelby
Gallegos; mother, Betty
Gallegos of Lemoore,
Calif., brother, Dennis
(Nancy) Gallegos, sisters,
Mary (Matt) Machado of
Lemoore, Calif., Christina
(Ross) Bird of Denver;
hanai relatives, Jodi Ozaki,
Jade (Jasmine) Perreira,
Mahea (Zyanalynn Pila)
Kapuniai; numerous
neices and nephews.
Ernest Shimizu
Ernest “Ernie” Minoru
Shimizu, 68, of Hilo died
March 3, 2015, at the Yukio
Okutsu State Veterans
Home. Born March 7, 1946,
in Hilo, he was an insurance salesman for William
F. Jones Insurance Agency
and the former Crown Life
Insurance Co., a motorcycle safety instructor
and an Army veteran
of the Vietnam War.
Friends may call at 4
p.m. March 20 at Dodo
Mortuary chapel in Hilo
for a 5 p.m. service. Urn
committal will be at 9
a.m. March 23 at Hawaii
Veterans Cemetery
No.2. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
He is survived by
daughter, Jennifer (Paiea
Busby) Shimizu of Hilo;
sisters, Sharon (Earl)
Nomura of Kurtistown,
Susan (Cooper) Nakayama
of Hilo; brother, Stanley
Shimizu, of Pennsylvania;
nieces, one nephew, two
stepgrandchildren.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Vincent Belanio Sr.
Vincent “Vince” Belanio
Sr., 80, of Kealakekua died
March 10, 2015, at Kona
Community Hospital.
Born June 26, 1934,
in Honokaa, he was a
retired customer service
agent for United Airlines,
president of Marvinc
Farms and a member
of Kona Faith Center.
Friends may call at
10 a.m. March 21 at
Kona Faith Center in
Captain Cook for an 11
a.m. service followed
by a celebration of life
at Yano Hall in Captain
Cook. Family requests
casual attire be worn.
Flowers are welcome.
He is survived by
wife, Mary Belanio of
Kealakekua; son, Vincent
Belanio Jr., of Kealakekua;
daughters, Isabelle
Negus of Honolulu,
Gloria Kissinger of Pearl
City, Oahu; sister, Tricia
Billaber of Captain Cook;
five grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren; numerous nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Arrangement by
Dodo Mortuary.
Diane Kanuha
Diane Marie Kanuha,
53, of Kalaoa died Feb.
19, 2015, at home. Born
Feb. 19, 1962, in Chicago,
she was the owner of
the former Sunlights
Hawaii lighting store.
Friends may call at 11
a.m. March 29 at Kahaluu
Makai, north of the former Keauhou Beach
Hotel, for an 11:30 a.m.
service. Condolences
may be sent to the
family at P.O. Box 4474,
Kailua-Kona, HI, 96745.
She is survived by sons,
Clement Kanuha III, Troy
Kanuha, Ty Kanuha, Kyle
Kanuha, Alex Kanuha,
Cade Kanuha, all of
Kalaoa; mother, Barbara
Sobaski of Bridgman,
Mich.; brothers, Mike
(Tonya) Sobaski of Baroda,
Mich., Doug Sobaski
of Kailua-Kona; sister,
Mary (Doug) Lancaster
of Smithfield, Va.;
hanai mother, Margaret
(Curtis) Spencer of
Kailua-Kona; numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins,
nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Cremation Services
of West Hawaii.
Nathan Ching
Nathan “Nate Dogg”
James Ching, 38, of
Kailua-Kona died March
1, 2015, at his residence.
Born July 30, 1976,
in Honolulu, he was a
self-employed painter.
Private services
will be held.
Nicola Nakama-Ching
of Kailua-Kona; sons,
Noah Ching of Seattle,
Cyrus Ching of KailuaKona; daughter, Alea
Ching of Kailua-Kona;
father, Lorrin Ching of
Kailua-Kona; mother, Sue
Ching of Paauilo; brother,
Aron (Allison) Ching of
Castro Valley, Calif.; hanai
brother, Peter (Shari
Lee) Vanderpoel of Maui;
sisters, Alexis Ching,
Cassidy Ching, both of
Kailua-Kona, Jessica Ching
of Honolulu; numerous
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews, and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
Carol Horswill
Carol Kuulei Horswill,
86, of Waikoloa died Nov.
29, 2014, at her residence.
Born June 23, 1928, in
Keaukaha, she was a
homemaker, caregiver,
a former information
operator for the State of
Hawaii Airports Division
and a cannery worker
for Dole Pineapple Co.
Private services
will be held.
She is survived by sons,
Bruce Horswill of Lincoln,
Neb., Rufus (Mariko)
Horswill Jr. of Kaimuki;
daughters, Roxanne
Horswill of Waianae, Oahu,
Stacy (Patrick) King of
Waikoloa; half-sisters,
Roberta Caphcart of
Honolulu, Patricia Parker
of Kaneohe, Oahu; hanai
sisters, Gerry Johnson of
Texas, Betty Rapozo of
Paauilo, Pualani Kaimikaua
of Honolulu, hanai brothers, John Malo of Missouri,
Alvin Malo of Honolulu,
Ivan Malo of California;
21 grandchildren, 33
great-grandchildren, a
great-grandchild, numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements by
Cremation Services
of West Hawaii.
Takeshi Sako
Takeshi Sako, 88, of
Hilo died Feb. 12, 2015, at
Hilo Medical Center. Born
July 11, 1926, in Mountain
View, he was a retired
farmer. He was a member
of the Puna Hongwanji
Buddhist Temple.
Private services were
held. Family requests no
flowers or monetary gifts.
Elaine Sako of Hilo; son,
Warren (Janet) Sako of
Kurtistown; daughter,
Wanda Sako of Hilo; brother, Yoshio (Asako) Sako of
Kurtistown; sisters, Kimiko
(Harry) Ige of Waianae,
Oahu, Michiye Enomoto of
Honolulu; three grandchildren; numerous nephews,
nieces and cousins.
Arrangements by
Dodo Mortuary.
–
A VILLAGE UNITES
ku‘ikahi
kaia
ulu
A TASTE OF KONA FOOD FESTIVAL
presents
SHERATON KONA RESORT & SPA AT KEAUHOU BAY
SUNDAY, MARCH 22, 2015
11 BIG ISLANDS GREATEST CHEFS
2:00 P.M.- 6:00 P.M.
In honor of
Live Entertainment by
Kaeden and Dexen featuring
ANUHEA, LOEKA,
BULLA KAILIWAI,
Matsuyama
– KAHUA
NA
TICKETS
$40
DONATION
SILENT AUCTION
CRAFT BOOTHS AND
KEIKI CORNER - $10 WRISTBANDS AT
THE DOOR, ALL DAY INCLUDING WATER SLIDES.
10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
For more information please call Allan Jose 960-0355 or Mehana Kihoi 747-5612
Please NO Outside Food or Drink
WEST HAWAII TODAY | MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2015
IN BRIEF
Wealthy eccentric of
documentary arrested
NEW ORLEANS — Robert Durst,
an eccentric millionaire from one of
America’s wealthiest families, was
arrested on a murder warrant just
before Sunday’s finale
of a serial documentary about his links to
three sensational killings.
FBI agents arrested
Durst on Saturday at
a New Orleans hotel
on a warrant from Los
Durst
Angeles for the murder
of a mobster’s daughter 15 years ago, authorities said.
Durst was ordered held without
bond pending another hearing today.
His lawyer, Chip Lewis, said Durst will
agree to be taken to Los Angeles to
face the first-degree murder charge.
Durst participated in the documentary, giving an extensive interview to
filmmaker Andrew Jarecki for “The
Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert
Durst.” But Lewis said nothing his client revealed changes his innocence.
“It’s all about Hollywood now,”
Lewis told The Associated Press.
Kerry says he’d be willing to
negotiate with Assad
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said
he would be willing to talk with Syrian
President Bashar Assad to help broker a political resolution to the country’s civil war.
Kerry said in an interview with CBS
News that the U.S. is pushing for
Assad to seriously discuss a transition strategy to help end Syria’s fouryear conflict, which has killed more
than 220,000 people, given rise to the
Islamic State group and destabilized
the wider Middle East.
“We have to negotiate in the end,”
Kerry said. “What we’re pushing for is
to get him to come and do that, and it
may require that there be increased
pressure on him of various kinds.”
The Obama administration has long
pushed for a political settlement to
the Syrian crisis, and helped bring the
Assad government and the Westernbacked opposition to the negotiating
table in early 2014.
Those talks collapsed without making any headway, however, and there
has been no serious effort as of yet to
revive them.
3A
Man, 20, charged in
Ferguson cop shooting
BY JIM SALTER
CLAYTON, Mo. — A
20-year-old man charged
Sunday with shooting two
police officers watching over
a demonstration outside the
Ferguson Police Department
had attended a protest there
earlier that night but told
investigators he wasn’t targeting the officers, authorities
said.
St. Louis County Prosecutor
Robert McCulloch said suspect Jeffrey Williams told
authorities he was firing at
someone with whom he was in
a dispute.
“We’re not sure we completely buy that part of it,”
McCulloch said, adding that
there might have been other
people in a vehicle Williams is
accused of firing from.
Williams is charged with two
counts of first-degree assault,
one count of firing a weapon
from a vehicle and three
counts of armed
criminal action.
McCulloch said
the investigation is ongoing.
The
police
Williams
officers were
shot
early
Thursday as a late-night
demonstration began to break
up following the resignation of Ferguson Police Chief
Tom Jackson in the wake of
a Justice Department report
that found widespread racial
bias in the police department.
“He was out there earlier
that evening as part of the
demonstration,” McCulloch
said of Williams.
But several activists who’ve
been involved in the protests
since the Aug. 9 fatal shooting
of 18-year-old Michael Brown
by a Ferguson police officer
told The Associated Press
they were not familiar with
Williams.
Williams used a handgun
that matches the shell casings
at the scene, McCulloch said.
He also said tips from the public led to the arrest.
Williams, who St. Louis
County Police Chief Jon
Belmar said is black, is being
held on $300,000 bond.
County police spokesman
Brian Schellman said he didn’t
know whether Williams had
an attorney or when he’d
appear in court. A message left
at the St. Louis County Justice
Center was not immediately
returned.
Brittany Ferrell, 26, a protest leader with the group
Millennial Activists United,
had just left a meeting with
other leaders Sunday when
word of the arrest circulated.
She said no one in the group
knew Williams, and they
checked with other frequent
protesters — who also hadn’t
heard of him.
Saddam’s tomb suffers
extensive damage in fighting
OUJA, Iraq — The tomb of Iraq’s late
dictator Saddam Hussein was virtually leveled in heavy clashes between
militants from the Islamic State group
and Iraqi forces in a fight for control of
the city of Tikrit.
Fighting intensified to the north and
south of Saddam Hussein’s hometown Sunday as Iraqi security forces
vowed to reach the center of Tikrit
within 48 hours. Associated Press
video from the village of Ouja, just
south of Tikrit, shows all that remains
of Hussein’s once-lavish tomb are the
support columns that held up the
roof.
Poster-sized pictures of Saddam,
which once covered the mausoleum,
are now nowhere to be seen amid
the mountains of concrete rubble.
Instead, Shiite militia flags and photos
of militia leaders mark the predominantly Sunni village, including that
of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the
powerful Iranian general advising Iraqi
Shiite militias on the battlefield.
“This is one of the areas where IS
militants massed the most because
Saddam’s grave is here,” said Captain
Yasser Nu’ma, an official with the
Shiite militias, formerly known as the
Popular Mobilization Forces. “The IS
militants’ set an ambush for us by
planting bombs around” the tomb.
‘Cinderella’ enchants
moviegoers
LOS ANGELES — “Cinderella”
brought her magic to the box office
this weekend, debuting with a studio-estimated $70.1 million in the U.S.
and Canada.
The Disney film edged ahead of
the May 2014 release of “Maleficent,”
the spinoff of “Sleeping Beauty” that
starred Angelina Jolie and debuted
at $69.4 million. “Cinderella” became
the third largest Disney opening
for the month of March, behind the
live-action “Alice in Wonderland,”
which launched with $116.1 million in
2010, and “Oz the Great and Powerful,”
which opened to $79.1 million in 2013.
Coming in at second was “Run All
Night,” which launched with about $11
million.
Twentieth Century Fox’s “Kingsman:
The Secret Service” rounded out the
top three, added about $6.2 million.
The Will Smith romantic caper
“Focus” came in fourth, adding
$5.8 million and barely edging out
last weekend’s No. 1 film, “Chappie,”
according to early estimates.
“Chappie” dropped 57 percent in ticket sales and finished fifth.
By wire sources
Members of OutVets, a group of gay military veterans, march in the St. Patrick’s Day
parade in the South Boston neighborhood Sunday. STEVEN SENNE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GAY GROUPS MARCH AT LAST IN
BOSTON ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
BY IGNACIO LAGUARDA
BOSTON — Boston’s St.
Patrick’s Day parade made
history Sunday as two gay and
lesbian groups marched after
decades of opposition that
went all the way to the U.S.
Supreme Court.
The gay military veterans
service group OutVets and
gay rights group Boston Pride
joined the annual celebration
of military veterans and Irish
heritage at the invitation of
the sponsoring South Boston
Allied War Veterans Council.
“We march today for the
memories of those thousands
and thousands of people who
went before us, some who
went to their graves in the
closet,” OutVets founder and
leader and Air Force veteran
Bryan Bishop told his group
before the parade. He called
it “the beginning of the mission of this organization to
honor the service and sacrifice
of every single LGBT veteran,
their family, their allies and
every veteran in this country
who fought so selflessly to
defend the rights that we hold
dear.”
Sarah Jo Gomez-Lorraine,
a Naval officer and OutVets
member taking part in the
march, said it’s an honor to
represent gay veterans who
never got the opportunity to
come out.
“I feel today that I stand on
the shoulders of giants who’ve
gone before me and never got
to see this in their lives,” she
said. “It’s very humbling to be
able to stand in places that
others never got to.”
Boston Pride member
Freddy Murphy said the open
inclusion of gay groups was a
long time coming.
“I just remember watching
the parade and kind of thinking
it was hopeless, that my entire
world was against me,” said
Murphy, a Dorchester neighborhood native whose father
was a Boston firefighter. “This is
why I’m matching today.”
The Allied War Council’s
current leaders voted 5-4 in
December to welcome OutVets
as one of about 100 groups
in this year’s parade. Boston
Pride said it also received an
acceptance letter this week.
“We honor immigrants and
veterans, and they served,”
council leader Brian Mahoney
said this week.
Boston’s mayors had boycotted the event since 1995,
when the council took its fight
to exclude gay groups to the
U.S. Supreme Court and won
on First Amendment grounds.
This year Mayor Marty
Walsh, Gov. Charlie Baker and
other Massachusetts political
leaders took part.
First-term U.S. Rep. Seth
Moulton, who served four
tours in Iraq as a Marine,
marched with OutVets. “I
believe gay rights is the civil
rights fight of our generation
and this is a small, but important, step in the steady march
toward freedom and justice,”
he said.
Putin
justifies
Russia’s
seizure of
Crimea
BY CAROL J. WILLIAMS
LOS ANGELES TIMES (TNS)
MOSCOW — Russia
was prepared to activate its nuclear arsenal a
year ago when its troops
secured the Crimean peninsula and annexed it to
the Russian Federation,
President Vladimir Putin
said in a broadcast aired
Sunday.
The film, “Crimea: Path
to the Motherland” —
timed to today’s anniversary of a referendum in
which Crimeans voted to
secede from Ukraine —
features Putin justifying
Moscow’s seizure of the
Black Sea territory as necessary to protect Russians
and military bases from
what he described as a
nationalist junta that had
taken power in Kiev.
Putin accused the
United States of masterminding the three-month
uprising in the Ukrainian
capital that ended with
the ouster of Kremlinallied President Viktor
Yanukovich, who has since
taken refuge in Russia. He
said the “beneficiaries of
the armed coup” planned
to
kill
Yanukovich,
prompting Putin to order
Russian military intervention to protect the political ally and save Crimea
from attack by Ukrainian
nationalists.
The film projected a
vibrant and defiant image
of the Russian president,
who hadn’t been seen in
public for more than a
week.
The documentary covered the year since the
March 16, 2014, referendum in which 97 percent
of voters among Crimea’s
2 million residents were
said to have supported
secession. Two days later,
Putin issued a decree
annexing the peninsula,
which is home to Russia’s
Black Sea fleet and Sovietera air bases.
The film was a montage of images of Russian
paratroopers coming to
the rescue of Crimeans,
Putin’s observations on
his obligation to protect
Russians outside his country and re-enacted clashes between Ukrainian
nationalists and the police
and security forces defeated by the popular uprising
in Kiev.
The United States,
along with Poland and
Lithuania, “facilitated the
armed coup” by training
the nationalists, Putin
said.
U.S. and European officials have denied any role
in the Ukrainian uprising
against Yanukovich, who
sought to scuttle a freetrade agreement between
Kiev and the European
Union that would have
undermined Moscow’s
influence in Ukraine.
SEAFOOD: Administration working with Homeland Security
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
rules that will roll out over the
next few years.
“Today’s announcement is
proof that the Obama administration is committed to
stopping seafood fraud and
ending global illegal fishing,”
said Beth Lowell, a senior
campaign director of nonprofit Oceana.
An Oceana study found
between 20 to 32 percent of
wild-caught seafood imported
to the U.S. comes from illegal
fishing, either from fishing in
closed areas, catching threatened or endangered species or
using banned gear that damages marine ecosystems.
The illegal haul costs an
estimated $32 billion a year.
NOAA
administrator
Kathleen Sullivan told U.S.
seafood industry leaders the
Obama administration does
not want to add an additional
burden to industry, and said
they plan to work with the
Department of Homeland
Security to create a trusted
trader program.
The new strategy does not
require any changes in legislation, but instead will involve
interagency and international
collaboration. Sullivan said
they will also tighten enforcement of existing laws that
already ban importing illegally caught seafood.
4A
OPINION
EDITORIAL | BLOOMBERG NEWS
U.S. students
should have to
pass citizenship
test, too
A
mericans love democracy and freedom
— so long as there’s no quiz involved.
The numbers are depressing: One in four
Americans do not know that the U.S. declared its
independence from England. One in three cannot
name a single branch of government. Three in
four don’t know why the Civil War was fought.
Late-night comedians and plenty of others
have had fun shining a light on the dark corners
of the American brain, and when faced with such
obliviousness, it’s surely better to laugh than cry.
Better yet would be to do something about it.
More than 90 percent of students take a civics
class in high school, but on a national test given
in 2010, only 27 percent of high school seniors
demonstrated proficiency in the subject. A
core purpose of public education is to prepare
young people not only for college and careers,
but also for the responsibilities that come with
citizenship, including voting. Schools require
students to meet basic standards in math and
English. The same should be true of civics.
Recently, a movement has sprung up around
a simple but compelling idea: requiring high
school students to pass the same citizenship
test given to immigrants. In January,
Arizona and North Dakota became the first
states to adopt such a requirement, and 19
other states are considering it. Americans
may have a constitutional right not to pay
attention, but ignorance has never been
an excuse for failing a test in high school
— on civics, chemistry or anything else.
To be clear: A citizenship test is not a panacea
for civic ignorance or the abysmally low voting
rates that define U.S. elections. But if immigrants
are expected to pass it before receiving their
citizenship papers, it’s reasonable to expect
high school students to pass it before receiving
their diploma. And it’s hardly rocket science.
The federal government’s citizenship test
contains the most basic kinds of questions
about U.S. history and government, such as:
“What did the Declaration of Independence
do?” and “Who vetoes bills?” and “What is the
capital of your state?” Each year, more than
half a million immigrants take the test, and
more than 90 percent pass. Yet a survey in
2012 found that only 65 percent of native-born
citizens would pass the test, which requires
answering only six out of 10 questions correctly.
Critics of the test worry that states could
use it as a replacement for civics classes, but
there is no reason why the two can’t coexist. In
fact, states should adopt the test as part of a
stronger civics curriculum with higher standards.
Unfortunately, in 2013 the U.S. Department
of Education suspended national exams in
civics and history for 12th-graders as a result of
budget cuts, making it harder to assess whether
students are making progress — and easier for
schools to walk away from these subjects.
Civic pride runs deep in American
culture. It’s not too much to demand that
this pride be based on civic knowledge.
KATHLEEN PARKE | THE WASHINGTON POST
Hillary Clinton’s secret mess
WASHINGTON — On
March 2, the story broke
that Hillary Clinton
had possibly violated
email regulations while
secretary of state.
You could almost
hear the collective gasp
in Washington: Oh,
no, here we go again.
But then the next
evening, Clinton was
feted at the EMILY’S
List 30th Anniversary
Gala dinner as though
nothing had happened.
Only the trumpets were
missing from what felt
like her coronation as the
Democratic presidential
nominee and, possibly,
the next president of
the United States.
Fast-forward a
dozen days and
Clinton’s position
in the presidential
sweepstakes seems less
assured, her inevitability
not so inevitable.
The most perplexing
question isn’t about the
emails themselves, but
why she put everything
at risk over such a small
detail, declining to
segregate her personal
and business email.
There can only be
one answer and it isn’t
“convenience,” as Clinton
claims. Think of another
word that begins with
the letter ‘C’: control.
Clinton claims she
opted for the convenience
of one cellphone and a
personal server — rather
than use a governmentissued phone for
business and another
device for personal
matters. Too much
stuff to lug around?
So the whole question
of her conduct as
secretary of state boils
down to a few ounces of
electronic equipment.
Hate to say it, but only
a woman could come
up with such an excuse.
It’s all about the purse.
Plainly, Clinton didn’t
want anyone snooping
around her virtual file
cabinet, and who does?
But this isn’t the point.
When you are secretary
of state and are mulling
a run for president, you
steer clear of anything
and anyone remotely
questionable. No one
should know this better.
Questions that merit
serious consideration
include whether the
Clinton server was
secure. Hillary insists
that it was because
her New York home,
where the server
lives, is protected by
the Secret Service.
Given the optional
sobriety of agents these
days, this is less than
reassuring. Then, too,
hacking doesn’t require
on-site handling.
Here’s the real muddle
for Clinton. Whether
her server suffered no
breaches — and whether
there’s nothing in those
32,000 deleted personal
emails — matters little.
In politics, you’re guilty
as perceived. It looks bad.
Most likely this error
(rather than crime) is a
function of remoteness
more than dishonesty.
The Clintons have been
around so long, they are
the essence of bubble
life. Removed from the
hubbub of ordinary
existence — escorted,
driven, valeted, catered
to, styled, fluffed and
obeyed — being Clinton
means never having
to hear the word “no.”
It must be easy to
forget that you have to
live by the same rules
as everyone else.
This is a concept the
Clintons have never
fully accepted. One can
understand, given their
extended public life —
and the hyper-scrutiny
under which they
live — that they might
seek to erect high walls
around their private
lives. Fame and celebrity
breed not just insularity
but also paranoia.
Maybe there’s nothing
of interest in those
personal emails, but how
would we know? Team
Clinton handpicked the
“personals” and now
they’re deleted, thus
creating the impression
that she is hiding
something. The Clintons
always seem to be
hiding something. Not
so much holding their
cards close to the chest
as kicking the body back
behind the dust ruffle.
Even though
investigations into
every “gate” associated
with them in the past
— Travelgate, Filegate,
LETTERS | YOUR VOICE
Kona Pickleball Hui
welcomes all
Kona Pickleball Hui, our local
pickleball club, has always promoted “aloha.” As lovers of pickleball, and with the cooperation
of the Hawaii County Parks and
Recreation Department, we volunteers introduced pickleball to
Kona in 2010. Little did we realize the few of us playing on one
temporary court would grow
into the number of players we
must accommodate today?
Because of pickleball’s popularity, we have many challenges and need more courts for
our local members and visitors.
Now each court can handle four
players. So with the five courts
we have today, 20 players can
play at any one time requiring
Troopergate, youname-it-gate — failed
to produce much more
than a blue dress,
there seemed to be
something not quite
right. And now there’s
this. Not illegal per se,
but not quite right.
Clinton says she
figured that because all
her communications
to state staff went to
the .gov server, they
automatically would
have gone into storage as
required. True, but what
about the rest? What’s
in those deleted emails?
Don’t we imagine that
personal and business
often overlap in the
Clinton Rolodex?
Adding to the
suspicion is that
the 55,000 pages of
emails that Clinton
did turn over to the
State Department
surfaced only after
the House select
committee investigating
Benghazi requested
her correspondence
about the attack.
Would she have turned
them over anyway?
Maybe. Still and again,
it doesn’t look good. And
the entire mess serves as
a reminder of a movie
we’ve seen before — and
it wasn’t so great the
first time. Whether this
episode proves fatal
remains to be seen, but
we won’t hear the end
of it until every note
of condolence, yoga
date and wedding plan
is known to someone
other than Hillary.
Kathleen Parker’s email
address is kathleenparker@
washpost.com
[email protected]
15 to 20 people sitting out and
rotating on and off the courts
(two or four at a time). Also,
we have many new beginning
players that want to learn the
game. To accommodate them,
we found it necessary to set-up
a separate “Beginners” training court. When they improve
their skills and feel more capable, they integrate with the
more experienced players. At
the same time, we have many
“advanced” players who want
a “challenge” court in order to
play with other “picklers” at
their advanced level. This leaves
three “open” courts available to
all levels. This approach is common among all pickleball clubs
in the USA and Canada where
court space is limited.
We welcome all to learn and
play pickleball on Monday,
Wednesday,
Friday
and
Saturdays from 9 a.m. to Noon;
and, Tuesday nights from
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at our current location, which is located
next to Kekuaokalani Gym in
Kailua-Kona.
Hopefully, when the “snowbird rush” subsides, we will get
continued support from the
county to pursue building more
courts before next winter and
accommodate everyone better.
In the meantime, our Kona
Pickleball Hui is “aloha;” regretfully, we cannot control the attitude or sportsmanship of any of
our members or guests.
Much Aloha. Kona Pickleball
Hui.
Bob Courtney
USAPA Kona Ambassador
How do they sleep at night?
I attended the recent Veterans
Affairs town hall meting at the
Kona VFW, and let me tell you, I
think the director Wayne Pfeffer
was genuinely concerned.
However, Tom Driskill
never did answer any one
of the questions, unless you
consider lying to the veterans
an answer, and to ask him
again, why can’t a veteran be
allowed to see his VA approved
doctor? Because he does not
participate in Triwest is not
the answer. If he is approved
by the VA, he should be able
to be seen by the veterans.
Unfortunately, the service provided by the VA here in Kona
continues to decline, why you
ask, because the powers that
be, continue to put the horse
before the cart, and put their
finger in the dyke while it
crumbles around them.
Don’t get me wrong, there
are a few issues here in Kona
with a few incompetent individuals that work in the clinic.
But had they been fired five
years ago before it got this
bad, the veterans would not be
suffering this badly. So I would
say to Congresswoman Tulsi
Gabbard in regard to her article last summer about wanting
the director to resign, you need
to look much further down the
chain, and I would start with
the clinic coordinator.
Tomas DuBois
Ocean View
WEATHER
TODAY’S WEATHER
Hanalei
Kekaha
77/62
KONA TIDES TODAY
First
High
Low
Second
High
Low
78/62
Kapaa
78/66
Kalaheo
76/62
Shown is today’s weather.
Temperatures are today’s
highs and tonight’s lows.
SATELLITE VIEW
Time
1:08 a.m.
7:44 a.m.
Time
1:04 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Height
1.9’
0.2’
Height
1.1’
0.2’
SUN AND MOON
Sun
Today
Tuesday
Moon
Today
Tuesday
Kaunakakai
77/60
Lanai
74/61
First
Full
Last
Mar 19
Mar 26
Apr 4
Apr 11
Wailuku
77/61
Hana
77/65
Kihei
79/60
Kapaau
76/65
Honokaa
76/63
Captain Cook
76/63
As of 3 p.m. yesterday.
City
Hi/Lo/W City
Hi/Lo/W City
Mountain View
74/60
Naalehu
74/65
Hi/Lo/W City
Hi/Lo/W City
Albany, NY
48/37/pc Bismarck
47/20/c Cincinnati
72/53/pc Fairbanks
28/12/pc Juneau
Albuquerque
71/45/s Boise
66/49/c Cleveland
62/41/pc Fargo
47/26/c Kansas City
Amarillo
80/47/s Boston
45/34/pc Columbia, SC
83/53/s Grand Rapids
63/35/sh Key West
Anchorage
39/30/sn Buffalo
46/35/c Dallas
76/57/pc Green Bay
63/32/sh Lansing
Atlanta
78/54/s Charleston, SC
81/54/s Denver
79/39/s Honolulu
80/66/pc Las Vegas
Austin
74/57/c Charleston, WV
70/54/pc Des Moines
82/40/pc Houston
76/58/pc Little Rock
Baltimore
64/48/pc Charlotte, NC
78/49/s Detroit
67/41/pc Indianapolis
71/48/pc Los Angeles
Billings
53/30/sh Cheyenne
72/34/pc Duluth
47/24/sn Jackson, MS
81/58/pc Louisville
Birmingham
77/55/s Chicago
73/39/pc El Paso
73/52/pc Jacksonville
82/53/s Madison
Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and
precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
Hilo
80/63
Kailua-Kona
80/67
NATIONAL CITIES TODAY
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Set
6:34 p.m.
6:34 p.m.
Set
3:09 p.m.
4:11 p.m.
New
Waialua
78/64
Laie
77/65
Mokapu
78/61
Ewa Beach Honolulu
79/65
80/66
Rise
6:32 a.m.
6:31 a.m.
Rise
3:25 a.m.
4:17 a.m.
5A
NATIONAL SUMMARY: While a drier day awaits New England, warmer air from the Plains
will pour across the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic and Carolinas today. The warmth will
cause record highs to be challenged in the central Plains, while the northern Plains turn
cooler. Most of the Northwest will dry out as the Southwest remains hot for mid-March.
Hi/Lo/W City
42/30/s
81/45/pc
81/72/s
64/36/sh
84/58/pc
75/57/pc
87/62/pc
74/57/s
72/37/c
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Norfolk
Oklahoma City
Hi/Lo/W City
75/57/s
84/69/pc
69/36/c
62/28/c
75/54/s
79/61/pc
56/43/pc
66/51/s
81/56/pc
Omaha
Orlando
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Portland, ME
Portland, OR
Providence
Raleigh
President: Vanuatu must rebuild
BY NICK PERRY AND
ELAINE KURTENBACH
WELLINGTON, New
Zealand — Vanuatu’s
president said Sunday
that the cyclone that
hammered the tiny South
Pacific archipelago over
the weekend was a “monster” that destroyed or
damaged 90 percent of
the buildings in the capital and has forced the
nation to start anew.
Looking weary and redeyed, Baldwin Lonsdale
said in an interview with
The Associated Press that
the latest information he
had was that six people
were confirmed dead and
30 injured from Cyclone
Pam. Lonsdale was interviewed in Sendai, in northeastern Japan, where he
had been attending a U.N.
disaster conference when
the cyclone struck.
He appealed for international aid for the place
he calls “paradise.”
“This is a very devastating cyclone in Vanuatu. I
term it as a monster, a monster,” he said. “It’s a setback
for the government and
for the people of Vanuatu.
After all the development
that has taken place, all
this development has been
wiped out.”
Lonsdale said because
of the break in communications, even he could
not reach his family. “We
do not know if our families are safe or not. As the
leader of the nation, my
whole heart is for the people, the nation,” he said.
He and other top
People walk over a bridge damaged by Cyclone
Pam near Port Vila, Vanuatu, on Sunday. UNICEF
PACIFIC/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vanuatu government officials were preparing to
return home from Sendai
later Sunday.
Officials in Vanuatu had
still not made contact with
outlying islands and were
struggling to determine
the scale of devastation
from the cyclone, which
tore through the nation
late Friday, packing winds
of 168 miles per hour.
Paolo Malatu, coordinator for Vanuatu’s National
Disaster Management
Office, said officials had
dispatched every plane
and helicopter they could
to fly over the hard-hit
outer islands.
“The damage to homes
and infrastructure is
severe,” Malatu said. “The
priority at the moment is
to get people water, food
and shelter.”
He said bridges were
down outside the capital,
Port Vila, making travel
by vehicle impossible even
around the main island of
Efate.
New Zealand radio
journalist Frances Cook
and her husband traveled
to Vanuatu for their honeymoon two days before
the cyclone struck. She
said they knew a storm
was coming but figured
from the forecasts it
wouldn’t be too bad.
“It’s been exciting,” she
joked.
Instead of zip-lining
through the jungle and
looking at active volcanoes as planned, Cook
has been reporting back
home on the devastation.
She said a lot of stranded tourists were desperate
to leave and some were
afraid for their security.
“It’s a glorious place and
the people are so lovely,”
she said. “It’s quite upsetting to see this happen.”
The airport in Port
Vila has reopened, allowing some aid and relief
flights to reach the country. Lonsdale said a wide
range of items were needed, from tarpaulins and
SEIZED & CONFISCATED ASSETS
AUCTION
Hi/Lo/W City
Hi/Lo/W City
Hi/Lo/W
83/37/pc Reno
72/46/pc Seattle
57/44/sh
84/61/s Sacramento
73/54/pc Spokane
55/37/pc
60/44/pc St. Louis
79/50/s Syracuse
48/33/pc
90/64/s Salt Lake City
74/49/pc Tampa
84/65/s
64/48/pc San Antonio
73/60/c Tucson
84/59/s
44/28/pc San Diego
83/62/pc Tulsa
80/54/pc
64/47/pc San Francisco
68/55/pc Washington, DC
68/52/pc
47/32/pc San Juan, PR
83/71/pc Wichita
83/48/s
76/51/s Santa Fe
70/37/s Wichita Falls
80/56/pc
Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015
Weakened Tropical Storm Bavi
moves away from Guam
water containers to medical supplies and construction tools.
Some
commercial
flights have resumed,
although services are
limited.
Georgina
Roberts, New Zealand’s
High Commissioner to
Vanuatu, said two defense
force
planes
would
arrive Sunday to retrieve
about 100 stranded New
Zealand tourists.
In Port Vila, smashed
boats littered the harbor,
and sodden piles of household belongings tangled among twisted tree
branches lay where some
homes once stood.
Many of the city’s residents spent Sunday clearing away downed trees and
cleaning up what was left
of their houses. Those left
homeless were generally
staying with loved ones
whose houses had withstood the storm, or sleeping in temporary shelters
provided by aid agencies,
said UNICEF spokeswoman Alice Clements.
Access to food and
water is an urgent concern, said Clements, who
is in Port Vila. Much of
the city’s water supply has
been tainted, so many residents are boiling water
to drink. The hospital
is overwhelmed with
patients and cannot treat
everyone that needs help,
Clements said.
HAGATNA, Guam
— Guam schools were
closed Monday but
University of Guam
classes were scheduled
to resume as Tropical
Storm Bavi moved away
from the region.
Gusty winds and light
rain fell Saturday on
Guam after forecasters cancelled a typhoon
watch.
The center of the
storm was 145 miles west
of Guam by Sunday and
moving west at 22 mph,
the National Weather
Service said.
Maximum sustained
winds had decreased to
45 mph.
Bavi was expected to
continue a slow weakening trend in the next few
days, the Pacific Daily
News reported.
High
winds
and
seas were expected to
diminish.
No injuries were
reported from the storm.
886-0600
-Services
��Bike Works Beach & Sports
��Blue Wilderness Dive Adventures
��Hilton Grand Vacations Club
��Ocean Sports

��Century 21 All Islands
��Waikoloa Dental Clinic
��Hawai’i Life Real Estate Brokers
��Luxury Big Island by Harold Clarke
��Waikoloa Realty
Michael B. Russo MD
Sleep
Disorders
808-638-7667

886-8822
I
www.QueensMarketPlace.net
We Can Help You!
OVER 400 PIECES ALL CERTIFIED GIA, GLA GLS, OR AGI APPRAISALS
LEG
SWELLING
ASSORTED NECKLACES & EARRINGS
NORMAL
LOOKING
VARICOSE
VEINS
SKIN
ULCERS
CHANGES
No Vein Stripping
SYMPTOMS
TIFFANY & CO. • CHOPARD • IWC • ROLEX WATCHES • OMEGA
PATEK PHILLIPPE • BREITLING • ELGIN • BAUME & MERCIER
TAG HEUER HUBLOT (All items subject to prior sales.)
Seized and Confiscated Valuables Assets Previously Held. Sold and
Released by the IRS & Police Dept. to be Re-auctioned to the Public
Piece By Piece with other non-government items which Constitute the
Majority of other inventory from Private and/or Commercial Interests.
WEDNESDAY, MAR 11TH
RUBIES,
EMERALDS,
SAPPHIRES,
TANZANITES
AND MANY
MORE
1. TO 10CT CERTIFIED
DIAMONDS
Leg Heaviness
Aching/Pain/Burning
Itching
Restless Legs
Swelling
Cramps at Night
All 5 of the above patients have different stages of
Venous Insufficiency which is progressive.
MODERN TREATMENTS ARE:
1. Covered by Medicare and Most Insurance
2. Non-Surgical / Minimally Invasive using Radiofrequency
3. No Downtime / No Hospital
4. Office Based Treatment Under Local Anesthesia
KING KAMEHAMEHA COURTYARD
MARRIOTT
75-5660 Palani Rd., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
PREVIEW 9:00AM / AUCTION 9:30AM
FREE ADMISSION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ONE DAY ONLY!
SEIZED FORFEITED ASSETS AUCTION ORG INC. TEL: 206-307-2647
Terms: Cash, Visa, MC, Disc, Amex. • JBC and Union Pay • 15% Buyer’s Premium
Auction not affiliated with US customs or any government agency.
All items subject to prior sale, error or omission.
1-800-VEIN-DOC
O‘ahu and Big Island!!!
www.baileyveininstitute.com
Colin E. Bailey, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board Certified in
Venous & Lymphatic Medicine
Cosmetic Surgery
Cardiovascular Surgery
Randall Juleff, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board Certified in
Venous & Lymphatic Medicine
Cardiovascular Surgery
General Surgery
BIG ISLAND & STATE
6A
IN BRIEF | STATE
Tricks and licks
State looks for ways to salvage
boat from Honolulu Harbor
HONOLULU — Hawaii officials says
salvage bids came in much higher than
expected for a sunken fishing boat
blocking a pier in Honolulu Harbor.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports
the 77-foot Judy K remains half-submerged as officials look for other ways to
remove it from the side of Pier 16.
The fishing boat sank Jan. 11, spilling
an estimated 150 gallons of diesel fuel
into the harbor.
State officials say the owner is apparently dead.
The boat vessel has been surrounded
by a 150-foot containment boom and
absorbent pads to capture spilled fuel.
The Judy K was built in 1979. The
owner is listed as a company, Sapphire
USA Inc.
State records indicate the company’s
business registration has been expired
since 1999.
Police investigate stabbing at
Honolulu park
HONOLULU — A 46-year-old man is in
serious condition after he was stabbed
at a Honolulu park.
KHON2 reports Emergency Medical
Services paramedics just before 1 p.m.
Saturday took a call of a reported stabbing following an argument at Sheridan
Community Park near Piikoi and Elm
Streets.
They found the injured man with a
stab wound in his shoulder or upper arm.
He was taken to a hospital.
Police are investigating the stabbing
as an assault case.
Volunteers turn out to clean up
scenic Round Top Drive
HONOLULU — Volunteers have helped
clean up an Oahu roadway with views of
Manoa Valley and Diamond Head.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reports
that more than 2,300 pounds of rubbish
was removed Saturday from a 100-yard
stretch of Round Top Drive.
Dozens of volunteers organized by
808 Cleanups removed tires, car batteries, a computer, rebar, a bowling ball, a
shopping cart and liquor bottles.
It was one of about 30 places the
group has cleaned up.
Co-founder Michael Loftin said he
wants to curb graffiti and trash that he
finds with friends on outdoor activities.
The group has more than 1,000 members.
The volunteers have also cleaned
parts of Lanikai pillboxes trail, Alan Davis
Beach in East Oahu, and Mauna Lahilahi
in Waianae.
Top, Hawaii Fire Department Battalion Chief
Bobby Perreira demonstrates how Kaimi, the
state’s only arson dog, detects fire accelerants
at the fifth annual St. Pet-Tricks Day event at
Kona Commons on Saturday. Above, members
of Hula Halau Kahula O Nawahine perform.
Left, Harley Sellers and his Honey Girl won the
tricks contest.
By wire sources
STATE: 5 things
to watch for
at Legislature
PHOTOS BY LAURA SHIMABUKU/WEST HAWAII TODAY
Normalcy returning to Maui’s real estate market
BY BRIAN PERRY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
THE MAUI NEWS
level is insufficient to meet the growing
needs of clients supported by general
assistance payments of about $348 per
month.
The budget for repairs to public
housing was reduced to $5 million in
the governor’s budget request, which
is far below the amount needed to deal
with a backlog of repairs the housing
system needs. The current backlog of
repairs is estimated to cost more than
$800 million over the next 10 years,
according to the authority.
“We hope that the final budget number will be substantially higher because
the impact of this low level of funding
would essentially mean a shutdown of
our construction branch, which provides the repair and upkeep of our public housing units,” said Hakim Ouansafi,
executive director of the Hawaii Public
Housing Authority, in an email.
Other ways the state plans to spend
the money:
ASK FOR MORE — The state could
go after more federal money, but it
doesn’t necessarily have the manpower
to do that right now. The proposed
budget includes $400,000 to create
the Office of Grant Maximization to
pursue federal grants. House Finance
Committee Chairwoman Sylvia Luke
said the money is a small investment
to make if it can bring in substantial
funds.
UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY —
The panel recommended allowing the
University of Hawaii Board of Regents
to decide how to dole out the $369
million it will receive from the state.
The Legislature plans to work closely
with the university to see if the drastic
change will provide a more effective
approach, Luke said in a statement.
HOSPITAL HELP — The Hawaii
State Hospital will get $2.9 million to
deal with budget shortfalls caused by
high patient counts.
BUMPY
ROADS
—
The
Department of Transportation will get
$70.9 million in both 2016 and 2017
for highway repairs and maintenance
statewide.
WAILUKU, Maui — Maui’s
real estate market is continuing to show signs of returning to normalcy, following
the upheaval of the recession
several years ago that left in
its wake widespread foreclosures and short sales in Maui
County.
As recently as February
2012, the percentage of foreclosures and other distressed
properties in the market
for a 12-month period was
43.4 percent for single-family homes in the county.
In February 2013, it fell to
31.8 percent. Last year, it
was at 17.3 percent, and in
February it was down to 12.8
percent, according to statistics released by the Realtors
Association of Maui.
For condominiums in
February 2012, the percentage of foreclosures and shortsale properties was 33.5
percent. A year later, it was
18.9 percent. Last year, it was
down to 9.7 percent, and this
year, the percentage dropped
to 7.8 percent, the Realtors
association figures show.
Stability was evident in single-family home sale prices.
The median price of a home
in February was $558,625,
virtually unchanged from
February 2014 and 3.2 percent off January’s median of
$577,000.
Looking at the past year,
the median price for homes
was up five months in monthover-month comparisons,
down six months and there
was no change in September
when the median price
remained at $570,000 — the
same price as August. The
highest median price in the
past year was in March 2014,
when the price hit $590,500.
A four-bedroom, three-bath home near Wailuku, Maui,
is shown on March 9. Stability in the island’s real
estate market is evident in single-family home sale
prices. BRIAN PERRY, THE MAUI NEWS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The low point was in June,
$530,000.
Prices were up and down
for condominiums as well,
with prices up six months and
down six months in monthover-month comparisons. In
the last year, the high point
was in February at $475,000,
and the low point came in
November at $366,250.
Looking at February in isolation, there appears to be a
dramatic upswing, The Maui
News reported. Last month’s
median price for condominiums was $475,000, a
jump of 37.7 percent from
the same month a year ago
and up 25.7 percent from
January. And, February’s
condo median price was the
highest mark for such units
since March 2010, when the
median price of a condo in
Maui County hit $499,000.
In that same month five years
ago, the median price for single-family homes was lower,
at $460,000, which was the
only time the median price
of condos was higher than
homes since at least January
2010.
Single-family home sales
volume was 60 units in
February, no change from
the number sold in the same
month last year, but it was
15, or 20 percent, fewer than
January’s 75 units. Sales volume for condos was up to
93 units in February, a 4.5
percent increase over the 89
units sold in February 2014,
and a 12 percent increase
over January’s 83 units.
Central Maui continued to
be the hottest market for single-family home sales, with
27 units sold in February, up
80 percent from the 15 sold
in the same month last year
and 17.4 percent higher than
the 23 units that exchanged
hands in January. The region
with the second most home
sales was Kihei, where eight
single-family homes sold.
That sales volume in South
Maui was down 53 percent
from the 17 units sold both
in February 2014 and in
January.
For the first two months of
the year, single-family home
prices are up 26 percent to
$507,441 in Central Maui and
up 18 percent to $688,000
in Kihei. The lowest median
home prices (for which data
are available) can be found
include Nahiku, $265,000;
Molokai, $342,500; and
Hana, $374,950. The highest priced homes are in
Kaanapali, nearly $2 million; Lahaina, $1.9 million;
Olowalu, $1.48 million; and
Wailea/Makena, $1.2 million.
On Lanai, where real estate
prices have been volatile since
most of the island was purchased by billionaire Larry
Ellison in June 2012, median
home sales prices were down
17 percent in the year’s first
two months to $408,500.
For condos, Kihei outpaced
sales in all other regions with
30 units sold in February,
although that was off 3.2
percent from the 31 sold in
the same month last year
and down 11.8 percent from
the 34 sold in January. The
Napili/Kahana/Honokowai
region was second with 14
sales, although that was down
39 percent from the 23 sold
in the same month last year,
but up 55.5 percent from the
nine sold in January.
For the first two months
of the year, median condo
prices were up 1 percent
in Kihei to $338,500, and
they’ve jumped 33 percent to $445,000 in Napili/
Kahana/Honokowai. The
lowest median condo prices
were on Molokai, $65,000;
Central Maui and Maalaea,
both $300,000; and Kihei,
$338,500. The highest
condo prices were in Kula/
Ulupalakua/Kanaio, (one
sale only) $2.57 million;
Spreckelsville/Paia/Kuau,
(one sale) $1.75 million;
Kapalua and Lanai, both
roughly $1 million.
ONLINE | WESTHAWAIITODAY.COM/SPORTS
B
SPORTS
INSIDE | PAGE 3B
Harvick wins
Sprint Cup race at
Phoenix
JIM RIZZUTO
KONA FISHING
CHRONICLES
COLLEGE BASKETBALL | NCAA TOURNAMENT
SELECTION SUNDAY
LET THE MADNESS BEGIN
How fast
is too fast
V
eteran fisherman
Stephen
Cornacchia has not
been a fan of fast-trolling.
While towing lures along
the Kona Coast for many
thousands of miles in the
hunt for tuna, mahimahi,
ono and billfish, Stephen
has had tons of happy
experiences by sticking
to the standard Kona
trolling speed of eight
knots or so. Why troll
faster if the tried-and-true
pace has worked so well?
A spectacular trip
a week ago made
him think again.
Stephen and his longtime fishing buddy Jake
Stiles launched their
19-footer from Honaunau
before dawn and reached
South Point at 5:30
a.m. By getting their
ono lures in the water
early, they hoped to hit a
first-light feeding frenzy and were rewarded
with a 45-pound ono.
As the day brightened,
they switched from
trolling to “palu ahi”
fishing, a method that
attracts tuna to chum
(palu) that is sent down
to cooler waters where
the tuna hang out during
the day. Fishing in 40
fathoms, they caught
five tuna from 15 to 75
pounds and lost a bigger
screamer when a 250pound leader broke.
By then, it was time to
start trolling their way
back up the coastline for
home. At eight knots,
they got one knockdown
but put no fish in the
box. The winds picked
up and urged them to
move along faster for
home before conditions
got worse. They pulled
in their trolling lines
and were soon dealing
with difficult seas.
The best cruising
speed they could make
in the rough water was
around 12- to 13-knots.
Jake suggested they put
out some lures just in
case, Stephen said.
“While trolling at 12
knots on the 50 at the
Milolii koa we hooked
and landed a pair of
mahimahi weighing 17and 23-pounds,” Stephen
said. “I’m thinking
maybe this high-speed
trolling thing actually
works - sometimes.”
And that’s where
the spectacular story
really begins.
“At 5:30 PM, we were
on the 300 off of the
third lava flow trolling
two lures at 15 knots
with 70 and 80 fathoms
of line out,” Stephen
said. “We had a miss,
Jake ‘slowed’ the boat
to 13 knots and quickly
dropped the lure that
got hit back on his side
of the boat. Bam! The
reel started screaming.”
Because it was late
and they wanted to stay
close to the fish for a
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
HAWAII TRIBUNE-HERALD
Mike Brunette has a new favorite race to post about on his blog
and it is a lesson of perseverance
which his children will have a
chance to read once they are old
enough.
The
35-year-old,
from
Libertyville, Ill., overcame the
Big Island’s legendary Ghost to
win the 18th annual Big Island
International Marathon in 2
hours, 53 minutes, 56 seconds on
Sunday at Hilo Bayfront, where
it was a rare blue moon occasion
with no rain.
Brunette has run in 36 marathons, including 23 states. His
goal is to cover all 50 states. And,
obviously, finishing first in 26.2
miles would be nice, too.
He finally did that against
local Billy Barnett, who clocked
in at 2:55:04. The Ghost picked
up his nickname in 2010 when
he won the BIIM in 2:50:20 at
the old course, which started at
Pepeekeo, and vanished after he
crossed the finish line.
There to cheer on Brunette was
his wife, Melissa. The couple’s son
Mars, 2, and daughter Mila, 1,
were back home with the grandparents. Melissa, a lawyer, is four
months pregnant and expecting
a boy and he’ll be tagged with a
letter M name, too.
Leah Fitzgerald, who’s from
Australia, picked a good time to
make her first trip overseas and
run in the 18th annual Big Island
International Marathon.
Last year, it rained like nobody’s
business and the high winds
made for dangerous conditions,
with almost anything a possible
flying projectile. Still, the race,
with a new starting and finishing
point at Hilo Bayfront, carried
on.
Under perfect conditions
— overcast skies, a beneficial
breeze and absolutely no rain
— Fitzgerald won the women’s
marathon in 3 hours, 5 minutes,
53 seconds on Sunday, setting a
record for the new course.
“It was a beautiful race. It was
probably one of the most scenic
races I’ve run in a while,” said
Fitzgerald, who won a marathon
in the Australian desert in July.
For good cheer, she brought
along a friendly mate, her hubby
Adam Fitzgerald. He’s 34 years
old, works in construction, and
ran in the 5K.
They bicycle together, not run,
because Fitzgerald, 32, is a quite
faster kangaroo. They’ve passed
those genetics to their children:
Daisy, 13, Jalen, 10, and Leo, 6,
who are all runners as well. Daisy
SEE RIZZUTO PAGE 2B
SEE BRUNETTE PAGE 2B
Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein holds the SEC trophy after the championship game against Arkansas. Kentucky earned
a No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament with an undefeated regular season. STEVE HELBER/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY EDDIE PELLS
The Kentucky Wildcats ended
up where everyone expected them on Selection Sunday:
Seeded No. 1 on their quest to
become the first undefeated team
since 1976.
Oh, but there were surprises when the NCAA Tournament
bracket came out, too.
Big-conference UCLA and
Texas made it. Colorado State
and Temple did not.
Wisconsin is a No. 1 seed for
MEN
UNDEFEATED KENTUCKY
EARNS TOP SPOT
the first time in program history. But the Badgers must play
in the West Region, where second-seeded Arizona is certain to
draw more fans.
As for those play-in games
that start Tuesday in Dayton.
Well, one of the teams playing
is Dayton — a No. 11 seed that
will have a distinct home-court
advantage Wednesday night
against Boise State. Generally,
that’s not allowed during the
tournament, but there’s an exception because the committee said
the Flyers were the last team
in the 68-team field, and thus,
had to play in the opening-round
game.
“It falls within our policies and
HILO MARATHON
Brunette grabs
victory out of
thin air
procedures,” selection committee
chairman Scott Barnes said. “It’s
obviously a home-court advantage but we didn’t waver from
that decision.”
Fans have a few days to fill
out their brackets (Sorry, no billion-dollar prize available for a
perfect one this year), then the
action starts in full on Thursday,
when Kentucky headlines the
slate against the winner of a playin game between No. 16 seeds
Manhattan and Hampton. A ‘1’
SEE BRACKET PAGE 3B
WOMEN
Vacationer from
Down Under
flourishes
BY KEVIN JAKAHI
BY KEVIN JAKAHI
Big Island International Marathon winner, Mike Brunette
crosses the finish line during Sunday’s race held at Hilo
Bayfront. TIM WRIGHT/SPECIAL TO WEST HAWAII TODAY
SEE FITZGERALD PAGE 2B
SPORTS
2B
RIZZUTO: Alleged ‘grander’ breaks free
GLANCE
BASEBALL
Division I
Keaau 3-0
Waiakea 2-0
Kealakehe 1-1
Hilo 1-2
Division II
Kamehameha 1-0
Hawaii Prep 1-1
Konawaena 1-2
Pahoa 1-2
Kohala 1-2
Honokaa 0-2
Wednesday
Kohala 5, Hilo 2
Kamehameha 7, Konawaena 0
Pahoa 4, Honokaa 3
Thursday
Keaau 5, Hawaii Prep 1
Saturday
Hilo 12. Konawaena 6
Honokaa 5, Keaau 0
Kealakehe 27, Pahoa 2
Waiakea 13, Kohala 0
March 16
Kamehameha at Honokaa, 3 p.m.
March 17
Honokaa at Hilo, 3 p.m.
Kealakehe at Kamehameha, 3 p.m.
Konawaena at Keaau, 3 p.m.
HPA at Waiakea, 3 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday
Hilo def. CLA 25-12, 25-17, 25-7
Waiakea def. Ehunui 25-11, 25-6, 25-15
Thursday
HPA def. Laupahoehoe 25-17, 25-19, 25-9
Friday
Waiakea def. Honokaa 25-15, 25-19, 25-11
JV: Waiakea wins 25-18, 25-13
HPA at Pahoa, not reported
Ka‘u def. Konawaena 25-11, 25-22, 25-7
Saturday
Hilo def. Kealakehe 25-15, 25-22, 24-26,
25-21
Laupahoehoe at Ke Kula Ehunuikaimalino,
25-17, 26-24, 25-13
March 16
Honokaa at Konawaean, 6 p.m.
Ka‘u at Hilo , 6 p.m.
Kealakehe at Laupahoehoe, 6 p.m.
March 17
Ke Kula O Ehunikaimalino, 6 p.m.
Pahoa at Waiakea, 6 p.m.
GOLF
March 18
At Hilo Municipal Golf Course, 10 a.m.
March 30
At Waikoloa Kings’ Course, 10 a.m.
JUDO
March 28
At Kealakehe High School, 10 a.m.
Kealakehe vs. Ka’u
Keaau vs. Kamehameha
Waiakea vs. Hilo
Konawaena vs. Kamehameha
Hilo vs. Ka’u
Waiakea vs. Kealakehe
Konawaena vs. Keaau
Ka’u vs. Kamehameha
Hilo vs. Kealakehe
Waiakea vs. Keaau
Kealakehe vs. Konawaena
SOFTBALL
Wednesday
Ka‘u 12, Hawaii Prep 8
Friday
HPA at Hilo, 3 p.m.
Kealakehe 17, Ka‘u 2
Keaau 13. Kohala 12
Konawaena 21, Pahoa 0
Saturday
Kamehameha 20, Honokaa 0
March 16
Ka‘u at Kohala, 3 p.m.
March 18
Hilo at Kohala, 3 p.m.
Konawaena at Kamehameha, 3 p.m.
Honkaa at Pahoa , 3 p.m.
Waiakea at Kealakehe, 3 p.m.
TENNIS
March 18
Keaau at Hilo, 2 p.m.
Kamehameha at Ka‘u, 2 p.m.
Konawaena at Parker, 2 p.m.
Honokaa at Kealakehe, 2 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD
March 21
at Keaau, field 2 p.m./running 3 p.m.
WATER POLO
March 14
At Kona Community Aquatic Center
Konawaena 9, Kealakehe 7
Waiakea 15, Hilo 8
Kamehameha 20, Kealakehe 3
Konawaena 12, Hilo 1
Reporting scores
Host schools are responsible for reporting
scores, but visitors are welcome to report
as well.
Information should include JV score,
and varsity score. Stats are optional but
welcome.
Scores may be reported by phone to 9308616 or emailed to sports@westhawaiitoday.
com.
HILO MARATHON RESULTS
Results By JTL Timing
Sunday at HIlo Bayfront
MARATHON
1. Mike Brunette 35-39 Libertyville, Ill.
2:53:56
2. Billy Barnett 30-34 Volcano 2:55:04
3. Kengo Yoshimoto 40-44 Mars, PA 3:04:02
4. Linus Candelaria 35-39 Saitama, JA
3:05:35
5. Lyman Perry 45-49 St. Louis, MO 3:05:40
6. Leah Fitzgerald 30-34 F Australia 3:05:53
7. Joshua Sharp 30-34 Bridgeton, MO 3:11:51
8. Kazuyuki Tamura 35-39 Saint Paul, MN
3:24:44
9. Luke Hurford 35-39 Kailua-Kona 3:25:24
10. Akihiko Futaki 55-59 Dixmont, ME 3:25:34
11. Meredith Kuba 35-39 F Brooklyn, NY
3:26:06
12. Duane Tamashiro 40-44 Hilo 3:26:06
13. Joewee Heinrichs 35-39 Hilo 3:26:28
14. Mary Flaws 45-49 F Waukesha, WI 3:29:41
15. David Spalding 35-39 Tecumseh, CA
3:30:35
16. Jared Whitney 35-39 Hilo 3:33:42
17. Yuko Nakai 40-44 F Waipahu, Oahu
3:34:04
18. Tyler Shilson 15 & Under Hilo 3:35:21
19. Chad Shilson 40-44 Fuchyu-Shi, JA
3:35:22
20. Justin Young 35-39 New Berlin, WI
3:36:32
21. Trenton Campbell 30-34 Anderson, IN
3:37:07
22. Eric Holub 20-24 Kailua-Kona 3:38:27
23. Kyle Ono 50-54 Arlington, VA 3:38:56
24. Ryan Privratsky 45-49 Pahoa 3:42:15
25. George Jacobs 40-44 Libertyville, IL
3:42:57
26. Kimiko Kitayama 50-54 F Honolulu, HI
3:43:19
27. Goichi Kusano 50-54 Hilo 3:44:35
28. Josiah Kumpel 15 & Under Kailua-Kona
3:45:07
29. Carl Bradley 25-29 San Diego, CA 3:45:09
30. Aoki Kentaro 45-49 Honolulu 3:45:15
31. David Miller 40-44 Kailua, Oahu 3:45:33
32. Brooke Myers 30-34 F Frisco, TX 3:45:50
33. Michael Banitt 40-44 Mukilteo, WA
3:45:50
34. Chieko Yamazaki 55-59 F Whitehorse, YT
3:46:35
35. Jairo Miche 25-29 Waimea 3:49:59
36. Andy Russell 40-44 Paris, France 3:51:23
37. Erin Rene 35-39 F Cary, NC 3:51:28
38. John West 40-44 Huntsville, AL 3:52:23
39. Ray Charron 65-69 N/A 3:52:27
40. Bill Davis 45-49 Hilo 3:52:36
41. Maggie Keating 30-34 F Fairview, TX
3:56:32
42. Carl Simons 65-69 San Diego, CA 3:57:40
43. Eugene Belleza 35-39 Katy, TX 3:57:42
44. Tim O’connell 50-54 Kailua-Kona 3:58:28
45. Kevin Ely 35-39 Pahoa, HI 3:59:37
46. Takeshi Ogino 35-39 Honolulu 3:59:45
47. Alex Powell 30-34 Ewa Beach, Oahu
3:59:54
48. Yuji Wakatsuki 50-54 Hilo 4:00:13
49. Mark Wendt 45-49 N/A 4:00:35
50. Robert Moore 50-54 Honolulu 4:03:36
51. Masumoto Tatsuo 65-69 Saint Paul, MN
4:04:12
52. Marvin Fukuchi 60-64 Santa Rosa, CA
4:04:25
53. Tom Craven 65-69 N/A 4:06:13
54. Wendy Torri 50-54 F Keaau 4:06:38
55. Shuko Yamane 60-64 F Honolulu 4:06:52
56. Heidi Vu 40-44 F Hawi 4:07:55
57. Leo Dignan 35-39 Carlsbad, CA 4:11:21
58. Jon Schell 40-44 Pearl City, HI 4:12:08
59. Joe Church 60-64 N/A 4:14:34
60. Mel Oshiro 50-54 Furano, Japan 4:16:44
61. Joshua Willing 30-34 Kailua-Kona 4:17:17
62. William Stedman 35-39 Springfield, OR
4:17:20
63. Victor Eisen 50-54 Pepeekeo 4:17:46
64. Agustin Alba 20-24 Waimea 4:20:41
65. Stephanie Thompson 30-34 F Wichita,
KS 4:20:55
66. Brian Mann 45-49 N/A 4:20:55
67. Raul Ramirez 45-49 Hilo 4:21:39
68. David Buck 35-39 Honolulu 4:23:05
69. Okezie Irondi 25-29 Sandwich, MA 4:23:41
70. Kent Korunka 45-49 Honolulu 4:23:42
71. Maribeth Mulready 25-29 F Kurtistown
4:23:46
72. Jon Koehn 30-34 Hilo 4:23:46
73. Jiro Irie 60-64 Peterborough, Eng. 4:24:29
74. Steven Ciaccio 25-29 N/A 4:24:57
75. Steve White 55-59 Warren, OR 4:26:36
76. Kye Harford 20-24 Gile, WI 4:26:56
77. Jen Upham 40-44 F Hilo 4:27:41
78. Bob Lash 65-69 Coffs Harbour, Aust.
4:27:56
79. Mel Martin 55-59 N/A 4:28:45
80. Forrest Callicutt 60-64 Kailua, Oahu
4:29:43
81. Ayako Sakurai 40-44 F Yokohama, JA
4:30:26
82. Philip Crepinsek 45-49 N/A 4:32:02
83. Sven Spanka 30-34 Plano, TX 4:33:07
84. Hideyuki Suzuki 60-64 Pahoa 4:35:12
85. Jessica Corbett 25-29 F N/A 4:35:21
86. Glenn Bessinger 45-49 Volcano 4:40:19
87. Alec Richardson 20-24 Chiba-Shi, Japan
4:40:20
88. Taylor N/A/ 50-54 F Wichita, KS 4:41:18
89. Shunji Kitamura 55-59 Geneva, IL 4:43:09
90. Maho Nakanishi 20-24 F Kailua-Kona
4:44:33
91. Masako Nakanishi 50-54 F Kailua-Kona
4:44:33
92. Jaun Andolini Miche Rosal16-19 Brmfield,
CO 4:44:35
93. Akira Shirai 60-64 Old Town, ME 4:44:42
94. Charles Griffin 25-29 Pepeekeo 4:44:57
95. Sabrina Disney 16-19 F Honolulu 4:45:28
96. Sienna Levine 16-19 F Ewa Beach, HI
4:45:28
97. Akiko Togashi 40-44 F Arlington, TX
4:45:45
98. Alexandra Rebet 30-34 F Plano, TX
4:47:02
99. Carol Kuhn 55-59 F Captain Cook, HI
4:47:11
100. Scott Garrett 40-44 Atlanta 4:47:20
HALF-MARATHON
1. Jordan Lerma 20-24 Park Ridge, IL 1:14:11
2. Brian Pruitt 30-34 Mukilteo, WA 1:22:07
3. Orion Cruz 30-34 Honolulu 1:22:56
4. Kathleen O’Neil 25-29 F Palo Alto, CA
1:23:07
5. Alan Ryan 40-44 Belleriver, CA 1:23:10
6. Michael Sullivan 30-34 Winsor, CA 1:25:02
7. Kenneth Stover 25-29 Lasalle, CA 1:25:22
8. Joe Barcia 40-44 Keaau 1:30:00
9. Marta Caproni 35-39 F Monroe, MI 1:31:01
10. Alex Lyon 20-24 Anoka, MN 1:31:19
11. Jason Braswell 35-39 Kailua-Kona 1:31:52
12. Nick Muragin 45-49 Honokaa 1:32:43
13. Ben Halpern 25-29 Holualoa 1:33:05
14. Justin Pang 20-24 St Louis, MO 1:33:23
15. Curtis Neck 25-29 Captain Cook 1:33:31
16. Brian Crist 30-34 Honokaa 1:35:57
17. Richard Hansen 40-44 Hilo 1:36:42
18. Justin Folkeringa 16-19 Hilo 1:36:55
19. Jeremy Weaver 35-39 Kailua-Kona 1:38:24
20. Nikka Takane 20-24 F Tecumseh, CA
1:40:30
21. Keith Marrack 40-44 Hilo 1:40:53
22. Anna Baker Mikkelsen 20-24 F Kapaa,
Kauai 1:41:01
23. Molly Ashkenas 25-29 F Hilo 1:41:26
24. Mika Yamaguchi 25-29 F Pepeekeo
1:42:01
25. Brandon Mailhot 30-34 Kealakekua, HI
1:42:13
26. Meredith Ing 35-39 F Anchorage, AK
1:43:22
27. Jonathan Novy 40-44 Anchorage, AK
1:43:39
28. Sally Marrack 40-44 F Hilo 1:43:48
29. Maddy Rivelis 16-19 F Fort Worth, TX
1:43:50
30. Jeffery Beaumont 16-19 Volcano 1:44:43
31. Henry Andkilde 16-19 Ocean View 1:44:51
32. Mark Aoki 20-24 Volcano 1:44:57
33. Deen Tsukamoto 55-59 Waimea 1:45:17
34. Benson Schroeder 16-19 Winsor, CA
1:46:00
35. Gaye Tatsuno 50-54 F Lasalle, CA 1:46:16
36. Shawn Mishler 50-54 Kailua, Oahu
1:46:49
37. Tonya Rude 45-49 F Pahoa 1:47:16
38. Tammy Weaver 30-34 F Hilo 1:47:57
39. Cary Aurand 30-34 F Hilo 1:48:06
40. Pattie Lin 20-24 F Hilo 1:48:22
41. Werner Furrer 60-64 Waikoloa 1:48:35
42. Grecthen Gerlach 20-24 F Hilo 1:48:54
43. Elda Carreon 30-34 F Kealakekua 1:49:32
44. Stephen Cosgrove 50-54 Kailua-Kona
1:50:01
45. Keoni Kahn Macko 45-49 Hilo 1:50:17
46. Darcy May 50-54 F Kailua-Kona 1:50:22
47. Ray Ibarra 60-64 Hilo 1:50:34
48. Kendra Ignacio 40-44 F Honomu 1:50:36
49. Eric Forshaw 45-49 Hilo 1:50:57
50. Susanne Lyle 40-44 F Keaau 1:51:26
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B
short fight, they pushed the
drag to full and hoped their
line would hold. The line
still kept running out despite
the heavy drag so it was now
time to chase and get back
as much line as they could.
The trick worked. After 10
minutes they were back within about 50 yards of the fish,
Stephen said. That’s when they
caught their first glimpse.
“This massive fish came up
parallel to the starboard side
of the boat and jumped six
or seven times, full out of the
water showing all of her grandeur,” Stephen said. “Jake was
screaming ‘This is a big fish,
this is a giant, this is a grander.’
“The adrenaline rush I
got was so great I could not
even speak (which is VERY
rare),” Stephen said. “My
head was exploding with a
rush of pure pressure.”
Stephen and Jake were fishing with some of the heaviest
gear you can imagine, which
will give you a sense of the size
and power of their fish. On
their side of the tug-of-war,
the two fishermen had 130class reels, 500-pound Spectra
line, motor assists, and short,
stubby 130-class poles. Even
so, the motor assist ended up
being useless most of the fight
as it was not strong enough
to do much at all because
of the heavy drag setting.
“Gloves, hand-pulling
and holding were the order
of the day,” Stephen said.
They did the best they
could to stay with the fish
by maneuvering the boat,
but it was still very fresh,
pumping its tail, swimming
strongly, Stephen said.
With the sun going down,
they thought about cutting
the line, but fishermen only
do that as a last resort.
“We prayed a short prayer
and put as much pressure on
her as we could,” Stephen said.
“We both expressed mixed feelings of fear, respect and sheer
elation watching the performance of this incredible fish.”
When they got it close to the
starboard side off the stern, it
stuck its bill up at a 45-degree
angle and opened its mouth.
“It looked like you could
stuff a volleyball into her
mouth.” Stephen said.
The fish yanked its head
to the left a few times and
then a few more — and
the hook finally let go.
“We immediately cheered
loudly as this magnificent
fish swam away still strong,”
Stephen said. “The trailer
hook, a Mustad stainless
steel 10/0, had opened up
and released the fish. Perfect
answer to our prayer.”
How big was it? It doesn’t
really matter, Stephen said.
“We saw it close both in and
out of the water many times.
From the inside of the tail to
the nose where the bill starts
was a good 10 feet. The body
was thick and stout down to
the tail. This was a strong,
healthy and beautifully proportioned blue marlin. Her
head and body were so big
that the bill actually looked
small, and it was a full bill.”
What does matter?
“I now believe in highspeed trolling,” Stephen said.
“Where else but in Kona can
you drive your 19-foot skiff
out of your driveway in the
morning, launch about 4 miles
away, have an epic day like this
and be home safe at 8 in the
evening? What a blessing!”
REELS SINGING IN THE RAIN
Kona is billed as Hawaii’s
sunniest coast, and the warm,
bright days make fishing here
especially pleasant. Lately,
we’ve had a few too many
gray, rainy days, but fishermen
need not be discouraged. The
fish don’t feel the raindrops.
Wednesday, a day as damp
and gloomy as they come, Capt.
Bryan Toney continued on his
quest to aid the Offield Center
for Billfish Studies (OCBS) by
placing satellite tags in shortbill
spearfish and striped marlin.
In addition to placing
$5,000 satellite tags in
three shortbills on a rainy
Wednesday, Bryan’s gang
aboard Marlin Magic that day
hooked a striped marlin and
pulled in blue marlin estimated at 450- and 550-pounds.
Paxson “Packy” Offield and
his son Chase Offield booked
Marlin Magic for the week
with the original intention of
putting SAT tags on striped
marlin. After being ignored by
the stripeys, they began catching shortbills and switched to
tagging these smaller cousins.
The SAT tags are the first
ever deployed on shortbills.
The tagging operation went
off like clockwork because
the shortbills came in easily
and unharmed on the heavy
tackle being used. With Bryan,
crew Doug Pattengill and the
Oldfields, the team was able
to pull each spearfish aboard
quickly, remove the hook, place
the tag’s anchor and get the
fish back in the water in 10
seconds, Bryan said. They all
swam off in vigorous health
and won’t be heard from for
another six months when
the tags pop off, come to the
surface and send their data
to a satellite on a relay to the
OCBS base in California.
The Offields left five more
tags with Bryan to deploy in
the weeks ahead, rain or shine.
SPEARFISH TITLE TIGHTENS
Floyd Pansano, a tug
boat operator from Corpus
Christi, Texas, has been on
a worldwide quest to fill his
“billfish list” by catching one
of every type of billfish found
anywhere in the world. He
came to Kona recently to
fish on Sea Strike with Capt.
Dale Leverone in hopes of
filling his shortbill spearfish
and black marlin slots.
Floyd didn’t catch his black
marlin, which is no surprise
since we have not seen one
yet this year. He did catch a
shortbill, which is also no surprise because fishing parties
have been hooking as many as
four a day in recent weeks.
With Floyd’s flair for the
unusual, the shortbill he
caught on Wednesday is now
in the lead for the heaviest
spearfish weighed here this
year — but only by a few ounces. On the scales at the Bite
Me Fish Market, it weighed
52.9 pounds. A 52.7-pounder
was in the lead at the time
and that’s too close to call the
two fish anything but a tie.
MAKE A WISH OHANA
The Make-A-Wish
Foundation grants the wishes
of children diagnosed with
life-threatening illnesses in
the belief that granting wishes
changes lives. Over the years,
the Kona Charter fleet has
taken an active part in assisting
charities like Make-A-Wish. On
Thursday, Capt. Chris Cawthon
welcomed Luke Giunta, 12,
and his family aboard the
charterboat Ohana to grant
him every hopeful fisherman’s
wish — a fish to remember for the rest of his life.
The Ohana family fished the
Grounds and hooked kawakawa and keokeo for their excited
guests. Despite the excitement
and happy faces, Chris wanted to do more for Luke. So
the Ohana went out again on
Friday to find something bigger
and more memorable for Luke.
When the rods bent over on
a double strike, Luke got the
chance to catch two shortbill
spearfish. The youngster from
Missouri patiently pulled in
the first while the second fish
kept waited impatiently. Then
Luke pulled in the second for
an extremely unusual feat no
fisherman would ever forget.
BRUNETTE: Entrant escapes cold for first win
“This one is my
favorite race,” Brunette
said. “I’ve said the first
one that I win would
be my favorite race. It
was one of the most
beautiful
courses,
and I wanted to get
away from the cold of
Chicago. I want to go
back and run along the
(Hamakua) coastline.”
His personal record
is 2:47 at a race back
home last year, but he
was seventh. Brunette
finished second at New
Hampshire six months
ago.
After 24 miles,
Brunette was so far
behind that he and
Melissa, who tracked
him at miles 6, 9, 14,
19 and 22, thought the
Ghost, a Keaau High
school teacher, would
disappear under the
gray clouds like a gentle breeze.
But a funny thing
happened.
“I wanted to go out
and have fun,” Barnett
said.
The Ghost recently
ran a 100-mile trail
run, hasn’t trained
much, and crashed at
the 24-mile marker.
It’s the third BIIM for
Barnett, 30, who has
competed in 25 ultras
— 31 to 100 miles.
“I honestly didn’t
think I had it. At the
25 mile marker, I saw
him slowing down and
I had to take it,” said
Brunette, who has several tattoos, including
one with a bear. “I like
bears and I liken my
wife to being a mother
bear. At the 24 mile
mark, I gave everything I could to catch
up to him.
“I had a horrible
start. I started off with
two guys in the lead,
and I went out too fast
in the first half.”
Brunette, who is a
stay-at-home
dad,
has a supportive wife
in Melissa, who was
emotional. She was
overwhelmed by her
husband’s
accomplishment, and shed a
waterfall of tears.
“I didn’t think he
had a chance because
he was far behind,” she
said. “He’s been running a lot of races. I’m
really proud.”
The couple plan to
help the Hawaii tourism industry. They’re
staying for 10 days and
will visit Kauai. Then
when they get home,
Brunette has a good
tale for his little cubs.
FITZGERALD: Aussie competitor a born runner
recently won her second junior triathlon
in their Coffs Harbour
hometown. The children stayed back in
Åustrailia with their
grandparents.
According to the
Commonwealth
Scientific
and
Industrial Research
Organization, Coffs
Harbour has the
most livable climate
in Australia, and it is
nestled between a high
mountain backdrop
and dozens of beaches.
Fitzgerald works at
the Surf Club & Bar
Restaurant in Coffs
Harbour.
She’s competed in
seven marathons, and
her personal record is
3:05 at a Gold Coast
run in Australia in
2013.
“I wanted to come
here because it’s different (than the Honolulu
Marathon) and not
everybody has been
here,” Fitzgerald said.
“It’s very appealing.
Since I’ve been a kid,
I’ve run and I’ve loved
it. After my three kids,
I decided to get into
racing.”
The couple will
enjoy their 10-day
vacation with a trip to
Kona and Oahu, before
flying 5,000 miles back
home.
There are other popular sports in Australia,
like swimming, rugby
and catching butterflies. But Fitzgerald
knew that running fit
her best.
“I’ve been into it a
long time,” she said.
“It’s my strongest event
and I just enjoy running. It’s become a part
of who I am.”
SPORTS
NASCAR
3B
SCOREBOARD
MONDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
10 a.m. 10 a.m. NBA
2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 4:30 p.m. SOCCER
Harvick wins at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. —
Joey Logano tried. Brad
Keselowski tried. So did
Kurt Busch and Jamie
McMurray.
But there simply was
no passing Kevin Harvick
for the lead and then
keeping him in the rearview mirror as Harvick
won the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series race Sunday
at Phoenix International
Raceway.
The victory extended a
remarkable run for the
reigning Cup champion both at the one-mile
track here and overall in
the Cup series, a run not
seen in NASCAR in four
decades.
It was Harvick’s second
win in as many races; he
also won a week ago in
Las Vegas and thus has
captured two of the three
races in NASCAR’s early
season Western swing.
The third race is next
Sunday at Auto Club
Speedway in Fontana,
Calif.
Harvick’s win also was
his seventh consecutive
finish of first or second
going back to last fall,
when he captured the
series title. The last driver to accomplish that feat
was seven-time champion Richard Petty in 1975.
ESPN
ESPN/TWSN
Cleveland at Miami L.A. Lakers at Golden State NHL
Kevin Harvick, left, leads Joey Logano in the
65th lap during a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
auto race on Sunday. RICK SCUTERI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FSNW
SNLA
Texas vs. L.A. Angels Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers 9:55 a.m. Washington at Buffalo Arizona at Los Angeles NBCSN
FSNW
Premier League, Liverpool at Swansea City NBCSN
TUESDAY’S TV SCHEDULE
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
11 a.m. FSNPT
Houston at Baylor HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
5 p.m. 7:15 p.m. OC16
OC16
Castle vs. Leilehua Campbell vs. Pearl City HORSE RACING
9 a.m. FSNPT
Trackside Live! MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
10 a.m. 10 a.m. FSNW
SNLA
L.A. Angels vs. Colorado L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
12:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 5 p.m. TRUTV
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
TRUTV
ESPN2
NCAA Tournament NIT, first round
NIT, first round NIT, first round NIT, first round NIT, first round NIT, first round NCAA Tournament NIT, first round MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE
1 p.m. NHL
1:30 p.m. NBA
4:30 p.m. Colgate at Cornell FS1
Buffalo at Boston NBCSN
Charlotte at L.A. Clippers FSNPT
SOCCER
BRACKET: UK hunts for 9th title
has never lost to a ‘16.’
The other No. 1 seeds
were Villanova in the
East and Duke in the
South. Those were pretty
easy picks.
And then there was the
total no-brainer — placing Kentucky at the top
of the Midwest Region,
and at the very top of the
bracket. The Wildcats
defeated Arkansas 78-63
on Sunday to improve to
34-0. If they win six more,
they’ll become the first
team since then 1975-76
Indiana Hoosiers to go
undefeated.
“I think I have the
best team and the best
players,” said coach John
Calipari, trying to lead
the program to its ninth
national title. “Does that
mean we’ll win? No, it
doesn’t.”
The Wildcats are
even-money picks in Las
Vegas to win it all, and at
least one coach, Bill Self
of Kansas, thinks that
might be a bargain.
“I shouldn’t be talking
about Vegas, but my
point is, I think they’re
a pretty heavy favorite,” said Self, whose
Jayhawks are seeded No.
2 in the Midwest.
Other No. 2 seeds are
Gonzaga in the South
and Virginia in the East.
Barnes said Arizona
and Virginia were the
other teams in the mix
for the top seed. He
defended placing Duke
there, saying the Blue
Devils’ road wins over
Virginia, North Carolina
and Louisville carried
more weight than their
lack of a conference title.
“Those strong, very
elite wins, wins on the
road — and let’s not
forget the eye test with
Duke — all were considerations,” he said.
Barnes called placing
UCLA in the bracket as
a No. 11 seed “one of the
tougher decisions we had
to make.” But he defended putting the Bruins
(20-13) in with an RPI
of 48, which is 18 spots
lower than Colorado
State and 14 below
Temple.
“We felt they were
gaining steam,” Barnes
said. “They did have a
good strength-of-schedule, they were playing
better against tough
competition. An example
is the last game against
Arizona (a 70-64 loss in
the Pac-12 title game). I
think the ‘eye test’ was
also a plus in putting
them in the field.”
The Big Ten and Big
12 led the way with
seven teams each in the
bracket.
Other teams that
just
missed
were
Old Dominion and
Richmond, which lost
out to teams like Ole
Miss and Texas that have
stronger schedules baked
into the cake because
they play in major
conferences.
As is custom, Barnes
was short on specifics, though he said
Wyoming’s surprise victory in the Mountain
West Conference stole
away an at-large bid that
would’ve gone to Temple
— the last team out.
The next team out was
Colorado State. Rams
coach Larry Eutaschy
broke away from his
team’s “viewing party” to
make a brief statement.
“They are devastated, and they should be,
because they are certainly an NCAA Tournament
team,” Eustachy said.
The bracket includes
its usual share of quirks
and tear-jerkers.
—UCLA’s first game
is against SMU, coached
by Larry Brown, the
74-year-old turnaround
artist who is taking his
third team to the NCAA
Tournament. The first
team? UCLA, of course.
—Harvard, coached by
former Duke star Tommy
Amaker, faces his old
rival, North Carolina, in
the first round.
—Georgia State coach
Ron Hunter watched the
bracket unveiling with
his left foot in a cast. He
tore his Achilles’ tendon while celebrating
his program’s first trip
to the tournament since
2001. The 14th-seeded
Panthers open against
Baylor.
—Also seeded No. 14
is Albany, which made
the tournament on a
3-pointer with 1 second
left by Peter Hooley,
whose mother died six
weeks ago from colon
cancer. No. 14 Albany
opens against Oklahoma.
—Wichita State is in
the same region with
Kansas, an in-state program that won’t schedule the Shockers, and
Kentucky, which ended
Wichita State’s undefeated season last year in the
second round.
This year, it’s Kentucky
that comes in with a ‘0’ in
that loss column.
“Everyone is zero-andzero now,” Calipari said.
“That’s the key to this. It’s
a one-game shot. It’s not
best-of-5.”
FS1
9:30 a.m. EFA Champions League, Arsenal at Monaco *Tape-delayed broadcast
RADIO SCHEDULE
TUESDAY
2:30 p.m.
790 AM
BIIF baseball: Honokaa vs. Hilo
WEDNESDAY
3:30 p.m.
AMERICAN WL Pct
Kansas City
10
3
.769
Houston
63 .667
Minnesota
63 .667
New York
9
5
.643
Oakland
95 .643
Boston
75 .583
Texas
75 .583
Toronto
77.500
Cleveland
67 .462
Seattle
67 .462
Chicago
56 .455
Tampa Bay
5
6
.455
Los Angeles
5
7
.417
Detroit
69 .400
Baltimore
311 .214
NATIONAL W
L
Pct
Los Angeles
7
2
.778
Miami
83 .727
Colorado
74 .636
Philadelphia
85 .615
Pittsburgh
65 .545
Arizona
76 .538
San Diego
6
6
.500
St. Louis
5
5
.500
New York
6
7
.462
Cincinnati
57 .417
Chicago
58 .385
Washington
47 .364
Atlanta
49 .308
San Francisco
4 10
.286
Milwaukee
39 .250
Sunday’s Games
Miami 4, Detroit 2
Pittsburgh 4, Baltimore 2
Philadelphia (ss) 11, Boston 4
Toronto 10, Atlanta 5
N.Y. Yankees 3, Philadelphia (ss) 2
Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Mets 4
Minnesota 6, St. Louis 6, tie
Houston 3, Washington 2
Cleveland 4, San Diego 2
Texas 12, Milwaukee (ss) 5
Oakland 5, Milwaukee (ss) 2
Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati 1
Chicago White Sox 5, L.A. Angels 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, Seattle 2
Colorado 6, Kansas City 2
San Francisco 5, Arizona 0
Monday’s Games
Baltimore vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater,
Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Atlanta vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee,
Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Washington at Viera,
Fla., 7:05 a.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla.,
7:05 a.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla.,
7:05 a.m.
San Francisco vs. Cincinnati at
Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale,
Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Cleveland vs. Kansas City at Surprise,
Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego at Peoria,
Ariz., 10:05 a.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona at
Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:10 a.m.
Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz.,
10:10 a.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA
790 AM
NBA: Atlanta vs. Golden State
BASEBALL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
W L PctGB
Toronto
3927.591 -Boston
29 36 .4469½
Brooklyn
2638.406 12
Philadelphia
15 51.22724
New York
13 53 .197 26
Southeast W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta
52 14.788 -Washington
3828.576 14
Charlotte
2935.45322
Miami
29 36 .44622½
Orlando
21 47.309 32
Central W L Pct GB
Cleveland
4325.632 -Chicago
4028.588 3
Milwaukee
3432 .515 8
Indiana
30 35 .46211½
Detroit
2343.348 19
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest W L Pct GB
Memphis
4620.697 -Houston
4422.667 2
San Antonio
41 24 .631 4½
Dallas
42 25 .6274½
New Orleans
36 30 .545 10
Northwest W L Pct GB
Portland
4420.688 -Oklahoma City 37 29 .561 8
WOMEN
TOURNAMENT
Atlantic Sun Conference
Championship
Florida Gulf Coast 60, N. Kentucky 43
Colonial Athletic Association
Championship
James Madison 62, Hofstra 56
Horizon League
Championship
Green Bay 86, Wright St. 77, OT
Missouri Valley Conference
Championship
Wichita St. 85, Missouri St. 71
Northeast Conference
Championship
St. Francis (NY) 77, Robert Morris 62
Southland Conference
Championship
Northwestern St. 58, Houston Baptist
50
Utah
29 36 .44615½
Denver
26 41 .38819½
Minnesota
14 51 .21530½
Pacific W L Pct GB
Golden State
52 13 .800 -L.A. Clippers
42 25 .627 11
Phoenix
35 33 .51518½
Sacramento
2243.33830
L.A. Lakers
17 48 .262 35
x-clinched playoff spot
Sunday’s Games
Oklahoma City 109, Chicago 100
Houston 100, L.A. Clippers 98
Denver 118, New Orleans 111,2OT
Cleveland 123, Orlando 108
San Antonio 123, Minnesota 97
Portland 113, Toronto 97
Phoenix 102, New York 89
Atlanta 91, L.A. Lakers 86
Monday’s Games
Portland at Washington, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Boston, 1:30 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 2 p.m.
Brooklyn at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
Cleveland at Miami, 2 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Utah, 3 p.m.
Atlanta at Sacramento, 4 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE
MEN
TOURNAMENT
America East Conference
Championship
SMU 62, UConn 54
Atlantic 10 Conference
Championship
VCU 71, Dayton 65
Big Ten Conference
Championship
Wisconsin 80, Michigan St. 69, OT
Southeastern Conference
Championship
Kentucky 78, Arkansas 63
Sun Belt Conference
Championship
Georgia St. 38, Georgia Southern 36
HOCKEY
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
GP W L OTPts GF GA
Montreal 69 43197 93182153
Tampa Bay 70 42 21 7 91226 182
Detroit
68 38 19 11 87200 183
Boston
69 36 231082184 175
Ottawa
68 33 2411 77194180
Florida
69 31 241476170192
Toronto
70 27 37 6 60 187222
Buffalo
68 19 43 6 44 129230
Metropolitan GP W L OTPts GF GA
N.Y. Rangers 68 44 17 7 95207 158
N.Y. Islanders71 43 24 4 90 221 199
Pittsburgh 69 39 201088196 173
Washington 70 37 231084205 172
Philadelphia 71 29 27 15 73 186202
New Jersey 69 29 29 11 69 158 179
Columbus 69 30354 64180218
Carolina
68 26 348 60 161187
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OTPts GF GA
St. Louis
69 44 205 93 214 170
Nashville 71 43 21 7 93203 173
Chicago
68 41 216 88198157
Minnesota 69 38 247 83196 173
Winnipeg 69 34 231280 191186
Colorado 69 32 2611 75184193
Dallas
70 32 2810 74 218229
Pacific GP W L OTPts GF GA
Anaheim
71 44 207 95208 195
Vancouver 68 39 254 82193184
Calgary
69 38 265 81205 181
Los Angeles 68 33 22 13 79 185 172
San Jose
69 34 27 8 76 193 193
Arizona
69 21 408 50 145230
Edmonton 69 18 391248160238
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point
Sunday’s Games
Ottawa 2, Philadelphia 1, SO
Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 1
N.Y. Rangers 2, Florida 1
Carolina 3, Columbus 2
St. Louis 3, Dallas 0
Washington 2, Boston 0
Anaheim 4, Nashville 2
Monday’s Games
Washington at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
Montreal at Tampa Bay, 1:30 p.m.
Toronto at Edmonton, 3:30 p.m.
Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:30 p.m.
NASCAR
CAMPINGWORLD.COM 500
Sunday
At Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
Lap length: 1 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet
2. (3) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
3. (5) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet
4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet
5. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
6. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
7. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet
8. (2) Joey Logano, Ford
9. (10) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
10. (12) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
11. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
12. (14) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford
13. (7) Carl Edwards, Toyota
14. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet
15. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
16. (4) Matt Kenseth, Toyota
17. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
18. (28) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet
19. (32) Aric Almirola, Ford
20. (24) Casey Mears, Chevrolet
21. (13) David Ragan, Toyota
22. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet
23. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
24. (30) Clint Bowyer, Toyota
25. (39) Cole Whitt, Ford
26. (23) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet
27. (19) Greg Biffle, Ford
28. (36) Trevor Bayne, Ford
29. (29) David Gilliland, Ford
30. (26) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
31. (40) J.J. Yeley, Toyota
32. (38) Brett Moffitt, Ford
33. (37) Mike Bliss, Ford
34. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota
35. (35) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota
36. (34) Josh Wise, Ford
37. (42) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet
38. (43) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet
39. (17) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet
40. (27) Sam Hornish Jr.
41. (18) Brian Vickers, Toyota
42. (31) Michael Annett, Chevrolet
43. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet
TENNIS
BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Sunday
At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men: $7.1 million (Masters
1000); Women: $5.38 million
(Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Second Round
Donald Young, United States, def. Jeremy
Chardy (31), France, 6-4, 6-2.
Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukraine, def.
Santiago Giraldo (29), Colombia, 6-1,
7-6 (4).
Milos Raonic (6), Canada, def. Simone
Bolelli, Italy, 6-3, 6-4.
Lukas Rosol (27), Czech Republic, def.
Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3.
Roberto Bautista Agut (15), Spain, def.
Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-4, 6-3.
Andreas Seppi (30), Italy, def. Victor
Hanescu, Romania, 6-4, 6-4.
Grigor Dimitrov (11), Bulgaria, def. Nick
Kyrgios, Australia, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (4).
Michael Berrer, Germany, def. Richard
Gasquet (22), France, 7-6 (6), 4-6, 3-1,
retired.
Robin Haase, Netherlands, def. Stan
Wawrinka (7), Switzerland, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Jack Sock, United States, def. Gilles Muller
(33), Luxembourg, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7).
Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Diego
Schwartzman, Argentina, 6-4, 6-2.
Steve Johnson, United States, def. Ivo
Karlovic (21), Croatia, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Tomas Berdych (9), Czech Republic, def.
Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-1, 6-4.
Women
Third Round
Heather Watson, Britain, def. Agnieszka
Radwanska (7), Poland, 6-4, 6-4.
Elina Svitolina (23), Ukraine, def. Lucie
Safarova (10), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Karolina Pliskova (14), Czech Republic,
def. Garbine Muguruza (19), Spain, 7-5,
6-4.
Timea Bacsinszky (27), Switzerland,
def. Ekaterina Makarova (8), Russia, 3-6,
7-5, 6-4.
Serena Williams (1), United States, def.
Zarina Diyas (28), Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-0.
Sloane Stephens, United States, def.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (22), Russia, 7-6
(4), 1-6, 6-4.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS -- Optioned LHP
Logan Darnell to Rochester (IL) and INF
Jorge Polanco to Chattanooga (SL).
Assigned RHP Adrian Salcedo and
INF Argenis Diaz to their minor league
camp.
National League
WASHINGTON NATIONALS -- Optioned
RHP Taylor Hill to Syracuse. Reassigned
RHPs Eric Fornataro, Mitch Lively and
Scott McGregor to their minor league
camp.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DALLAS MAVERICKS -- Recalled C-F
Dwight Powell from Texas (NBADL).
MIAMI HEAT -- Recalled G Zoran Dragic
from Sioux Falls (NBADL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CINCINNATI BENGALS -- Signed
DE Michael Johnson to a four-year
contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
WASHINGTON CAPITALS -- Recalled RW
Chris Conner and G Philipp Grubauer
from Hershey (AHL). Reassigned C
Andre Burakovsky to Hershey (AHL).
American Hockey League
HAMILTON BULLDOGS -- Assigned Ds
David Makowski and Bobby Shea to
Wheeling (ECHL).
COLLEGE
BIG SKY CONFERENCE -- Suspended
Northern Arizona basketball coach
Jack Murphy for one postseason game
because of his conduct following the
league’s tournament semifinal against
Montana.
ALABAMA -- Fired men’s basketball
coach Anthony Grant.
ST. JOHN’S -- Suspended men’s junior
basketball C Chris Obekpa for two
weeks for violation of team rules.
GOLF
VALSPAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Sunday
At Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead Course
Palm Harbor, Fla.
Purse: $5.9 million
Yardage: 7,340; Par 71
Final
(x-won on 3rd playoff hole)
x-Jordan Spieth (500), $1,062,00070-67-68-69--274-10
Sean O’Hair (245), $519,200
66-72-69-67--274 -10
Patrick Reed (245), $519,200
72-68-68-66--274 -10
Henrik Stenson (135), $283,200 67-70-71-67--275
-9
Ryan Moore (110), $236,000
69-68-67-72--276 -8
Troy Merritt (100), $212,400
72-69-71-66--278 -6
Danny Lee (85), $183,883
72-69-71-67--279 -5
Luke Guthrie (85), $183,883
68-73-70-68--279 -5
Jason Kokrak (85), $183,883
68-73-70-68--279 -5
Harris English (63), $126,429
69-72-74-65--280 -4
Brian Davis (63), $126,429
65-76-70-69--280 -4
Charles Howell III (63), $126,429 70-70-72-68--280 -4
Kevin Na (63), $126,429
71-70-73-66--280 -4
Vijay Singh (63), $126,429
69-70-70-71--280 -4
Daniel Summerhays (63), $126,429 70-72-67-71--280
-4
Justin Thomas (63), $126,429
67-72-73-68--280 -4
Nicholas Thompson (51), $77,206 67-74-73-67--281
-3
Cameron Tringale (51), $77,206 71-69-73-68--281 -3
Lee Westwood (51), $77,206
Jason Bohn (51), $77,206
Derek Ernst (51), $77,206
Billy Hurley III (51), $77,206
Shawn Stefani (51), $77,206
Ian Poulter (43), $44,643
Andres Romero (43), $44,643
Mark Wilson (43), $44,643
Chad Campbell (43), $44,643
Jason Dufner (43), $44,643
Lucas Glover (43), $44,643
Sam Saunders (43), $44,643
Nick Taylor (43), $44,643
Brendon Todd (43), $44,643
Brendon de Jonge (35), $30,511
John Huh (35), $30,511
Russell Knox (35), $30,511
Martin Laird (35), $30,511
S.J. Park (35), $30,511
Will Wilcox (35), $30,511
Matt Kuchar (35), $30,511
Jon Curran (30), $23,600
Jim Furyk (30), $23,600
Francesco Molinari (30), $23,600
Kevin Streelman (30), $23,600
71-70-71-69--281
70-69-72-70--281
67-70-69-75--281
69-71-70-71--281
68-72-71-70--281
68-70-75-69--282
74-69-71-68--282
70-73-72-67--282
70-72-69-71--282
70-71-71-70--282
69-69-72-72--282
70-72-69-71--282
70-70-70-72--282
70-70-73-69--282
67-69-75-72--283
71-70-72-70--283
69-71-70-73--283
69-72-74-68--283
71-71-72-69--283
68-73-72-70--283
70-70-68-75--283
72-71-72-69--284
69-73-71-71--284
70-72-70-72--284
68-69-74-73--284
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
E
E
E
E
DIRTY CARPET?
Receive a...
25
% DISCOUNT
Off Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery, Tile &
Grout, Drapery and Stone Polishing.
Ed’s
Cleaning
West Hawaii Cleaning Specialist LLC
Ed Simon, Owner
Locally Owned & Operated for over 20 years!
Kona 938-5915
Free Estimates
Mastercard & Visa accepted
Minimum Charge Required
Waimea 885-3332
4B
ANNIE’S MAILBOX | ADVICE
Youth take a stand against tobacco on Kick Butts Day
Dear Annie: My grandmother picked up her first
cigarette when she was 11,
beginning an addiction
that ultimately would
take her life. Her story is
unfortunately common.
I became a tobacco
control advocate to spread
the message that tobacco
is harmful. I don’t want
to see people’s lives or
dreams destroyed by these
products. I am confident
that we can create the
first tobacco-free generation. It may sound
far-fetched, but I believe
we are within reach of a
day when tobacco doesn’t
sicken people anymore.
Tobacco kills more than
480,000 Americans each
year, the vast majority of
whom started smoking as
kids. The tobacco industry aggressively markets
their products to kids
with flashy ads and sweet
flavors. Tobacco industry
documents reveal they
have long targeted kids
as “replacement smokers”
for the people killed by
their products each year.
Enough is enough. Kids
are taking a stand against
Big Tobacco to say they
are not a “replacement,”
and they will not let tobacco use take over their lives.
Young people are posting
selfies on social media
at NotAReplacement
to say they will not be
fooled by the tobacco
industry’s tactics.
March 18 is Kick Butts
Day, a national day of
activism sponsored by the
Campaign for TobaccoFree Kids that empowers
youth to stand out, speak
up and seize control
against Big Tobacco.
Please urge your readers
to visit kickbuttsday.org to
learn more about what is
being done in their communities to reduce tobacco use and how they can
help. — Magi Linscott,
age 19, Harrisonburg, Va.
Dear Magi Linscott:
Our condolences on the
loss of your grandmother.
So many people still are
not aware of the longterm dangers of smoking
when they pick up that
first cigarette. Thanks to
you, we hope our readers
will visit kickbuttsday.org
to see how they can help.
Dear Annie: I have
Sudoku
read letters from parents
of ungrateful adult children and always thought,
“How sad.” Now I know
exactly how they feel.
My husband and I
just celebrated 50 years
of marriage. It has not
been the happiest of marriages, but we love and
respect each other, and
he is my best friend. We
have three children. One
sent us a frame that said
“50th Anniversary” on it.
He bought it online, and
the enclosed slip wished
us a happy anniversary.
Another child gave us a
large gift certificate at
Christmas with the understanding that it would
also be for our anniversary. Our youngest totally
don’t feel this is truly a
celebration — for you or
for them. Even so, a 50th
is a major milestone and
should be acknowledged.
Let the kids know that
their detached response
was disappointing, and
tell them how much it
would have meant to
have received a phone
call or personal card. We
hope they do better.
Dear Annie: I could
have written the letter
from “Frustrated Pastor’s
Wife.” I’ve lost count of
the times my husband
has officiated at fancy,
expensive weddings and
received no compensation at all, even after
telling them his fee.
When a couple is planning their ceremony, they
need to remember who
the one person is who
needs to be at their wedding to make it happen.
It is not the wedding
planner, floral shop or
dressmaker. It is the
pastor. Please compensate them accordingly.
— Another Pastor’s Wife
COPYRIGHT 2015 CREATORS.COM
RELEASE DATE– Monday, March 16, 2015
Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle
Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis
ASTROLOGY
Eugenia Last
Monday, March 16, 2015
CELEBRITIES BORN ON
THIS DAY: Judah Friedlander,
46; Lauren Graham, 48; Victor
Garber, 66; Jerry Lewis, 89.
Happy Birthday: You are
advised to view each situation
independently and come to your
own conclusions and decisions
using moderation and a realistic attitude. Expecting too much
from anyone or anything will lead
to disappointment and setbacks.
Instead, focus on what you can
do to ensure that you make steady
progress. Honesty and integrity
will help you avoid a mishap.
Your numbers are 3, 10, 16, 25,
28, 33, 46.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
An investment will pay off. Take
the time to help someone out, and
you will be offered a contribution
or favor that will help you out
legally, financially or physically.
Follow your intuition when dealing with a money matter. 4 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
Positive action to improve your
appearance will result in compliments, but also can lead to costly
expenditures and debt. Don’t live
beyond your means. Don’t contribute to someone else’s investment. Joint ventures will not turn
out in your favor. 2 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
Say little. Listen to others and
observe how they react. Consider
how you can best use your skills
to make a difference. Actions
will speak louder than words. A
romantic situation will boost your
ego. 5 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
Check out different philosophies,
religions and ways of doing things
that interest you, and you will
find a new direction that will help
you overcome some of the impositions you’ve been forced to deal
with. 3 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Step
into the limelight and you will
draw attention from others,
bringing you greater control
and confidence. Learn from the
changes going on around you.
Love is in the stars, along with
self-improvement projects. 3
stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
Important documents could hold
you back or cost you if you overlook the fine print. You may be
in a rush to close a deal, but don’t
be overly hasty. A good friendship
will develop if you participate in
an evening event. 3 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
Take part in events that allow
you to show your compassion and
competitive desire to help others.
Your contributions will change
the way others view you and bring
about an interesting union with
someone who will help you face
challenges. 5 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
You’ll have a greater interest
in starting your own business.
Avoid overspending or taking on
more than you can handle. Baby
steps and an innovative approach
will lead to greater success. The
groundwork will result in future
stability. 2 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21): Don’t spend to impress. If
someone isn’t happy to be with
you, consider moving on. An
investment you make should
benefit you, not those riding
your coattails. Live bravely. Have
the courage to go after what you
want. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19): Your emotional attitude will
cause confusion. You’ll have to
make an honest assessment of
what works for you and what
doesn’t. Don’t let anyone railroad
you into a situation that is costly.
Avoid unpredictable people and
situations. 3 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
You can make vocational changes
if you are persistent, innovative
and enthusiastic when it comes
to promoting what you want to
do. Invest in yourself and your
future. Personal and professional
partnerships will help you reach
your goals. 3 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Use your charm to get others to
pitch in and help. Delays while
traveling or dealing with institutions, government agencies or
people in authoritative positions
can be expected. Take care of
details personally to avoid disappointment. Someone will try to
hold you back. 3 stars
Birthday Baby: You are forceful, outgoing and insightful. You
are colorful and expressive.
COPYRIGHT 2015 UNIVERSAL
UCLICK 1130 Walnut St., Kansas
City, MO 64106; 816-581-7500
ACROSS
1 Ignore the
teleprompter
6 Take for a ride,
so to speak
10 Pyramid, to Tut
14 Supermodel
Klum
15 “Look what I did!”
16 Old-time knife
17 “Full House” star
Bob
18 Alphabetically
first of the acting
Baldwin brothers
19 Sedgwick of “The
Closer”
20 McDonald’s
freebies
23 Contractor’s
approx.
25 Word ending for
enzymes
26 Outcome
27 Multi-day event
featuring rainbow
flags
31 Alaskan native
32 Forever and a
day
33 Opposite of NNE
36 Campus official
37 Willy with a
chocolate factory
39 Indian spiced tea
40 Kazakhstan,
once: Abbr.
41 For the lady
42 Prankster’s
favorite month
43 Ride with
wooden horses
46 Scramble, as a
secret message
49 Dawn goddess
50 Old AT&T rival
51 Fruit-flavored
hard candies
55 Part of Q.E.D.
56 “You hurt?” reply,
hopefully
57 Really bad
turnout
60 Feel concern
61 Luigi’s “Bye!”
62 Conclude
63 “Faster __ a
speeding
bullet ...”
64 Tailor’s sewn
folds
65 Sidewalk eateries
2 Agcy. with narcs
3 Astronomical
distance
4 “I had no __!”
5 Walk-on role
6 Hung around
7 Not windy
8 “Zip-__-DooDah”
9 ’90s Los del Río
dance hit
10 “For shame!”
11 “Shame __!”
12 Two-time Best
Actress Oscar
winner Streep
13 Beauty’s beau
21 Tire pressure
abbr.
22 Popular jeans
23 “Jeepers!”
24 Black Friday
deals
28 Many a punch
line
29 __-weensy
30 Chinese
cookware
33 Doesn’t lose
sleep over
34 New Orleans
footballer
35 Oscar who
quipped, “True
friends stab you
in the front”
47 “Little Broken
Hearts” singer
Jones
48 Civil War nurse
Barton
52 Parisian gal pal
53 Linguist
Chomsky
54 Gossip columnist
Barrett
58 Michelle Obama
__ Robinson
59 EMTs’
destinations
37 Lottery winners’
cry
38 Bobby of hockey
39 Naval noncom:
Abbr.
41 Actress Lamarr
42 As, on the
periodic table
43 Like lava
44 Colorful little
lizards
45 “Impressive!”
46 Cockpit panic
button
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:
03/16/15
[email protected]
DOWN
1 Sighs of
The
New York
satisfaction
BySyndication
Amy Johnson Sales Corporation
Times
©2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
620 Eighth Avenue,
New York, N.Y. 10018
For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550
For Release Monday, March 16, 2015
03/16/15
By The Mepham Group
Level: 1 2 3 4
Complete the grid so each row, column and
3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit
1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku,
visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
© 2015 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
3/16/15
Monday, March 16, 2015
GOREN BRIDGE
WITH BOB JONES
©2015 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
WEEKLY BRIDGE QUIZ ANSWERS
Q 1 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
Q 4 - Neither vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠ A Q 4 2 ♥ K 10 4 2 ♦ K Q 3 ♣ 10 8
♠KJ863♥ A973♦ 5 ♣A96
Right-hand opponent opens two
diamonds, weak. What call would
you make?
Partner opens two diamonds, weak,
and right-hand opponent passes.
What call would you make?
A - This is a tough one. A bit light for
two no trump and off-shape for a
takeout double, but it “feels” wrong
to pass. Should you choose to double
and partner bids three clubs, just pass
and hope he has a lot of them. We
would bid two no trump.
A - Pass, quickly. Your chances for
game are remote, so don’t hem and
haw before passing, telegraphing
your values to the opponents. You’re
hoping that they bid.
Q 2 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
♠875♥KQJ95♦QJ62♣A
Right-hand opponent opens one
spade. What call would you make?
A - Three low cards in the suit bid on
your right are a serious warning sign,
urging caution. Despite this, the hand
is worth an overcall. Bid two hearts.
Q 3 - Both vulnerable, as South, you
hold:
Q 5 - East-West vulnerable, as South,
you hold:
♠ Q ♥ K 10 8 7 ♦ A 10 5 ♣ A 8 7 6 2
The bidding:
SOUTH
1♣
?
WEST NORTH
Pass
1♠
EAST
Pass
A - This rebid problem was looming
when you opened the bidding, and
you should have prepared for it then.
Although it has flaws, the best rebid
is one no trump.
♠ 8 5 ♥ A 10 3 ♦ A J 7 4 ♣ J 9 4 3
Q 6 - North-South vulnerable, as
South, you hold:
The bidding:
♠ 10 4 ♥ J 5 ♦ A Q 4 2 ♣ K 9 8 7 5
WEST NORTH
Pass
1♦
EAST
Pass
A - Do not think about bidding no
trump — this hand should raise
diamonds. We like three diamonds.
“Inverted minors,” should you play
that convention, does not apply when
you are a passed hand.
Crossword
ACROSS
33 Harper who
wrote “To Kill a
Mockingbird”
7 Loathe
34 Cassini who
was dubbed
11 E.R. procedure
Jackie Kennedy’s
14 Like many white
“Secretary of
gowns
Style”
35 “___ your head!”
15 Animals in a
yoke
36 New Jersey
home to two
16 ___-Ida (frozen
New York teams
potato brand)
17 Expensive annual 39 Alien’s transport,
for short
commercial
41
Valentine’s
19 Get-up-and-go
feeling
20 One trained in
42 Debussy’s
11-Across, for
“La ___”
short
43 Big name in hair
21 Breathe hard, as
care
after running
45 Resting place for
22 Note from a
a pharaoh
co-worker
49 Typical prom
concluder
23 Feature of a
Dalmatian’s coat 51 Cross a shallow
stream, say
25 What may be
poured on a bad 52 Org. for the
idea
Williams sisters
29 Gap crossed by a 53 Landed
nerve impulse
56 “Get ___ to the
Greek” (2010
32 Eloquent
comedy)
speakers
1 Recently
Solution to Saturday’s puzzle
SOUTH
Pass
?
ignored the occasion.
We have always been
generous with our time,
talent and treasure to
these “kids” and especially
our grandchildren. I have
so many mixed emotions
running through my
heart and mind. I have
ignored so much in the
past, but this just tipped
me over the edge. Should
I let them know? — Only
Desire Acknowledgement
Dear Only: Yes. When
you say it has not been the
“happiest of marriages,”
perhaps your children
Partner opens one no trump, 15-17,
and right-hand opponent passes.
A - Don’t get involved with the minor
suits. This hand is, essentially, a
balanced game force. Raise to three
no trump and hope for the best.
([email protected])
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE
G
R
I
P
P
E
W
E
A
K
S
P
O
T
R
U
C
H
E
D
A
L
T
A
I
R
I
V
A
L
H
I
R
T
B
E
I
N
S
L
E
V
I
S
L
O
N
D
O
N
A
R
E
A
E
N
G
I
N
E
M
E
N
V
E
R
Y
W
M
D E
I C E C
L L E A
D I N N
C
A
W
E
D
D
I
S
U
S
E
E
M
B
A
L
M
S
H
I
L
I
T
E
R
A
O
R
T
A
E
B
O
T
H
A
S
N
O
O
D
B
O
B
K
E
R
R
E
Y
Y A C E S
O T O N E
U H A H A
R
L A G
G E N L
T O S C A
R A C E S
I L E R S
B S
A
P I M
L M I N A
N A Z J R
A Z Z E S
M D A S H
E A S T Y
57 ___ de Janeiro
58 Popular
children’s book
series … whose
protagonist is
“hiding” in the
circled letters
62 Title for Powell or
Petraeus: Abbr.
63 “Othello” evildoer
64 Like some help
and boyfriends
65 Opposite of
WNW
66 Gunky lump
67 Applies, as
pressure
DOWN
1 Preoccupy and
then some
2 Dowdy
3 World’s topselling brand of
9-Down
4 Fruity drink suffix
5 Rainproof cover
6 Italian site of
Napoleon’s exile
7 Book genre for
do-it-yourselfers
8 Rock’s ___ Rose
9 Earl Grey, e.g.
10 Bottom of the
ninth, usually
11 Greedy
12 Books for
beginning
readers
13 Guilty feeling
18 In the past
22 Yoga surface
24 Offering from the
Brothers Grimm
26 Lounge lazily
27 Utterly marvelous
28 German
composer of
“Tristan und
Isolde”
Edited by Will Shortz
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14
10
11
25
30
26
31
27
48
28
32
33
34
36
35
37
40
47
22
24
29
13
19
21
23
12
16
18
20
43
9
15
17
39
8
No. 0209
38
41
42
44
45
49
50
52
53
59
46
51
54
57
58
60
62
63
64
65
66
67
55
56
61
PUZZLE BY LYNN LEMPEL
31 Arizona city
known for its red
sandstone
55 Chocolate-and44 Onetime carrier
caramel candy
with a hub at JFK
bar
45 Retired Brazilian
34 Have to fork over
soccer sensation
58 Part of
36 Droning speech
Tootsie or Mrs.
46
Composer
quality
Doubtfire’s
Gustav
costume
37 Pizzeria fixture
47 Exultant cry
38 Take from the
59 “2001” computer
deck
48 Fiends
39 Rapid increase
40 Part of
Tootsie or Mrs.
Doubtfire’s
costume
50 Tree that yields
a chocolate
substitute
54 Capri, for one
60 Freudian “I”
61 Madison in
N.Y.C., e.g.
Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past
puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year).
Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.
Crosswords for young solvers: nytimes.com/studentcrosswords.
COMICS
5B
PEANUTS
GARFIELD
DILBERT
DOONESBURY
BEETLE BAILEY
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
BIZARRO
BLONDIE
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
THE WIZARD OF ID
FRANK AND ERNEST
THATABABY
B.C.
THE BORN LOSER
SHOE
FAMILY CIRCUS
ZITS
DENNIS
THE MENACE
6B
Monday, March 16, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
HAWAII’S
classifieds
PLACE YOUR AD TODAY 329-5585
329-5585
CLASSIFIEDS.WESTHAWAIITODAY.COM
SELL YOUR THE INDEX
STUFF FOR
ANNOUNCE
FREE!
MERCHAN
DISE
MENTS
2 LINES 7 DAYS
ON ALL MERCHANDISE ADS*
*
Restrictions may apply. Call for details.
Business Hours Call Center
Monday–Friday; 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
WE GLADLY ACCEPT:
329 -55
85
CLA SSI
329-5585
FIE DS.
WE STH
AW AII
EX
THE IND NCE
TOD AY.
CO M
AN
MERCH SE
DI
OU
FORD
’01 RANGER
Extra Cab, 4 dr,
Auto & 2WD. 3.0,
Pwr windows,87K
mi, excel cond.
Alum rims & good
tires. New reg/safety
$3900. 937-4007
2010 Ford FX4
White, super cab,
excellent condition!
Only 31,000 mi
Price: $28,000
Call: 325-0151
Motorcycle
Sales &
Service
Harley Davidson
2008
Dyna Super Glide
1 owner, 23K
mileage,
excellent condition
$10,000 or
best offer
406-871-4407
BMW
2007 Ford Taurus,
blue, 62,000 mi,
good condition,
clean, $4500;
907-253-8101
HONDA
2005 HONDA
CIVIC LX
4 door, 5 speed,
48K miles.
Great cond. $6800
Or best offer !!
(808) 640-5825
TOYOTA
2008 Toyota
Tacoma
Access Cab
$14,000/OBO
808-990-2585
2010 Prius 3
Red, cloth seats, sun
roof, and navigation
system. 75000 mi.
Well maintained and
excellent condition!
$16,500; 937-8772
See your
business grow
BMW of Hawaii
bmwbigisland.com
808-930-3401
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
’09 BMW M3 Conv.
414 HP
Ultra Clean Only 10k mi
Hard-top Conv. Stunner!
$44,950
B9934K
’07 BMW X5 3.0si
Clean Only 58K mi
3rd row for 7 Pass
$19,950
B9925K
’11 BMW 335d
(Diesel)
Like New In & Out
Ultra Clean $AVE
$24,950 B9899K
’03 Honda Odyssey
EXL
Loaded & very Clean
7 Pass Family Mover
$6,950
U9951K
’12 BMW 550i CPO
1 Owner Ultra Clean
100K Warr & 1.9% OAC
Loaded w/ options
$47,950
B9942K
’12 BMW 128i CPO
100K Warr Only 22k mi
Ultra Clean In & Out
$21,950
B9932K
’12 Honda Civic
Very Clean Manual
$13,950
U9941K
’11 BMW 750i CPO
100K Warr 1.9% OAC
Ultra Clean Loaded
$39,950
B9947K
’11 BMW 335i CPO
1 Owner Only 30k mi
100K Warr 1.9% OAC
$27,950
B9924K
See your
business grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Accounting
F/T OFFICE CLERK
Flexible hours including wknds. Eng/Jpn
speaking & writing
pref’d. Contact
through email
[email protected]
or call office
(808) 329-0599
OFFICE ASSISTANT
P/T
Long term. $12/hr
various tasks; skilled
in quick books, computers, bookkeeping
& filing. Drug test
and drivers abstract
required. Must live in
Kona area.
Big Island Pest
Control
Fax resume
315-7170
Email:
[email protected]
No phone calls
Construction
Best Choice In
Construction
Looking to Hire:
Laborers, Rock
Masons, Concrete
Masons, Form
Carpenters, and
Project Foremens.
Wage commensurate
with experience.
Call 808-938-6374
General
329-2644
Trucks
’04 Buik Park Ave.
Fully Loaded,
65k miles,
one owner, 4 door,
automatic,
good condition
$3995
916-225-4084
ClericalOffice
See your
business grow
BUICK
westhawaiitoday.com
Education
Elementary
Teacher
for 2015-2016
Hawaii Academy
of Arts & Science
PCS. Licensed
& HQT. Visit:
haaspcs.org.
E-mail resume &
letter of interest:
[email protected]
Deadline: 3/18/15
Reading Teacher for
Waimea Middle
School (Kamuela).
To provide intensive
instruction to
students struggling
to read at grade
level. Must hold or
be eligible for
Hawai’i State
Domestic Teaching
license;
prefer a Reading
Endorsement and/or
P/T Housekeeping Certification
too. Full
Position Waikoloa
or part time. To start
Pay to commensu- immediately
thru end
rate with experience. of current SY.
Info
No experience
WaimeaMiddle
necessary, will train
School.org
the right candidate.
Must have
SPED Teacher
transportation.
(FTE .50), gr. 7-8
Send Resume to
for 2014-15.
the808huillc@
Math Teacher
gr. 9-12 for 2015-16.
gmail.com or call
Spanish Instructor
(808) 333-0060
(8 hrs/wk) for
2015-16.
See your
business grow Hawaii Academy
of Arts & Science
329-2644
PCS - haaspcs.org.
Resume and letter
of interest to
westhawaiitoday.com
[email protected].
Deadline: 3/18/15
or until filled.
Drivers
ACCOUNTANT III
Non-Profit organization Seeking experienced individual with knowledge in Financial
statement, GL,
Audits, & Fixed
Assets. MIP nonprofit knowledge
a plus. Appropriate Education &
Experience Pref.
Send Resume:
The Arc 0f Hilo
1099 Waianuenue Ave.
Hilo, Hawaii 96720.
Fax: 808-934-7714
or email
receptionist@
hiloarc.org
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
Full Charge
Bookkeeper
Local
retail/wholesale
company looking
for a full charge
bookkeeper. The
successful
candidate will be
experienced in all
areas of bookkeeping and the
use of Microsoft
Office. Proficiency
in Sage 50
(Peachtree) Software is a plus.
Our office is
located in the Old
Industrial Area.
We offer excellent
benefits.
Please respond to
bsmith@
turquoise.net
General
EARN EXTRA
$$ CASH $$
SHORT, EARLY
AM HOURS!!
NEWSPAPER
MOTOR CARRIERS
WANTED
Call for more info:
KAILUA-KONA &
WAIKOLOA BEACH
930-8602
JOE
Immediate
Opprtunities
NOW!
ALLIED MACHINERY
KONA is seeking a
Part/Warehouse
person full time,
must be computer
eliterate, w/valid
drivers license &
forklift certified.
Apply in person
73-4112 Hulikoa Dr
exp. necessary.
DAIRY QUEEN/
OJ- QUEENS
MARKETPLACE
Must have own
Part time/Full time team
transportation.
members Days/Nights
also independent, enthusiastic team member
to decorate cakes,
no experience necessary,
Hilo Fuel Driver
We are looking for a also looking for cleaner.
[email protected]
Hilo Full Time Fuel
Driver who will be or call 808-886-1029 ask
responsible for safely for Kimber or Chelsea.
and efficiently
WAREHOUSE HELPER
transporting and
FREIGHT FORWARDING
COMPANY SEEKS
delivering Liquid
ENTRY LEVEL
Petroleum products
WAREHOUSE HELPER
to/from customer
TO ASSIST WITH HAND
facilities including
LOADING &
the transferring of
UNLOADING OF
Liquid Petroleum
FREIGHT IN & OUT OF
products into
CONTAINERS.
PRIOR FREIGHT &
storage.
Qualifications we are FORKLIFT EXPERIENCE
A PLUS. PLEASE FAX
seeking: 1. CDL A,
RESUME TO 808-327Tanker & Hazmat
2164 OR DROP OFF AT
endorsement Jozette
DEPENDABLE
Montalvo (808) 270- HAWAIIAN EXPRESS
2852
73-4253 HULIKOA DR
Jack’s Tours,Inc.
We are a large
ground transportation company
looking to fill the
following position:
Account
Executive (Hilo)
Applicants must
be proficient in
Word & Excel with
the ability to multi task in a busy
office
environment while meeting strict deadlines. Excellent
customer service,
communication
skills & attention
to detail required.
College degree or
equivalent work
experience in customer service or
tourism industry
desirable. Japanese
speaking
preferred but not
required.
English/Japanese
Speaking
Driver/Guide
Applicants must
be fluent in Japanese language.
Drivers
Drivers with CDLB with P endorsement or Type 3 license. Full-time
and part-time positions available.
Mail, fax or
email resume:
737 Kanoelehua Ave.
Hilo HI 96720;
Fax 969-7681;
Email hr@jacks
tours.com or call
969-9507 for
further info.
You may also
apply in person:
Jack’s Tours
737 Kanoelehua
Ave., Hilo.
Pacific Quest
is looking to hire.
Please visit
http://www.pacif
icquest.org/jobopportunities
for more
information
WAREHOUSE
WORKERS
6 mos experience
MANPOWER
808-524-3630
Healthcare
Caregivers
Wanted
RN’s, LPN’s, CNA’s,
& Personal Assistants
Email resume or call:
[email protected]
(808) 935-2230
See your
business
grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Hotel &
Hospitality
Laundry Worker
*Floor Staff*
*Plant Operator*
Full/Part Time
Friendly place
Call for Appt
808-326-1354
Hotel &
Hospitality
King Kamehameha’s
Kona Beach Hotel
is seeking qualified individuals
for the following
positions:
Security Officer
(FT/CAS) - Guard
Card Required
Bushelp (CAS) $8.22 + Grat.
Waithelp (PT) $8.22 + Grat.
Banquet Porter
(CAS) - $11.39 +
Grat.
Cook I (FT) $19.02
Cook II (FT) $18.04
Kitchen Utility
(FT/CAS) $12.70
Hskpr II Room Attendant (FT/CAS)
- $12.09
Seamster/Seams
tress (PT)-$13.15
Bell Attendant
(CAS) - $8.22 +
Grat.
Please apply in
person at hotel:
Tues & Thurs:
9am-1pm,
Wed:1pm-5pm
email resume to:
employment@kon
abeachhotel.com
Fax: 808-331-6351
PLS NO PHONE
CALLS, Drug Free
Workplace, EOE
westhawaiitoday.com
Security
Securitas Security
Services USA is looking for a Loss Prevention Agent for our
Waimea- Waikoloa
region.
1. Are you at least
18 yrs of age?
2. Do you have a
means of
communication
(telephone/cell
phone) and have
access to reliable
transportation?
3. Do you have a
High School Diploma
or GED?
4. Are you willing to
participate in
Securitas
pre-employment
procedures,
including drug
screen & background
investigation?
Job available now
Apply online to:
www.securitas
jobs.com
We are an
Equal Opportunity
Employer
See your Restaurantbusiness Food Service LegalsHAWAII’S
/ Public Notices
grow
Kawaihae Seafood
Bar and Grill
329-2644 PT Servers and
PLACE YOUR AD TODAY 329-2644 [email protected]
westhawaiitoday.com
Manufacturing
& Production
Tablet Press
Operator
Cyanotech Corporation is a world leader
in microalgae technology, producing
BioAstin® and Hawaiian Spirulina
Pacifica®.
Responsible for all
activities related to
the compression of
the product as per
formula instructions.
Responsible to ensure the machine is
clean and set up
properly. Adheres to
the Standard Operating Procedures
(SOPs) and Good
Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) assuring the quality and
quantity of product
produced. This is for
a graveyard shift
position: 10:00 pm
to 6:30 am.
Operates tablet
press machinery
independently as
well as within a team
environment. Prepares powder
blends. Accurately
weighs raw materials
and finished product.
Cleans and/or disassembles press after
the completion of
tablet run. Sets up
tablet press, including start-up of batch
and obtaining all
tablet specifications.
This position requires
long periods of
standing; recurring
reaching, bending,
climbing in restricted
areas, lifting of moderately heavy items
up to 70 pounds.
Operates machines
and equipment in a
non-sitting position.
A high degree of dexterity is required.
High school diploma
or GED. One year of
work experience required preferably in
a production facility.
Valid Driver’s License ,
in order to be certified on a forklift.
Demonstrated ability
to work efficiently
and cooperatively in
a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Possess mechanical abilities
with good attention
to detail. Excellent
organizational and
time management
skills. Ability to
multi-task and adapt
to changes in work
assignments. Must
be able to work variable shifts, including
weekends. Strong
verbal and written
communication
skills. Must have
strong basic math
and problem-solving
skills.
Generous benefits
package. Compensation starts at
$15/hr with a $2
shift differential.
Mail or e-mail
resume to:
Cyanotech
Corporation
73-4460 Queen
Ka’ahumanu Hwy,
#102
Kailua Kona, HI
96740
[email protected]
Bartenders
Must be available
day and night shifts.
Apply in person
across from
Kawaihae Harbor.
Sales
Professional
Marketing/B2B
Advertising Sales
Hawaii’s newest radio station, The WAV
E@92fm, is searching for talented
sales professionals.
We are seeking energetic, fun people,
who can solve problems, adapt in a
fast-paced environment, and have no
problems meeting
deadlines. We work
hard and we play
hard.
Send resume &
cover letter to:
sales@resonatehaw
aii.com
William Zucker
(808) 365-5181
Skilled LaborTrade
IMMEDIATE HIRE
Seeking a
SETTER &
FOREMAN
FOR ROCK WALL
Strong, honest, reliable & hardworking.
CALL: 960-2270
or 960-2272
See your
business
grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Customer
Service
Bilingual(Japanese/
English) Customer
Service Associate
Main Job Tasks &
Responsibilities
Under general supervision, handles arriving and departing
customers of all tour
types at airport, coordinates baggage
movement to correct
destinations, briefs
tours, sells, optional
tours, and works with
Tour Escorts for large
or complicated
groups. Performs
other duties as assigned.
Work Hours
Full-time, 40
hours/week, Sunday
- Saturday, 8:00am 6:00pm. Occasional
overtime required.
Work Location
Kailua-Kona office
and Hilton Waikoloa
Village
Benefits
•Medical, Dental,
Drug, Vision
•401(k) with company match
•Flexible Spending
Account
•Life Insurance, Long
Term Disability,
AD&D
•Paid vacation days,
sick days, and holidays.
Apply at
http://www.konahist
p/khs/employmentopportunities/
Notices to
Creditors
Notices to
Creditors
THIRD CIRCUIT COURT NOTICE
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
P. No. 15-1-0031
ESTATE OF SANDY LEE FEDIUK WALTERS, aka Sandy
Lee Walters, aka Sandy L. Walters, aka Sandy Walters,
DECEASED
FILED, Application for Informal Appointment of
Personal Representative (Without Will), alleging
intestacy of said decedent who died on January 8,
2015, asking that PENNY A. FEDIUK, whose address is
c/o Darl C. Gleed & Associates LLLC, 75-5905 Walua
Road, Suite 10; Post Office Box 759, Kailua-Kona,
Hawaii 96745, be appointed Personal Representative
of said estate.
If any interested person has objection to the
informal probate, the person may file a petition for
formal proceedings; if any interested person desires
further notice concerning the estate, including notice
concerning the closing and distribution of the estate,
the person must file a Demand for Notice pursuant to
HRS Section 560:3-204.
All creditors of the above-named estate are hereby
notified to present their claims with proper vouchers or
duly authenticated copies thereof, even if the claim is
secured by mortgage upon real estate, to said nominee
at the address shown above within four (4) months
from the date of the first publication of this notice or
they will be forever barred.
DATED: Hilo, Hawaii, February 9, 2015.
S. MURANAKA
Clerk of the Above-Entitled Court
Attorneys for Petitioner:
DARL C. GLEED & ASSOCIATES, LLLC
JENNIFER S. HEIMGARTNER
75-5905 Walua Road, Post Office Box 759,
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745
(WHT724732 3/2, 3/9, 3/16/15)
Public Notice Public Notice
PUBLIC NOTICE
COUNTY OF HAWAI’I-PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Subdivisions Accepted February 1-13, 2015
In accordance with Section 23-58B of the Subdivision
Code, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following
applications have been submitted.
1. Subdivider RLF MAKALEI PROPERTIES, LLC
(S UB - 1 5 - 0 0 1 4 5 9 ) Location: Kau, Puukala,
Ohiki, Awalua, Kaulana & Mahaiula, North Kona,
TMK: 7-2-007:011 & 7-2-035:001-045, 047-048,
Land Area: 539.155 acres, No. of Lots: 47, Size of
Lots: 1.16 to 355.457 acres
2. Subdivider MORTON, Ronald S. (SUB-15001460) Location: Kaloko, North Kona, TMK: 7-3026:019, Land Area: 33.46 Acres, No. of Lots 3,
Size of Lots: 10.001 to 13.459 acres
3. Subdivider 1250 OCEANSIDE, LLC (SUB-150 0 1 4 6 1 ) Location: Hokukano 1st & 2nd,
Kanaueue 1st & 2nd, Halekii, Keekee 1st & 2nd,
Ilikahi, Kanakau 1st & 2nd, Kalukalu 1st, 2nd &
3rd, Onouli 1st, North Kona & South Kona, TMK: 81-004:003, 068, 085 & 087, Land Area: 267.57
acres, No. of Lots: 4, Size of Lots: 3.010 to 3.866
acres
4. Subdivider HOAKA PROPERTY GROUP, LLC
(SUB-15- 001462) Location: Waiakea, South
Hilo, TMK: 2-4-006:032, Land Area: 27.19 acres,
No. of Lots: 8, Size of Lots: 3.010 to 3.866 acres
Maps and documents for the above are on file at
the County Planning Dept, 101 Pauahi St, Ste 3, Hilo
HI 96720 or 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Bldg E
2nd Floor, Kailua-Kona HI 96740 and open to
inspections during office hours 7:45am-4:30pm.
DUANE KANUHA, Planning Director
Hawai’i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider
and Employer
(WHT733320 3/16/15)
329-2644
PLA CE
AY
AD TOD
YOU R
Check Your Ad for errors the first day it runs in the paper. We are
unable to issue credit for errors reported after the first day of publication.
While we try to accommodate our advertisers, West Hawaii Today does
reserve the right to edit, refuse, reject or cancel any ad at any time. All
ads are subject to approval prior to publication. We are not liable for
Hawaii Homes Deadlines: To place, correct or cancel a Sunday real losses or expenses resulting from publication errors or omissions of an
ad. Advertising rate cars are available from any sales executive. Ads are
estate/rental single-column ad, please call by noon on Friday.
subject to the rate card in effect at the time they are placed.
See your
business grow
S
Cancellation/Correction Deadlines: To cancel or change an ad
in the West Hawaii Today, call us by 4:45 pm on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday for the following day, noon on Friday for
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. (We are closed Saturdays and Sundays)
See your business grow
s
d
e
i
f
i
s
s
cla
II’
HAWA
Deadlines:
Regular, single-column classifieds in the West Hawaii Today can be
placed until 4:45 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
for the following day, noon on Friday for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
Please call your West Hawaii Today sales executive or 329-5585 for
deadlines for larger, multi-column ads.
329-2644
Great finds.
Great solutions.
westhawaiitoday.com
business service marketplace
WEST HAWAII TODAY | Monday, March 16, 2015
7B
Accredited buyers rep.
Need Help to Buy or
Sell Real Estate?
Call Lorraine
937-1320
Check out my website! Surf all listings on MLS and
register for free email updates for new listings that
meet your needs - SO EASY!
Air ConditiOning
APPLIANCES
ACS
KONA USED APPLIANCES
• Used Gas Dryers • Used Appliances
• Trade-Ins Accepted
Located at
Atlas Recycling in Kona
74-5600 Alapa Street
Air Conditioning Specialists, Inc.
Lorraine S. Kohn
RB (ABR,CRS)
FIND YOUR PARADISE:
www.paradisefoundrealty.net
Your #1 A/C Company in Hawaii
329-2996
LIC. - 20887
AVAILABLE WHEN YOU NEED US!
BACKFLOW PREVENTER
808-345-6031
Since 1996
CARPET CLEANING
Contractor
Septic Leachfield Installation
Jerry Funk
987-9999
Homes | Commercial | Industrial
We service Kohala, Kona and South Kona
construction/drywall
938-0241
P.O. Box 942 • Honaunau, HI 96726 • C-37 LIc. 21200
Counseling
Electrical
CALL FOR A FREE PV ESTIMATE
NO JOB TOO SMALL FOR ALL
YOUR ELECTRICAL NEEDS,
WE WELCOME YOUR CALL.
Lucy Olsen MFT
Psychotherapist
MFT License #324
Kealakekua • Ocean View
808 326-1400
Most insurance accepted
FLOORING
Ph/Fax: 325-1600
Cell: 936-0260
Lic.# C-24983
Gates
WOOD FLOORS
Hawaii’s Lowest Prices
74-5483 Kaiwi St
Kailua Kona
(808) 327-3100
wlflooring.com
glass etching
gate repair
Serving the Big Island for over 10 years
Custom Railing Systems-Aluminum-Stainless-Glass & Cable
Design-Materials-Installation Fencing & Custom Gates
www.railingsystemshawaii.com
[email protected]
Bob Tremain
Cell: 808-938-9526
Licensed C-25912
73-4272 Hulikoa Dr.
Ph. (808) 325-6105
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
GOLF INSTRUCTION
GOT GOLF?
Entry Doors
Shower Enclosures
Ltd. Edition Wall Art
Custom Art Glass Tables
[email protected]
"Specializing in Solar Power Services"
The
GATEKEEPER
Matt Boswell
962-0106
Island-wide automated gate repair and maintenance
GOURMET KITCHEN ESSENTIALS
Above HOME DEPOT, Hale Ku‘i Plaza
READY TO TAKE YOUR GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL?
Want to Break 100, 90, 80 or even 70?
WE CAN HELP!
www.SwingVisionPro.com
333-5071
See Our Showroom and Gallery at
73-5590 Kauhola St. D2 808-329-4383
[email protected] | www.laseronic.com
HANDYMAN
SERVICES
HANDYMAN
HANDYMAN
SERVICES
SERVICES
handyman services
CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE YOUR FREE VIDEO DEMO
Gift Certificates Available – Give The Gift Of Better Golf
Located in Old Industrial – Corner of Alapa & Eho St. • 74-5616 Alapa St.
essentials for the gourmet chef
808-88SPOON (808-887-7666)
[email protected]
health care services
us
fiitxfor
you!
LetLet
us
fixus
fiitxfor
it
you!
for
you!
HLet
ANDYMAN SERVICES
MetroCare
Let
us
itfor
foryou!
you!
Let
usfix
fix it
H A W A I I ,
L L C
RN, LPN, CNA, HHA • 24 HR. CARE • RESPITE
Locally Owned/Operated • Insured & Bonded
IMMEDIATE RESPONSE!!!
990-2711
990-2711
990-2711
990-2711
General
Repairs
••
Drywall
&&
Painting
General
Repairs
Drywall
Painting
General
Repairs
General
• Drywall
Repairs
•&Drywall
Painting
& Painting
Landscaping • Clean-up & Hauling • Much More
www.mch2001.com
Landscaping
• Clean-up
& Hauling
• Much
More
Landscaping
Landscaping
• Clean-up
• Clean-up
& Hauling
&• Hauling
Much
More
• Much
More
Up To $1000
Insured
Up To $1000
Up To $1000
Up To $1000
InsuredInsuredInsured
Kona 329-9484 • Hilo 934-8334 Maui 249-8888 • Oahu 678-8500
IRRIGATION / MAINTENANCE
masonry
MASONRY
aloha
Rock
Walls & Masonry
Rock Walls & Slabs • Concrete • Chainlink
MASONRY CONTRACTOR
LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION INSTALLATIONS
ESTATE & YARD MAINTENANCE • PROPERTY CLEAN-UPS
ROCK WALLS • WEED CONTROL • AND MUCH MORE!
Over 20 Years Experience on the Big Island
MICHAEL P. GRONWALL
Cell (808) 936-4252
Stamped Concrete & Overlay
Rock Wall • Block Wall • Landscape
Tree Trimming • House Footing
Concrete Driveway • Sidewalks
Flagstone • Cleaning • Pavers • All Fences
(808) 854-0297
P.O. Box 390158
Keauhou, HI 96739
Malakai Tatafu - Supervisor
mortgage
Waterfalls • Foundations • Paving
Tree Trimming • Clean Up
Hesekaia Kalavi
OWNER
Free Estimate
Lic/Insure
73-1117 Ahulani St.
Cell 896-6504 • 896-7735
Insured • Bonded
Lic. C-25152
natural stone
Purchase, Refinance, and Reverse Mortgage Options
ALL NATURAL
STONE FABRICATION, INC.
Fabrication & Installation
OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE
NMLS #217406
PHONE: (808) 327-0404
Cell: (808) 960-3457
[email protected]
apexmortgagehawaii.com
Ph. (808) 324-0410
BARBARA A. WELSH
Mortgage Broker/Owner
NMLS #224003
76-6225 Kuakini Hwy. C-106
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
[email protected]
www.allnaturalstonefabrication.com
SHOWROOM & FABRICATION SHOP
74-555 Honokohau St., Bldg A, Bay 4 • Kailua Kona, HI 96740
pest/termite control
plumbing
Pressure Washing
BIG ISLAND PEST CONTROL, INC.
Royal Flush
Plumbing
Pressure Washing
& XTERMCO, INC. PC201
PC0507
Offer their customers
Full Pest Control & Termite Service
Tent Fumigation • Ground Treatment
ESP
329-4518
Call us for “ALL” your pest control problems.
Better Health Thru Pest Control!
• Solar
• New Construction
• Re-Pipes
• Main Water
• Sewer
• Remodels
License #C-36921
808-960-3889
24/7 Service
Commercial/Residential Mold & Mildew Removal
Roofs, Siding, Driveways, Sidewalk, etc.
High or Low Pressure/Hot & Cold Applications
Pressure Point LLC
756-6058
[email protected]
Insured
PROFESSIONAL
PROPERTY CARE
Property Care
BANKRUPTCY from $1395
PERSONAL INJURY
UNCONTESTED DIVORCE
KONA HOME CHECK
“We provide personal care and check
your home / condo while you’re away.”
315-4501
ATTORNEY PHILIP GREEN
75-5737 Kuakini Hwy. #102
We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the Bankruptcy Code.
FREE CONSULTATION
“Like having a great neighbor watch over your home!”
Interior / Exterior Visual Inspection
Storm Watch
Jim Hazard (Licensed & Bonded)
808-895-1368
www.konahomescheck.com
[email protected]
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
(808) 987-1869
Est. 2005
RECYCLING SERVICES
Big Island Recycling Services
We will professionally manage
your Kohala or Kona property as a
vacation rental, long term rental or
provide home check services.
we pick up at homes, condos, rentals, offices,
& special events In Kona, Kohala, & Kamuela
We pick up paper, cardboard,
plastic, glass, & cans.
Long Term Rentals: www.KCPMrentals.com
Vacation Rentals: www.KonaCoastVacations.com
333-5619
329-2140
[email protected]
www.bigislandrecyclingservices.com
Toll Free: 1-877-322-2407
Save Time & Money. Protect the Island.
ROOFING
Barrett Roofing
Joan & Peter Kinchla
VacationHouseCheck.com
[email protected]
roofing
(808) 238-7571
www.KokuaRoofing.com
Free Estimates • In business since 1972
Insured •
• Lic. # C-6244
Keep Us In Mind Before You Sign
All Types of Roofing • Residential • Commercial
808-987-0109 [email protected]
The Peoples’s Roofer
Repair • Replace • New Construction
Your Roofing Services Company
SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
SOLAR
SOLAR
THE NATIONS # 1 RESIDENTIAL SOLAR INSTALLER
$ 0 TO GO SOLAR
Lic# CT31641
Start Saving NOW at no cost!
DESIGN * INSTALL * SERVICE * FREE CONSULTATION
www.blackhawksecurity.info
808-988-9111
Securing People, Property and Information
334-1779
Keeping the Big Island Pristine
To Get Started Today Contact: BEN NOYES at
808-271-5793 • [email protected]
BEST SOLAR COMPANY
ON THE BIG ISLAND
WWW.ISLANDWIDESOLAR.COM
HAWAII CONTRACTORS LICENSE C-31045
Monday, March 16, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
Specialty flooring
RDABLE TREE C
AFFO Karl Johnson ARE
Taryn
Johnson,
Owner
Many New Carpet Styles
In Stock And Available Immediately!
Covering all your flooring needs: hardwood, carpet, vinyl, laminate, cork, flooring installation & carpet binding
VPDUWSHVW[FRP
TRUCKING & MOVING
10% Senior Discount
(808) 782-6426
WINDOW COVERINGS
tub
Tub&&tile
Tilerefinishing
Refinishing
MOVING?
Packing Materials • Crating • Shipping
Household Goods • Autos • Containers
Complimentary design consultation by Jeannie Chung
Visit our Hunter Douglas SHOWROOM
73-5612 Kauhola St. (Near Costco)
329-4028
808-329-2998
At your service - since 1939
window coverings
www.profinishhawaii.com
www.KalokoShutterBlind.com
WINDOW SCREEN/FRAME REPAIRS
Window Screen/repair
Door & Window Screen Repair
& Frame Replacement Co.
X
73-5590 Kauhola St.
(South of Home Depot)
Beauty
Therapy/Adjusting
/Massage Table
good condition with
adjustable head
piece wine colored
vinyl $100 call
808-238-0585
Miscellaneous
Merchandise
SOLARMAN
Best prices!!
Solar Panels,
Inverters,
Batteries, Water
Pumps/ Heaters,
Water Filters,
Net Metering
Systems, Etc....
982-5708
See your
business grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Jungle Love
of Pahoa is now
open in the
Kona Brewery
Block .
Unique clothing,
gifts, toys, smoking accessories,
home decor, local
art, body care,
incense, jewelry
and much more
all at low
kama’aina prices.
Come see why
Jungle Love is
everyone’s
favorite store!
KILL ROACHES!
Buy Harris Roach
Tablets. Eliminate
Bugs Guaranteed. No
Mess, Odorless, Long
Lasting. Available
at Ace Hardware &
The Home Depot
LLC 808-334-0000
Partly Furnished
KONA SEA VILLAS!
J22 GREAT OCEAN &
SUNSET VIEWS,
turnkey 2 B/2B,
FURNISHED WITH
GARAGE, and 2nd
story loft! PRICE REDUCED TO $415,00.
Rarely available in
this low density
gated complex, this
2nd floor, this
features GREAT
ocean & mountain
views, an elegant
sense of space with
high cathedral
ceilings and 2nd
story loft. Original
owner, lightly lived
in, it comes
beautifully refreshed.
2 parking spots
including GARAGE!
Built in 2004 spacious, park like
surroundings, pool ,
gym and BBQ .
Quietly set away
from the bustle of
Alii Dr. at cooler
elevation. Enjoy
cross breezes, whale
watching from lanai
and gorgeous Kona
sunsets. Berber
carpeting, granite
kitchen counters ,
bar & corner niches
new stove and
disposal, tiled walk
in shower in master
both, lots of storage.
Inspections are
done! MOVE IN
READY! Don’t let this
gem slip away!
Contact Information:
Thalia Naidu
Century 21 All
Islands
74-5450 Makala
Blvd Ste #103
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
96740
(808)938-5881
thalia.naidu@hawaii
moves.com
Solar Home 2/1 20
minutes South of
Captain Cook. All
appliances. 4 wheel
drive only. Pets
approval. $1050
plus security.
328-2609
Condos &
Real Estate Apartments
For Exchange
For Sale
3 HOVE LOTS!
2 sold, 1 left,
Best location!
House pads,
Driveways, with old
power and phone.
Staked, wide lots,
Kona Kai
Upgraded
2bd/1ba
$47,000Leasehold
Kona Real Estate
Management
808-329-3121
Rental
Announcements
Fenced
Agricultural land
(20 acres)
Available for
lease. Good soil.
Price negotiable.
(808)351-7425
Houses
Furnished
Wonderful Puna
Communities
*Hele-On Bus
Service
*Tropical Landscapes
*ComfortableClean
Serene-Safe*Convenient
*Five
Homes/Various
Availablities
*No County
VIEW:
DeepHawaii.com/
Rentals
Call:982-9890
or
888-340-8088
*SPECIAL LONGTERM RATES*
See your
business
grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Houses
Unfurnished
WAIMEA LARGE
CUSTOM HOME
3/3
new appliances,
2 garage, $2500
Hawaii Island
Brokers, LLC
(808)962-0204
329-7160
74-5484 Kaiwi St. #A145 • Corner of Luhia & Kaiwi
Independent Contractor
Business Opportunity
WAIKOLOA BEACH DRIVE AREA
West Hawaii Today is looking for a dependable
Independent Contractor to deliver newspapers in
Waikoloa Beach Drive, home delivery to area homes
and condos, and single copy outlets. Independent
Contractor will be responsible for picking up
newspapers at Blue Hawaiian Helicopters and having
all newspapers should be delivered by 6am weekdays
and 7am weekends and holidays. Successful
candidate must have a dependable vehicle, back up
vehicle, clean driving record and proof of insurance.
Fill out a Contractor Information Sheet at
75-5580 Kuakini Hwy
930-8602
Apartments
Furnished
HOVELODGE
Furnished Room
Fridge, TV,
Mircrowave,
Wi-fi, $550 plus
$50 deposit
Non-refundable deposit No Smoking.
Pets OK !
(808) 936-9655
Large 1 Bedroom
Unit in Ocean Front
Complex includes
Water, Cable, WiFi
Available 4/15/15
$1250 Monthly+ Tax
and Electric
326-4767
BUYING
Houses
For Sale
Owner’s Unit
Panoramic views!
Top floor 2br/2ba
above Kailua Kona.
Turn-key furnished
and includes utilities
and wifi! $1900/mo
plus tax, deposit and
cleaning fee.
Avail 3/1; 217-1185
Open Mon-Fri 8:00 to 5:00
Kuakini Hwy.
Houses
Vacation
Rentals
Luhia St.
Kaiwi St.
Office: (808)322-4966
Miscellaneous Miscellaneous
Merchandise Merchandise
Re-Screens • Security Screen Doors
New Screens • Entry Screen Doors
Sliding Screen Doors
The Window Screen Specialists
Delivery Available
Old Industrial
Queen Hwy.
*Mobile Service Available*
AUCTION!!
Tech specialists get
High end furniture,
paid to offer your
antiques, collectibles
customer experience
and more!
review at
Sat. Mar 21 10am
Apple stores!
Preview Fri Mar 20
Visit
10am-6pm
Sporting
www.Shop.Best
Kopilimai St.
Mark.com to register
Goods
Papaikou (Passed
or call
Pinky’s, follow signs)
2
person
kayak,
(800)969-8477
King bed, queen
$300 938-9225
beds, matching solid
wood dressers,
leather reclining
leather recliner,
ANNOUNCE MERCHAN sofa,
large cedar chest,
DISE ping pong table, nevMENTS
er installed fire
place, antique dining
set, dish sets, vases,
glassware, glass
floats, original
artwork, tons of
Antiques collectibles
and figAnnouncements
& Art
urines. Plus so much
more! too numerous
to list! Over 300
Island Swing
items on the block.
Orchestra
Check out website
ALL collector coins for complete list and
A fun journey
pictureswww.myaunti
through the Big
JEWELRY,
esauction.com 10%
Band Era. RememBuyer Premium.
bering Benny Good- Gold & Silver
640-0050
man, Glen Miller,
New, Used,Scrap
Artie Shaw, Count
Big Island
Paying CASH
Basie, Frank
Container Sales &
Over 50 yrs. in
Sinatra,
Rentals
Diane Schuur and
Business
New & used 20’ &
more.
40’ storage containFree Appraisal!
ers, offices.
966-8784
Sunday March 22nd
Available in Hilo.
2.30pm-4.30 at
Visa/ Mastercard
Aloha Theatre,
Call 960-1058
Kealakekua
Furniture
Columbarium
Hawaii.
Nitch
Creamation for two ,
17- piece band. VoCA$H!
Lots &
2 urns,
cals: Kau’ilani TrainWill Pay CASH for
Acreage
1 base, open and
er, Marius Stranger. Good or Restoreable
For Sale
closing
Saxes:Roy Kimura, Furniture upon pick-up.
of Nitch. Name plate
Bill Nobel and more.
We Buy, Sell
and perpetual care.
Tickets $20
Owner Finance
& Trade.
$3000. Located at
@apachawaii.org or Gray’s Furniture
Holualoa
View Lots
the Homelani
@the door - moore
329-4477
15,000 sf-20,000 sf
Memorial Park.
info Marius:
(808) 944-8672, If (FS) Close to town!
808 339 0084
no one answers,
Buy now--Build later!
Health & please
leave msg.
Call Pualani Realty,
EXCELLENT REPUTATION, 30 YRS
FOOD PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS.
Equipment Appraised at $45,000; 4
Star account;
Owner will train; 6
figure gross;
HAWAIIAN SALSA
secret recipe &
more ONLY
$100,000 call
Patti Barry, R (PB)
The Land Office, LLC
(808) 937-3124
Certified Tree Worker #2038C
TRIMMING • CHIPPING • REMOVALS
Fully Insured • [email protected]
Employment
Opportunities
Business
for Sale
Tree
TREE Service
SERVICE
7(50,7(3(6735(9(17,21
329-2644
business service marketplace
8B
Enterprise/Alamo/National
Open House - Job Fair
Kona • March 17 & 18
We are looking to fill a number
of positions immediately
Rental Sales Agent
Exit Booth Agent
Return Agent
Customer Assistance Reps
Customer Service Agent
(Kona + Waikoloa)
Management Trainees
Service Agent
DATE: Tuesday, March 17
Wednesday, March 18
TIME: 11 am – 3 pm
PLACE: Enterprise Holdings
Administration Office
ADDRESS: 73-172 Aulepe Street
Please bring your resumes and
be ready to interview
westhawaiitoday.com
$18,000 cash
Aloha Kona Realty,
Inc. 937-5855
Houses
For Sale
Honalo- FSBO
$459K FS
3/2 + private unit
fencd,gardns,fruit
Near Teshima’s!
895-1330
HAWAII’S
See your
business
grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
West Hawaii Today is seeking a
SALES Account Executive
We are looking for the right candidate to call on new and current customers and market our
numerous advertising solutions to grow our customer’s business. This person will prospect new
business and grow the current account base. Comfort with cold-calling is a must. He/she will be
able to represent numerous publications, be able to match those publications to the customer’s
needs and make sales presentations to key decision makers using our many marketing resources.
A high school diploma is required. A Bachelor’s degree in marketing or business is preferred. An
aptitude for understanding statistical information and basic computer skills are necessary. He/she
also must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to successfully
multi-task. If you want a career with a fast paced, top media company with excellent pay and
benefits, we want to hear from you.
Service Directory
PLACE YOUR AD TODAY 329-5585
Advertising
Masonry
CUSTOM
SCREEN
PRINTING
T-Shirts, Hats,
Mugs, Tiles,
Mousepads,
More!
329-9474
West Hawaii
Screen Printers
LICENSED
ROCKWALL
BUILDER
Quality&Professional
Specializing in all
phases of rockwork.
C-22592
* No job too small *
808-937-4345
www.hawaiianrock
scaping.com
ContractingConstruction
MovingShipping
Tile & Rockwalls
Installing Tile and
Rockwalls Islandwide
Fast Clean and
Reliable
Licensed Insured and
Bonded
Lic#32540
KONA Call
808-329-8453
HILO Call
808-990-6390
2 Movers with
Equipment
20 yrs. exp.
$20/hr. per man.
No charge for
travel time, fuel
only. Pro. quality
truck, pads,
handtrucks/dollies
Visa/MC.
808-964-5325
360-220-2106
References/
Photos
Available.
[email protected]
FREE ESTIMATES
Painting
Our full-time employees enjoy a generous benefit package that includes:
Medical, Dental, Company-Matched 401K as well as sick leave
and paid vacation.
Send resume with cover letter to:
500 Ala Moana Blvd.,
7 Waterfront Plaza, Suite 500
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
or email: [email protected]
We are an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We recognize and appreciate the benefits of diversity in the workplace.
People who share this belief or reflect a diverse background are encouraged to apply.
329-5585
Trisha-Angel Medium
Reach passed loved
ones. For peace of
mind today.
Kona 938-2887
www.ihearangels.com
PAINTING
CONTRACTOR
Call WT Painting for
Free Estimates!!
Lic#C-28480
Residential, Commercial, Roofs.
Exterior/ Interior.
Insured/ Bonded.
640-1415
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
CLASSIFIEDS.WESTHAWAIITODAY.COM
Professional
Services
Tree
Trimming
AFFORDABLE BOB
CAT SERVICE
AFFORDABLE
ARBOR, LLC.
Sustainable
pruining practice
& hazardous
removals.
Available in
North Hawaii, Hilo/
Kona Insured:
NPP8131010
Call: 808-896-2972
with back hoe
attachment
Call: 882-1036
or 937-9885
ALANI
BULLDOZING,
LLC
Contract Lic
#C33984
Land clearing,
excavation &
septic.
987-1939
FRANKIES
RUBBISH SERVICE
Available in
Honoka’a, Waimea,
Puako & Kawaihae.
$30-$40 a month
with once a week
service including
recyclables.
Call:808-938-5319
www.Frankies
RubbishService.com
SUNSHINE
TREE SERVICE
Free Estimates
Licensed
& Insured
Call Tai
(808)990-4485
See your
business
grow
329-2644
westhawaiitoday.com
Rain Gutters Upholstery
Gutter Cleaning
& REPAIR
Seamless gutter
installation.
Roofs Repairs &
installation.
Pressure Washing.
937-1523 C-32673
Upholstery & Speciality
Sewing. Quality work at
Suprisingly Low prices.
Call 808-329-1771
or E-mail
[email protected]
Windows
Da Kine Windows LLC
Dirty Windows?
Have your windows
professionally
cleaned today &
notice the difference
it makes not only in
the clarity of your
view, but also in
the cleanliness of
your home!!
Hard Water Spots?
Let me remove those
spots from your
shower glass,
windows, or the
windows of your
automobile, and
restore them to their
original clarity!
Call today to
schedule an
appointment,
satisfaction
guaranteed,
Licensed & Insured!
(808)990-1318
Yard Service
1A Professional
Gardening Service.
Full service yard care.
Weekly/Bi-Weekly.
Clean-ups, Sprinkler
repair, Have riding
mower. More than
12 years experience.
In Kona. Charles @
808-345-7001
YARD SERVICE
& HAULING
(808)747-1591
North, West &
South Kona areas.
Mowing, Weeding,
Hedging, Pruning,
Clean ups &
MUCH MORE!

Publication

Transcription

Similar documents

go.bbb.org/hi-isthisforreal - Hawaii Credit Union League

EHFF 2016 Flier - Star of the Sea School

Sunday Paper $1

Current Page

ing as well as ideal for growing macadamia nuts, coffee, tropical

welcome to hawaii

New Hope Hawaii Kai

January 2013 family

1st Quarter 2015 - Hawaii Health Systems Corporation