Newspaper vendor stabbed ADVERTISING Newspaper vendor stabbed HONOLULU (AP) — A newspaper vendor was stabbed to death Sunday in Honolulu. Police Lt. Walter Calistro said police received a call around 3:40 a.m. Sunday about someone needing help. The man was
Newspaper vendor stabbed
HONOLULU (AP) — A newspaper vendor was stabbed to death Sunday in Honolulu.
Police Lt. Walter Calistro said police received a call around 3:40 a.m. Sunday about someone needing help. The man was taken by paramedics to a local hospital, where he died.
Calistro said the stabbing occurred in front of Cafe Miro, the location from which the man sold his papers every Sunday.
He said authorities did not have a possible motive and were seeking the public’s help with any information.
Military studies alternative energy
HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy is putting millions of dollars into renewable energy research in Hawaii.
The Defense Department is the largest energy consumer in the U.S., and has long been worried about having to rely on expensive fuel oil for military operations.
The executive director of the Applied Research Laboratory at the University of Hawaii sai the lab has seen project funding rise from $7.9 million in 2013 to more than $20 million.
The lab received funding this year to test wave energy conversion devices and study electrical grids at three military bases in hopes of using more alternative energy.
By 2020, the Navy wants half of its total energy consumption to come from alternative sources.
UH gets $59M for upgrades
HONOLULU (AP) — Gov. Neil Abercrombie is releasing $59 million to the University of Hawaii for improvements at various campuses.
Abercrombie said the state must invest in campus infrastructure so that the university can fulfill its mission.
The schools will get a total of $50 million to deal with outstanding repair and maintenance issues. The UH system currently has a $402 million backlog of projects dealing with reroofing, renovations and updating mechanical and electrical systems.
Leeward Community College will get $8 million to renovate its theater. The structure hosts 100,000 patrons per year, but it hasn’t been renovated since its construction in 1974.
Kapiolani Community College will get $500,000 to renovate a wing of classrooms used by the nursing program.
Rep. Gabbard finishes call-up
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has completed her active duty call-up with the Hawaii Army National Guard in response to the lava flow in Puna.
Her office said Sunday that Gabbard plans to return to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, with Congress set to return to session on Wednesday.
