Jury agrees pregnant Maui woman’s murder was heinous ADVERTISING Jury agrees pregnant Maui woman’s murder was heinous HONOLULU (AP) — Jurors whose deliberations spanned nearly a month before they found a Maui man guilty of murder in the death of
Jury agrees pregnant Maui woman’s murder was heinous
HONOLULU (AP) — Jurors whose deliberations spanned nearly a month before they found a Maui man guilty of murder in the death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend took much less time Tuesday to decide the killing was especially heinous — a determination that will allow a judge to sentence him to spend the rest of his life in prison.
The jury found Steven Capobianco guilty last week of second-degree murder and arson in the death of Carly “Charli” Scott, who was five months pregnant with Capobianco’s child when she disappeared in 2014.
The panel began deliberating Dec. 1 after listening to about six months of testimony.
The second phase of deliberations involved an allegation that Capobianco killed Scott in an “especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel manner.” After briefly deliberating Tuesday, the jury agreed it was such a case.
The maximum sentence for second-degree murder is life in prison with the possibility of parole. The jury’s decision means Capobianco can receive an enhanced sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced March 24.
Man dies after found unresponsive in water near Honolulu
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police say a 78-year-old man has died after being found floating and unresponsive in waters off Ala Moana Beach Park.
The man was found at about 4 p.m. Saturday. City emergency medical crews took him to the hospital, where he later died.
Police say there were no suspicious circumstances.
Program provides boost to teens with eyes set on engineering
HONOLULU (AP) — A new public school initiative will allow Hawaii students interested in engineering careers get on an early pathway to acceptance at a university engineering program.
The state Department of Education is partnering with the University of Hawaii to create a “college-focused pathway” for students to pursue direct acceptance into the College of Engineering at UH-Manoa. The college offers undergraduate degrees in civil, computer, electrical and mechanical engineering. It typically requires students to have completed trigonometry, physics and chemistry before applying.
The program “will help high school students maintain their interest and enthusiasm in engineering by manifesting an early indication of acceptance to the college,” said Song Choi, assistant dean of UH-Manoa’s College of Engineering. Choi said increased interesting in engineering has created the need for a more direct pathway from high school to an engineering education
The new pathway developed under the department’s Career and Technical Education program creates two engineering technology courses for high school students that area designed to be consistent with the college’s entry-level course objectives.
“This partnership falls in line with our goals to provide more college-level courses for high school students that will hopefully nurture students’ interests in future professions,” said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi in a statement. “Working with the College of Engineering will ensure that our high school engineering courses correspond to college-level standards, and help to ease the transition for our graduates into higher level courses.”
The initiative was funded through a grant from the Office of Naval Research and the Educational Leadership Program at Chaminade University.
