Aides to Hirono say surgery was successful ADVERTISING Aides to Hirono say surgery was successful WASHINGTON (AP) — Aides to Democratic U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, who is being treated for kidney cancer, say surgery to remove a lesion
Aides to Hirono say surgery was successful
WASHINGTON (AP) — Aides to Democratic U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, who is being treated for kidney cancer, say surgery to remove a lesion on her rib went well.
The surgery was Tuesday. Aides tweeted on her account late Tuesday, “Sen. Hirono is in the recovery room after a successful surgery. Mahalo for your well wishes.”
Hirono announced in May that she was being treated for kidney cancer. She said on the Senate floor Monday night that she was undergoing surgery Tuesday.
Hirono, 69, is in her first term as senator after serving three terms in the House.
Jury rules in favor of family in land ownership dispute
WAILUKU, Maui (AP) — A jury returned a verdict in favor of a Native Hawaiian family in a case involving a Hawaii land management and real estate brokerage firm’s attempt to claim ownership of a 3.4 acre parcel of land in Kauaula Valley in Lahaina, Maui.
The jury found Friday that Ke‘eaumoku Kapu and his family own the so-called kuleana parcel, which has been used for family burials and contains cultural sites.
Makila Land Co. — which is managed by West Maui Land Co. — has a large water pipe that runs over the parcel, said Wailuku attorney Lance Collins, who represented Kapu along with attorney Bianca Isaki.
Makila Land Co. sought to claim ownership of the parcel in 2002. The court initially granted summary judgment on the company’s claim, which Kapu appealed. In 2007, the Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed that decision and sent the case back for trial.
Collins said Kapu obtained his interest by descent through five generations from the original Land Commission awardee. Makila Land Co. argued it obtained its claim through another person — unknown to the family — who claimed to be related to the original awardee and sold the interest to Pioneer Mill in 1892.
Residents unsure about bike sharing
HONOLULU (AP) — Bike sharing debuted Wednesday in Honolulu, but some residents think the program could have been planned better.
The program allows people to rent bikes and return or pick them up at one of 100 Biki stations throughout the city.
But questions about planning have been raised, including about two stations taking up parking space and blocking a sidewalk.
Waikiki resident Camille Corvino also said at one location the bikes stick out and people will have to squeeze into bushes to walk down the sidewalk. And at another location, two crucial parking spots on Kalakaua Avenue are taken up by a station.
These stations do not have to be permanent, however, said Bikeshare Hawaii CEO Lori McCarney. They can be moved in response to any conflicts now that the program is underway.
