Brother of astronaut Onizuka to lecture
The life of Hawaii-born astronaut Ellison Onizuka is the subject of a lecture by his brother at the University of Hawaii.
Claude Onizuka is to speak at the free event at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Architecture Building auditorium on the Manoa campus.
Ellison Onizuka was a mission specialist on the Challenger space shuttle mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 28, 1986. The seven-person crew died when the Challenger exploded one minute and 13 seconds after launch.
He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
Man gets 20 years for fatal stabbing
KAILUA-KONA » A 62-year-old Hawaii island man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in a fatal stabbing.
Gene Craig Wells was sentenced after pleading no contest to manslaughter and third-degree assault, West Hawaii Today reported Friday. Edward Wanat was killed in the November altercation at a Kona condominium. His son, Andrew Wanat, was injured.
Second-degree murder and second-degree assault charges were reduced as part of a plea deal that includes the provision that prosecutors recommend Wells be released after serving two years.
According to police, the elder Wanat was stabbed in the chest and abdomen while his son was stabbed in the arms, hands, shoulder and face.
Legal aid coming to Filipinos in Hilo
HILO » The Philippine Consulate General outreach team will be in Hilo Monday to help process Philippine passports and applications for a number of services.
The Hawaii Tribune Herald reports that Deputy Consul General Paul Raymund Cortes and Honolulu staff members will be at the Aupuni Center Conference Room to answer questions and concerns about Philippine-related issues.
Officials will also accept applications for dual citizenship, delayed registration of birth, report of marriage abroad and other consular services.
With the consulate coming to Hilo only once a year, Filipino and Filipino-American citizens of Hawaii County are encouraged to submit applications on Monday.
The consular outreach allows neighbor island applicants to avoid the expenses involved in traveling to submit applications in person.
