Drowning victim was South Korean man
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 63-year-old visitor from South Korea who drowned while snorkeling at Hanauma Bay on Thursday as Kyu Shin.
Shin’s death was classified as accidental. He was from Seoul.
Man holding other people’s mail arrested
Police arrested a 56-year-old man who was found with mail belonging to eight other people.
The suspect, who does not have a local address, was allegedly in possession of mail belonging to four men, ages 26, 31, 62 and 79; and four women, ages 31, 34, 58 and 80.
He was arrested Monday on suspicion of unauthorized possession of confidential personal information.
Fireworks believed cause of brush fire
A blaze that burned more than 65 acres of brush in East Maui was apparently due to fireworks that rekindled Monday night, fire investigators said.
County fire units were recalled to the scene Monday night after it was extinguished at 6:30 a.m. Monday.
The fire was reported at about 3 p.m. Saturday on the Ulupalakua side of Manawainui Gulch in Kaupo. Firefighters battled the blaze all weekend.
Remains of the fireworks, called Ground Bloom Flowers, were recovered Sunday.
Fire Chief Jeff Murray said the time of day the fireworks were lighted, in midafternoon, indicates the fire may have not been accidental.
"People usually watch fireworks at night," he said.
"We have had a number of brush fires this summer, and this one tied up our firefighters all weekend long. This sort of reckless behavior needs to stop, otherwise someone may get hurt."
