Thriving honeybees on Maui draw state’s attention
WAILUKU » A state agriculture specialist is traveling to Maui to investigate why honeybees are surviving on Maui and Kauai while they are disappearing in record numbers across the rest of the nation.
The Maui News reported Wednesday that Department of Agriculture specialist Danielle Downey plans to meet with beekeepers to conduct a survey and inspection of bees and their hives.
Scientists don’t completely understand the phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder.
Downey asked beekeepers to watch out for nonnative mites and beetles, which carry diseases with the potential to kill off hives or entire colonies. So far, the bugs haven’t been spotted on Maui or Kauai.
@brief — headline1:Off-duty officer captures fugitive at medical clinic
A man wanted on forgery and theft charges unexpectedly encountered an off-duty police officer at the Kauai Medical Clinic on Tuesday afternoon and wound up in the county jail.
Calvin Lopez, 24, of Kapaa was being held in lieu of $2,100 bail.
About 2 p.m. Tuesday, the officer recognized Lopez at the clinic and called for on-duty personnel to assist. However, Lopez began to leave the facility before police arrived. The off-duty officer approached him and identified himself, according to a Kauai County news release.
After a brief struggle, the officer held Lopez until uniformed officers arrived, the news release said.
Lopez was indicted June 23 on charges of second-degree forgery and unauthorized possession of confidential personal information, and two counts of fourth-degree theft.
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