Help sought in 1973 murder case
Hawaii County detectives have reopened a 40-year-old murder case using new technology and issued an appeal for help from the public.
Police are re-examining the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Gayle Hook in 1973.
Hook, of Napoopoo, was reported missing on March 29, 1973, and her body was found on April 6, 1973, in an abandoned church pavilion in Napoopoo with a fatal gunshot wound to the left eye.
Police said the Hook case is one of several cold cases that detectives are re-examining with new technologies.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Detective Shawn Tingle at 326-4546, ext. 277, or email him at stingle@co.hawaii.hi.us. Tipsters can also call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181.
Surfer is found unconscious off Waikiki
A surfer, reportedly in his 20s, was found unconscious in the water Tuesday afternoon by fellow surfers in Waikiki near Kaimana Beach, the city Emergency Medical Services Division reported.
The man was apparently surfing at Tonggs surf break and was discovered at 2:35 p.m. about 100 yards offshore, said Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright.
Ocean Safety Division lifeguards used a watercraft to bring the man to shore at Kaimana Beach.
Lifeguards performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation until EMS personnel arrived.
The man had no apparent injuries, Enright said.
EMS personnel transported him in critical condition to a hospital, Enright said.
Couple’s argument leads to man’s arrest
An argument at a Waialae bus stop ended with a woman being treated in an emergency room and her partner facing a possible felony abuse charge.
Police said the argument began just after 3 p.m. Sunday at a bus stop fronting Kalani High School. Witnesses said the couple then drove off.
The woman later reported the abuse while being treated at the hospital. The 24-year-old victim said the suspect allegedly choked her neck with one hand.
The 36-year-old suspect was arrested early Monday morning at his Kailua home on suspicion of domestic abuse.
House fire deals $90,000 damage
Hawaii County fire officials are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that destroyed a four-bedroom Pahoa home, causing $90,000 worth of damage.
The fire was reported at 12:27 a.m. Tuesday at 14-3379 Lehua Road. It took 17 firefighters 33 minutes to bring the fire under control.
2 arrested after fight on Big Isle
A 43-year-old Hawaii island man and his 24-year-old son were arrested after a fight Monday night.
When officers responded to the report of the fight at a Mountain View house at 8:30 p.m. Monday, the son ran into the nearby forest and came out at 11 p.m. with substantial bodily injuries.
He was taken to the Hilo Medical Center, where he was treated and released. But police arrested him on two unrelated bench warrants for contempt of court.
While police were securing the scene at 7:09 a.m. Tuesday at the house, the father came out allegedly pointing what appeared to be a rifle at responding officers.
Police recovered an air rifle, and arrested the father on suspicion of second-degree assault in the domestic incident and first-degree terroristic threatening for allegedly pointing the rifle at police.
