Successor for Tsutsui sought

WAILUKU, Maui » Maui County Demo­crats say any Demo­crat in "good standing" and who lives in Senate District 5 — which includes Wailuku, Waihee, and Kahului — is welcome to apply for the seat vacated by state Sen. Shan Tsu­tsui. The application deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday.

Tsutsui, 41, became Hawaii’s new lieutenant governor Thursday. As Senate president, he was first in line for the job when the previous lieutenant governor — Brian Schatz — was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.

Interested applicants must fill out a "Statement of Candidacy" form and send in a one-page resume and a short statement.

Copper stolen from Kauai sites

Kauai police are investigating a pair of copper thefts that occurred in Kekaha and Hanapepe last week.

The first occurred sometime between 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday at a storage facility on Kekaha Road, across from the old Kekaha Sugar Mill. Sixteen rolls of copper wiring, valued at approximately $8,000, were stolen. Police said the thieves apparently cut through a padlock.

In the other case, thieves apparently cut through a chain link fence at Hanapepe Stadium and stole three rolls of copper, valued at approximately $2,000, from a storage shed. The theft occurred sometime between 12:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call police dispatch at 241-1711 or Detective Bryson Ponce at 241-1681.