Sailor, 81, to get medical help in Honolulu
An 81-year-old man who suffered strokelike symptoms Monday while sailing from California to Hilo was rescued by a container ship about 1,200 miles northeast of Oahu and is in stable condition.
The Coast Guard called on the 800-foot Horizon Reliance, which was 73 miles northwest of the sailboat, to help the man, after determining that the container ship could provide the most timely response.
Robert Bourdon was aboard the sailboat Gallivant with the boat owner and his son. The two transferred Bourdon to the Horizon Reliance at 4:30 p.m. Monday.
The ship is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu today, and Bourdon will be transferred to Emergency Medical Services.
Thieves heist 4 computers from school
Kauai police are asking for help finding thieves who stole four laptop computers from Kilauea Elementary School.
Between 4 p.m. June 7 and 6 a.m. Friday, someone broke into several school buildings and took the items, police said. Fire extinguishers also were discharged in the cafeteria.
State funds will be used to fix Maui highway
Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed an emergency proclamation to use state money to stabilize erosion damage at Honoapiilani Highway on Maui.
The soil foundation under and adjacent to the section of highway in Launiupoko on the southeast shore of Maui was damaged by waves and heavy rain. Lanes have been shifted about 18 feet on the two-lane highway, which is the only ground route to west Maui.
Dead man, 50, might be victim of drowning
Hawaii County police are investigating the possible drowning of a 50-year-old San Francisco man whose body was found Wednesday in the ocean off the Kohala Coast.
Paul S. Tsang was snorkeling off Mauna Lani Beach Club about 12:35 p.m. when someone on shore noticed he was floating, police said. An Ogden, Utah, man on a paddleboard brought Tsang to shore, where a nurse from Tucson, Ariz., and lifeguards performed CPR.
Fire personnel took him to North Hawaii Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:39 p.m. Police have ordered an autopsy.
