HPD satellite office fills in for substation
The Honolulu Police Department’s Chinatown substation is closed for renovations through May.
A temporary satellite office has been established at 61-B N. Hotel St., just two doors east of the current substation at 79 N. Hotel St.
The satellite office will be open 24 hours a day for all police-related service.
For additional information, contact 723-3327.
Strong currents close northern Kauai beaches
Kauai officials closed Kalihiwai Bay and all north shore beaches with lifeguards — including Kalihiwai, Kee, Haena and Hanalei — Monday afternoon because of strong currents. The beaches were also closed Sunday, when firefighters saved three swimmers who were swept out of the bay.
Battalion Chief Albert Kaui urged the public to go to other guarded beaches such as Lydgate, Poipu or Salt Pond.
A high-surf advisory remained in effect Monday for the north and west shores of Kauai and the north shores of Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii island.
Surf of 14 to 18 feet was forecast for the north and west shores of Kauai, and 10 to 16 feet for the other islands. The surf was expected to diminish Monday night and today.
Three tourists have drowned in rough seas at Kalihiwai Bay this year.
Drowning victim is identified as Colorado man
Hawaii County police identified the man who drowned March 23 in Puna as Jay Patrick Corbett, 37, of Gunnison, Colo.
Puna police said Corbett had been jumping off cliffs into the water at Orr’s Beach in Waa Waa with friends when he became caught in the current and was pulled under.
Officials received a 911 call at 3:38 p.m. Firefighters retrieved Corbett from the water and took him to Hilo Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Twelve tourists have drowned and 19 overall have died in accidents statewide in the first three months of 2013. In the previous 10 years, an average of 29 tourists died in the state per year, according to state Department of Health data.
