More May’s chicken products recalled
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says a Kapolei company is expanding its recall of frozen May’s Hawaiian Style chicken products.
The department’s Food Safety and Inspection service said Tuesday that Palama Holdings is expanding its recall to nearly 25,000 pounds because of possible improper storage temperature during distribution.
The expanded recall covers all teriyaki chicken products produced at the company’s Kapolei plant. They are stamped with best-by dates ranging from Sept. 24 to Nov. 6, 2014.
The company last week began recalling 10-pound boxes of May’s Hawaiian Style boneless and skinless teriyaki chicken thighs.
The recall now includes 5-pound boxes containing two sealed packages of the teriyaki chicken and 2-pound boxes with one sealed package of the product.
There have been no reports of adverse reactions from consuming the chicken.
Navy to escalate sonar use in isle waters
The Navy is moving forward with a plan that will intensify its sonar use in the ocean off Hawaii.
The Navy announced its final action Monday, which comes after the National Marine Fisheries Service granted the Navy permits for its plans that will boost sonar use in the Pacific Ocean through the next five years.
The military estimates the training and testing program could inadvertently kill 155 whales or dolphins off Hawaii and Southern California, mostly from explosives.
Environmentalists are suing the service to demand the Navy consider alternatives.
Earthjustice attorney David Henkin says the groups were hopeful but not optimistic the lawsuit would lead the Navy to look at a range of alternatives.
Navy officials estimate its activities would have a negligible impact on marine mammal populations.
Arizona inmates join Kulani suit
Three Hawaii island inmates at an Arizona prison have joined in a court bid to halt the state’s efforts to reopen the Kulani Correctional Facility.
An amended lawsuit filed Tuesday in Hawaii island’s Circuit Court adds the three plaintiffs to the case filed in August by Ohana Hoopakele. The Hilo-based social welfare group wants the Kulani facility to be used as a wellness, rehabilitative center based on Native Hawaiian cultural practices.
The new plaintiffs are Native Hawaiians sentenced to prison by Hawaii island courts: Van Keoki Kahumoku, Cedric Alii Kai Ah Sing and Bryan Miller.
They are among 113 inmates at the prison in Eloy, Ariz., seeking to join the suit, said Ohana Hoopakele board member Ronald Fujiyoshi.
The Kulani facility was shut down as a prison in 2009 and turned over to the state Department of Defense for at-risk youth programs. It is scheduled to reopen in July as a prison for 200 low-risk inmates.
Officer injured in burglary bust
A man suspected of burglarizing a Kailua-Kona condo while the unit’s occupants were asleep might also face charges tied to assaulting a police officer during his arrest.
Occupants of a condominium on Kuakini Highway reported the theft of jewelry, a ukulele and mobile phones from their unit Monday morning. The items were taken while they slept with the door unlocked.
Police returned to the complex hours later to answer reports of a man sleeping behind a garage.
One of the responding officers found a man with items matching the description of the stolen possessions. When he tried to arrest the man, 22, the suspect allegedly resisted and struck the officer on the head.
The officer was treated for a laceration and swelling. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of burglary, theft, resisting arrest, assaulting a police officer and terroristic threatening.
