Lewd act results in brig term
A Coast Guard aviation mechanic was sentenced to five years in a military brig and given a dishonorable discharge Thursday for threatening and committing a lewd act on a minor in 2013.
At a court-martial, Petty Officer 1st Class Shane E. Reese also was found guilty for lying to investigators and for possession and distribution of marijuana.
Reese also forfeited all pay and allowances and was reduced in rank to recruit, the military’s lowest enlisted grade.
Pearl City band has Chicago gig
Pearl City High School’s marching band will perform Thursday at the 81st McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade in Chicago.
The Pearl City band is the only one appearing from Hawaii, and its selections will include "Hawaiian War Chant" and "Mele Kelikimaka." The traveling group will include dancers from Halau Hula Olana.
The school’s marching band program has performed previously in the Tournament of Roses Parade and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
The McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade is scheduled for 4 to 7 a.m. Hawaii time and is also available for viewing online at www.chicagofestivals.org/broadcast-information. For more information about the McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade, visit www.chicagofestivals.org.
Man indicted in 2013 death
Maui police arrested a 33-year-old Wailuku man Friday in connection with the 2013 traffic death of a 51-year-old woman.
Anthony Souza IV was indicted on charges of manslaughter, first-degree negligent homicide, accident involving injury or death, operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor and excessive speeding. Police said Souza was operating the pickup truck that struck Roselie Miller as she was walking in a bicycle lane on Honoapiilani Highway on Dec. 23.
Sgt. William Hankins said in a statement the arrest was "the culmination of hundreds of hours spent reconstructing the crash by highly trained crash investigators of the Maui Police Department."
Group wants suit dismissed
The group behind the Maui County anti-GMO initiative filed a motion Friday to intervene in the federal lawsuit filed by Monsanto Co. and others to invalidate the ordinance.
Five leaders of the Shaka Movement — Dr. Lorrin Pang, Mark Sheehan, Lei‘ohu Ryder, Bonnie Marsh and Alika Atay — also filed a motion to dismiss the suit.
In court papers, the group requested that the court "abstain from resolving the important state issues that directly impact the county’s ability to protect its natural environment and avoid irreparable harm to public trust resources."
Maui voters Nov. 4 narrowly passed the initiative that outlaws the planting of new genetically modified crops until they are proved safe.
