Unarmed ordnance shuts down offramps
Traffic was halted for about an hour Wednesday afternoon to Moanalua Freeway offramps leading to Fort Shafter after the discovery of suspected ordnance.
A contractor working near the front gate of Fort Shafter found unidentified ordnance about 3:30 p.m., according to U.S. Army spokesman Dennis Drake. The projectile was determined to be hollow and unarmed, according to the Army.
Broken mains repaired after a dry night
About 40 homes without water Wednesday morning had their service restored after crews fixed two water mains that broke in a Pearl City neighborhood overnight.
An 8-inch main broke at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday on Aumakua Street between Ahaiki Street and Akaikai Loop, cutting off service to 16 homes, a Board of Water Supply spokesman said. A break on another 8-inch main cut off water to 24 homes on Aamanu Street near Akaikai Loop about 12:30 a.m. and was fixed by 11 a.m.
Masked pair sought in Puna home invasion
Hawaii County police are investigating a home invasion robbery Monday in Puna.
Police said two men wearing masks, one armed, entered a Hawaiian Paradise Park home through an unlocked door just after 3 a.m. Monday on Ala Heiau Road. The intruders confronted a 68-year-old man and his 70-year-old wife and started to remove items from a bedroom, police said.
One of the suspects hit and threatened the man, police said.
The masked men then fled through the back of the house with electronic items, police said.
The suspects face arrest on suspicion of first-degree burglary, first-degree terroristic threatening and third-degree assault.
Anyone with information or who recognize the suspects from the drawings is asked to call Detective Grant Todd at 961-2385 or email him at gtodd@co.hawaii.hi.us. Anonymous tipsters may call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300.
