Man awaiting trial freed over objections

A 22-year-old homeless man whom some Manoa residents want off the street for allegedly harassing people was freed by a judge Monday while awaiting trial for allegedly challenging people to a fight over the weekend.

Yama Fazzari was arrested Saturday for allegedly trying to pick a fight with people at Manoa Valley District Park. His trial was set for 8:30 a.m. April 21 in Hono­lulu District Court.

Manoa Valley Neighborhood Security Watch members said that since early February, Fazzari has been harassing residents near the Manoa Marketplace and in other areas.

During a District Court hearing Monday, Fazzari pleaded not guilty to harassment — a petty misdemeanor — stemming from Saturday night’s incident. The maximum penalty for petty misdemeanor is six months in jail.

Over the objections of a deputy city prosecutor, Fazzari was granted supervised release while awaiting trial.

In asking for Fazzari’s supervised release, the suspect’s deputy defender said he has a full-time job at Domino’s Pizza and is a student at Kapiolani Community College.

Fazzari also was ordered to stay away from Manoa Valley District Park. The court also rejected a request that Fazzari undergo substance abuse assessment and treatment, a spokes­man for the prosecutor’s office said Tuesday.

Man killed in fall from overpass named

The city Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the 75-year-old Mili­lani man who died after falling from the Mehe­ula Parkway overpass onto the H-2 freeway last week as Doug­las Thorp.

The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. Thursday, forcing the brief closure of the northbound lands of H-2.