Police & Fire
Body of man found near building
A woman discovered the body of a 46-year-old man lying next to a building in Kaneohe early Saturday morning.
The 58-year-old woman first saw the body around 6 p.m. Friday, then noticed it again in the same position while on her way home at 2 a.m. Saturday morning, police said.
The woman checked on the man, who was unresponsive.
There were no signs of foul play, police said.
8 rescued from grounded boat
Honolulu Fire Department crews rescued eight people whose boat ran aground on a reef last night in Kahala.
The vessel ran aground in an area fronting the Waialae Country Club shortly after 6:30 p.m.
An HFD helicopter carried the people from the boat to a beach park in a rescue net. They were reported safely ashore at 7:45 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
Man, 83, accused of raping 9-year-old
An 83-year-old man has been charged in the alleged sexually assault of a 9-year-old girl in Waianae between March 2009 and August of this year, police said.
Lindburgh Lau was arrested Friday on two counts of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of third-degree sexual assault, police said.
CORRECTION: A Honolulu Fire Department helicopter and its crew brought ashore eight people from a boat that ran aground off Kahala Sunday night. A previous “Police/Fire” item said an HFD rescue boat picked up the stranded boaters.