Teen injured in skateboarding accident

A 17-year-old girl was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition with head injuries just before noon Friday after falling off her skateboard in Kailua.

Paramedics responded to the emergency call on Akiohala Street in Enchanted Lake at 11:55 a.m., a spokeswoman for the city Department of Emergency Services said.

It was the third crash involving a skater that led to a major injury on Oahu this week.

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized on Tuesday after falling while skating downhill with a helmet on in Hauula. He was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center in critical condition.

An 11-year-old Salt Lake boy suffered head and leg injuries Monday after hitting a Handi-Van while riding a skateboard down a hill on Likini Street in Salt Lake.

In May, Hawaii Pacific University basketball player Kameron Steinhoff died when he fell and hit his head while riding his skateboard down a large hill in Kaneohe.

Man appears in court in 2009 beating

A 26-year-old Coast Guardsman who allegedly robbed and severely beat a taxicab driver in front of Nimitz Gate at Pearl Harbor nearly two years ago appeared in Honolulu District Court this week.

David G. Eisenhour was extradited to Hawaii this week and charged with first-degree assault and first-degree robbery, the city Prosecutor’s Office said.

On Nov. 29, 2009, Eisenhour caught a cab on Keeaumoku Street and was taken to Nimitz Gate, where he was told he owed $33, the Prosecutor’s Office said. Eisenhour then allegedly gave the cab driver $20 and walked away. When the cabbie followed him, Eisenhour allegedly punched him in the face before being apprehended by Pearl Harbor military police, the Prosecutor’s Office said.

The Coast Guard later sanctioned Eisenhour administratively but returned the criminal case to police, the Prosecutor’s Office said. Meanwhile, Eisenhour was transferred by the Coast Guard to a base in Oklahoma.

Eisenhour’s bail was was reduced to $20,000, and he was allowed to leave the jurisdiction, the Prosecutor’s Office said.

Hunter airlifted after suffering heart attack

A hunter in his mid-60s suffered a heart attack Friday morning while on a trail in Aiea and was taken to the hospital in critical condition after the fire department helicopter airlifted him off the trail.

Capt. Gary Lum, Honolulu Fire Department spokesman, said the helicopter took the hunter to Kaonohi Park at 7 a.m., and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital in critical condition.