Hanabusa outpaces Djou in campaign gifts
U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa raised more than $143,000 during the past three months for her re-election campaign, outpacing Charles Djou, a former congressman who collected more than $81,000.
Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, has brought more than $400,000 to her campaign in urban Honolulu’s 1st Congressional District. Djou, a Republican, has brought more than $243,000.
Djou is deployed with the Army in Afghanistan and has delegated fundraising and campaigning to his wife and allies until he returns.
Seminars explore rail transit development
The city will hold another round of workshops focusing on transit-oriented development for the planned $5.17 billion rail system.
The first workshop, focusing on development around the Iwilei, Chinatown and downtown rail stations, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Hawaii Community Development Authority, 461 Cooke St.
A second workshop, focusing on stations at Middle Street, Kalihi and Kapalama, will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at Farrington High School Library, 1564 N. King St.
Visit www.honoluludpp.org/planning or call 768-8050.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Street closure pleases merchants
LAHAINA » Merchants along Lahaina’s Front Street say they are looking forward to Halloween being good for business.
Some business owners tell the Maui News they are pleased about the decision to close Front Street for Halloween festivities, despite some community opposition.
The county Cultural Resources Commission says the party, dubbed the "Mardi Gras of the Pacific," is risque and disrespectful.
This year’s "Back on Front" Halloween event is sponsored by the county and the Lahaina Town Action Committee. It will be the first time in several years that Front Street will be closed for the festivities.
Merchants say that in previous years when Front Street wasn’t closed, business was slow.
Man gets probation for violating privacy
LIHUE » The lawyer for a man sentenced to probation says his client is remorseful for putting a video camera in a women’s restroom at a Kauai hotel.
Ivan Brady Miguel was sentenced to five years’ probation and ordered to undergo evaluations for substance abuse and sexual disorders.
The Garden Island reported Monday that Miguel’s public defender, Christian Enright, said his client is sorry for what he did.
Miguel pleaded no contest to first-degree violation of privacy in July. He was arrested in September 2010 after the camera was discovered in the restroom of a hotel athletic club.
The 38-year-old Waimea resident must register as a sex offender. He is also prohibited from possessing pornography or accounts to Internet porn sites.
