Support Hawaii Foodbank’s annual drive
The Hawaii Foodbank will hold its 23rd annual Food Drive Day today, collecting food donations at sites statewide.
A daylong event will be held at Waterfront Plaza in Kakaako from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. that will include entertainment, such as the live "Perry & Price Show" and a dunking booth with KSSK’s Sweetie Pacarro and Hawaii News Now journalists Shawn Ching, Stephanie Lum, Keahi Tucker, Teri Okita, Guy Hagi, Chris Tanaka and Steve Uyehara.
The Hawaii Foodbank serves about 183,500 people statewide each year, including 55,050 children and 11,010 seniors.
The organization is asking the public to donate canned meats; canned meals that include chili, spaghetti and corned beef; canned soups; canned fruits; and canned vegetables. For a list of drop-off locations statewide, go to www.hawaiifoodbank.org.
Make monetary donations online or send a check to The Hawaii Foodbank Annual Food Drive, 2611 Kilihau St., Honolulu, HI 96819.
Those who are unable to make it to any of the donation sites can donate to the following sites that accept food donations year-round: Ruby Tuesday restaurants, Napa Auto Parts Hawaii, Hard Rock Cafe, StorSecure Self-Storage in Kapolei and Cutter Ford Mitsubishi.
Family of men who died in crash sues FAA
The family of a Honolulu veterinarian who died along with his son two years ago when their private plane crashed into the Koolau Range is suing the Federal Aviation Administration for $5.5 million for negligence.
The wife and son of Nicholas E. Palumbo filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court.
Palumbo, 61, co-owner of the Cat Clinic, and his 20-year-old son, Timothy, died Jan. 10, 2010, when their Piper Cherokee single-engine aircraft crashed into the side of a ridge near Kaau Crater. They were the only people onboard, returning to Oahu from Lanai.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the probable cause of the crash was that Palumbo was qualified for only visual flight navigation yet was flying at a low altitude in cloudy, low-visibility conditions requiring instrument navigation.
However, the NTSB said a contributing factor was that the air traffic controller with whom Palumbo was communicating did not issue a safety alert to Palumbo even though the controller knew he was probably disoriented and that his plane was heading into the mountains.
A low-altitude alert may have enabled the pilot to climb and avoid the accident, the NTSB said.
Instead, the controller advised Palumbo to turn his aircraft around.
Man accused of ticket scam
Hawaii County police charged a 19-year-old man Thursday with promoting an Internet ticket scam in California.
Authorities charged Anthony Derick Berson of Keaau with four counts of second-degree theft, one count of third-degree theft and four counts of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime.
Police released Berson on his own recognizance.
Four mainland victims reported sending money to someone who posted an ad on Craigslist selling tickets to the sold-out Coachella Music Festival this weekend in Indio, Calif., but they did not receive festival passes and wristbands as promised.
Berson was arrested Tuesday at a Hilo Western Union office after using a control number and password given to him by a state Office of Consumer Protection investigator posing as a buyer.
He is scheduled to appear in District Court on May 29.
Charges filed in 3 stabbings
A 43-year-old Hawaii island man was charged Friday with stabbing three people Wednesday night.
Jeffrey Robert Perkins, who was arrested Wednesday, was charged with one count of first-degree assault and seven counts of second-degree assault. His bail was set at $19,000.
On Wednesday, patrol officers went to a home near the 7-mile marker on Route 132 in Kapoho and found a 28-year-old man with a severe head wound and cuts, a 25-year-old woman with a severe cut to her upper body and a 45-year-old woman with a minor injury.
The man and younger woman were taken to the Hilo Medical Center, where they were treated and released Friday.
