Diver’s body found in underwater cave
The body of a man in his 60s was recovered Sunday from an underwater cave in the Yokohama Bay area on the Waianae Coast.
The body was found at 11:45 a.m. by a fire rescue diver.
Police who were in contact with the family called for assistance at 9:45 a.m., fire spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig said.
The family said the man went free-diving in the area, and his car was found between Yokohama Bay and Makua Cave, Seelig said.
His body was found about 20 feet below the surface in a cave and was taken by rescue boat to the Waianae Small Boat Harbor.
Mo-ped accident badly injures rider
A man believed to be in his 20s was critically injured Sunday afternoon when the mo-ped he was operating crashed in Kahaluu.
The incident occurred at about 1:30 p.m.
The rider was transported to a local trauma center by Emergency Medical Services personnel.
No other details were available.
Stove near acetone generates fireball
A fire that began in a lunch area of a second-floor nail salon forced the evacuation Sunday of a building and nearby farmers market at Manoa Marketplace.
Fire Capt. Terry Seelig said employees were using a gas stove near bottles of acetone, which generated a fireball.
A female employee suffered minor, non-life-threatening burns and was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment, Seelig said.
Fire officials took about 2 1/2 hours to control the fire, which broke out at just before 9:50 a.m.
Damage to the nail salon was estimated at $500,000.
Major water damage occurred on the first floor of Bank of Hawaii when a second-floor water supply line melted, Seelig said.
