Ask Salvation Army for help during holidays
The Salvation Army is accepting applications from families needing assistance during its holiday giving programs.
Families in need with children under 14 and senior citizens are helped through various giving programs such as the Angel Tree Program. The program allows the public to help families by adopting an "angel" tag that hangs from Christmas trees.
Angel Trees are placed in malls statewide. Each "angel" tag corresponds to a recipient’s special wish for the holidays.
Families in need can schedule an appointment by calling Kauluwela Mission Corps, 296 N. Vineyard Blvd., 521-6551; Kaneohe Corps, 45-175 Waikalua Road, 235-1408; or Kroc Center, 91-3257 Kualakai Parkway, Ewa Beach, 682-5505.
Single-car crash kills motorist on Hawaii island
A 45-year-old man died Saturday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash north of Mile Marker 105 on Highway 11 in Honaunau on Hawaii island.
The crash happened at about 1:30 p.m. Emergency responders arrived at the scene to find a Mitsubishi compact car upside down and the driver lying dead on the side of the road.
The road was closed for two hours while police investigated the scene and cleared debris. Traffic was rerouted to Kealo Keawe Road.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Shark spotted off Big Beach
Maui lifeguards closed Big Beach in Makena for two hours Saturday afternoon after a shark was sighted within 15 feet of shore.
A lifeguard reported seeing the shark around 3 p.m. while he was swimming a few yards offshore.
The beach was reopened just after 5 p.m.
Kanaha Beach Park in central Maui was closed Thursday after a shark chomped down on a stand-up paddler’s board. Authorities suspect it was a tiger shark because of its aggressiveness.
That beach reopened Friday.
Pickup truck fells utility pole
A pickup truck crashed into a utility pole on Kuhio Highway fronting the Coconut Marketplace in Wailua, Kauai, downing the pole and backing up traffic on Saturday morning.
According to Kauai police, the truck crashed into the pole beside the northbound lane of the highway. The pole fell, damaging two other utility poles.
The driver of the truck was uninjured.
Police closed the north entrance of Aleka Loop.
