Jellyfish sting sends woman to hospital
A woman who was treated for a jellyfish sting in Waikiki late Wednesday morning was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
Lifeguards counted 10 box jellyfish, and 12 people were stung as of 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Waikiki, the city Ocean Safety Division reported.
Ocean Safety posted warning signs at all Waikiki and Ala Moana beaches.
Emergency Medical Services personnel at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday treated a woman in her 20s for a jellyfish sting at the lifeguard tower near the police station in Waikiki.
She was taken to an area hospital in serious condition.
Kauai mayor seeks online advice on budget
Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho is inviting the public to identify county budget priorities through an online survey. The survey consists of six questions and can be completed in 15 minutes or less.
"We are already actively planning for our fiscal year 2014 budget submittal, and the public’s input will help us greatly to determine the priority needs that need to be addressed," Carvalho said in a statement Wednesday.
The survey can be accessed at www.surveymonkey. com/s/kauaibudget, or in the "What’s New" section of the County of Kauai’s home page (www.kauai.gov). The deadline for submissions is Dec. 15.
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Death prompts investigation at care home
Hawaii County police are conducting a manslaughter investigation into the death of an 82-year-old man at a Kailua-Kona care home Aug. 13.
Police officers responded to a report of an unresponsive resident of a care home on Haokuni Street. Fire rescue personnel took the man to Kona Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:58 p.m.
An autopsy on Aug. 15 showed he died from inhaling food.
Police consulted with Adult Protective Services and are focused on the level of care provided.
The state Department of Human Services revoked the caregiver’s care home certification on Sept. 24 because of the death.
Residents urged to join phone alert system
Kauai residents and businesses are encouraged to sign up for Connect CTY, the county’s telephone-based emergency notification system.
A test of the system is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 11:45 a.m.
The Connect CTY notification system has been used on Kauai to send telephone messages for tsunami warnings, flash flood warnings, fire-related evacuations and water outages since May 2009.
"The test will help us to establish a baseline of what a successful CTY call should look like, and diagnose any problems ahead of time," said Civil Defense Manager Theodore Daligdig III.
More than 17,800 residents and 6,100 businesses on Kauai are registered in the system.
To sign up, go to www.kauai.gov and click on the Connect CTY link. For help, call the Civil Defense Agency at 241-1800.
