Police attempt to verify report of attack at park
The Kauai Police Department is looking for witnesses to substantiate a report of an attack on campers at Polihale State Park on the west side of the island.
Megan Wong of Kilauea told the Garden Island newspaper that her 20-year-old brother was part of a group of about 15 people attacked Sunday in the park after midnight.
The young men and women had set up tents and were playing music when about 30 men showed up at the park at the end of a 5-mile dirt road, she said.
The men told the people in the smaller group they would have to leave. They also said they were going to take what they wanted and stole camping equipment and bashed cars with baseball bats, Wong said.
"There were threats that they had guns waiting in the parking lot," she said.
Kauai police reached the scene and found no victims, witnesses or evidence of a fight.
Ropin’ and ridin’ will kick up dust at Parker Ranch
Parker Ranch will hold its 51st annual Horse Races and Rodeo on Hawaii island July 4 at the Parker Ranch Rodeo Arena in Waimea.
The program, from 9 a.m. to noon, will feature horse races, ribbon mugging, ranch mugging, team roping and other events. There will be food booths and children’s activities such as pony rides and a petting zoo. Alex Akau, co-founder of the Aloha Festivals Paniolo Parade and Poke Contest, will be honored.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $6 at the gate. Tickets are on sale at the Parker Ranch Store in Waimea. Children 10 and under are free. For information, call 885-7311 or visit www.parkerranch.com.
