Biden to visit isles after trip to Asia
Vice President Joe Biden will reportedly stop in Hawaii this weekend after a six-day trade and diplomatic trip to India and Singapore.
Biden arrived in India on Monday afternoon on a four-day visit designed to strengthen ties and lay the groundwork for a summit between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama this fall in Washington.
Biden, making his first visit to India as vice president and the first by any sitting U.S. vice president in decades, began his trip by visiting a memorial to Mohandas Gandhi, the leader whose nonviolent movement freed India from British rule.
After meeting senior Indian officials in the capital, New Delhi, the vice president will travel to Mumbai, the nation’s financial hub, to deliver a speech urging both sides to boost economic ties well beyond the current $100 billion in annual U.S.-Indian trade.
The Bidens will stop in Hawaii on Sunday on their way back to Washington on Sunday, according to USA Today.
Motorcyclist killed in crash is identified
A 52-year-old motorcyclist who died following a traffic crash in Kapaa on Saturday was identified as Thomas Newsome, Kauai police said.
The 82-year-old female driver of the sedan involved in the fatal collision was arrested on suspicion of second-degree negligent homicide and was later released pending investigation.
The motorcycle was heading north on Kuhio Highway and the car was turning left onto Lanikai Street from the southbound lane of the highway when the collision occurred at about 5 p.m., police said.
Newsome was transported to Wilcox Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The car driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. She has since been released.
Police are continuing their investigation.
2 golf carts are purloined from Kona links
Hawaii County police are asking the public’s help in locating two stolen golf carts taken last month from a golf course in Kona.
The white E-Z-Go RXV golf carts were taken from Makalei Golf Course at 72-390 Hawaii Belt Road in Kailua-Kona sometime between June 22 and 23.
The golf carts are valued at $6,402 each. They may each display a 3-by-3-inch sticker. One had the number 27, and the other had the number 35.
Police ask anyone with information about the case or the location of the golf carts to call officer Jeremy Riddle at 326-4646, ext. 253.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
