Plane lands OK despite trouble
A Hawaiian Airlines Boeing 717-200 arrived in Honolulu without incident Tuesday after one of its two hydraulic systems failed, said a spokeswoman for the airlines.
"It wasn’t in any danger," said spokeswoman Ann Botticelli.
"There is built-in redundancy," since each plane is equipped with two hydraulic systems, which control the wing flaps and brakes, she said.
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 187 from Kona arrived at 4:38 p.m. with 98 passengers and was towed to the gate, Botticelli said.
The crew declared an emergency, which it tends to do when it needs priority in landing, she said.
Mayor approves revised code for subdivisions
Mayor Alan Arakawa signed revisions to Maui’s subdivision code Tuesday to help streamline the approval process for both builders and county staff.
"We need more common-sense changes to our laws like these revisions," Arakawa said. "This bill will save the public and county staff significant time and effort in processing future subdivisions, while retaining the needed safeguards to protect our community’s health, safety and the environment."
Code revisions simplified the number of tax clearances required; eliminated redundancies with the building code; clarified that County Council-approved zoning conditions prevail over subdivision requirements; and simplified when and how extensions for subdivision applications are granted.
Potent pot worries officials
Hawaii authorities recently gathered at a crime prevention seminar where the focus was on more potent marijuana and synthetic drugs that one official called dangerous.
Speakers at the event held at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall included Keith Kamita, chief special agent of the state Department of Public Safety’s Narcotics Enforcement Division, The Garden Island reported.
"People ask, Why are we so worried about marijuana when we have a meth problem?" Kamita said at the Friday seminar. Kamita said it is because marijuana grown today has a much higher level of THC, the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
