Rough landing injures Dillingham sky diver
A 34-year-old man suffered serious injury Friday after sky-diving to a hard landing at Dillingham Airfield.
Department of Emergency Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright said the injury was to his pelvic area and that the instructor toppled onto him. The accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m.
Pacific Skydiving Hawaii General Manager Guy Banal said the man "landed on his butt," and the landing was a bit rough due in part to wind, a tree and a downdraft.
Health officials looking into 29 liver cases
State health officials said the number of cases under investigation involving a dietary supplement for possible ties to hepatitis and liver failure was revised Friday to 29 from 32.
Mark Berthold, a spokesman for the Health Department’s Disease Outbreak Control Division, said he could not provide an explanation for the change.
Fifteen cases are from Oahu, seven from Hawaii County, one from Maui County, one from Kauai County, four are unknown and one is classified as "refused," Berthold said.
The Health Department is requiring stores to stop selling OxyELITE Pro, used for weight loss and muscle-building.
Health officials said there were reports of OxyELITE Pro use in 24 of 29 cases of hepatitis and liver failure, including the death of a Maui woman.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Utility workers find remains at Kauai hotel
Workers installing Kauai utility lines uncovered human remains at the Kauai Sands Hotel in Waipouli on Thursday.
Kauai County spokeswoman Sarah Blane told The Garden Island that police were notified but that the findings are being handled by the state archaeologist.
Department of Land and Natural Resources spokeswoman Deborah Ward said the State Historic Preservation Division is awaiting inadvertent burial discovery form reports.
A Honolulu-based archaeological services company, Scientific Consultant Services, is preparing reports on five sets of bones disturbed during trenching.
New Kauai managing director picked
Kauai Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. announced Friday that County Councilwoman Nadine Nakamura has been selected as managing director to replace Gary Heu when he retires at the end of the month.
Heu will retire Oct. 31 after 11 years in the post.
Nakamura is serving her second term in the County Council.
She previously worked as a community planning consultant and project coordinator for affordable-housing developments and in the Honolulu Land Utilization and Transportation Services departments.
She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in public affairs and urban planning from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Hawaii.