Ex-investigator charged in theft of state pay

A former Department of Human Services investigator has been charged with theft for allegedly receiving unearned compensation from the state.

Roselani Wise, 51, of Lihue was arraigned on Aug. 12 before Kauai Circuit Judge Randal Valenciano on a second-degree theft charge.

According to a news release issued by the state Attorney General’s Office, an investigation revealed that during the work hours in which Wise was being paid by DHS to conduct criminal fraud investigations, she was employed and working for the Federal Transportation Security Administration at Lihue Airport.

From 2008 through 2012, Wise allegedly received more than $10,000 for work she did not perform, according to the news release.

Wise’s trial is scheduled for Oct. 6 in Kauai Circuit Court.

Motorcyclist killed on Ala Moana Boulevard

A man in his 20s was killed early Tuesday in a motorcycle crash on Ala Moana Boulevard near Aloha Tower.

The crash occurred at 2:19 a.m., according to Emergency Medical Services, and the man, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the motorcyclist was in the Ewa-bound lanes when he struck the median curb and a signpost, landing in some bushes in the median near the Punchbowl Street intersection with Ala Moana.

Speed may have been a factor in the accident, police said.

Police closed part of Ala Moana Boulevard for a little more than two hours as traffic officers investigated. The lanes reopened by 4:53 a.m.

The crash marks Oahu’s 39th traffic fatality this year, the same tally at this time last year.