Capsized boat recovered off beach on Kauai

LIHUE » A boat that capsized Sunday night off Kauai, forcing its owner, his son and an injured guest to swim to shore, has been recovered.

The Garden Island reported Wednesday that the 19-foot boat belonging to Zack Romanak was dragged onto a beach at Kekaha and lifted by crane onto his trailer.

Romanak, his 10-year-old son Noah, and guest Brad Warren were trying to reach Kikiaola Small Boat Harbor when a large wave struck the stern and threw them into the ocean. Warren’s prosthetic hip and leg broke. After continuing to get pounded by waves, they managed to swim a half-hour to shore.

Romanak says he was driving Monday through Kekaha and saw a crowd gathered at his overturned boat near Davidson’s Beach. Community members helped pull the boat on shore.

Suspect sought in attempted store robbery

Hawaii County police are trying to identify a suspect in an attempted robbery in May in Puna.

About 8:30 p.m. May 2, an attempted robbery was reported at the Pahoa 7-Eleven. A man entered the store and demanded money from an employee, police said. After the 19-year-old male victim refused the demand, the suspect fled.

The suspect was described as a male in his early 20s, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing about 165 pounds.

Star-Advertiser staff and Associated Press