Boy found after kidnapping via sailboat

A missing 9-year-old boy, whom federal authorities say was kidnapped by his father from Seattle, has been located and is safe on an island 1,500 miles northeast of New Zealand, according to the FBI.

Jeffrey Hanson, the boy’s noncustodial father, is being detained on the island of Niue, the FBIsaid.

The FBI issued an alert earlier this month advising mariners in the Pacific that Billy Hanson and his father set sail from Seattle on Sept. 4 in a sailboat called Draco and may have sailed to Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and other Pacific islands.

A federal arrest warrant was issued for the elder Hanson on Sept. 12 in U.S. District Court in Seattle after he was charged with international parental kidnapping.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Second suspect charged in wake of heists in Hilo

Hawaii County authorities charged the second of two men who allegedly burglarized two Hilo businesses Monday.

Police arrested Justin Yamauchi, 19, of Hilo at 7 a.m. Thursday for his alleged role in the burglaries on Leilani Street and Kalanianaole Avenue.

Yamauchi was charged Thursday with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft and resisting an order to stop. His bail was set at $7,000, and he is to appear in court Friday.

Alexander Bacdad, 25, of Hilo was charged Wednesday on two counts of burglary and two counts of theft.

Waterline repair will alter traffic

The Maui Department of Water Supply said the entrance to Iliili Road from South Kihei Road will be closed Friday while personnel repair a leaking water service line. 

The project is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. and should be completed by 3 p.m., the agency said.

Motorists may use Kaiau Place to get to and from Iliili Road. South Kihei Road will remain open, but DWS personnel will be working on the makai side of the road, so southbound drivers should drive with extreme caution when passing the work site, officials said.

Water will be shut off at Cove Park only. Customers are requested to call the 24-hour service line at 270-7633 only if a water emergency occurs.

Molokai Landfill will close early

The Maui County Solid Waste Division said that due to insufficient staffing, the Molokai Landfill will close at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The landfill at Maunaloa regularly closes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays.