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Honolulu police are investigating a stabbing in the Ala Moana area that happened late Friday night.
Paramedics took a 23-year-old man to the hospital in serious condition with a stab wound to the chest at about 11:23 p.m. Friday, according to an Emergency Medical Services report.
The man was found near the bus stop at Ala Moana Boulevard and Atkinson Drive.
Woman injured after being struck by car
A 74-year-old woman is in serious condition Saturday morning after she was struck by a car near Diamond Head, Emergency Medical Services officials said.
The crash happened at Diamond Head Circle and Monsarrat Avenue at 8:10 a.m. No other details were available.
Pool firm caught dumping wastewater
Firefighters stopped a pool resurfacing company from dumping wastewater down a storm drain Saturday near Punahou.
The incident occurred about 10 a.m. near Central Union Church at the intersection of Beretania and Punahou streets, said Honolulu Fire spokesman Capt. David Jenkins.
He said a concerned citizen called the fire department about the pool resurfacing company cleaning its equipment and dumping a 55-gallon garbage can filled with blue-colored water and debris into the storm drain.
Firefighters arrived and stopped the company’s actions, then checked the area for hazards to people or property. None were found, but the department notified the Coast Guard about the possible environmental impact.
Jenkins said firefighters also checked nearby storm drains for any blockage caused by the illegal dumping.
He said the pool company was doing work at one of the nearby high-rises and the garbage can contained wastewater from washing out its equipment. He did not release the name of the company.
It is against the law to dump anything into a storm drain because the water flows out to streams and the ocean.
Shopping center fire began in L&L kitchen
A stovetop burner accidentally left on overnight ignited a blaze that heavily damaged a Kailua shopping center early Thursday, Honolulu fire officials said.
Pets and staff from an animal hospital were evacuated after a fire broke out at about 3:14 a.m. at L&L Hawaiian Barbecue in the Aikahi Shopping Center.
The fire was mainly restricted to the kitchen, said Honolulu Fire spokesman Capt. David Jenkins.
But Jenkins said five businesses, including the animal hospital, share a common attic space where there was possible smoke damage.
Damage to the building and its contents was estimated at $400,000. No injuries were reported.
OCCC inmate who fled turns himself in
Missing Oahu Community Correctional Center work furlough inmate Michael Draper turned himself in to police Saturday, the Department of Public Safety said.
Draper, 47, left Module 20 at 7:30 p.m. April 25.
He was supposed to return from work the next morning. Sheriffs and the Honolulu Police Department were notified.
Draper is serving time for theft. His next parole hearing is scheduled for this month, when he will face an additional escape charge.
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