The Marine Corps is investigating the death of a Hawaii-based Marine in California.
Gunnery Sgt. Eugene Jones was found unresponsive in his barracks room at the Staff Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Camp Pendleton, the Marines said in a statement Saturday.
He was found at 8 a.m. Wednesday, two days after he checked in at the academy to take a course. Medical responders pronounced him dead at the scene.
Jones, from Montgomery, W.Va., is survived by his wife and three children.
Input sought on forest plan
LIHUE, Kauai » The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is seeking the public’s input on a draft management plan for two forest reserves on Kauai.
The plan covers the Nounou and Kalepa forest reserves.
Together the forest reserves comprise nearly 1,400 acres of public land on the windward side of Kauai.
The Nounou Forest Reserve was established in 1918. The Kalepa Forest Reserve was established in 1944. Both were set aside to promote reforestation.
Most of the land is covered with non-native plants, though some native vegetation can still be found in upper areas of the reserves.
Comments are being accepted through May 31. The draft plan can be found at the department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife website, dlnr. hawaii.gov/dofaw.
County offices to close early
Three floors of the Maui County Building, including the offices of Mayor Alan Arakawa and the County Council, will be closed for three hours Tuesday for an emergency preparedness exercise.
The training exercise will close the seventh, eighth and ninth floors of the Kalana o Maui Building at 200 S. High St. from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., the mayor’s office announced Sunday.
Closed to the public during that time will be the offices of the county clerk, Council Services, the Council Chambers, Council members’ offices, the mayor’s office and the office of the managing director. The training is part of a nationally accredited program being conducted by Maui police.
