Three Kapolei men were arrested Tuesday night following a large disturbance at a private park where police said several men arrived carrying baseball bats.
The police responded at 8 p.m. to reports of an argument at a field near a private recreation center on Kamaaha Street in Kapolei.
Arriving officers were told that several men came to the park with baseball bats and one parked car was damaged.
Police arrested two 21-year-old men on suspicion of second-degree assault and second-degree criminal property. The third man, 36, was arrested on suspicion of second-degree property damage.
Suspect accused in Aiea stabbing released
Police on Tuesday released a 38-year-old Maili man who was suspected of trying to kill another man.
The man allegedly stabbed another man early Monday morning with a dangerous instrument in Aiea, police said.
Police found the man and arrested him at 4:18 a.m. Monday on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder.
He was released Tuesday morning pending further investigation.
Police did not say why the suspect was released.
Lost dive float prompts Coast Guard search
The Coast Guard is searching for the user of a dive float reported adrift Wednesday between Lanai and Maui.
A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Barbers Point is searching the area for any signs of divers or distress.
Honolulu Command Center officials received a report from a good Samaritan of a drifting red-and-white dive flag and float with 4 feet of line attached to it about 2 miles east of Club Lanai in the Au Au channel between Lanai and Maui. The report came in at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday.
The officials issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast and diverted the Dolphin helicopter crew from another mission to conduct a search of the area.
No boats or signs of distress have been sighted.
In a news release, Charles Turner, the command duty officer at Sector Honolulu, said: “Our primary concern is the safety of people on and around the water, especially with storm surge, high surf and swells from approaching Tropical Storm Guillermo.”
Anyone with information about the float is asked to call the command center at 842-2600.
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Windsurfer is rescued off South Maui
Maui firefighters rescued a 46-year-old man who had been windsurfing Tuesday with friends off South Maui but was unable to return to shore because of a broken mast.
The search was initiated at 4:42 p.m. by the man’s friend, who last saw him about 2 p.m. off Waipuilani Park near the Maui Sunset condominium on West Waipuilani Road.
The fire department’s helicopter and rescue watercraft were launched to assist in the search.
The helicopter crew spotted the windsurfer hanging onto his board about a quarter-mile offshore of the Maui Sunset, and airlifted him to a landing zone near the park’s parking lot. The man did not require medical attention.
Woman sought in truck theft
Hawaii island police are looking for a woman whose photo was taken behind the wheel of a stolen truck in Hilo.
The truck was stolen July 30, and a photo taken Tuesday shows the woman driving it shortly after another vehicle was stolen near the Bayfront area in Hilo.
