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The city medical examiner identified an 84-year-old woman killed in a fiery crash earlier this month as Kay Donahue of Pearl City.
The cause and manner of of her death have been deferred, pending results of tests.
Police said Donahue lost control of her vehicle shortly before 2 a.m. Aug. 15 while heading north on Waihona Street, about 350 feet makai of Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City. Her vehicle went off the road and down a 30-foot ravine before it became engulfed in flames.
Man charged in Sacred Hearts burglary
A Kaimuki man who was caught on surveillance video breaking into the business office of Sacred Hearts Academy on Monday has been charged with second-degree robbery.
Craig Aiu, 51, lives across the street from the school on 5th Avenue. Bail was set Tuesday at $25,000, according to a police report.
Police said the burglary occurred at 2:30 a.m., during an early morning downpour. Responding officers caught the suspect outside of the business office, police said.
Heavy rain canceled classes at Sacred Hearts on Monday.
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Call threatens outbound flight from Valley Isle
Maui police said the Kahului Airport’s Emergency Operation Center received a call threatening harm to an outbound flight Tuesday morning.
Police said that the call came in at 9:44 a.m.
Police do not know who made the call, but are trying to trace it, said Lt. William Juan, spokesman for the Maui Police Department.
Police, and FBI and Transportation Security Administration agents, checked the plane and screened passengers and baggage multiple times and determined that it was safe, said the state Department of Transportation and police spokesmen.
The flight was delayed a little less than two hours, Sakahara said.
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