Man charged in Waimanalo stabbing

A 56-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing his father more than 15 years ago was charged this weekend with a stabbing at Sherwood Beach in Waimanalo.

Angelito Taca, who has no local address, was charged at about 5 p.m. Saturday with second-degree attempted murder. His bail was set at $250,000.

Police said Taca used a weapon to injure a 49-year-old man at about 6:50 p.m. Friday. Officers located Taca nearby and arrested him about an hour after the stabbing.

An Emergency Medical Services report said paramedics treated the victim at the park for multiple stab wounds to his back and transported him in serious condition to a hospital.

In August 2000 an Oahu grand jury returned an indictment against Taca, charging him with causing his father’s death at their Waimanalo home in August 1999.

Taca’s father, 73-year-old Isabelo Taca, died of a stab wound to his chest. Taca’s daughter had told police she saw her brother stab their father.

Police arrested the younger Taca, who was 38 at the time, and he was charged with second-degree murder.

The outcome of the murder case was unknown because the case was unavailable in the state’s online court system. Court records, however, show Taca has a history of mental illness, and he was in custody at the Hawaii State Hospital in November 2000.

According to the state’s Criminal Justice Data Center, Taca has four convictions in Hawaii, two for criminal property damage and one each for terroristic threatening and assault.

Helicopter malfunctions during rescue

A Coast Guard helicopter made an emergency landing Sunday during a rescue operation for an ailing mariner.

The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter received an alarm about a tail gearbox malfunction while lowering a rescue swimmer onto the container ship Kachidoki Bridge about 35 miles off Oahu.

The helicopter crew returned to Oahu and made an emergency landing at Dillingham Airfield at about 11 a.m., said Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Levasseur. No injuries were reported, and the Coast Guard planned to assess the helicopter and make repairs.

A second Dolphin helicopter was launched from Barbers Point Coast Guard Air Station and picked up the 31-year-old crewman, who was complaining of severe abdominal pain. He was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center for treatment.

The Portuguese-flagged vessel was en route to Los Angeles when its crew contacted the Coast Guard at about 8:30 p.m. Friday asking for help transporting the man for medical treatment. The vessel was 983 miles north of Oahu at the time, and a Coast Guard flight surgeon did not recommend an immediate rescue, but recommended the vessel make best course and speed toward Oahu, the Coast Guard said.

The Coast Guard first launched the Dolphin helicopter to pick up the man at about 10 a.m. Sunday.