Pride of America to dock in Pearl shipyard

Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America will enter Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s dry dock 4 on Friday for a required certification, the Ship Repair Association of Hawaii said.

The 920-foot cruise ship has regularly docked in past years in the shipyard’s largest dry dock for regulatory certifications and periodic maintenance.

But late last year it appeared that scheduling conflicts might force the work to be done outside of Hawaii, the association said.

Repair contractor Pacific Shipyards International, the Navy shipyard and NCL formed a public-private partnership that “worked through the challenges and created a schedule to support the dry docking for the Pride of America” Friday through Sunday, the association said in a release.

The trade association and “voice” of the ship repair industry in Hawaii said it is an “economic win for Hawaii.”

NCL said Pride of America, which holds 2,186 people, is the only cruise ship sailing four Hawaiian islands every day year-round.

St. Andrew’s, Kamehameha offer tuition help

St. Andrew’s Schools is offering half a million dollars in tuition assistance to incoming students of Hawaiian ancestry as part of an agreement with Kamehameha Schools called the “Ke Alii Collaboration.”

The tuition assistance is for new and enrolled Native Hawaiian students at The Priory, for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade, and The Prep, for boys in kindergarten through fifth grade who demonstrate financial need.

The Ke Alii Collaboration is a three-year commitment between the two schools with the intent to continue beyond the initial term, officials said.

HAWAII COUNTY

Kau man charged in two shootings

Hawaii County police Wednesday charged a 64-year-old Kau man after he allegedly shot two people Monday at separate times on or near his property.

After two men, ages 31 and 32, were shot, Albert Walter Todd III of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates was arrested on suspicion of first- and second-degree assault. He was charged with one count each of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangering. His bail was set at $45,000.

Todd lives on the 92-2100 block of Aloha Boulevard, where both shootings occurred.

Police said a 32-year-old man was walking in a private driveway near Todd’s home when he was shot in the right leg. A 31-year-old man who contacted Todd after he heard about the shooting was shot in the left foot.

Hawaii County Fire Department medical personnel treated both men at the scene and transported them to the Kona Community Hospital, where they were reported in stable condition, police said.

Todd’s initial court appearance is set for this morning at Kona District Court.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Pernell Hanoa at Pernell.Hanoa@hawaiicounty.gov or at 326-4646, ext. 281.