The Hawaii Island Humane Society is offering a $1,000 reward for tips on who might be responsible for shooting cats with arrows.
The reward is from an anonymous donor, according to the Humane Society, which posted the news to its Facebook page Wednesday, one week after officers picked up a cat seriously injured by an arrowhead from Higashihara Park in Keauhou. It was actually the third feline to have died from an arrow on the island.
While officers found the cat alive, she had to be euthanized due to the extent of the injury. The society said a blunt-tip arrowhead from an intermediate-type bow and arrow set was used and that the cat appeared to have been shot a week earlier at close range.
“We are deeply disturbed by this incident,” said the society on Facebook. “This was the third cat that we have picked up that has been shot by an arrow in the last two years. Each instance was in a public place, which is extremely dangerous for animals and people.”
Anyone with tips may call the Hawaii Island Humane Society at 329-1175 or the Hawaii island police nonemergency line at 935-3311.
Kauai
Free Wi-Fi now available at Lihue Airport
Free and unlimited Wi-Fi is now available at Lihue Airport on Kauai, along with Kahului Airport on Maui and Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, according to state transportation officials.
The free Wi-Fi, which debuted at the Honolulu airport in December, is available through Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless, which operates wireless networks in major airports, stadiums, campuses, military bases and commercial properties throughout the U.S. and world.
Coverage at the Honolulu airport initially was limited to some areas but became available throughout the airport, including Terminals 1 and 2, in June. State officials and Boingo planned on rolling out the Wi-Fi to neighbor isle airports afterward, with Lihue Airport as the latest addition.
The Wi-Fi service will become available for Hilo International Airport and Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport in coming months. Boingo offers 24/7 customer service, at 800-880-4117 or support@boingo.com.
