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Hawaii News for
Friday May 9th, 2008
Beef products produced on Oahu subject to recall
HONOLULU (AP) _ An Oahu company is voluntarily recalling some 68,670 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli.
The announcement of the recall by Palama Holdings of Kapolei comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.
The recall covers a variety of May's beef products produced from April ninth through April 21st. They were distributed to retail, food service establishments and commissaries in Hawaii.
The problem was discovered through company testing. Federal officials say no reports of illness have been received in connection with the recalled products.
E. coli is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration.
(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Student from Hawaii caught up in drug bust
SAN DIEGO (AP) _ A 19-year-old college student from Hawaii has been caught up in massive drug busts centering on San Diego State University.
Joshua Matsuda graduated from Punahou School last year and is now a freshman at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California.
He's free on $10,000 bail after pleading not guilty.
Matsuda faces up to three years and eight months in jail if convicted on charges of possessing marijuana for sale.
His roommate, Jarrod Skippon, faces similar charges after agents allegedly found marijuana and 30 vials of hash oil at their apartment.
Federal officials said 128 people, including at least 75 San Diego State students, were arrested during the five-month investigation.
(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Governor criticizes Legislature on homelessness
HONOLULU (AP) _ The Legislature has quashed Governor Lingle's proposals to help the homeless and increase low-income housing.
Lingle had proposed increasing the number of homeless shelters and raising funding and introducing additional programs to combat homelessness.
But lawmakers killed or only partially funded her proposals.
Lingle says she was devastated when lawmakers cut funding for the homeless programs.
She says the Legislature failed to ``step up'' and help the homeless.
State Senator Suzanne Chun Oakland says programs to help the homeless were a priority for the Legislature. But she says cutting the budget took precedence this year, as the state faced reduced revenue projections.
(Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved)
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