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By TOM CALLIS The bankrupt hotel had sought after the decision that a shutdown Farmer said, even though the what's under consideration now."
Tribune-Herald staff writer an extension after defaulting on is still possible but it may be lease would still technically be Any closure would require
The Board of Land and the $250,000 payment to the avoided. in effect. advanced notice to employees of f
Natural Resources denied a pro- state Aug. 1 and threatened that Monday is the deadline for the "I need to be able to be assured about 45 days,he said. 'I
posed extension for the Naniloa a denial could result in its closure bankruptcy estate to decide either that I have enough in the kitty to A decision to reject the lease
Volcanoes Resort's most recent and complicate efforts to sell the to assume or reject the lease, he make payroll,"he said. with the state Department of
lease payment Friday,leaving the troubled operation. said. Still,a motion could be filed to Land and Natural Resources
immediate fate of the hotel in David Farmer, the court- If no one puts up the money extend the deadline with the court, would also remove it from the ■
question. appointed bankruptcy trustee,said by then,a shutdown could occur, Farmer said, adding, "That's See HOTEL Page A5 ,''
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Stephens Media Hawaii
like a transition," Frayser
Subaru telescope helped said. "It gives you an idea
astronomers catchaglimpse that some of these theories Citizens arrested and charged
of a dust and gas disk float- about disk development are Big Island police have arrested and charged the
ing around a forming star I correct" following individuals:
recently. Frayser described the •Forrest William Belter, 57, of Keaau with
Astronomers have had a disk as "fluffy"and said it
hard time getting a clear y DUI, excessive speeding and driving without
g g "may act as a special corn- insurance.
look at such disks in the forter to warm the inside •Jesse Cordero,38,of Holualoa with failure to
past,because the star's light of the disk for baby planets maintain bail or bond.
at the center of the disk being born there. It may •Joshua K.Iriarte,34,of Waimea with domes-
makes it difficult to see the affect the number,size and tic abuse.
disk itself, Subaru spokes- composition of the planets •David Paul Kirbo,58, of Kailua-Kona with
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d an Suzanne Frayser being born in this system." contempt of court.
Young stars and disks are •Michael Mikiele Lancaster, 51, of Kalapana
"They think this is a sig- formed in clouds of gas and with burglary.
nificant thing,"Frayser said, dust, Frayser said, so sci- • Gabriel Kauhane Malakau DeSilva, 19, of
referring to Subaru's obser- enlists think understanding
vation."They're able to tell National Astronomical Observato ofJa an the role of dust is important Pahoa with s Sutton Branch,ch,
• something about an earlier ry p e •Douglas Spoon Branch, 55, of Kailua-Kona
This artist's rendition shows the fluffy layer associated to helping them understand with marijuana possession.
stage(of star formation). It with the protoplanetary disk of RY Tauri,including jets what role dust plays in such • Leizel Padillo Carmelotes, 21, of Kailua-
helps to fill in the blanks coming from the star. formation.
about disk development and Kona with failure to appear.
RY Tauri,which is about
planetary development." used the High Contrast to block the star's light and half a million years old, is Contempt of court typically memo failing to
An international team of Instrument for the Subaru used the adaptive optics to about 460 light-years away comply with a judge's order;such as paying aline
astronomers, members of Next Generation Optics reduce blurring caused by from Earth in the constella- or appearing at a court proceeding.Failure to
the Strategic Exploration for the observation around the atmosphere. tion Taurus. appear means not showing up in court on the date
of Exoplanets and Disks the young star RY Tauri. The stage in which the written on a traffic citation.
with Subaru Telescope, That instrument was able disk was observed is"seeing emill er @westhr vairaday.com.
HOTELFrom front page HOMELESS From front page
2012, according to the unanimously passed the
bankruptcy process, allow- said. willing to cover anymore company) has been given state's most recent point- resolution, with several
ing the foreclosure process "One option is to termi- payments for the hotel, ample opportunity over the in-time count. council members saying
to resume, said Russell nate the lease.They will not Tsuji said. He thinks that last seven years to restore Chronic homeless, who there was no intention to
Tsuji,DLNR land division hesitate to do if the situation position may change. the property, and we can- have substance abuse or stigmatize homeless, but
administrator. arises." The board received pres- not continue to stand by mental or physical illness rather to help them.
The lease,though reject- How soon that could sure at the meeting from while a single hotel opera- or disability and who have "This is a problem
ed by the estate,would still happen is unclear. testifiers from Hilo,includ- tor holds an entire commu- been homeless for at least prevalent,not only on this
be in effect until terminated Tsuji said he is doubtful ing Mayor Billy Kenoi, to nity economic hostage,"he a year or have had four island, but statewide and
by DLNR. a closure will occur,noting strike a harder position with said. homeless episodes in the nationwide and it's some-
If no one makes good it would make it harder for the hotel,Tsuji and Farmer The board also voted past three years,comprise thing that needs to be
on the payments,the board the hotel to sell. said. to deny an extension for 43 percent of the county's talked about,"said Council
will have to consider that "We don't think that will In his testimony, Kenoi restoring $500,000 to the homeless,according to the Chairman J Yoshimoto.
option,Tsuji said,allowing be in the best interest of the criticized management for hotel's performance bond study. "It's not something that's
it to either put the lease up bank,"he said. the hotel's condition, call- and a request to release Kanuha had requested easy to talk about,but peo-
for auction or proceed with A representative of the ing it a "disaster for East what's left in its construe- assistance from the admin- ple need help."
a request for proposals. mortgage-holder, First Hawaii." tion bond. istration after residents Kanuha said Friday he
"The land board will do Citizens & Trust Co., said "Hawaii Outdoor Email Toni Cal/is attca/tjs@ and business owners in is working on several bills
what it's got to do," Tsuji at the meeting it was not Tours (the hotel's parent hawaiinibune-herold.corn. his district asked for help. that will address panhan-
Several members of the dling, putting some teeth
® w®w oS�'� public, however, in June into the county's current
disparaged his resolution laws. While being
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to help,saying the wording dling is.
"What she's asking for witness,"he added. Todd in this case is Leithead Todd with the denigrated a group of peo- "We need to tighten up
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