Posts tagged acc

• Hawaii Safety First; The best graduation gift may be a motorcycle helmet

  Wayne Parsons | May 24, 2012 2:27 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Hawaii is a great place to ride motorcycles and mopeds. But it is also a place where the roads are crowded, drivers are distracted (now more than ever with rampant cell phone use resulting in...

• Rachel's Wish Lives On

  Wayne Parsons | August 15, 2011 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As a big support of the public safety and prevention organization KidsAndCars.org, the story today on CNN about Rachel is worth talking about. Rachel was killed in an automobile crash when she was...

• Another Pedestrian Dies in Honolulu - why?

  Wayne Parsons | August 03, 2011 5:04 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Pedestrian deaths area chronic problem in Hawaii. I have written extensively on the subject in the past and today another death has renewed my interest. KITV News Now reported today...

• Have you heard about KidsAndCars.org?

  Wayne Parsons | June 08, 2011 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the favorite songs in Hawaii is the great Kui Lee tune Days of my youth. Don Ho made it famous and it captures the joy of being young. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyRAVbeLFnI Nothing is...

• Toyota Acceleration Defect - Latest News for Hawaii Motorists

  Wayne Parsons | April 06, 2010 12:28 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you have children, were a child yourself circa 1990, or if you just happen to like children’s movies, you may remember The Brave Little Toaster. The animated picture tells the story of...

• Parasite protein linked to cancer

  Wayne Parsons | October 11, 2009 8:02 PM | 5 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Cholangiocarcinoma is a deadly cancer of the bile ducts. When it is diagnosed, the doctor usually says that there is nothing that can be done: no treatment, no cure, nothing. This the cancer that...

• Keahihoku K.P. Lum of Honolulu Struck And Killed By Boat In Maunalua Bay

  Wayne Parsons | October 07, 2009 7:44 AM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Wrongful Death
  

  An investigation by the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) along with the Coast Guard is underway into an ocean boating death at maunalua Bay on Sunday, 4 October 2009. The...

• When Will Big Tobacco Stop Going After Kids - FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes

  Wayne Parsons | September 23, 2009 2:34 PM | 4 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  USA Today (9/23, Rubin) reports that on Tuesday, the FDA banned the sale of candy-, fruit- and clove-flavored cigarettes. The move was authorized by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control...

• Dangerous Trailers - Why Did Michael Davison Die In Kona? - Regulation = Prevention!

  Wayne Parsons | September 19, 2009 4:42 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Why did Michael Davison die at 49 in Kona? He was minding his own business and being responsible. His SUV was slammed by a run-away trailer carrying canoes. I described it as a freak accident. I...

• Trailer Hitch Failure Leads to Death of Michael Davison in Kona on Sunday

  Wayne Parsons | September 07, 2009 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Deadly automobile accidents continue to plague the Big Island roads. Our condolences go out to the family of a 49-year-old California man who was killed on Sunday in a freak accident on Queen...