28th Annual "TOP COP" Law Enforcement-Security Appreciation Awards Luncheon

L/R: Harold Scoggins, Thomas Connor and Jim Frame

Today Hawaii's Law Enforcement celebrated the 28th Annual "Top Cop" Law Enforcement-Security Appreciation Awards Luncheon which was held at the Manoa Grand Ballroom.  It included local, state, federal and private security companies for going beyond the line of duty.  U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka was also honored by the community with a Life-Time Achievement Award for his years in Congress and his support for Law Enforcement on the state and federal level.

Thomas Connor (photo above) was one of the recipients of this award and is pictured with Harold Scoggins, Airport Contract Service Manager - Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.  He is a former HPD Detective who joined HFD in 1975.  Connor retired as a captain in the HFD/Fire Rescue and went through extensive training in emergency response, First Aid, CPR and AED.  Also pictured with Connor, is Jim Frame, Hawaii Law Enforcement Coalition, ASIS International Chapter 134.

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at about 0817 hours, Connor who is now a Law Enforcement Officer with Securitas Security Airports Branch - Honolulu was sent to the area of Starbucks near Gate 14 at the Honolulu International Airport on a case involving a male on the ground with a possible heart attack.

Connor who arrived at the scene saw another male performing chest compressions on the downed male and took over from the Good Samaritan with his AED on hand.  AED stands for automated external defibrillator which is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia in a patient.

Connor applied the AED pads to the victim, which assessed the victim's condition and upon determination from the AED, a shock was applied to the victim.  Connor then continued chest compressions until arrival of the airport firefighters.  The victim was transported to Tripler Army Medical Center for further treatment.

Moanalua Na Menehune Varsity Football Team "vs" Waipahu Marauders (31-20) "2012 OIA Football First Round Playoff.

WR #3 Donald Lambert "TD" Sealed the Win and Celebration with Head Coach Arnold Martinez

The OIA Football Playoffs First Round has started and the OIA Red East Moanalua Na Menehune Varsity Football team will be playing the OIA Red West Waipahu Marauders at 7:00pm at Moanalua High School. Tonight's winner will move on to play Leilehua. Waipahu has had a bumpy season this year ending with 6 losses and 2 wins, but only losing by an average of 5 points per game. They cannot be underestimated, so you never know what will take place tonight. As for the Moanalua Na Menehune, their season ended with 4 wins and 4 losses, including the most recent loss against Kahuku 15-31 which involved a helmet to helmet hit to Moanalua WR #1 Chad Aragon by a Kahuku player, prompting questions as to the high school football rules.

At tonight's game, you had to be there to believe the "unbelievable."  There were so many penalties against the Na Menehune that I lost count, counting my fingers and toes.  Waipahu was able to take advantage of some of these penalties, but for the Na Menehune it was just "hard luck."  No matter what they did, there were yellow flags flying from all directions, and you could hear the fans yelling "what?" In fact when Waipahu got the flag instead of Moanalua, you could hear a big "THANK YOU!"

In the first quarter, with 5:52 on the clock, Moanalua RB #5 Richard Parham took it in for the 1st TD of the night, and kicker #88 Landon Ogawa made it 7-0.  With 2:08 left on the clock, Waipahu came right back to score with QB #10 Kaimi Paredes diving into the end zone, but the extra point was wide ending the 1st quarter, 7-6.  In the 2nd quarter with 11:15 on the clock, Moanalua kicked a field goal bringing the score to 10-6.  With 1:32 on the clock in the 2nd quarter, Waipahu drove down the field and RB #24 Isaiah Alama ran it in for a TD and QB #10 Kaimi Paredes went for the two points to give Waipahu the lead 14-10.

Oahu Pop Warner WESCON Invitational Golf Tournament - Friday, November 16, 2012

Lillian Napuelua, has been the the Oahu Pop Warner Federation Commissioner for the past 30 years and she was chosen the lead for this Golf Tournament.  The fundraiser is to help Oahu Pop Warner defray the costs for hosting the 2013 Annual Regional Rules Conference.  They are looking for players and sponsors. Individual and/or team sign ups are welcome!

Part of the draw is that the tourney is being held at the beautiful, but challenging, Ernie Ells designed, Hoakalei Country Club.  Also, to keep the tourney from being drawn out, there are only 100 spots open for the day, instead of the usual 144.  That way, everyone can have a great time on an awesome course. If you know of anyone to assist us in either getting the word out or pointing us to people who can help us promote or sponsor this inaugural event!  Any questions, feel free to call Kalei Napuelua at (808) 265-4562 or email her at kalei.napuelua@gmail.com or Lillian Napuelua at (808) 524-9083.