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Date: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Program: TBD

Place: Makiki Community Library, 1527 Keeaumoku Street, Honolulu.

Parking: Turn in the first entrance after going over the freeway bridge on Keeaumoku. Please do not park in reserved spaces. If all stalls are taken, go to the Makiki Street entrance near the community gardens for additional parking.

Calendar of Meetings and Events

Please note that the following details may change, depending on our program.

Date	Event	Time	Place	Program
June 16 , 2010	Meeting	6:30 p.m.	Makiki Community Library	Debby Atkinson, "Thoughts on Writing and Publishing in 2010"
July 21	Meeting	6:30 p.m.	Makiki Community Library	Dr. Michael Christopher, Honolulu Police Department psychologist
August 11	Meeting	6:30 p.m.	Makiki Community Library	TBD
September 8	Meeting	6:30 p.m.		Michael Little, "Detective Sidekicks: Dr. Watson and Others"
October 13	Meeting	6:30 p.m.		Victoria Kneubuhl, playwright and mystery writer
November 10	Meeting	6:30 p.m.		Attorney Madalyn Purcell, "Marriage & Divorce: An Attorney's View
December	No meeting

Forensic and Investigative Technique Summaries

Did you miss a meeting? Are you writing a mystery and can't remember a technical detail one of our speakers described? You can read summaries below of what we learned from our speakers. (Please note that you need Adobe Reader installed on your computer to see the summaries. Most computers come with this software installed, but if you don't have it, you can download it free.)

FBI investigations by retired Special Agent in Charge Lee Laster
Airplane emergency procedures and crash investigations by pilot Dave Wilson
Canine unit from the Honolulu Sheriff's Department
Crime scene investigations by Gary Dias, retired homicide detective
Forensic entomology by Dr. Lee Goff
Investigative techniques by John Madinger, U.S. Treasury Agent
Play and novel writing by Victoria Kneubuhl, playwright and novelist
Publishing your writing by Roger Jellinek, literary agent
Skeletal identification by Thomas Holland, identification laboratory director

March 2009: Lee Laster, FBI Investigations

Lee Laster is a retired FBI Special Agent in Charge who participated in some major cases. Read about his experiences investigating major cases.

January 2009: Dave Wilson, Airplane Emergency Procedures and Crash Investigations

Dave Wilson is a former Navy pilot and Aloha Airlines captain. He currently flies a small private plane and a charter jet. Throughout his career he has been involved in safety issues and crash investigations. Read about his experiences with airplane emergency procedures and crash investigations.

November 2008: Victoria Kneubuhl, Play and Novel Writing

Victoria Kneubuhl is an award-winning playwright and mystery novel author. Read her advice about plotting and writing plays and novels.

September 2008: Thomas Holland, Skeletal Identification

Thomas Holland is the Scientific Director of the Department of Defense's Central Identification Laboratory, the largest skeletal identification lab in the world. Read more about him and what his lab does.

July 2008: John Madinger, U.S. Treasury Agent

John Madinger is a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Treasury Department. Read his descriptions of investigative techniques. John is also the author of a police procedural and textbooks, available from Amazon or Borders.

March 2008 : Dr. Lee Goff, Forensic Entomologist

Dr. Lee Goff is one of only nine board certified entomologists in the U.S. Read about what bugs can tell investigators about a person's death.

January 2008: Roger Jellinek, Literary Agent

Roger Jellinek is a literary agent with Jellinek & Murray Literary Agency. Read about what a literary agent does and the current state of the publishing industry.

September 2007: Gary Dias, Homicide Detective

Gary Dias is a retired Honolulu Police Department Homicide detective. Read his descriptions of crime scene investigations and procedural methods for solving murder cases. Gary is also the author of Honolulu Cop, Honolulu Homicide, and Honolulu CSI.

March 2007: Honolulu Sheriff's Canine Unit

Sgt. Mike Oakland drugbust

Sgt. Mike Oakland of the Honolulu Sheriff's Department brought members of the canine unit to show us how dogs are trained to apprehend suspects and sniff out drugs. At right a drug dog identifies a suitcase carrying an illegal substance.

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