The case has not yet gone to trial. Cynthia Quinn, special assistant to Bronster, said the state's Bishop Estate investigation won't be affected if lawmakers do not approve additional funding. The department will make up the expenses from other programs, she said. See expanded coverage in today's Honolulu Star-Bulletin. The infant was brought to Kapiolani Hospital on Saturday after having a seizure, police said.
Doctors believe the baby has brain damage and the cause is suspicious.
Police have made no arrests as of this morning. An unknown man in a black truck or sports utility-type vehicle picked up the student at about 2 p.m. and dropped him off near the Windward Mall area, police said. The boy called police from a McDonald's restaurant. The boy suffered no injuries. The man also has a tattoo of a dragon on his right arm.