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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/15/11 Kailua Boat Ramp To Close For Repairs

KAILUA BOAT RAMP TO CLOSE FOR REPAIRS    (Fri, April 15, 2011)— The boat ramp at Kailua Beach Park will close for emergency repairs on Monday, April 18 and is expected to reopen on Thursday, April 21.  The ramp is open this weekend but park users are asked to exercise caution in the area until the repair work is completed.      -30-   Media contact: Miles Hazama, Department of Parks and Recreation 233-7304.

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/15/11 Traffic Advisory: Road Maintenance on Nuuanu Pali Drive

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: ROAD MAINTENANCE ON NUUANU PALI DRIVE   (Fri., April 15, 2011)— The City Department of Facility Maintenance's Road Division will perform work in the Nuuanu Pali Drive area to address vegetation overgrowth, low-hanging branches and drainage concerns.               The area from Old Pali Road to Pali Highway (mauka connection) will be closed Monday, April 18, through Thursday, April 21, from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. or until all work is completed.  Special duty police officers will assist with traffic control.    Motorists are urged to use caution in this area during the road maintenance period.   -30-   Media contact: Tyler Sugihara, DFM Road Maintenance Division, 768-3600

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/14/11 Lane Closure on Kamehameha Highway In Haleiwa

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                      April 14, 2011     LANE CLOSURE ON KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY IN HALEIWA OPPOSITE KILIOE PLACE   (Thur., April 14, 2011) One lane on Kamehameha Highway will be closed 24-hours on five consecutive days starting Mon., April 18 through Fri., April 22 due to roadway construction work. A concrete bus pad will be constructed on Kamehameha Highway fronting Kono's Breakfast and Lunch at the North Shore Marketplace opposite Kilioe Place.   Kamehameha Highway traffic lanes will be temporarily contra-flowed during the construction.  Motorists are advised to use caution in this area. Police officers will be stationed at both ends of the construction zone to direct traffic.   During the closure, motorists are encouraged to avoid the construction area on Kamehameha Highway and use alternative routes such as the Joseph P. Leong Highway.   Bus patrons normally using the Kamehameha Highway bus stop opposite Kilioe Place, which will be closed during construction, are asked to use the temporary bus stop located just north fronting the North Shore Marketplace. For more bus information please see www.thebus.org or call 848-5555.   -30-   Contact:  Irvin Higashi, Project Manager, Public Transit Division at 768-8375.

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/14/11 Reminder: City Furlough on Friday, April 15

REMINDER: CITY FURLOUGH DAY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15   (Thursday, April 14, 2011) – Please be advised that most City services and offices will be closed on Friday, April 15, an employee furlough day.   Affected Services ·    Honolulu Hale, Kapolei Hale and the Fasi Municipal Building are closed. ·    Satellite City Halls and Motor Vehicle Licensing and Permitting offices are closed. ·    Central Oahu Regional Park and Waipio Soccer Complex are closed (except for scheduled                    tournaments). ·    Gyms, recreation centers and swimming pools are closed. ·    Botanical gardens are closed. ·    People's Open Markets will not be held. ·    All permit offices, including camping permits are closed. ·    Refuse and recycling convenience centers are closed.   No Service Change  The following services are NOT affected by the employee furlough. ·    Police, firefighter, and lifeguard protection ·    Emergency Medical Services (ambulance) ·    Refuse collection and curbside recycling ·    H-Power operations ·    TheBus and TheHandi-Van ·    Traffic Management Center ·    Traffic contraflow coning ·    Hanauma Bay ·    Beach parks and comfort stations ·    Park open spaces, playgrounds, playcourts, and comfort stations ·    Golf courses ·    Honolulu Zoo ·    Royal Hawaiian Band regular performances ·    Neal Blaisdell Center Box Office               For more information, call 768-CITY (768-2489) or go to www.honolulu.gov.   -30-

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/13/11 Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill Back To Normal Operations

WGSL BACK TO NORMAL OPERATIONS   (Wed., April 13, 2011) – The Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill (WGSL) and all City refuse facilities are open to the public and back to normal operations.               All six convenience centers – Ewa, Laie, Wahiawa, Waianae, Waimanalo and Waipahu – along with the Kapaa, Kawailoa and Keehi transfer stations have lifted all previous restrictions while the landfill was unavailable.               Waste Management Hawaii, who operates and maintains the landfill for the City, received both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and state Department of Health approvals after completing repairs.               The landfill experienced three major rainstorm events from Dec. 19, 2010, through Jan. 13, 2011. The last event flooded the active waste cell, dislodging trash and debris into the ocean.    -30-   Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV Public Communications Officer, 768-3454

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/13/11 84th Annual Lei Day Celebration

84th ANNUAL LEI DAY CELEBRATION   (Tue., April 13, 2011)—The City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation presents the 84th annual Lei Day Celebration on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at the Queen Kapi'olani Park Bandstand from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  This free event features the Coronation of Lei Queen Sandrina Lei Ilima Cabato De La Cruz and her court, First Lei Princess Haunani Judd Kauahi, and Princesses Linda Mae Ululani Chock, Wande Keanui Doane, Lorene Leimomi Erwin Hopkins and Carolyn "Skip" Kaonohilani Tomiyama.                Outstanding entertainment and Hawaiian music, including a steel guitar concert will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The lei exhibit, from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., features spectacular creations, and Tûtû's Hale will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., presenting stories, songs, hula, lei making and lauhala weaving for keiki and their 'ohana.   EVENTS SCHEDULE   9 a.m.                          Royal Hawaiian Band 10 a.m.                        Nâ Wahine O Ka Hula Mai Ka Pu'uwai 11 a.m.                        Lei Queen and Court Investiture Ceremony 12:30 p.m.                   Official Opening of the Lei Contest Exhibit 12:45 p.m.                   Kapena 2 p.m.                          Hâlau Hula 'O Hôkûlani 3 pm.                           Melveen Leed 4 p.m.                          Rebel Souljahz 4:45 p.m.                     Nesian N.I.N.E 5:30 p.m.                     Announcements and closing               The lei day celebration is sponsored by Hawaiian Electric Company, Times Supermarket, and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, and is attended by thousands of visitors and residents each year.               For more information contact Kaiulani Kauahi, Lei Day chair at 768-3041, or email rkauahi@honolulu.gov.       -30-

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You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2011 / 04/12/11 Makiki Pool Closed for Maintenance

MAKIKI POOL CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE    (Tue., April 12, 2011)— The Makiki District Park swimming pool, 1527 Keeaumoku Street, is closed through Sunday, April 17, 2011, for cleaning and maintenance.                For more information, contact Daniel Quindica, Makiki pool manager, at 521-4803.   -30-