Friday, December 5, 2014

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, December 5, 2014

Media Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV PIO, (808) 768-3454

 

 

Traffic Advisory:

Sewer work in Honolulu next week

 

KAPOLEI The Department of Environmental Services is alerting the public that traffic will be affected next week as crews rehabilitate wastewater pipes in and around the Honolulu area.

 

            City crews and contractors will conduct sewer pipe work on the following dates and locations:

 

  • Dec 8 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  721 Ahuwale St.
  • Dec 9 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  5328 Keakealani St / Kula Kolea Dr & Nalanieha St.
  • Dec 10 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  5328 Keakealani St / (87-190) Maliona St / (87-269) Kulaaupuni St.
  • Dec 11 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  713 W Hind Dr / (87-205) Maipalaoa Rd.
  • Dec 12 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  5238 Waihou St.
  • Dec 8 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  N. King St & Dillingham Blvd / 1415-1435 Liholiho St.
  • Dec 8-9 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  410 Magellan Ave.
  • Dec 8-12 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  1505-1545 Kewalo St / Lunalilo St & Keeaumoku St.
  • Dec 9-12 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  University Ave & Vancouver Dr / Piikoi St & Davenport St.
  • Dec 10-12 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 am-3:30 pm:  1564-1580 Frear St.

 

URL:  Sewer Projects Construction Map

 

 

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

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December 3, 2014

Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768 (cell 489-0341)

 

Mayor Caldwell appoints Sandra Pfund and Chris Sadayasu to new Office of Strategic Development

 

SANDRA PFUND   CHRIS SADAYASU 

 Sandra Pfund                Chris Sadayasu

 

 

Honolulu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced his selection of Sandra Pfund and Chris Sadayasu as the first members of the newly-established Office of Strategic Development (OSD).  Pfund will serve as Strategic Development Officer and Sadayasu as Asset Management Administrator.  Both employees started today, December 2nd, 2014.

 

In her capacity as Strategic Development Officer, Sandra Pfund will serve as head of the OSD and be responsible for administering and providing overall direction, coordination, management, and control over the functions, operations, and activities of the department. 

 

Ms. Pfund worked as a Land Development Administrator for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands since July 2010. Her division, composed of a seventeen person staff, is responsible for the planning, design, construction, and financing of homesteads for beneficiaries. Previously, she was Chief Executive Officer for the Aloha Tower Development Corporation and, prior to that, worked on a number of development projects for the State. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and holds a master's degree in Public Administration.

 

As Asset Management Administrator, Chris Sadayasu will be responsible for OSD's Asset Management Division and charged with overseeing the facilitation, negotiation, and management of real estate for the city.

 

Mr. Sadayasu has been working as an affordable housing development specialist and project manager for the state for the past thirteen years, serving at the Hawaii Community Development Agency, Aloha Tower Development Corporation, and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. He is a Hilo High, Claremont McKenna College, and William S. Richardson School of Law graduate. 

 

The OSD was established as an ad hoc agency working directly for the Managing Director's Office to immediately address the lack of overall planning and management of the city's real estate portfolio, which has existed since the Department of Housing was eliminated in 1998.

 

A key component of Mayor Caldwell's Islandwide Housing Strategy, the OSD will fast-track the asset development component of the city's Housing First program and Affordable Housing Policy and Plan.  The OSD will also assess and redirect the uses for the city's real estate portfolio and explore the feasibility of City Council's resolutions and directives related to the development of city assets. 

 

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Contact: Carol Costa, 261-0136

 

 

30 years of Honolulu City Lights

 

Honolulu – Honolulu City Lights will celebrate three decades of tree lightings and holiday fun on Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 6 p.m. at Honolulu Hale.

 

Joining in this milestone celebration is Hello Kitty, the famous character created by Sanrio who is celebrating her 40th anniversary. As a part of the Macy's parade contingent, Hello Kitty will be riding in the Electric Light Parade waving to all her fans along King Street.

 

Opening night festivities will feature Mayor Kirk Caldwell unveiling several new displays and other surprises to mark the 30th year. Every 3-4 years, a new 10-15 foot tall outdoor display is added to the celebration, making City Lights unique among American cities that mark the holiday.

 

"We are pleased that Emme Tomimbang, one of the early City Lights emcees, will return to the podium to emcee the 30th tree lighting," Mayor Caldwell said.

 

Performing "Honolulu City Lights" and several other holiday songs during the tree lighting will be the Kamehameha Middle School Choral Group.

 

When the 50-foot Norfolk Pine tree is illuminated, it will be covered with large versions of the signature ornaments sold by the Friends of Honolulu City Lights. These ornaments depict outdoor scenes associated with the event and the Shaka Santa's holoholo journeys around town.

 

Then at 6:30 p.m., the all-new Enchanted Forest home for Santa in the Honolulu Hale Courtyard will be opened along with a display of 24 Christmas trees decorated by City employees and a public wreath contest in the Lane Gallery.

 

Also at 6:30 p.m., the Electric Light Parade will pass by Honolulu Hale after traveling through Chinatown and downtown. Hello Kitty fans should arrive early to find a good spot along the King Street parade route which starts at Aala Park.

 

This year's parade is dedicated to the late Parade Man Nelson Fujio who coordinated the parade since 1991. Parade sponsors are Macy's and Hawaiian Electric Company. Look for the Clowns of Aloha in the Kraft Foods Hawaii entry. For more information on the Electric Light Parade, please visit: http://www1.honolulu.gov/csd/electriclightparade.htm.

 

By 7:30 p.m., all the sponsor floats and decorated City work vehicles will be parked between Honolulu Hale and Alapai/South streets so families can see the floats up close and meet the City workers until 8:30 p.m..

 

Along with the sponsor floats, take a look inside the decorated City vehicles which will include an ambulance, refuse truck, the antique La France Fire Pumper truck, street lighting vehicle, dump trucks, TheBus, vector sewer cleaning truck and so much more. 

 

On opening night, Santa will be in the Mission Memorial Auditorium next to Honolulu Hale until 9 pm. Free photos with Santa will be made possible by Hawaiian Telcom.

 

Then at 7:30 p.m. the Tom Moffatt Productions holiday concert will start on the big stage by Sky Gate. The concert headliner for the 30th celebration will be Willie K and his band.

Willie is scheduled to perform at 9:15 pm.

 

Also appearing between 7:30-9 p.m. will be the Sounds of Aloha Barbershop Chorus, the keiki from Joan S. Lindsey's Hula Studio and Ka Pa Nani O Lilinoe, Maunalua and Hawaii singer Ciana Pelekai from America's Got Talent.

 

The Friends of Honolulu City Lights will be selling 2000-2014 ornaments from a booth on King Street. All proceeds from the sale of the ornaments, and the 30th anniversary

t-shirt, will go toward insuring that Honolulu City Lights remains free to the public.

 

If a visit to the Civic Center on opening night Dec. 6 is not possible, tune in to Olelo Channel 54 at 6 p.m. to watch the tree lighting and parade live. Then at 7:30 p.m., HMTV will cablecast the three hour concert live on Olelo Channel 53.

 

Honolulu City Lights is sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu in partnership with the Friends of Honolulu City Lights. Key sponsors include: Macy's, Hawaiian Electric Company, First Hawaiian Bank, Young Brothers, Kraft Foods Hawaii, Cutter Ford, Outrigger Enterprises Group, 7-Eleven, Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union, Hawaiian Airlines, Sam's Club, Papa John's Pizza, Summit Media and Tom Moffatt Productions.

 

Island families should arrive between 4-5 p.m. to take advantage of the free parking in the Civic Center Parking Structure. No need to bring food as a dozen food booths will be open in the Sky Gate area along with several Xtreme Fun keiki rides such as mini Ferris wheel, turbo tubs and the twister.

 

Honolulu City Lights will be open daily, including Christmas Day and New Year's Day, from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. The holiday celebration will close on Jan. 4, 2015.

 

 

OPENING NIGHT TIMELINE – HONOLULU HALE/GROUNDS

SATURDAY, DEC. 6, 2014

 

4:00 pm           Food booths and keiki rides open

 

6:00 pm           Mayor's tree lighting ceremony begins on steps of Honolulu Hale

Electric Light Parade leaves Aala Park and proceeds down King Street

 

6:30 pm           50-foot Norfolk tree is illuminated triggering the "corridor of lights"

Parade reaches King and Punchbowl streets

Decorated trees and wreath displays open in Honolulu Hale Courtyard

Santa visits with children in Mission Memorial Auditorium

 

7:30 pm           Holiday concert, headlined by Willie K., gets underway at Sky Gate stage

Parade vehicles park on King Street for one hour

 

11:00 pm         Courtyard closes, reopens at 8 a.m. through New Year's Day

 

 

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December 3, 2014

Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768 (cell 489-0341)

 

Mayor Caldwell appoints Sandra Pfund and Chris Sadayasu to new Office of Strategic Development

 

SANDRA PFUND   CHRIS SADAYASU 

 Sandra Pfund                Chris Sadayasu

 

 

Honolulu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced his selection of Sandra Pfund and Chris Sadayasu as the first members of the newly-established Office of Strategic Development (OSD).  Pfund will serve as Strategic Development Officer and Sadayasu as Asset Management Administrator.  Both employees started today, December 2nd, 2014.

 

In her capacity as Strategic Development Officer, Sandra Pfund will serve as head of the OSD and be responsible for administering and providing overall direction, coordination, management, and control over the functions, operations, and activities of the department. 

 

Ms. Pfund worked as a Land Development Administrator for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands since July 2010. Her division, composed of a seventeen person staff, is responsible for the planning, design, construction, and financing of homesteads for beneficiaries. Previously, she was Chief Executive Officer for the Aloha Tower Development Corporation and, prior to that, worked on a number of development projects for the State. She is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and holds a master's degree in Public Administration.

 

As Asset Management Administrator, Chris Sadayasu will be responsible for OSD's Asset Management Division and charged with overseeing the facilitation, negotiation, and management of real estate for the city.

 

Mr. Sadayasu has been working as an affordable housing development specialist and project manager for the state for the past thirteen years, serving at the Hawaii Community Development Agency, Aloha Tower Development Corporation, and Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation. He is a Hilo High, Claremont McKenna College, and William S. Richardson School of Law graduate. 

 

The OSD was established as an ad hoc agency working directly for the Managing Director's Office to immediately address the lack of overall planning and management of the city's real estate portfolio, which has existed since the Department of Housing was eliminated in 1996.

 

A key component of Mayor Caldwell's Islandwide Housing Strategy, the OSD will fast-track the asset development component of the city's Housing First program and Affordable Housing Policy and Plan.  The OSD will also assess and redirect the uses for the city's real estate portfolio and explore the feasibility of City Council's resolutions and directives related to the development of city assets. 

 

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Media contact: 768-5768

 

2015 Neighborhood Board Candidate filing period opens

 

Honolulu – Beginning today, O'ahu residents can file to run for a seat on their Neighborhood Board.

 

Candidates may apply online at www.honolulu.gov/nco. Registration forms are also available at the City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office, Honolulu Hale, room 406, or by calling (808) 768-3717.  The deadline to apply is February 20, 2015.

 

"Serving on your Neighborhood Board presents the opportunity to create real change in your community, build a legacy, and network with other leaders," said Mayor Kirk Caldwell. "No one knows a neighborhood better than the people who live in it. I was honored to serve on both the Manoa and Kaimuki Neighborhood Boards."

 

Candidacy is open to O'ahu residents who will be at least 18 years of age by February 20, 2015. Mailed forms must be postmarked by February 20 and received by February 27, 2015. This is also the deadline to for residents to register to vote in the Neighborhood Board elections.

 

Residents who voted in the 2014 primary or general elections are automatically registered to vote in the 2015 Neighborhood Board elections. Other residents may register by submitting a Neighborhood Board voter registration form. The form is posted online at www.honolulu.gov/nco and is available through the NCO. Voting begins April 21, 2015 and ends May 15, 2015. Elected board members serve a two year term, starting in July of 2015.

 

The Neighborhood Board System is the only government sponsored civic engagement system in the State of Hawai'i. While they are advisory, board activities may include study and review of capital improvement projects and zoning concerns. They may also conduct educational programs on governmental decision making processes and establish community goals, objectives, and priorities.

 

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