Friday, January 23, 2015

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January 23, 2015

 

Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project

 

 

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) would like to inform drivers about lane closures for the week of January 25-31 as related to design and construction work for the Honolulu rail transit project. Motorists are advised that work along the 20-mile rail route from East Kapolei to Ala Moana Center will require lane closures during non-peak traffic hours.

 

For the safety of both the work crews and motorists, the public is advised to proceed with caution through these areas. Drivers should anticipate possible traffic delays or use alternate routes during work hours, and provide a safe distance between their vehicles and workers and equipment.

 

EAST KAPOLEI/EWA (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY)

 

Seven days a week through the end of January 2015

Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) to Old Fort Weaver Road

Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road Loop is closed in both directions until Thursday morning, January 29. Starting Thursday for approximately two months, only the eastbound direction of Farrington Highway will be open to the public during the day from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The contractor will reclose that section of highway each night from 7:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. for continual rail guideway construction.

During the nightly closure, drivers travelling between East Kapolei and the Ewa/Waipahu region will still be able to access either side by using either the H-1 Freeway or Kapolei Parkway/Geiger Road.

 

H-1 FREEWAY WAIAWA INTERCHANGE

 

Sunday through Thursday between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m.

One westbound inside lane and two eastbound inside lanes of the H-1 Freeway approaching the H-1/H-2 merge (Waiawa Interchange) are closed overnight. Rail guideway work over the H-1 Freeway in this area is scheduled to run until 2016.

 

WAIPAHU (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY)

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

Leoku Street to Leokane Street

 

The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The inside lanes of Farrington Highway in the same area are closed between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Left turns will be restricted in the westbound direction from Farrington Highway onto Leoku Street.

 

Waipahu Depot Road to Mokuola Street

One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway is closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

Mokuola Street to Awamoku Street

One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway is closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

Mokuola Street to Paiwa Street

One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Left turns at Moloalo Street will be restricted 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

 

Kahualii Street to Kamehameha Highway overpass

The eastbound lanes of Farrington Highway are closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

Ala Ike Street near Leeward Community College

Lanes fronting the Leeward Community College campus will be closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. A detour will be provided to drivers through the campus parking lot.

 

PEARL CITY (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

Staggered lane closures will take place along the outside lanes of Kamehameha Highway in both directions in Pearl City and Aiea for overhead utility work between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

 

PEARL CITY (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

Waiawa Road to Waimano Home Road

·       The westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway near Waiawa Road (Leeward Community College entrance) are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Traffic will be contraflowed to the eastbound side of the highway.

 

Puu Poni Street to Kaonohi Street

·       Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between Puu Poni Street and Kaahumanu Street between midnight Saturday, January 24 and 6 p.m. Sunday, January 25 for a city sewer line replacement project.

·       Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed overnight between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are also closed overnight between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Westbound drivers along Kamehameha Highway near Hekaha Street will be contraflowed to the eastbound side of the highway on weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m.

·       One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Kuleana Road (HECO-Waiau power plant) and fronting Neal Blaisdell Park near Kaahumanu Street also remains closed 24/7 until mid-February.

·       Alternate lane closures will take place along Kaluamoi Place off Kamehameha Highway between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. weekdays. One lane will remain open at all times.

·       Utility relocation work in area scheduled to run until mid-2015

 

AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

·       One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Pearl Kai Shopping Center remains closed 24/7.

 

AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY)

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

Pali Momi Street to Honomanu Street

·       Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

·       One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near McGrew Point is closed 24/7 through early 2015

 

Near Aloha Stadium

·       Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m.

 

PEARL HARBOR/AIRPORT

 

Monday through Friday lane closures

Kamehameha Highway from Center Drive to Radford Drive

One westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway and the eastbound left-turn lane onto Radford Drive closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility relocation work.

 

Intersection of Kamehameha Highway and Radford/Makalapa Drive

The right-turn lane from Makalapa Drive onto Kamehameha Highway is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for traffic camera installation work.

 

Intersection of Nimitz Highway and Aolele Street

One eastbound and westbound lane of Nimitz Highway is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. for traffic camera installation work.

 

Kamehameha Highway near Gaspro

One eastbound and one westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway are closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for traffic camera installation work.

 

For updates on work days and times, visit the project website at www.honolulutransit.org or contact our hotline at 566-2299.

 

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Media Contact: Scott Ishikawa, (808) 768-6172, cell: (808) 227-2350

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  You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2015 / 01/23/15 Revised Central Oahu Plan available for review and comment
 

Revised Central Oahu Plan available for review and comment

 

The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is inviting comments on draft changes to the Central Oahu Sustainable Communities Plan (SCP).  Comments are due by March 13. 

The DPP will hold a workshop on Feb. 14 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Mililani Mauka Elementary School cafeteria.  The Draft Plan is available at http://bit.ly/1Ch3Vfk, and in the DPP's 7th floor office in the Fasi Municipal Building.  Copies of the plan will also be distributed at the Wahiawa/Whitmore Village Neighborhood Board meeting on Jan. 26, the Pearl City Neighborhood Board Jan. 27, and the Mililani/Waipio Neighborhood Board Jan. 28. 

The revised document is an update of the 2002 Central Oahu SCP, which is the city's guide for the future of the region that includes Wahiawa, Mililani, Mililani Mauka, Waipio, Kunia, Waikele and Waipahu.

Proposed policy updates address:

·         Climate change impacts;

·         Economic opportunities, including diversified agriculture and new job centers in Wahiawa-Whitmore Village; and

·         New infrastructure strategies, such as Complete Streets, and low-impact development best practices.

The plan continues to emphasize the revitalization of Waipahu through transit-oriented development, the encouragement of town centers, and more alternatives to automobile usage.

Central Oahu, as one of the three areas designated for growth under the Oahu General Plan, is expected to experience moderate growth between now and 2035, with the addition of 9,900 new housing units to accommodate projected population increases.  The plan provides capacity for residential development while protecting about 10,350 acres of high-quality agricultural land.

The final proposed plan revisions are expected to be complete later this year, and sent to the Planning Commission and City Council for consideration.

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  You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2015 / 01/23/15 Honolulu Zoo giraffe laid to rest
 

Friday, January 23, 2015

Honolulu press office: (808) 768-5768

Contact: Information Specialist Adam LeFebvre: (808) 779-4920 (cell)

 

 

Honolulu Zoo giraffe laid to rest

 

 

 YASMINE GIRAFFE

 

 

HONOLULU – Yasmin, a 24-year-old giraffe at the Honolulu Zoo who had been struggling from complications related to her old age, was humanely laid to rest yesterday.  Zoo veterinarians followed current American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines to put her to sleep and avoid any further suffering.  She lived a long life in Hawaii.

 

Giraffes have an average life expectancy of 10-15 years in the wild and 20-25 years in captivity, which makes Yasmin's life an especially long one.  Since coming to the Honolulu Zoo from Texas in 1992, Yasmin has given birth to four giraffes. 

 

Photo courtesy of Brian Underwood

 

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  You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2015 / 01/23/15 Traffic Advisory: Sewer work in Honolulu next week
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, January 23, 2015

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:

 

  • Jan 26 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  703 Hao St.
  • Jan 27 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  5304 Liwai St.
  • Jan 28 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  803 Ahuwale St / 759 Ahuwale St.
  • Jan 29 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  562 Kiholo St / 1344 University Ave.
  • Jan 30 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  239 Hao St / 217 Hao St / 5251 Keikilani Cir.
  • Jan 26 (Pipe Grouting) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  591-705 Kailua Rd.
  • Jan 26 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  336-364 Mamaki St.
  • Jan 26-28 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  N. King St & Dillingham Blvd
  • Jan 26-30 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM:  5216 Hao Pl.
  • Jan 27-30 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  5934 Kalanianaole Hwy (offstreet).
  • Jan 29-30 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  411-525 N. King St.
  • Jan 30 (CCTV/Cleaning) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  1344 University Ave.

 

URL:  Sewer Projects Construction Map

 

 

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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  You are here:  Main / Customer Services / Public Communications Division / 2015 / 01/20/15 City, ENV honor environmental volunteers
 

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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Media Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV Public Information Officer, 768-3454

 

 

 City, ENV honor environmental volunteers

 

HONOLULU – The City & County of Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services (ENV) is honoring numerous volunteers with its Good Neighbor and Environmental Hero Award Ceremony Thursday, January, 22, 2015, at McCoy Pavilion.

 

Deputy Managing Director Georgette Deemer and ENV Director Lori Kahikina will speak at the presentation, which begins at 2:30 p.m.

 

The event recognizes volunteers and partners who have made significant contributions to the city's Storm Water Quality outreach programs including the Adopt-A-Block, Adopt-A-Stream and Storm Drain Marking volunteer initiatives.

 

More than 70 groups and individuals will be honored at the event. Honorees have shown tremendous leadership and long-term commitments as a watershed partner to protect our waters by keeping our streams and neighborhoods clean, and marking storm drains with 'No Dumping Drains to Ocean' reminders.

 

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