Good Friday holiday schedule

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03/27/15 Good Friday holiday schedule Friday, March 27, 2015 Contact: Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768 (cell 489-0341) Good Friday holiday schedule   Honolulu - City and County of Honolulu government offices will be closed Friday, April 3, 2015, in observance of Good Friday, a state holiday. Emergency ambulance, fire, lifeguard, and police services will be available. TheBus will operate on a state holiday schedule.  For route and schedule information, please visit www.thebus.org. Refuse will be collected, and transfer stations, convenience centers, H-POWER, and the Waimānalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill will be open. Parks, municipal golf courses, botanical gardens, and the Honolulu Zoo will be open. The Neal S. Blaisdell Box Office will be closed. The People's Open Markets will not be held. All Satellite City Halls and Driver’s License offices will be closed. The following traffic and parking regulations will be in effect: On-street parking will be free, except for the meters on Kalākaua Avenue along Queen Kapi‘olani Park and metered parking lots. Traffic lanes will not be coned for contraflow. -END-

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Sewer Work March 30-April 2

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03/27/15 Traffic Advisory: Sewer Work March 27-April 2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 27, 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:   March 30-April 1 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  South St. & Mission Ln / 1235 Wilder Ave. March 30-April 2 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  411-525 N. King St. April 2 (Pipe Repair) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  Cooke St & Coral St / Coral St & Pohukaina St. March 30 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-5:30 PM: 1728 Nakula St / 1565 Thurston Ave. March 31 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-5:30 PM:  525 N. King St  & Liliha St / 1420 Lunalilo St. April 1 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-5:30 PM:  1553 Nakula St / 1430 Kewalo St. April 2 (Pipe Liner) - 8:30 AM-5:30 PM:  1137 Davenport St / 1526 Piikoi St. March 30 (CCTV & Cleaning) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM: 1101 Liliha St & N. King St. March 31 (CCTV & Cleaning) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM: 1101 Liliha St & N. King St. April 1 (CCTV & Cleaning) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM: Punchbowl Off-Ramp near the corner of Lusitana St and Punchbowl St / 1509-1521 Pele St / 502-510 Captain Cook Ave / Captain Cook Ave & Miller St / 549 Keawe St / 606 Coral St. April 2 (CCTV & Cleaning) - 8:30 AM-3:30 PM:  Mission Ln & Queen St / 932-950 Cooke St / Alapai St between S King St & Beretania St.   URL:  Sewer Projects Construction Map     -END-

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03/25/15 Mayor Caldwell to deliver keynote speech at Western States Institutional Investors Conference in Los Angeles

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03/25/15 Mayor Caldwell to deliver keynote speech at Western States Institutional Investors Conference in Los Angeles Wednesday, March 25, 2015 Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768   Mayor Caldwell to deliver keynote speech at Western States Institutional Investors Conference in Los Angeles Mayor Kirk Caldwell is on a flight to Los Angeles now to deliver the luncheon keynote speech at the 2015 Western States Institutional Investors Conference tomorrow. Mayor Caldwell was asked to speak to provide insight into the effective fiscal policies employed by his administration. The recent affirmation of the city’s outstanding Moody’s Aa1 and Fitch AA+ bond ratings earlier this month led to a highly successful bond sale that will save Honolulu taxpayers $44 million in interest payments.  The General Obligation Bond sale on March 16 and 17 attracted about $2.9 (B) billion in orders, allowing the city to successfully sell approximately $888.635 (M) million of bonds. This distinguishes the City and County of Honolulu as a model municipality for monetary management.  The outstanding bond ratings were assigned after officials from Moody’s and Fitch came to Honolulu earlier this month.  They received presentations from Mayor Caldwell and the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services about Honolulu’s diverse and growing economy and the city’s prudent financial practices, stable revenue base, and proactive debt and liability management. Mayor Caldwell’s keynote luncheon speech takes place tomorrow, Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time in the Los Angeles Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Olympic Room.  Hawai‘i State Director of Finance Wes Machida will also be participating in the conference, providing an update on the financial state of the state at 9:45 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday in the Westside Room.  For more information on the Western States Institutional Investors Conference, please click here.  In accordance with the City Charter, Managing Director Roy K. Amemiya, Jr. is Acting Mayor from noon today (March 25) until Mayor Caldwell returns tomorrow evening, the night of Thursday, March 26. -END-

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03/24/15 Barbara Yamashita appointed as DCS Deputy Director

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03/24/15 Barbara Yamashita appointed as DCS Deputy Director Tuesday, March 24, 2015 Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768   Barbara Yamashita appointed as DCS Deputy Director   Honolulu – Mayor Caldwell today announced his selection of Barbara Yamashita as Deputy Director of the Department of Community Services. “Affordable housing, homelessness, services for the elderly and disadvantaged, are some of the City’s most pressing issues,” said Mayor Caldwell.  “Barbara Yamashita has spent most of her career working on social service issues, and her experience, contacts and expertise will be great assets for the City in moving the needle and making great progress.” Prior to joining the city, Ms. Yamashita served the State of Hawai‘i as Deputy Director of the Department of Human Services, Chief of the Department of Health (DOH) Maternal and Child Health Branch, Chief of the DOH Community Health Division, and was a criminal justice planning specialist for the Office of the Attorney General. Ms. Yamashita lives in ‘Aiea and earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology and social work, respectively, at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.  -END-

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New traffic signal activated at Waipahu and Honowai streets to increase pedestrian safety

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03/23/15 New traffic signal activated at Waipahu and Honowai streets to increase pedestrian safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 23, 2015 Mayor Caldwell’s Press Office: 768-5768 New traffic signal activated at Waipahu and Honowai streets to increase pedestrian safety     Waipahu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced today that a new traffic signal installed at the intersection of Honowai Street and Waipahu Street was activated at 1 p.m. this afternoon, Monday, March 23, 2015.  In late 2009, a traffic study revealed that a traffic signal was warranted due to the number of vehicles and pedestrian crossings at Honowai and Waipahu Streets.  The intersection is in the middle of a residential community, in close proximity to Honowai Elementary and Waipahu Elementary Schools and near commercial shopping centers. Design started in late 2013 and construction commenced in the fourth quarter of 2014.  The traffic signal was installed by Standard Electric, Inc. at an approximate cost of $400,000.  The traffic signal has been on blinking status since Friday of last week in anticipation of today’s activation. Senator Clarence Nishihara and Councilmember Ron Menor were instrumental in advocating for this new traffic signal.  Senator Nishihara and Councilmember Menor worked with the Waipahu Neighborhood Board and the Department of Transportation Services to prioritize the installation of the traffic signal for the safety of their community members.  Director of Transportation Services Mike Formby credited both men for their strong advocacy on behalf of their constituents.   Senator Nishihara, Councilmember Menor, Director Formby, and State Representatives Henry J.C. Aquino and Ty J.K. Cullen attended the introduction and activation of the traffic signal this afternoon.

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03/23/15 Waianae Satellite City Hall to temporarily close on March 30

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03/23/15 Waianae Satellite City Hall to temporarily close on March 30 Monday, March 23, 2015 Contact: Mayor Caldwell's Press Office: 768-5768 (cell 489-0341) Wai‘anae Satellite City Hall to temporarily close on Monday, March 30 Wai‘anae – The Wai‘anae Satellite City Hall, located within the Wai‘anae Neighborhood Community Center at 85-670 Farrington Highway, will be closed on Monday, March 30, due to a planned interruption of electrical power to the facility.   The nearest alternate Satellite City Halls are located at Kapolei Hale and Pearlridge Center.  Customers also are encouraged to use online services and the mail whenever possible.  For information on services and locations, please visit www.honolulu.gov/csd.html. The Wai‘anae Satellite City Hall is scheduled to reopen for normal business on Tuesday, March 31. -END-

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