03/31/15 Rail-related lane closures canceled tonight along Kamehameha highway in Aiea, Pearl City

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03/31/15 Rail-related lane closures canceled tonight along Kamehameha highway in Aiea, Pearl City March 31, 2015 Rail-related lane closures canceled tonight along Kamehameha highway in Aiea, Pearl City HART has canceled all rail-related lane closures tonight along Kamehameha Highway in Aiea and Pearl City because of ongoing Zipperlane repairs on the H-1 Freeway. HART is working closely with the state Department of Transportation and city Department of Transportation Services to ensure roadways are kept as open as possible for westbound commuters. For updates on rail work days and times, visit the project website at www.honolulutransit.org or contact our hotline at 566-2299. -END- Media Contact: Scott Ishikawa, (808) 768-6172, cell: (808) 227-2350.

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03/30/15 Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project

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03/30/15 Traffic Advisory: Lane closures for Honolulu rail transit project March 30, 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 between March 27-April 3 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 April 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 will be closed weeknights between 7:30 p.m. and 5 a.m. Westbound lanes are closed 24 hours a day, seven days a week through end of April 2015. During the weeknight highway closure, drivers traveling between East Kapolei and the Ewa/Waipahu region will still be able to access either end by using 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. H-1/H-2 Freeways near Leeward Community College Up to three eastbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway approaching the H-1/H-2 merge (Waiawa Interchange) will be closed overnight Sunday through Thursday. The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to closed several westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway overnight in that vicinity next week as part of their freeway widening work.   H-1 FREEWAY WAIAWA INTERCHANGE Sunday through Thursday between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Farrington Highway eastbound on-ramp to H-2 Freeway The Farrington Highway eastbound loop on-ramp onto the H-2 Freeway will be closed overnight Sunday through Thursday. WAIPAHU (FARRINGTON HIGHWAY) Monday through Friday lane closures Farrington Highway through Waipahu The outside lanes at various locations along Farrington Highway in each direction will be closed weekdays for utility relocation work between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Leoku Street to Leokane Street • The inside lanes of Farrington Highway in the same area are closed between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. • Left turns will be restricted in the westbound direction from Farrington Highway onto Leoole Street. • One of the two eastbound left-turn lanes from Farrington Highway onto Leoku Street is temporarily closed 24/7 because of shaft and column work. Leokane Street to Pupukahi Street The westbound lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Waipahu Depot Road to Mokuola Street The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The inside eastbound lane of Farrington Highway is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.  Pupupuhi Street to Aniani Place The outside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.  Kahualii Street to the Kamehameha Highway overpass Inside lanes of Farrington Highway are closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. PEARL CITY (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY) 24-hour lane closures Waiawa Road to Acacia Road • One eastbound lane and one of the two eastbound left-turn lanes from Kamehameha Highway onto Acacia Road fronting Pearl Highlands Center are closed 24/7 through Summer 2015 for foundation and column work. • Eastbound U-turns will be allowed at the intersection during the work. • One westbound left-turn lane and the inside westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Acacia Road intersection will also be closed 24/7 through Summer 2015. 24-hour lane closures Acacia Road to Waimano Home Road 24/7 lane closures are in place along Kamehameha Highway between Acacia Road and Waimano Home Road for foundation and column work through late 2015: • One eastbound left-turn lane from Kamehameha Highway onto Waimano Home Road and the inside eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway will be closed 24 hours a day. • One westbound left-turn lane from Kamehameha Highway onto Lehua Avenue and the inside westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway will also be closed 24 hours a day as part of column foundation work. Westbound U-turns will still be allowed at the Waimano Home Road intersection. Monday through Friday lane closures Waiawa Road to Waimano Home Road • One westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near Acacia Road is closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. • One eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway in the same vicinity is also closed weeknights between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. • The intersection at Acacia Road is closed after 9 p.m. AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY) Monday through Friday lane closures Kuleana Road to Kaonohi Street • Beginning Wednesday, April 1, a section of Hekaha Street mauka of Kamehameha Highway will be closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Traffic will be detoured to Kanuku Street and Lokowai Street. Business access to Waimalu Shopping Center and resident access to the area during the road closure times will be maintained by a special duty police officer. • Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weeknights 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. • 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 Lipoa Place to Pali Momi Street • Beginning Sunday evening, March 29, the right eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway near the Pearl Kai Shopping Center is closed 24/7 as part of roadway widening work through June 2015. • 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. 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 mid-2015 for sidewalk work. • Intersection at Honomanu Street closed after 9 p.m.\   AIEA/ALOHA STADIUM (KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY) Near Aloha Stadium • From 8 p.m. Friday, March 27 to 11 a.m. Saturday March 28, the eastbound traffic along Kamehameha Highway will be contraflowed to the westbound side of the highway for waterline work. Monday through Friday lane closures • Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weeknights between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. with various left-turn pocket restrictions. Westbound traffic along Kamehameha Highway near Salt Lake Boulevard will be contraflowed to the eastbound lanes during those days and times. • Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed between 7 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. PEARL HARBOR/AIRPORT Monday through Thursday lane closures. There are no rail-related lane closures in the Pearl Harbor/airport area on Friday, April 3 in observance of Good Friday. Kamehameha Highway from Arizona Street to Makalapa Road • Two eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway are closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. for utility work. Kamehameha Highway and Makalapa Road/Radford Drive Intersection • The right-turn lane from Kamehameha Highway onto Radford Drive is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. Right turns will still be permitted at the intersection. • The intersection may be closed intermittently during the morning of Tuesday, March 31 as part of traffic camera installation work. Kamehameha Highway from Makalapa Road to Center Drive • Two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway are closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. • The left-turn lane into Makalapa Gate will be contraflowed along the highway median. PEARL HARBOR/AIRPORT Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive Intersection • The right-turn lane from Center Drive (mauka) onto Kamehameha Highway is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. • The westbound bus stop at Kamehameha Highway and Center Drive is temporarily closed on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. • The outside westbound lane of Mauka Frontage Road/Kamehameha Highway near Center Drive is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work. H-1 Freeway (Exit 15A) Westbound to Kamehameha Highway/Center Drive intersection • The right lane of Exit 15A is closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. for utility work For updates on work days and times, visit the project website at www.honolulutransit.org or contact our hotline at 566-2299. -END- Media Contact: Scott Ishikawa, (808) 768-6172, cell: (808) 227-2350

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03/30/15 City to hold Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) meetings

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03/30/15 City to hold Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) meetings March 30, 2015 Contact: Curtis Lum, Public Information Officer, Department of Planning and Permitting, 768-8284. City to hold Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) meetings   The Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) will hold a series of meetings in April to seek public input in identifying and mapping Oahu’s Important Agricultural Lands (IAL). Each meeting will run from 5:30-8:30 p.m., and the public is encouraged to attend and offer comments and recommendations.  Here is the schedule: April 1, Kapolei Hale, Conference Rooms A-C, 1000 Uluohia Street. April 8, MililaniMiddle School Cafeteria, 95-1140 Lehiwa Drive. April 15, WindwardCommunity College, Hale Akoakoa Room 105, 45-720 Keaahala Road. Each county is required to identify and map lands that have the potential for designation as IAL according to standards, criteria and procedures established under state law.  IAL is defined as lands that: Are capable of producing sustained high agricultural yields when treated and managed according to accepted farming methods and technology. Contribute to the state’s economic base, and produce agricultural commodities for export or local consumption. Are needed to promote the expansion of agricultural activities and income for the future, even if currently not in production. The DPP and its consultant have prepared resource maps based on the state’s defined criteria and developed a methodology for ranking the criteria.  The meetings will bring together stakeholders and the public to identify what should be on Oahu’s IAL map.  The DPP anticipates completing the IAL plan by the end of 2015 and will send it to the City Council for consideration.  The state Land Use Commission will have the final review and approval of the IAL maps. For more information, visit http://www.honoluludpp.org/Planning/IAL.aspx. The project website, www.mapoahuagland.com, will be available after April 1. If you require special assistance, auxiliary aid and/or service to participate in this event (i.e., sign language interpreter, interpreter for language other than English, or wheelchair accessibility), please call 768-8000, or email your request to info@honoluludpp.org at least three business days prior to the event.  -END-

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03/30/15 "Making Honolulu Age-Friendly - An Action Plan"finalized and available for public comment

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03/30/15 “Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan”finalized and available for public comment Monday, March 30, 2015 Mayor Caldwell’s Press Office: 768-5768 “Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan”finalized and available for public comment Honolulu – Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced that Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan has been finalized and is being released today for public comment for 30 days. In 2013, Mayor Caldwell nominated Honolulu to join the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and AARP National’s Network of Age-Friendly Communities.  Making Honolulu age-friendly means creating an inclusive and accessible environment that encourages active and healthy aging from kupuna to keiki. Honolulu’s Age-Friendly Cities Initiative commenced in 2013 with formation of a Steering Committee, followed by a Technical Committee and Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC).  The CAC was comprised of approximately 90 prominent members of the community, including representatives from the City and County Departments, for-profit companies, non-profit organizations, advocates from diverse communities and the academic community.  The University of Hawaii Center on Aging was selected as the consultant by the Steering Committee and worked with the CAC and focus groups in developing an Action Plan.  A preview of the Action Plan was presented to over 500 attendees at the Living Age-Friendly Summit held on February 7, 2015 at the Japanese Cultural Center.  At the Summit, Mayor Caldwell promised to make the Honolulu Action Plan available to the general public for review and comment. Making Honolulu Age-Friendly – An Action Plan is now available at www.KupunaToKeiki.com.  Please note that the file is large and may take several minutes to download to your computer.  Mayor Caldwell encourages all those interested in learning more about Honolulu becoming an Age-Friendly City to read the Action Plan and provide comments as follows: Via Email:      Kupuna2keiki@gmail.com Via Mail:        University of Hawaii                       Center on Aging                       1960 East West Road, BioMed T705B                       Honolulu, HI 96822 Deadline for Comments: Monday, April 27, 2015 -END-

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Major Sewer Projects in April

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03/30/15 Major sewer projects in April FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, March 30 2015 Media Contact:  Markus Owens, ENV Public Communications Officer, (808) 768-3454   Major sewer projects during April   KAPOLEI – The City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services is working on three sewer projects in April that will impact roadways and traffic on Oahu.  The projects include:   Fort DeRussy Wastewater Pump Station Force Main Emergency Repair – Sewer rehabilitation work on Kalakaua Ave from Ena Rd to Kuamoo St.  Crews will be on the road Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 3:30 pm with intermittent periods of work lasting 24 hours.  Duration of the project:  December 2013 to July 2015. Hanawai Circle Sewer Reconstruction – Installation and rehabilitation of new sewer line along Farrington Hwy from Waipahu Depot St to Hanawai Cir and on Waipahu Depot St from Farrington Hwy to Waipahu St, crews will be working on the roads Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.  Duration of the project:  February 2014 to April 2015. Waimalu Wastewater Pump Station Force Main and Waiau Sewer Rehabilitation/Reconstruction, Phase 2 – Sewer rehabilitation on Kamehameha Hwy from Hekaha St to Kuleana Rd and on Kaluamoi Pl, crews will be working on the roads Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Duration of the project is:  September 2014 to May 2016.   URL:  Sewer Projects Construction Map             Approximately 138 projects are underway focused on Oahu’s wastewater treatment plants, pump stations and collection system. These projects are part of $790 million of ongoing wastewater projects, including planning, design, construction, project management and equipment project phases.     -END-

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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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