O'ahu briefs
Advertiser Staff
LEEWARD
Crash victims upgraded
Two women hospitalized after a traffic accident in Nanakuli at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday were upgraded to fair condition yesterday.
According to police, an 81-year-old woman driving a 1996 Nissan Sentra east on Farrington Highway was making a left turn at Nanakuli Avenue when she was struck by a 1999 Ford Escort driven by a 30-year-old woman traveling west.
Both woman were taken by ambulance to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition Sunday. Traffic was diverted off Farrington Highway for about 30 minutes while the vehicles were removed.
Police said preliminary reports show speed and alcohol were not factors in the crash.
Transportation panel to meet
Pedestrian safety and traffic standards reform will be discussed at the Wai'anae Coast Neighborhood Board Transportation Committee meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in the Wai'anae District Park multi-purpose room.
The state is installing an experimental flashing crosswalk system on Farrington Highway near Wai'anae High School to see if the lights will make crossing the road safer for pedestrians.
The committee will also discuss the Nanakuli section of the city's proposed emergency access route and the possible rerouting of Farrington Highway through Makaha.
EAST HONOLULU
Residents vote to block nets
The Wai'alae-Kahala Neighborhood Board voted to oppose the Waialae Country Club's plan to erect 60-foot-tall poles for a driving range net and add a service entrance off Waiholo Street.
Last week's vote was five in favor and one abstention. The club has been before the city with its improvement plan, but has not received the support of the Wai'alae Golf Course Community Association, a homeowners group of residents in the neighborhood that abuts the golf course.
The city is reviewing the club's permit application, which is pending the club's submission of a final environmental study.
"It's a visual eyesore," said board chairman Richard Turbin, referring to the poles for the driving range nets.
CENTRAL
Waipahu plans revitalization
The strategic plan to revitalize Waipahu will be discussed during the seventh "Community Conversation" at 6 tonight in the Waipahu Intermediate School cafeteria.
There will be an update on the Empowerment Zone for business, the Waipahu Festival market and plans for A Taste of Waipahu.
The meeting is sponsored by the Waipahu Community Association, the Weed & Seed program and the Waipahu Business Association.
Waipahu Intermediate School is at 94-455 Farrington Highway.
For information, call 677-6939.
WINDWARD
Lifeguard stand burns in Kailua
Kailua firefighters responded to a 4:57 a.m. alarm yesterday at Kailua Beach Park, where an old dismantled lifeguard stand was burning.
Kailua resident Betty Hughes said flames were shooting from the stand.
The structure, located near the beach concession, lay in a heap ready for removal. A new stand had been delivered to the beach, but was not affected by the fire, a fire official said.
Firefighters left the scene at 5:41 a.m.
