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WINDWARD
Kailua Bay meeting set
The Kailua Bay Advisory Council is seeking proposals to address improvements to water quality in the streams and coastal waters of the Ko'olaupoko region and will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Atherton Hall, Kokokahi YWCA Camp Kane'ohe, to address questions.
The proposals can be for education, erosion control, higher education, Kailua waterway, sampling and restoration.
Proposals must be received by 4 p.m. Aug. 16. E-mails will not be accepted.
Proposals may be requested or picked up at the Center for a Sustainable Future, 2505 Correa Road, Room 213, Honolulu, HI 96822; call 956-7660; e-mail judyn@hawaii.edu; or from Maile Bay, director, Kailua Bay Advisory Council, 926 Kaipii St., Kailua, HI 96734, telephone 225-9210, e-mail mbay@hawaii.rr.com.
EAST HONOLULU
Board to make Ka Iwi decision
The Hawai'i Kai Neighborhood Board will take a position on the state's plan for the Ka Iwi shoreline at its meeting at 7 p.m. today at Haha'ione Elementary School cafeteria.
The first phase of work in Ka Iwi includes placing utilities underground, improving safety at the lookouts, adding parking lots and restoring a portion of the old King's Highway.
Board meetings are broadcast at 9 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays on Channel 54. For more information, call 527-5578.
CENTRAL
Mililani traffic work won't halt
Construction of traffic-calming devices on Kipapa Drive in Mililani will proceed, according to a city official.
Department of Transportation Services director Cheryl Soon said it is too late to stop the project. Soon said a contractor has been hired for the $192,000 project and is negotiating a starting date.
The Mililani Neighborhood Board originally supported the project near Mililani High School and Kipapa Elementary School.
But board Transportation Committee chairman Doug Thomas said a second look by board members convinced most that the anti-speed measures were unnecessary.
Soon said the project has been in the planning stages for two years and she has yet to hear from the neighborhood board about its objections.
She said she hopes a compromise can be worked out with the board.
The project calls for the construction of curb extensions, medians and islands on Kipapa Drive to slow traffic near the two schools.
HONOLULU
Survey closes Chinatown lot
The Smith-Beretania parking lot in Chinatown is closed through Aug. 13 for an archaeological survey.
The survey is being done in preparation for the construction of a new park and underground parking facility at the site.
The lot may reopen for two to three weeks before construction begins, officials said.
Motorists are advised to park at these nearby lots: Chinatown Gateway, 1031 Nu'uanu Ave.; Hale Pauahi, 155 N. Beretania; Harbor Court, 86 Queen St.; Kukui Plaza, 1255 Nu'uanu Ave.; Marin Tower, 60 North Nimitz Highway; or Kekaulike Tower, 1018 Maunakea St.
Harris announces city appointments
Mayor Jeremy Harris has announced the appointments of Timothy E. Steinberger as acting director and Frank J. Doyle as deputy director in the city's environmental services department. The director appointment is subject to City Council approval.
Steinberger has been the department's deputy director since January. He also served the city as a planning branch chief in design and construction, and as an EPA programs manager in wastewater management.
Doyle has been Refuse Collection and Disposal division chief for more than 20 years. He also has served the city as the manager and chief engineer of Rapid Transit.
