Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
More parking for 'Sunset'
The city has arranged for supplemental parking for today's Sunset on the Beach in Waikiki to accommodate the Pan-Pacific Matsuri Parade on Kalakaua Avenue from 5 to 7 p.m.
That parade will feature an Ushioni Float from Uwajima, Japan, as a token of the city's appreciation of Hawai'i's cooperation in last year's Ehime Maru tragedy.
Parking will be available at Jefferson Elementary School at 342 Kapahulu Ave., from 4 to 10 p.m., and at the Honolulu Zoo.
The city was not able to arrange supplemental parking at Ala Wai Elementary School, as was announced earlier.
The "Sunset" movie will be the comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire."
The event kicks off at 4 p.m. at Queen's Surf Beach with live entertainment and food, with the movie beginning at 7 p.m. on a 30-foot screen.
For details, call 523-2489 or the Waikiki Improvement Center at 923-1094.
Fire station to get blessing
The Honolulu Fire Department will dedicate and bless the Kalihi Uka Fire Station at 1861 Kamehameha IV Road at 11 a.m. Friday.
The station has undergone numerous changes and upgrades. In addition to electrical plumbing and air-conditioning upgrades, the station has been outfitted with a standby generator, decontamination room and a commercial washer to clean firefighters' gear. The facility has also improved accessibility to the public.
The station is staffed by five firefighters and five hazmat specialists, and houses an engine company and a hazardous materials response company.
WINDWARD
Repaving tops meeting agenda
The Kahalu'u Neighborhood Board is concerned about the quality of the repaving on Kahekili Highway after the Board of Water Supply installed a new water main. The issue will be discussed at a 7 p.m. meeting Wednesday at the KEY Project, 47-200 Waihe'e Road.
In a letter to Clifford Jamile, manager and chief engineer of BWS, the board said it had four concerns about the project including paving, the fill used on the project, topsoil replacement and replanting grass on the side of the road.
Other items before the board this week are traffic calming for Lulani Street, a Hui Iwa Street permit and water conservation and allocation.
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Recycling bin is moved
LIHU'E, Kaua'i — The residential recycling bin for Lihu'e has been moved from near Kukui Grove Cinema to the Kmart parking lot along Nawiliwili Road.
The green bin takes cardboard, aluminum, glass and newspaper.
There are seven such bins around the island.
For details on the program, call county Recycling Coordinator Allison Fraley at (808) 241-6891.
