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HONOLULU
Paving may last through July 1
A city repaving project on Beretania and King streets near 'Aala Park is expected to last until July 1.
The project, which began March 5, includes removing pavement and installing concrete bus lanes and repaving the streets. Work will take place 24 hours a day, with most work between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Removal of debris is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. At least one lane will be open for traffic in each direction, and message boards will advise drivers about lane closures.
Work should be finished on the 218-foot portion of Beretania Street in mid-April. Crews will then work on North King Street between Liliha and River streets.
Turn lanes will occasionally be restricted due to concrete pours.
EAST HONOLULU
Relay for Life registration set
The American Cancer Society, Outback Steakhouse and Copy Shops Inc. will kick off the 2002 Hawai'i Kai Relay for Life with a registration event from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the Outback Steakhouse on Kalaniana'ole Highway.
The all-night relay is a statewide event that raises money for cancer research and services for people coping with cancer.
Teams of 10 to 15 people will solicit pledges for the event, which will be held from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. June 22-23 at Koko Head District Park.
The restaurant is offering free pupus and refreshments to teams registering for the Relay for Life. Information packets, fund-raising tips and help in selecting camp sites will be provided.
For more information, call 432-9153.
WINDWARD
Kawai Nui Marsh volunteers sought
Volunteers are being sought to clear alien vegetation at Na Pohaku o Hauwahine in Kawai Nui Marsh from 8:30 am to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
The Kawai Nui Heritage Foundation and Ahahui Malama i ka Lokahi will be working in the native dry land restoring the ancient archeological site and its surrounding habitat.
Bring a pruning tool or cultivator, water and lunch. A brief orientation about the natural and cultural history of Na Pohaku o Hauwahine will be given before the work begins.
Call Chuck "Doc" Burrows for more information at 595-3922 or e-mail him at cburrows@aloha.net.
CENTRAL
Pearl trail group to meet today
The Friends of the Pearl Harbor Historic Trail will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Fine Arts Bldg, Room 102, at Leeward Community College.
The purpose of the meeting is to elect interim officers, update the project status and work on the trail logo.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend, said Robin Blanpied, community coordinator for the nonprofit Friends liaison group, which facilitates an ambitious, long-range economic development plan to unite shoreline communities in Leeward O'ahu.
The multi-use, 18.6-mile trail runs along the old OR&L rail line, and would connect seven neighborhoods running from the USS Arizona Memorial and Battleship Missouri Memorial at Pearl Harbor to Lualualei Access Road in Nanakuli.
For information, call 487-9160.
