O'ahu briefs
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CENTRAL
Highway work getting started
Long-awaited safety and beautification improvements to Farrington Highway in Waipahu will begin with a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 27 in front of Waipahu High School.
The work will take place from Waipahu High to Kunia Road and include new curbs and gutters, extended left-turn lanes, new trees and ground cover, and an irrigation system.
"The residents of Waipahu have been waiting patiently for these improvements for at least 15 years," said state Sen. Cal Kawamoto, D-18th (Waipahu, Pearl City).
The state Department of Transportation is overseeing the $4.8 million project, which is expected to take about 20 months to complete.
The work is also designed to curb jaywalking.
"We hope that the features we install will encourage pedestrians to use the crosswalks at the signaled intersections," Kawamoto said.
LEEWARD
Makaha park cleanup project
Volunteers are needed for a Makaha Valley Community Park project — dubbed Cleanup, Fix-up, Paint-up — from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. Volunteers will remove graffiti, tidy up the community center, and spruce up the grounds.
Organizers of the project, which is part of the Adopt-A-Park program of the city parks department, are also asking for material donations, such as old newspapers, paint brushes and rags, light snacks and cold drinks.
For more information, to volunteer or to make a donation, contact Clinton Jamile at 692-5852.
WINDWARD
Kalaniana'ole plan detailed
The state will present proposed improvements for Kalaniana'ole Highway from Olomana Golf Course to Waimanalo Beach Park at an informational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School library conference room.
The state Highways Division will explain the improvement concepts. Comments and questions are welcomed.
EAST HONOLULU
East Honolulu vision projects
The East Honolulu Vision Team will meet at 7 p.m. today at the 'Aina Haina Public Library to discuss community projects for fiscal 2004 under new city guidelines.
The vision team will focus on projects on city-owned land that were selected from fiscal 2003 to finish.
Wai'alae-Kahala board gathers
The Wai'alae-Kahala Neighborhood Board will recognize the contributions of outgoing elected officials and welcome new ones at a special meeting from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. today at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1350 Hunakai St.
The board meeting will follow, to discuss candidacy requirements for the 2003 neighborhood board elections.
