Philippine leader's visit will affect traffic at times
Advertiser Staff
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will arrive in Honolulu this morning for a one-day visit before leaving tomorrow for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Mexico.
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Arroyo will be visiting with her husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo, and will be honored tonight at a public banquet at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Earlier, she is expected to visit with Adm. Thomas Fargo, commander in chief of U.S. forces in the Pacific, and attend a luncheon hosted by Gov. Ben Cayetano and Vicky Cayetano. She is scheduled to tour the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu this afternoon.
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will be honored at a banquet tonight.
During Arroyo's visit, police are advising motorists to be prepared for traffic delays. As her motorcade travels about the island, police will shut down portions of the freeway.
The greatest impacts will be between 7:30 and 8:30 this morning ,when the motorcade leaves the airport for Waikiki, and from 3:30 to 4:30 this afternoon when the motorcade travels from Waipahu to Waikiki.
Tomorrow, Arroyo will leave Waikiki for the airport between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. The actual routes that will be taken are being kept confidential.
