Hawai'i briefs
Advertiser Staff
HONOLULU
Transit expert to give talk
Jim Motavalli, who has written a book on transportation innovations in the United States, will give a free talk at 7 tonight at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Architecture Auditorium.
Motavalli said yesterday that Honolulu seems ready to join many cities across the country that are starting new mass transit efforts. "The pattern is basically the same everywhere you go. As populations grow, congestion increases and people look for alternatives to the car," he said. "Transit is just one element of a broader system that can encourage new development where it's needed."
Motavalli's book is "Breaking Gridlock: Moving Toward Transportation That Works." His talk is sponsored by the Sierra Club's O'ahu group.
WINDWARD
Work starts at Castle Junction
Work to set up a contraflow lane near Castle Junction began last night and will mean lane closures today, tomorrow and Monday.
The contraflow lane will be for Honolulu-bound traffic as crews shave down the hillside at Castle Junction, which has been prone to landslides.
Crews will close the left lane of Kalaniana'ole Highway in each direction from Castle Junction to Kapa'a Quarry Road from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today, tomorrow and Monday. Contraflow operations will begin in two weeks.
CENTRAL
Apply for ID cards tomorrow
State workers will be at 'Aiea High School from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow to process state identification card applications.
Applicants who have completed forms and required documents will be given first priority for appointments.
Information on requirements is available by calling 587-3111 or visiting www.state.hi.us/hcjdc/sid.htm.
State ID cards cost $10 for senior citizens and $15 for others, paid in cash. The card will be processed and mailed to the applicant within 10 working days.
NEIGHBOR ISLAND
Father sought on Big Island
Big Island police are seeking a man who violated a temporary restraining order and took his 12-year-old daughter from her mother's house in Kalapana, Puna.
Leonard Troy Green, 39, is considered armed and dangerous. Police caution the public to call police immediately if he is seen.
Green is wanted for violation of a court order and custodial interference, and drives an olive green Toyota pickup truck, police said.
He is 5 feet 7 and weighs about 150 pounds with a slim build, fair complexion and brown hair.
His daughter is Natasha K. Green, who reportedly left her mother's house voluntarily with her father.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of either person is asked to call Detective Raymond Rodrigues at 961-8883, or the Big Island police non-emergency number at 935-3311.
