The Board of Water Supply yesterday restored water service to businesses and residents along Keahole Street, and crews were repaving the dug-up street in hopes of reopening it by this morning.

Water service had been out since 9 p.m. Wed-nesday, when a 12-inch water main ruptured on Keahole Street at the entrance to Hawai'i Kai Shopping Center. Water was cut off to the shopping center and to the 200-plus units at the Kalele Kai condominiums.

Water trucks were made available to residents and the stores, said Tracy Burgo, Board of Water Supply spokeswoman.

Traffic was contra-flowed in each direction between Kalaniana'ole Highway and Hawai'i Kai Drive, Burgo said. The water main first broke at 9 p.m. Wednesday. As workers turned the water back on at 4:30 a.m. yesterday, it ruptured again.

The pipe was first installed in 1973, Burgo said.

Crews repaired the pipe and restored water service about 4:45 p.m. A private contrator was patching Keahole Street, and it was hoped the road would be reopened by 3 a.m. today, Burgo said.

WAIMEA

AUDUBON CENTER ROOF WILL BE FIXED

Waimea Valley's Audubon Center will be able to fix its kitchen roof thanks to a grant of $24,750 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

The society said the Waimea Falls Grill, which operates the food service at Waimea Valley and caters various events, provides revenue to help support the center's nonprofit operations.

In June 2006, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs acquired title to Waimea Valley on O'ahu's North Shore to ensure the protection and preservation of the cultural and natural resources of this historic ahupua'a for Native Hawaiians, the entire Hawai'i community and others.

The Waimea Valley Audubon Center provides a wide range of environmental and cultural education programs to local residents and visitors to the valley.

ZIPPER LANE FIXED, BACK IN USE

The portion of H-1 Freeway's Zipper Lane that was damaged by a jackknifed semi-truck near Radford Drive Wednesday morning was repaired overnight and operating normally yesterday morning, said Scott Ishikawa, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.

Repair crews overnight replaced 10 of the 15 Zipper links that had been damaged, Ishikawa said. Each link weighs about 2,000 pounds.

Wednesday's accident occurred just before 11:30 a.m. and tied up traffic for more than two hours.

HEIAU CLEANUP NEEDS VOLUNTEERS

Recent windstorms have blown down several trees at the Ulupo Heiau.

Volunteers are needed for a cleanup effort set for 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the site next to the YMCA, 1200 Kailua Road. Bring work gloves, bottled water and wear shoes or tabis. Also, organizers suggest that volunteers planning to work later than 12:30 p.m. bring a sack lunch.

The cleanup is sponsored by Ahahui Malama I ka Lokahi and the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club.

For more information and to register, call 589-2963 or send e-mail to Malia Bird Helela at hemanumalia@hotmail.com.

HI 5¢ DRIVE TO BENEFIT STUDENTS

Kailua High School's Project Graduation 2008 committee is holding a HI 5¢ can and bottle drive tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school's parking lot. The group will accept donations of redeemable aluminum cans, plastic bottles and glass bottles.

For information, call 261-1361 or e-mail kailua2007@hotmail.com.