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NEIGHBORHOODS

Ala Wai paddlers
want brakes put on
bikeway link

The city's deputy managing director
wants to 'get more input in'
on alternative ideas

STREETWISE

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By Harold Morse
Star-Bulletin

Paddlers and residents want the city to backpedal on a proposal for a bikeway link on the makai side of the Ala Wai Clubhouse.

That was the message from a Friday night special meeting of the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board, where most of the some 35 people attending opposed the proposal.

The preliminary plan would keep the bikeway as far as possible from canoe paddlers and the canoe storage area and still not adversely affect operations at the clubhouse at McCully Street and Kapiolani Boulevard.

Opponents included a number of Ala Wai paddlers who keep canoes near McCully Street. They favor routing the bikeway mauka of the clubhouse so not to conflict with canoe operations and paddlers who would need to cross a makai bikeway to get to nearby showers.

The neighborhood board lacked a quorum and took no official position.

But a suggestion to form a task force won informal support.

Malcolm Tom, city deputy managing director, said the city would work to bring together all interested parties to seek a solution.

"Everybody should be involved," he said.

David Chun, a neighborhood board member, accepted the role of point person for the task force.

"We do want to work with the paddlers as well as some of the bikers to come to a mutually agreeable position," said John Kato, neighborhood board chairman.

A Makiki/McCully-Moiliili/Manoa Vision Team goal is to help develop an islandwide bicycle route and bikeway system and promote pedestrian-friendly planning and infrastructure designs.

But that vision team has not looked into details of how to link Date Street to McCully on a bike route near the Ala Wai Clubhouse, a missing link at this time.

The Honolulu Bike Zone Master Plan of December 1998 is part of the "Lei of Parks" concept, Tom said. "Date to McCully is one section of the bike path that is not done."

The route turns left onto Date off Kapahulu Avenue, goes past Iolani School to near the clubhouse and stops, Tom said. "The other side picks up at McCully."

A condition of building the missing link is that it not interfere with canoe operations at Ala Wai Clubhouse, Tom said. He spoke of a need to step back and revisit the plan and see what other alternatives there are.

"Let's get more input in and walk the area," he said.

The whole idea might be scrapped, Tom said. "Maybe we just can't do it."

Later, he again stressed a need to rethink the whole thing. "The direction of the community is not to interfere with the canoe halau, canoe organizations, and that was the commitment of Mayor (Jeremy) Harris and the City Council," Tom said.

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Streetwise

Roadwork planned this week on Oahu:

LEEWARD OAHU

Ewa Beach
Old Fort Weaver and North roads; Fort Weaver Road from Farrington Highway to Hanakahi Street; and Farrington Highway from Piliokoe Bridge to Kahe Power Plant in the vicinity of Tracks Beach Park.

Makakilo
H-1 from Palehua Separation to Waikele Bridge.

Maili
Mynah Street and Place; Monilial Place; and Heleuma, Okokomo and Okohola streets.

Waianae
Hakalina Road from Pahihi to Puhawai roads.

CENTRAL OAHU

Kunia
Vicinity of Kunia Interchange to Waikele Stream Bridge; and Kunia Road from Anonui Street to South Kupuna Loop.

Pupukea
Kamehameha Improvements at Pupukea Road; and Pahoe Road to Kapuhi Street.

Waipio
Farrington Highway, Leoole to Awanui streets; and Paiwa to Leoku streets.

Mililani
Lanikuhana Avenue.

Waipahu
Lumiaina Street from the Board of Water Supply Waipahu Wells II facility on Kukula Street to its facility on Lumiaina Street; Kahuanui Street between Kahuanani and Kahuahale streets; Kahuanani Street between Kahuanui and Kahu streets; Kahuanui Street from Paiwa to Kahuanani streets; Waipahu Depot Road from Haakoa Place to the Waipahu Incinerator; Pupuole Place; and Awaia, Awanei, Awanui, Paiwa and Pupuole streets.

Aiea
Kaonohi Street between Alania and Kahapili streets; Kahapili Street at Kaonohi street; Moanalua Road from the channel to Pali Momi Street; Maohu Place; and Akaaka, Ilee, Kulawai, Neki, Ulune and Kaamilo streets. Westbound H1 from Kahuapaani to Kaonohi street overpasses.

Waiawa
H-2 from Leilehua to Waiawa interchanges.

Pearl City
Spine Road; and Kamehameha Highway from Acacia Road to Honomanu Street.

Pearl Harbor
Vicinity of Arizona Memorial.

HONOLULU

Airport
H-1 from Waiawa to Keehi interchanges and Airport Interchange.

Kalihi
Palama Separation; Skyline Drive; and Ashford, Olomea, Halona, Palama, Lima, Kamalii and Hillcrest streets.

Kakaako/Downtown
Keawe Street on Ala Moana; South and Queen streets; Nimitz Highway from Rodgers Boulevard to Ahua Street; and River Street to end at Hotel Street.

Nuuanu
Pali Highway Intersection at Jack Lane; Ahi to Niolopa places; and H-1 Freeway at the Lunalilo/Vineyard Offramp.

Kapiolani
Kapiolani Interchange; Kapiolani Boulevard to Punchbowl On/Offramps; Kapiolani Boulevard from Old Waialae Road to King Street; and South King Street at Kapiolani Boulevard Intersection.

Makiki
Makiki Viaduct; and Lunalilo, Piikoi and Pensacola streets.

Moiliili
Date Street between Isenberg Street and University Avenue.

Manoa
Kahiwa Place.

Waialae
Kaimoku Place and Way.

Kaimuki
Narcissus Place.

Waikiki
Liliuokalani, Kapahulu and Kalakaua avenues; Ala Wai Boulevard from Ala Moana to Kalakaua Avenue; and Kalakaua Avenue and Kanunu Street mauka of Kaheka Street.

Niu Valley
Paiko Drive and Niuiki Circle.

Kuliouou
Kuliouou Road, and Keoki, Pahukula and Wakine places.

Makapuu
Kalanianaole Highway from Makapuu Lookout to Kealahou Street.

WINDWARD OAHU

Kaneohe
Kahekili, Kamehameha and Likelike highways from Waihee Road to Kaneohe Bay Drive; Lihika and Laenani drives and the section of Kamehameha Highway connecting the two streets; Ahilani Road; and 45-637 Uhilehua Streets.

Kahaluu
Ahuimanu and Pulama roads; Kialua, Hoopai and Poomau streets; Mapele Place and Road; and Kamehameha Highway from Lihikai to Laenani drives.

Kaaawa
Kamehameha Highway in the vicinity of Polinalina Road; and vicinity of Kaaawa Elementary School to Polinalina Road.

Maunawili
Auloa Road from Castle Junction to near Lunaai Street.

Kailua
Halekou to Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Interchange; Kalaheo Avenue between Wilikoki and Kaiholu places; and Aumoe Street.

Waimanalo
Kumuhau Street from Waikupanaha to Mahailua streets; Waipahu Street from Amokii Street to Waikele Road; and Humuniki Street.

OTHER

Sand Island
Parkway will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. next Monday and 7 p.m. Sept. 8 to 4 a.m. Sept. 11.

2000 Memory Walk/5K Run
7 a.m. Saturday from Ala Moana at Fisherman's Wharf to Atkinson Drive entrance of Ala Moana Beach Park, along Ala Moana Park Drive and circling Magic Island, then exiting the Beach Park at the ewa end and returning to Fisherman's Wharf.