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Kalanianaole closures hit town-bound traffic
Motorists are advised to be aware of lane closures starting Monday along Kalanianaole Highway between Kapaa Quarry Road and the Castle Junction intersection.The right town-bound lane of Kalanianaole Highway in the area will be closed on Monday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.
The lane will be closed Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The closures are needed to repave the right-turn lane cordoned off after a landslide last year.
Motorists are asked to use caution while driving through the area and to allow for extra travel time.
Craft and food expo affects Blaisdell area
City officials are warning motorists about increased traffic at the Blaisdell Center and the surrounding streets because of the 18th Islandwide Christmas Craft and Food Expo being held there today.The expo runs from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Other events in the surrounding areas may also cause more traffic over the weekend the city said.
Windward group offers recycling site
The Windward Ahupuaa Alliance will offer a drop-off site tomorrow for recycling beverage containers and printer, copier and fax cartridges.Mixed plastic, glass and aluminum beverage containers, with or without the new 5-cent deposit stamp, will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Kapaa Quarry Clean-up staging tent, opposite the Model Airplane Field on Kapaa Quarry Road.
The nonprofit environmental organization plans to offer monthly drop-offs for recyclables at times and places to be announced.
People who want to recycle printer, copier, or fax cartridges can do so Saturday or by calling Michael Owen at Intrade Corp. to pick them up.
Owen will credit Windward Ahupuaa Alliance with part of the refund.
For more information, call 247-6366 or 223-5535 or e-mail info@waa-hawaii.org.
Postal Service releases suggested holiday mailing dates
There are still 29 shopping days before Christmas, but it's not too early for Hawaii residents to be thinking holiday thoughts if they are planning to mail gifts to friends and relatives on the mainland or overseas. Below are the suggested holiday mailing dates for mainland, military and international destinations. |
By Star-Bulletin staff
LEEWARD OAHU
Alleged beating leads to arrest of 44-year-old
A 44-year-old Waianae man was arrested Wednesday for second-degree assault after allegedly beating a woman with a metal rebar.Police said the victim, a 38-year-old woman, was employed by the suspect to do yard work. She told police the suspect lost his keys Wednesday and accused her of stealing them.
He then allegedly beat her several times with a three-foot-long piece of metal.
The victim fled to a nearby hospital where the incident was reported. The incident is still being investigated.
Equipment used for forgery crimes found
Honolulu police recovered equipment from a high-tech lab used for forgery crimes in Waikiki earlier this week.Police seized computers, printers, and numerous documents including bank checking account statements and other personal financial information on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
Police said the suspect in this case is already in custody at the Oahu Community Correctional Center for failing to appear for sentencing for two previous forgery convictions.
2 teen boys allegedly rob Waipahu store
Police arrested two 17-year-old Ewa Beach boys for allegedly robbing a Waipahu liquor store Wednesday night.The suspects allegedly entered the liquor store about 9:20 p.m., grabbed a 24-pack of beer and attempted to leave. Police said the store's 61-year-old cashier tried to stop the teens, but was pushed into a store display.
Police responded to the scene and located a group of 10 men drinking nearby, some of whom challenged the officers to a fight.
Four men from that group were arrested for disorderly conduct. Two of the arrested suspects were later identified as the same ones who robbed the liquor store.
Police said the blood-alcohol level for one of the robbery suspects was above 0.2 percent, exceeding the legal limit of 0.08 percent for drunken driving.
Honolulu Police Department Crimestoppers