Kapiolani roadwork on holiday

The Kapiolani Boulevard Water & Sewer Systems Improvement Project will be temporarily suspended starting tomorrow through Jan. 10 to reduce traffic on the main thoroughfare during the holiday season. The morning and afternoon contraflow lanes will be reinstated Friday until crew members resume work.

At that time, crews will complete installation of underground utilities along Kalakaua Avenue between Kapiolani Boulevard and the Ala Wai Bridge, installation of permanent paving striping and markers along Kapiolani Boulevard between Ward and Kalakaua avenues and installation of traffic loop detectors at various intersections along Kapiolani Boulevard.

The project, a joint effort between the city and the Board of Water Supply, is slated to be completed in April.

For more information on the Kapiolani Boulevard Water & Sewer project, go to http://www.kapiolaniwatersewer.org or call 583-1157 during business hours. For emergencies, contact the project's 24-hour hotline at 587-8032.

Highway to get fix in Waimanalo

The state is spending $4 million in construction funds for median improvements on Oahu's Kalanianaole Highway in Waimanalo.

Gov. Linda Lingle says the community had voiced strong concerns about the dangerous section of roadway.

The project includes the installation of permanent median barriers in the vicinity of the entrance to Olomana Golf Course.

The mauka side of the roadway will be widened to allow space for the new median barriers. Other improvements include highway lighting, striping modification and the installation of median rumble strips.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be $4.5 million. Construction is scheduled to begin in March and be completed in January 2010.

Turkey Day meal served for needy

A Thanksgiving feast will be served from 2 to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Institute for Human Services shelters in Iwilei.

The meal prepared by the Hilton Hawaiian Village kitchen crew will be served at the Men's Shelter, 350 Sumner St., and the Women and Family Shelter at 546 Kaaahi St.

It is open to anyone who is hungry.

There will be live entertainment.

Postal Service greening its fleet

The Postal Service promised to replace lead wheel weights from its vehicle fleet in the Pacific region, removing more than 8,000 pounds of lead from the workplace and 500 pounds that could enter the environment, according to a the Environmental Protection Agency.

Lead weights clipped to wheel rims for balance will be replaced with steel weights on 31,000 postal delivery vehicles at 34 maintenance facilities in California and Hawaii, an EPA news release said.