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City facilities remain closed for the day


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POSTED: Sunday, February 28, 2010

 

City facilities that were closed due to today's Tsunami Warning will remain closed now that the danger has passed, city officials said today.

However, water restrictions have now been lifted, said Acting  Mayor Kirk Caldwell, who is filling in for Mayor Mufi Hannemann who is traveling back home after a mainland trip.

 ”;We greatly appreciate the public's cooperation during this emergency,”; Caldwell said. “;We were prepared for the worst, while hoping for the best. By working together, we were very effective at protecting public safety.”; He said:

>> Golf courses will remain closed.

>> City parks will be open, but facilities such as gymnasiums within the parks will remain closed.

>> The Honolulu Zoo will remain closed.

>> Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve will remain closed.

>> Satellite City Halls will remain closed except for at Pearl Ridge Shopping Center and Windward City Shopping Center.

>> Lifeguards will staff beaches as normal.

>> TheBus will return to a normal Saturday schedule.

>> Evacuation buses that transported people to assembly areas will return them to pickup points.

>> The state high school wrestling championship event at the Blaisdell Arena has been postponed until tomorrow.

>> The Hawaii Ocean Expo 2010 is taking place today as scheduled.