Traffic detours, fireworks for Sunday’s Honolulu Marathon
JAMM AQUINO / DECEMBER 2015
Fireworks light up the sky as runners advanced during the start of the 2015 Honolulu Marathon.
Honolulu residents can expect fireworks and traffic detours for Sunday’s Honolulu Marathon.
HONOLULU MARATHON
When: Sunday, 5 a.m.
Where: The 26.2-mile route starts from Ala Moana to Kakaako to downtown and continues through Ala Moana, Waikiki, Diamond Head, Kahala and into East Honolulu. Runners turn around in Hawaii Kai and finish at Kapiolani Park.
Registration: Walk-in registration and packet pick-up at marathon expo at Hawaii Convention Center. Expo ends today at 5 p.m.
Traffic: Advisory on closures and detours at http://808ne.ws/2h4Z9fo
Online: honolulumarathon.org
Traffic closures along the marathon route will start Sunday at 12:30 a.m. Areas of downtown, Kakaako, Ala Moana, Waikiki, Diamond Head, Kahala and east Honolulu will be affected. There will be lane closures, tow-away zones, and rerouting of TheBus. More information is online at http://808ne.ws/2h4Z9fo
The 26.2-mile race starts at 5 a.m. at Ala Moana. The route runs to Kakaako, downtown and continues through Ala Moana, Waikiki, Diamond Head, Kahala and into East Honolulu. Runners turn around in Hawaii Kai and head back to the finish line at Kapiolani Park.
Marathon officials are advising the public of louder than usual fireworks at Sunday’s start. A projected lack of tradewinds won’t carry the sound away from land.
Traffic questions can be directed to info@honolulumarathon.org (until today) or 792-6630 (today, 9 a.m. to noon; Sunday, all day).
