Archaeological work may disrupt traffic
Contractors will perform archaeological studies this week near Pearl Harbor, the airport and Kakaako.
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is warning motorists the surveys will require lane closures, but only during nonpeak traffic hours. The work begins today and ends Saturday.
The city is surveying areas to identify potential archaeological, historical and cultural resources along the route planned for Honolulu’s commuter rail line. The surveys will help rail project staff design an elevated rail guideway.
Lanes will be closed on Kamehameha Highway between Salt Lake Boulevard and Aolele Street. In Kakaako, they will be closed on Queen/Waimanu Street between Kamakee Street and Pensacola Street and on Kona Street between Kamakee Street and Piikoi Street.
Kula man pleads guilty in cash case
A Kula man who paraded around Maui for years pretending to be a U.S. Treasury Department special agent and persuading a certified K-9 dog trainer to give him an $11,500 discount on the purchase of a law enforcement canine pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to depositing thousands of dollars in his bank accounts in increments less than $10,000 to evade reporting requirements.
Abraham Kantzabedian faces a maximum five-year prison term when he is sentenced in November.
Kantzabedian, 54, pleaded guilty to making 25 cash deposits totaling $55,300 from July 7 to Oct. 28, 2008, and 15 cash deposits totaling $45,650 from May 13 to June 22, 2009.
Roadway work will close lanes
Work details will bring lane closures at several locations on Hawaii island from 8 a.m. through 3 p.m. Monday through Friday this week.
The state Department of Transportation says tree- trimming along Hawaii Belt Road will result in lane closures between Piha Kahuku Road and Middle Road near Maulua Gulch and between Ookala Road and Jardine Road near Kaawalii Gulch. Roadway striping work will bring lane closures between Kaiwiki Road and Old Onomea Road in Papaikou.
Roadside utility work on Mamalahoa Highway will result in lane closures between mile markers 13.7 and 14 in Waikoloa and, beginning at 8:30 a.m., on Volcano Road between Kukui Camp Road and North Lauko Road in Mountain View.
Beginning at 8:30 a.m., pavement resurfacing along Kohala Mountain Road will result in lane closures between mile markers 2 and 7 near Waiaka Junction and on Akoni Pule Highway between mile markers 5 and 15 in Mahukona.
