Waialae Avenue lanes to close

Only one lane in each direction on Waialae Avenue between 8th and 9th avenues will be open most of Friday because of construction.

Honolulu Board of Water Supply crews are burying waterlines before the street is repaved. The work starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m.

Customers in the area might experience temporary water service loss when crews switch over to the new service lines.

Half of Pali Highway to be shut

Motorists heading to town from Windward Oahu will encounter a closed Pali Highway for much of Sunday, and they should expect delays and seek alternate routes, state transportation officials say.

The Honolulu-bound side of the highway will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday so that crews can make emergency repairs to tunnel light fixtures, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The closure will take place between Kamehameha Highway and Waokanaka Street, and motorists are encouraged to use the H-3 freeway or Likelike Highway as alternate routes.

NEIGHBOR ISLANDS

Pair arrested in robbery

Hawaii County police charged a 28-year-old Kailua-Kona man who allegedly robbed two men of their backpack and bludgeoned one of them early Tuesday morning.

Randall T. Chase was charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery, assault, two counts of third-degree theft, promoting a dangerous drug, promoting a detrimental drug and possessing drug paraphernalia. Bail was set at $40,250.

Police said a man approached two Kai?lua-Kona men, ages 23 and 25, at 1:57 a.m. Tuesday near a restaurant on Henry Street. He then allegedly struck the 25-year-old in the head, arms and legs with a blunt object and stole both men’s backpacks.

Police said the assailant fled in a black sedan driven by a second man.

Police arrested a 43-year-old Kailua-Kona man driving a car that matched the getaway car on suspicion of robbery and on a bench warrant. He was charged with a probation violation. Police continue to investigate his role in the robbery, but have not charged him with that crime.

The 25-year-old victim received serious injuries to his head and was taken to Kona Community Hospital and later transferred to the Queen’s Medical Center, where he was in stable condition, police said.

Beach access on the agenda

Kauai County will make a presentation on planned modifications to the publicly owned access to Lepe?uli Beach at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Kilauea Neighborhood Center.

Mayor Bernard Carvalho said in a news release, “Our intent is to better delineate and maintain the existing county access, while protecting the fragile nature of the resource.”