Water main break shuts lanes on Waialae
Honolulu Board of Water Supply crews were working to repair a broken 12-inch water main on Waialae Avenue in Kaimuki before the Wednesday morning rush hour.
The break closed two Ewa-bound lanes and all Diamond Head-bound lanes of Waialae Avenue between 6th and 7th avenues Monday. BWS officials said in a news release that they expected the work to last overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
St. Patrick’s School was closed Tuesday because it was among 14 customers without water service. A water wagon was positioned at 1143 7th Ave. Classes for the school’s 323 students were expected to resume Wednesday.
The break was reported at 10:33 p.m. Monday on Waialae Avenue near the 7th Avenue intersection. It damaged a Hawaiian Telcom manhole and cables, company officials said in a news release. About 65 business and residential customers in the area reported phone and Internet outages.
Hawaiian Telcom officials said crews cannot begin work until after the water main break is repaired and the roadway restored.
Trouble interrupts Hawaiian Airlines flight
A Hawaiian Airlines flight to Honolulu returned to Oakland Airport on Tuesday because of a maintenance problem.
Hawaiian Flight 47 with 229 passengers left Oakland, Calif., at 6:28 a.m. Tuesday and turned around shortly after takeoff. The plane, a Boeing 767-300, landed at Oakland Airport at 9:54 a.m.
Passengers were booked on another jet and left Oakland at 11:38 a.m. It landed in Honolulu at 5:44 p.m. Tuesday, a Hawaiian Airlines spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman said the problem seemed to be related to an engine valve and that crews were waiting for a part to arrive in Oakland.
Wounded warriors to compete in sports
More than 60 seriously wounded sailors and Coast Guardsmen will compete this week in cycling, seated volleyball, swimming, track and field, and wheelchair basketball games at Pearl Harbor for a spot on the Navy team and advancement to the all-branch competition.
The Wounded Pacific Warrior Pacific Trials are supported by the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Navy Region Hawaii also hosted a Wounded Warrior Family Symposium on Tuesday, which featured testimonials from local wounded warriors and caregivers, a resource fair and remarks by Juan Garcia, Navy assistant secretary for manpower and Reserve affairs.
Driver who died in Maui crash is identified
Maui police have identified a 19-year-old Pukalani man who died when he lost control of a Ford multipurpose vehicle that rolled over on Old Haleakala Highway near Aeloa Road on Monday night.
The motorist, Jose Vasquez Jr., died at the scene, police said.
A 22-year-old man sitting in the front seat suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. Police said the passenger was wearing a seat belt and that Vasquez was not buckled in.
Speed appears to have been a factor in the 7:28 p.m. crash.
Police closed Old Haleakala Highway between Alohi Place and the "y" that links the highway to Haleakala Highway while traffic officers investigated the crash.
The accident marks Maui County’s first traffic fatality of the year, compared with two deaths at this time last year.
Lava breakout above Pahoa moves 40 yards
A small lava breakout on the south margin of the lava flow above Pahoa on Hawaii island advanced about 40 yards overnight Monday.
The breakout was about 0.7 mile upslope of Highway 130, Hawaii County Civil Defense officials said after a helicopter overflight Tuesday morning.
Officials describe the active breakout as "sluggish" and widening.
The flow had advanced about 200 yards upslope of the Malama Market over the weekend but did not advance Monday.
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory scientists said scattered lava activity west of Kaohe Homesteads also continues.
