The city will restrict parking in Lanikai for the Independence Day holiday weekend in its continuing effort to balance public access to nearby beaches with public safety for the community.
No parking will be allowed on all Lanikai streets and shoulders from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the Fourth of July.
The city Department of Transportation Services will place temporary “sawhorse”-type signs on streets in Lanikai, as well as “No Left Turn” signs at the triangle intersection where S. Kalaheo Avenue meets Kailua Road near Kalapawai Market. The Honolulu Police Department also has agreed to provide an electronic messaging board at the entrance of Lanikai on Mokulua Drive to warn motorists of the parking restrictions.
Those wishing to access Lanikai Beach may walk, bike, take TheBus Route 70 Lanikai or get dropped off in Lanikai, according to city officials.
The Lanikai Pillboxes Trail is temporarily closed while the state makes repairs to the two historic World War II-era structures popularly known as the “pillboxes.”
Recycling, shredding event set for Saturday
A recycling and shredding “going green” event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Leilehua High School at 1515 California Ave. in Wahiawa. An unlimited amount of e-waste will be accepted for items like computers, monitors, printers and scanners. There will be a limit of one TV per car. Items that will be accepted for recycling are all types of batteries, used cooking oil, HI-5 beverage containers, used eye glasses and hearing aids, usable clothing, prom dresses, women’s business apparel and accessories, blankets and towels for pets, and canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank.
To prevent identity theft, free shredding by Shred It will be offered for unlimited drop-offs.
Items that will not be accepted are tires, paint, metal, motor oil, cardboard, paper, plastics, wood, bulky items, hazardous fluids, toners and ink cartridges.
Maui
Fire Department chief to retire Saturday
Maui Fire Department Chief Jeff Murray will retire Saturday after 29 years with the department.
Murray initially broached his decision last week to local media but did not make an official announcement until Wednesday.
Deputy Fire Chief Lionel Montalvo will fill Murray’s position on an interim basis until the Maui Fire Commission names a permanent replacement.
Murray has served as fire chief since 2008. He joined the department in 1989 after serving as a fire fighter in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve.
Firefighters battle blazes in Ukumehame, Pukalani
Maui firefighters battled a fast-moving brush fire in Ukumehame on Wednesday.
Crews responding to the initial 3:05 p.m. call found a 2-acre area of heavy brush on fire.
As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 10 acres had been burned.
Maui Fire Department officials said at the time that “major progress” had been made but the fire had yet to be contained.
No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened.
Meanwhile, MFD is looking into the cause of another brush fire that burned about half an acre of land and came within 20 feet of homes on Aina Lani Drive in Pukalani on Wednesday.
Maui Fire Department crews responded to reports of the blaze at around 2:40 p.m. It was contained at around 4:30 p.m.
There were no reported injuries or damage to property.
