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What’s closed, reopened or rescheduled in Hawaii in wake of Hurricane Lane

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BRIAN MCINNIS / BMCINNIS@STARADVERTISER.COM

Drivers line up for gas at a Texaco gas station in Kailua. Several gas stations were out of regular fuel today in Kailua and Kaneohe.

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Shoppers at Don Quijote today before Hurricane Lane arrives.

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KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Julian Ramos buys cases of water for his family in preparation for Hurricane Lane at the Kapahulu Safeway on Tuesday.

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Craig T. Kojima / ckojima@staradvertiser.com

Shoppers at Don Quijote today in the Ala Moana area.

WHAT’S OPEN, CLOSED OR CANCELED

Here’s the latest information on the status of offices, businesses, programs and events. This list will be updated often:

EVENTS / ENTERTAINMENT

>> Hilton Hawaiian Village Friday night fireworks canceled

>> Amazing Comic Con canceled

>> Duke’s OceanFest surf competitions and community events canceled.

>> Consolidated Theatres closed

>> Hawaii Farm Bureau’s farmers’ markets at Kapiolani Community College Saturday and Mililani High School Sunday.

>> Neal S. Blaisdell Center and Waikiki Shell closed

>> Greek Festival Hawaii canceled.

USPS MAIL

>>Oahu: Weather and conditions permitting, all post offices on Oahu will be open and providing mail delivery, and there will be mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes

>> Hawaii island: Weather and conditions permitting, there will be mail delivery from these post offices on the west side of the Big Island: Captain Cook, Hawi, Holualoa, Honaunau, Honokaa, Kailua Kona, Kamuela, Kapaau, Kealakekua, and Waikoloa; retail services at those offices, however, will be closed; all other Big Island post offices will be closed completely; there will be no mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes

>> Maui County and Kauai – There will be no mail delivery and all post offices will be closed on Saturday; there will be no mail pickup from blue USPS mail boxes

LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS

>> All public libraries on Hawaii island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai closed

>> Bishop Museum closed

>> Iolani Palace will be closed for tours through Sunday, reopening Monday at 9 a.m. Guests with confirmed reservations will receive full refunds or the option to reschedule.

>> Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives closed

>> USS Arizona Memorial closed

>> Battleship Missouri Memorial closed

>> Punchbowl Cemetery closed

>> Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design will be closed through Saturday and reopening for tours on Aug. 30.

>> Honolulu Museum of Art, the Art School and Spalding House closed

>> Children’s Discovery Center closed

PARKS AND RECREATION

>> Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kahuku Unit will be open Saturday and Sunday

>> City and County of Honolulu golf courses open on Sunday

>> Honolulu Zoo open on Sunday

>> Waikiki Aquarium closed

>> Sea Life Park Hawaii closed

>> Waimea Valley closed

>> All parks on Oahu, including beach parks island-wide will open on Sunday. Hanauma Bay will remain closed.

>> Haleakala National Park summit and Kipahulu districts, including the Hosmer Grove Campgrounds. All cabin reservations have been canceled.

>> Puuhonua o Honaunau and Kalaoko-Honokohau national historical parks closed

>> Camping and lodging in state parks across the state (except Kaua‘i); overnight use of Kaena Point State Park; Waianapanapa State Park on Maui; Nuuanu Pali State Wayside Park; Haena State Park and Napali Coast State Wilderness Park remain closed due to flooding in April; All Division of Forestry and Wildlife lands, including forest reserves, natural area reserves, game management areas, wildlife sanctuaries, public hunting areas and Na Ala Hele trails.

ATHLETIC EVENTS

>> All public school interscholastic events are postponed through Sunday, including six varsity football games on Oahu on Saturday

>> UH’s Rainbow Wahine Soccer Invitational is canceled. The games will not be rescheduled.

GOVERNMENT SERVICES

>> Hawaii County solid waste facilities resume normal operations Saturday.

>> Garbage pickup on Oahu resumes Monday for both regular opala and bulky items. Transfer Stations and Convenience Centers will reopen on Sunday.

>> Hawaii island and Maui County courts and facilities closed.

>> The state Supreme Court extended filings and hearings scheduled for that period at 2nd and 3rd Circuit courts to Monday. Hearings canceled due to the closure will be rescheduled.

>> Oahu and Kauai courthouses closed.

>> Hawaii County transfer stations and landfills closed

>> Department of Veterans Affairs Kona, Hilo, and the Maui Community Based Outpatient Clinic; Molokai VA Clinic, Leeward and Kauai CBOC; Spark Matsunaga VA Medical Center Ambulatory Care Clinic closed through Saturday

>> Kauai County offices and the Kauai Department of Water offices closed

>> State Department of Public Safety jail/prison visits statewide are subject to cancellations

>> Hawaii Electric Light’s Customer Service and Engineering offices

HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY

>> Satellite city halls and driver licensing locations on Oahu. Driver training and driver’s license appointments are suspended. The Department of Customer Services will be contacting those who had a road test canceled in order to reschedule.

TRANSPORTATION

>> TheBus will slowly resume service on Saturday at 2 p.m. However, the W Routes to Waikiki will begin morning peak-hour service from ’Ewa Beach, Waipahu, and Kalihi. FREE SERVICE will be provided on TheBus all day Saturday.

>> Reservations for Handi-Van service will begin again at 8 a.m. on Saturday and service will resume at 2 p.m.

HEALTH/OTHER SERVICES

>> Kaiser Permanente: Pharmacy and Laboratory Services at Waipio Medical Office and Honolulu Medical Office will be closed Saturday. Emergency care, pharmacy, and laboratory services are available at Moanalua Medical Center.

>>The Queen’s Medical Center and The Queen’s Medical Center-West Oahu are postponing all elective procedures and surgeries Saturday.

>> Tripler Army Medical Center Inpatient Clinics and the TAMC Emergency Department will be available. The NEX Pharmacy closed through Saturday.

>> Catholic Charities Hawai‘i offices statewide and the Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center in Kalihi closed.

>> HMSA offices on Oahu, KauaiHawaii Island and Maui closed

>> Child and Family Services on all islands closed

>> YMCA of Honolulu branches closed and programs canceled through Saturday.

>> Hawaii Pacific Health medical centers: O‘ahu facilities (Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children, Pali Momi Medical Center, Straub Medical Center), all outpatient clinics and services; Kaua‘i facilities (Wilcox Medical Center and Kaua‘i Medical Clinic), Wilcox Medical Center is operating normally and will continue to monitor the storm for updates; all Kaua‘i Medical Clinic locations, with the exception of the Kaua‘i Urgent Care Clinic.

>>Diagnostic Laboratory Services satellite branches.

BANKING

>> American Savings Bank branches on Hawaii island, Maui, Molokai and the UH-Manoa campus Branch will be closed Friday. In addition, Oahu and Kauai branches will remain closed on Friday.

>> Bank of Hawaii branches on Maui closed Friday; On Oahu all branches and in-store branches will close Friday; all five branches on Kauai will close on Friday.

>> First Hawaiian Bank Oahu branches closed Friday. Kauai branches closed on Friday and Saturday.

>> Central Pacific Bank: All branches. Online banking, mobile banking, and ATMs will remain operational.

SHOPPING

>> >> Royal Hawaiian Center will reopen and resume regular operating hours on Saturday at 10 a.m.

>>All six Walmart stores on Oahu will close at 10 p.m. Friday, and are tentatively scheduled to reopen on Saturday at 8 a.m., pending weather conditions. The four Walmart stores on the neighbor islands continue normal operating hours.

>> Ala Moana Center

>> Ka Makana Ali‘i

>>Don Quijote and Marukai

>> Select ABC Stores in Waikiki, Koolina and Kihei, Maui remain open Friday

>> Windward Mall

>> Pearlridge Shopping Center

>> International Marketplace

>> Ka Makana Alii

>> Foodland stores on Oahu