HART WEEKLY eBLAST  | JULY 25, 2014

 

HISTORY AND CULTURE INCORPORATED INTO COLUMNS


HART has completed its first embossed column as part of a series of special column designs connected with the project's station development program.

 

The column is one of eight that will support the guideway for the Ho`opili station in East Kapolei.


 
The Ho`opili embossed columns honor the natural elements that nourished the agricultural lands and the story of the Honouliuli ahupua`a.  The pattern depicts the flow of wind, coral representing the foundation and the area's beginnings, sea salt beds, and the symbolic first planting of the `ulu tree that grew plentiful in this area. The design also incorporates rain and the sun as it rises over Pu`uokapolei, which marked the seasons for planting and harvesting crops.

                                          
 
All of the project's 21 stations will have patterns unique to the area's ahupua`a. The patterns are designed to tell the historic and cultural stories of each community where the stations are located.


 

"These columns are designed to reflect the richness of the history and the culture of the ahupua`a along the rail route," said HART Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas. "They are just one of many things that will make our system unique."

HART TO RECEIVE $49 MILLION IN GET COLLECTIONS

 

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) will receive more than $49 million in General Excise and Use Tax (GET) revenue for the second quarter of 2014.

With the receipt of the $49.5 million for the months of April, May and June, the total GET revenue for the Honolulu rail project now stands at $1.30 billion.

The half-percent GET surcharge dedicated to the Honolulu rail system was levied beginning in January 2007 and is set to expire at the end of 2022. It is estimated the surcharge will fund nearly 70 percent of the project's cost, with the remainder to be covered with federal funding.


WEEKLY TRAFFIC ALERT

 

 

 

 

EWA

Farrington Highway between Kualakai Parkway (North-South Road) and Old Fort Weaver Road will be closed Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Motorists should instead use either the H-1 Freeway or Kapolei Parkway. The closure is expected to last through the end of August.

 

Left turns from Farrington Highway onto Fort Weaver Road northbound will be restricted 24/7 through the end of August. Eastbound drivers using Farrington Highway will need to take a detour up Leoku Street and use either Leolua Street or Waipahu Street to access Fort Weaver Road. The inside lanes of Farrington Highway and a portion of the Leoku Street intersection will also be closed weeknights from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

 

H-1 WAIAWA INTERCHANGE

Two southbound lanes of the H-2 Freeway near the H-1/H-2 merge will be closed Sunday, 

July 27 to Thursday, July 31 between 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m.

 

WAIPAHU

One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway between Leokane Street and Pupukahi Street will be closed from Tuesday, July 29 to Friday, August 1 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. The Leonui Street intersection will also be closed during those hours.  The outside lanes of Farrington Highway in the same vicinity will also be closed in both directions on Thursday, July 31 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.


 
The outside lanes of Farrington Highway between Pupupuhi Street and Aniani Place will be closed on Wednesday, July 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

The westbound lanes of Farrington Highway between Aniani Place and Waipahu Depot Road will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

The inside lanes of Farrington Highway between Waipahu Depot Road and Mokuola Street will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.

 

The outside lanes of Farrington Highway near Waipahu High School will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.  One eastbound lane of Farrington Highway in the area will be closed on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Westbound left-turn lane pockets at the Paiwa Street and Waipio Point Access Road intersections will be shortened during the construction.

 

PEARL CITY

Two westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes along Kamehameha Highway between Waiawa Road and Waimano Home Road will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The Acacia Road intersection will be closed after 

9 p.m.

 

The outside eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Acacia Road and Waimano Home Road will be closed 24/7 weekdays and an additional eastbound lane will be closed from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Two westbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway and one eastbound lane between Puu Poni Street and Kuleana Road will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. The inner eastbound lane in the same area, including the left turn at Kuleana Road, will be closed 24/7 for the next several weeks.  And one westbound lane will be closed weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

 

AIEA
Two westbound and eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Kuleana Road and Hekaha Street will be closed between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1.

Eastbound lanes of Kamehameha Highway between Pali Momi Street and Honomanu Street will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. Eastbound traffic may be directed to temporary lane on the westbound side of the highway. The left eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between Lipoa Place and Pali Momi Street is also closed 24/7. 

The right eastbound lane of Kamehameha Highway between the Moanalua Freeway on-ramp and Salt Lake Boulevard will be closed 24/7 until further notice.   One westbound lane of Kamehameha Highway in the same vicinity will be closed from Monday, July 28 to Friday, August 1  between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 7:30 p.m. and 
5:30 a.m.
 
AIRPORT
The left eastbound lane of Aolele Street between the Airport Post Office and Aopoko Place will be closed from Sunday, July 27 to Thursday July 31 between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.  
 
KALIHI
Various lanes of Dillingham Boulevard will be closed in both directions between Middle Street and Alakawa Street from Sunday, July 27 to Thursday, July 31 between 8:30 p.m. and 4 a.m.
 
DOWNTOWN/KAKAAKO
Halekauwila Street between Middle Street and Keawe Street will be closed from Monday, 
July 28 to Friday, August 1 between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 

Queen Street between Cummins Street and Kamakee Street will be closed from Tuesday, July 29 to Thursday, July 31 between 10 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. 
 
The right westbound lane of Kona Street between Keeaumoku Street and Kona Iki Street will be closed from Sunday, July 27 to Thursday, July 31 between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
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