Inouye endorses Caldwell for mayor
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye has formally thrown his support behind Honolulu mayoral candidate Kirk Caldwell.
Caldwell is facing former Gov. Ben Cayetano for the top seat at Honolulu Hale.
Caldwell was an aide to Inouye in the 1970s.
Inouye and Cayetano, two one-time Democratic allies when the latter was governor, have exchanged heated barbs over Cayetano’s opposition to the city’s $5.26 billion rail project.
Inouye, in a statement, said Cayetano’s $1.5 billion alternative Flexible Affordable Smart Transportation plan would only create more congestion on Oahu.
Cayetano’s election would lead to the loss of $1.55 billion in federal transit dollars, Inouye said.
Cayetano rejects that assertion.
NEIGHBOR ISLANDS
Haena-Wainiha work will require water outage
The Kauai County Department of Water has scheduled a water outage in the Haena-Wainiha area on Thursday to make connection with the newly renovated Haena steel tank.
The outage will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., plus an additional two hours to flush the system, Kauai officials said in a news release Friday.
The areas that will have no water service are all of Haena and parts of Wainiha including homes along Kuhio Highway from the Wainiha Powerhouse Road intersection to just beyond the Ananalu Road intersection, as well as all of those along Ananalu Road. A map of affected streets can be viewed online at www.kauaiwater.org.
Customers are advised to store enough water to meet their needs during the outage. Those with water heaters should ensure they do not empty during the outage.
The department will provide portable water tanks at Kuhio Highway and Alealea Road and at Kuhio Highway and Wainiha Powerhouse Road. Customers will need to bring their own water containers.
For more information, call the Department of Water at 245-5444 during business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For emergencies after business hours, call police dispatch at 241-1711.
Skate park stays closed for fixes
The Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation says the West Maui Skate Park closure has been extended over the weekend and will end Monday.
The skate park is undergoing repair to the grouting and cracks in the concrete bowl, Maui County officials said in a news release Friday. For more information, contact Robert Halvorson, chief of planning and development, at 270-7931.
