Runways to get improvements ADVERTISING Runways to get improvements HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu International Airport will be closing some runways to make improvements this week. Transportation officials are warning Ewa residents that there could be an increase in nighttime
Runways to get improvements
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu International Airport will be closing some runways to make improvements this week.
Transportation officials are warning Ewa residents that there could be an increase in nighttime air traffic and more noise throughout the area. The runway closures will redirect flights to the Reef Runway, which takes a flight path over Ewa communities.
The construction timeline depends on the weather. But they’re expecting to begin work tonight and continue through Saturday. The work will be done from 4:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. every night.
Expanded sit-lie ban advances
HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu City Council has approved a bill that would ban sitting and lying down on sidewalks in neighborhoods outside Waikiki.
The council approved Bill 48 on a 7-2 vote Friday. Council members Brandon Elefante and Kymberly Marcos Pine voted against it. The bill now goes to Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell for his decision.
The council approved a similar ban for the sidewalks of Waikiki in September after pressure from the tourism industry.
The more recent bill expands that prohibition to commercial pockets of Honolulu and to areas outside the urban core like Kailua and Kaneohe.
Families who live on the streets have fought the measure saying it’s hard to find spaces in shelters. But some business representatives and residents say it’s not right when sidewalks are blocked.
Vandal targets luxury cars
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police are looking for a suspect who has targeted luxury cars for expensive vandalism.
A spokesman for car dealer JN Exotics said surveillance video captured images early Tuesday morning of a vandal “keying” a Maserati, a Bentley, a Porsche and three other high-end cars.
The suspect likely was the same person who damaged cars Oct. 15. Together the vandalism to a dozen cars is estimated at $100,000.
Dealership spokesman David Higashiyama said the cars were parked in a lot near the company’s showroom.
He said repairs are expensive because the gouging went into the metal, requiring body work on top of high-quality paint.
The damaged cars cost up to $180,000 each.
