Inside Honolulu Hale Broadcast Schedule Oceanic Cable Channel 54 Week of May 19 – May 25, 2013

TUESDAY, May 21, 2013:

9:00 am Special Budget cc Re-telecast of 5.9.13 on Channel 54

2:51 pm Public Safety & Economic Dvlp. cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

4:43 pm Parks cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

5:03 pm Executive Matters & Legal Affairs cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2013:

9:00 am Budget cc Re-telecast of 5.15.13 on Channel 54

11:06 am Public Works & Sustainability cc Re-telecast of 5.15.13 on Channel 54

11:54 am Zoning & Planning cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

3:00 pm Intergovernmental Affairs & Human Services cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

4:10 pm Joint Public Safety & Economic Dvlp. and Intergovernmental Affairs & Human Services cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

7:00 pm Public Safety & Economic Dvlp. cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

8:52 pm Parks cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

9:12 pm Executive Matters & Legal Affairs cc Re-telecast of 5.14.13 on Channel 54

9:36 pm Budget cc Re-telecast of 5.15.13 on Channel 54

THURSDAY, May 23, 2013:

9:00 am Public Works & Sustainability cc Re-telecast of 5.15.13 on Channel 54

9:48 am Zoning & Planning cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

12:54 pm Intergovernmental Affairs & Human Services cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

2:04 pm Joint Public Safety & Economic Dvlp. and Intergovernmental Affairs & Human Services cc Re-telecast of 5.16.13 on Channel 54

3:44 pm Special Transportation cc Re-telecast of 5.7.13 on Channel 54

cc = Close Captioned

All times are approximate and subject to change. For further information regarding these telecasts please contact Glenn Booth, Council Telecasting Director, at 753-3342.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: LANE CLOSURES FOR HONOLULU RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) wants to inform drivers of lane closures next week related to design work for the Honolulu rail transit project. Motorists are advised of work in the Pearl Harbor and airport areas that will require lane closures during non-peak traffic hours.

For the safety of both the work crews and motorists, the public is advised to proceed with caution through these areas. Drivers should anticipate possible traffic delays or use alternate routes during work hours, and provide a safe distance between themselves and the workers and equipment.

Lane closures will take place at the following locations from Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24 between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.:

- Kamehameha Highway between Ford Island and Arizona Memorial Place in the west-bound left-turn lane
- Kamehameha Highway median strip near Center Drive
- Kamehameha Highway between Arizona Street and Makalapa Place in the east-bound direction

Curbside parking will be restricted at the following location from Monday, May 20 to Friday, May 24 from8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

Along Waiwai Loop

For updates on work days and times, visit the project website at http://www.honolulutransit.org or contact our hotline at 566-2299.

WARNING SIGNS AT KEEHI LAGOON TO BE REMOVED MONDAY

The State Department of Health (DOH) today approved the City’s Department of Environmental Services (ENV) removal of warning signs posted at Keehi Lagoon beginning Monday, May 20.

Signs have been posted since March 25 (10 signs) and April 5 (one additional sign under the viaduct) after a state security guard noticed toilet tissue and the odor of sewage in the vicinity of the Nimitz Highway viaduct near Kakoi Street.

ENV conducted water sampling Feb. 15 through April 9, 2013 but could not verify the source. A bypass was setup around the area in question. The pipe was flushed, cleaned and examined by a closed-circuit TV, but no crack was discovered. As a precaution, ENV ordered materials to line the inside of the pipe.

Those materials are expected to arrive the second week of June. Once on island, it will take up to two weeks to complete the lining project.

ENV and DOH will conduct water sampling on a weekly basis at the canoe launch site beginning May 22, 2013 until the pipe is lined.

Man seriously injured while repairing bus in Iwilei

(Via StarAdvertiser)

Paramedics took a 40-year-old man to the hospital in serious condition after he was injured while working on a bus.

The Emergency Medical Service said the accident occurred at 8:15 a.m. at a private bus yard in Iwilei.

No other details were immediately available

NEW RULES WILL IMPROVE QUALITY OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE

The Department of Planning and Permitting will implement revised storm water drainage standards for certain building developments effective June 1 that will improve and protect the island’s streams and ocean resources.

 

            The revised rules reflect the latest changes to Federal and State requirements to control the discharge of storm water pollutants into the ocean.  The new criteria was mandated when the City was reissued its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in May 2011 and is intended to reduce the pollution associated with storm water runoff from new development and redevelopment.

 

            The rules affect two categories of developments:

·       Priority A Projects, which disturb at least 1 acre and are not required to obtain a separate industrial NPDES storm water permit from the Department of Health.

·       Priority B Projects, which are smaller projects with at least 10,000 square feet of impervious surface area and have the potential to discharge pollutants into the City’s drainage system.  These projects include retail gas stations, automotive repair shops, restaurants, and parking lots.

 

            Projects that fall in these categories will be required to incorporate “Low Impact Development” (LID) methods to treat runoff.  LID is a storm water management plan that seeks to maintain or restore the natural hydrologic character of a site, reduce off-site runoff, improve water quality, provide groundwater recharge, and mitigate the impact of increased runoff and storm water pollution.

 

            Building permit applications in the Priority B category and construction plans in the Priority A category submitted beginning June 1 will fall under these new standards.

Information about the new rules is available at http://bit.ly/15VyGsi.  For additional information, call (808) 768-8106.

NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD VOTING DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY

The City & County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) is reminding voters that the deadline to cast digital ballots for Neighborhood Board candidates is this Friday, May 17 at 11:59 p.m.

The NCO has mailed instructions and passcodes to eligible voters that allow them to cast ballots from home computers.

Computers are also available for voting at the following locations and times:

• Mission Memorial Building (next to Honolulu Hale), 2nd floor, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday
• Kapolei Hale, Conference Room D, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Friday
• Hau‘ula Civic Center Worklinks room, 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through tomorrow only

Eligible voters who have misplaced passcodes may receive them by calling 768-3716 or by visiting the Mission Memorial Building or Kapolei Hale and presenting a valid picture ID. 

Election results will be announced shortly after voting concludes. Newly elected board members will assume office on July 1st.

Candidate profiles and photos are posted at:  www1.honolulu.gov/nco.  For more information, please visit the Neighborhood Commission Office website or call 768-3716.

City leaders draw up new disaster plan: State has hurricane response plan; individual counties do not

Many of us remember the devastation and destruction when Hurricane Iniki slammed into Kauai in 1992.

 

“Kauai took the brunt of it and Oahu only had a slight hit, but you can imagine how catastrophic it would be if all of Oahu was hit,” said City Department of Emergency Management Director Melvin Kaku.

That’s why the City & County of Honolulu is developing a hurricane response plan based on a catastrophic storm such as a category 4 storm.

Right now, the state has its own hurricane response plan with FEMA, but the individual counties do not.

“The essence of the whole planning effort is to identify these resources that each county will need and how we can best support each other,” said Kaku.

The new disaster plan includes hurricane evacuation routes, updated shelter sites and would also look at how Oahu’s ports would be affected and then the aftermath.

Not only is the Department of Emergency Management working on a hurricane response but also updating the tsunami evacuation plan.

Emergency officials will be putting up signs so people will know if they live in a tsunami inundation zone and updating maps to let people know the best way to get to a shelter.

“There is that possibility that the coastal areas that some of the roadway would be washed out and keep them isolated,” said Kaku.

Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii/city-leaders-draw-up-new-disaster-plan/-/8905354/20151624/-/sqv6t8/-/index.html#ixzz2TOFbgvFZ