Posts Tagged ‘ Queen Kaahumanu Highway ’

Kaiser to Break Ground This Year for New Kona Clinic

June 7, 2012
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Kaiser to Break Ground This Year for New Kona Clinic

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced plans to construct a 30-exam room medical office building in Honokohau, North Kona. The project is expected to break ground by late 2012 and be complete by early 2014.   This new state-of-the-art facility will replace the existing Kaiser Permanente clinic in Kailua-Kona.  “We have a lot of members in the West Hawaii area,” said Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Risse.  “This new facility will improve access for our current patients and provide capacity to serve additional people seeking top-quality health care with Kaiser Permanente.”   Kaiser Permanente…

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Convoys from Kawaihae to PTA Through Sunday

April 26, 2012
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Convoys from Kawaihae to PTA Through Sunday

Oahu-based military units will convoy from Kawaihae Harbor to Pohakuloa Training Area today through Sunday between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.. The convoys will travel via Kawaihae Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Waikoloa Road, Mamalahoa Highway and Saddle Road. The convoys will not have Hawaii Police Department escorts but will have escort vehicles front and rear. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care. The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in support of unit training. For more information, call Public Affairs…

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Expect Convoys on Saddle Road Sunday and Monday

March 24, 2012
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Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Sunday and Monday between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. via Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kawaihae Road. The convoys will not have Hawaii Police Department escorts. The first and last vehicle in each convoy will have rotating lights on their roofs, as well as convoy warning signs. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care. The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in…

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Woman Killed in Ka’iminani Drive Accident

February 9, 2012
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From Hawaii Police Department: A 42-year-old Holualoa woman died Thursday, February 9,  from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Kaiminani Drive, 150 feet west of Ane Keoholeola Highway in Kailua-Kona. The woman was identified as Sheila Goto. Responding to a 9:33 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that a 42-year-old Kea’au man had been operating a 2000 Ford crane truck from Leleiwi Electric and traveling west on Kaiminani Drive when the boom of the truck struck a large cable going across the roadway. This caused the truck to tip over on its left…

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PTA Convoys Coming This Weekend, Next Week

January 27, 2012
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The Army has announced that Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor on Saturday, Monday, Wednesay and Thursday between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.  They will travel on Saddle Road, Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Akoni Pule corridor. The convoys include large military vehicles, some with trailers. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care. The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in support of unit training. For more information, call Bob McElroy,…

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Expect Saddle Road, Akoni Pule Highway Delays Tuesday

October 23, 2011
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Military units will convoy from Kawaihae Harbor, to Pohakuloa Training Area, Tuesday Oct. 25, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., via Akoni Pule Corridor, Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Waikoloa Road, Mamalahoa Highway and Saddle Road. Motorists are advised to be alert and drive with care. The PTA Department of Army police are working closely with local authorities and military units to coordinate this activity in support of unit training. For more information, call Mike Egami, Public Affairs Officer, at 656-3152.

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Queen Ka’ahumanu Widening Update Coming October 26

October 19, 2011
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The State Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting for the Queen Kaahumanu Highway Widening project on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 6:00 pm-7:30pm at Kealakehe High School Cafeteria. The second phase of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway Widening project consists of 5.2 miles of widening the existing two-lane highway to a four-lane divided highway from Kealakehe Parkway to the Kona International Airport. Representatives from the State Highways Division, Goodfellow Brothers, Inc. and SSFM International will be presenting details of the construction phase of the project.     For more information about the meeting, please call the…

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DLNR to Hold Two Meetings About Kiholo Park Plan

September 20, 2011
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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)  Division of State Parks, invites the public to attend meetings being held  on the Big Island next week to discuss the Master Plan and EIS being  developed for K?holo State Park Reserve, North Kona, Hawai‘i. The Division of State Parks, along with its consultants from Planning  Solutions, will present some alternatives that are being considered for a  draft master plan for K?holo that will preserve the area’s natural  wildland character and its significant archaeological and cultural  features, protect the coastal resources from further degradation,  determine the public’s…

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Henry Street Closed at Palani Starting Monday

June 1, 2011
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Henry Street Closed at Palani Starting Monday

Drivers be warned:  Henry Street in Kailua-Kona will be open, but starting tomorrow, the intersection at Palani Road will be closed.  Drivers who want to do business on Henry Street (Safeway, Starbucks, WalMart, etc.) must enter Henry Street from the makai direction, from Queen Ka’ahumanu Highway.   Those driving up Palani Road will not be able to turn right.  And those going up Henry will not be able to turn in either direction on Palani Road.  The closure is expected to last from Monday, June 20 to July 3, according to County Public Works Public Information…

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Army Warns of Pohakuloa Convoys

June 13, 2011
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The Army has announced that Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Kawaihae Harbor, June 14-16, between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., via the Saddle Road Corridor to Mamalahoa Highway, Waikoloa Road, Queen Kaahumanu Highway to Kawaihae Harbor. Oahu-based military units will convoy from Pohakuloa Training Area to Keaukaha Military Reserve, Hilo, June 15, between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. Roadways affected by the unit training support include  Saddle Road, Highway 200, Puainako Extension Route 2000 and Komohana Ave., West Puainako Street, Kanoelehua Ave., Highway 11, and Hilo Airport Road. The PTA…

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Moped Fatality

December 24, 2010
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A 23-year-old Captain Cook man died Monday (December 20) at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/moped crash which occurred on Saturday (December 18) at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kealakehe Parkway. The victim was identified as Kainoa Austin Abril of a Captain Cook address. Responding to a 4:36 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that a 44-year-old Kailua-Kona man was operating a 2005 Ford F-350 pick-up truck facing south and making a left turn from Queen Kaahumanu Highway onto Kealakehe Parkway when he struck a moped traveling north. Abril, who was the moped…

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North Kona Crash

November 19, 2010
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Three West Hawaii motorists were seriously injured today (Friday, November 19, 2010) in a two-vehicle crash on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway in the area of Makalawena near the 90-mile marker in North Kona.  Responding to a 9:36 am call, Hawaii Police Department officers determined that Shakti Stream, a 27-year-old Kona woman was driving north in a 1997 Toyota SUV when she crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a 1996 Saab sedan that was headed south.  Stream and her passenger, Colton J. Brennan, a 27-year-old Kona man, were transported to North Kona Community Hospital in…

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