HART Presents: Honolulu Train Community Day • 06-22-2019

HART Presents: Honolulu Train Community Day • 06-22-2019

HART presents the Honolulu Train Community Day This is a public service announcement about an upcoming event hosted by the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation and Move Oahu Forward. HART’s high-tech, fully automated driverless train will be on display to the public. It will be a fun-filled day for the entire family – including train tours, rail project information and more! Step inside and tour the first high-tech driverless train in the United States. Learn about the rail project via giant informational displays, rail station models, simulated route and station videos, and more!…continue reading →
Rail Updates Event: HART & Nan Inc. • 06-19-2019

Rail Updates Event: HART & Nan Inc. • 06-19-2019

Get latest information on the Rail Project   We invite you to come to this KBA event to hear about the overall progress update on the rail project from HART and a construction update from Nan, Inc. on the rail utility relocation work in Kalihi, Iwilei, Chinatown/Downtown and Kakaako. Presented by Justin Barfield, Nan Inc. Public Involvement Manager and HART representative. Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • 11:30am to 1:00pm Homer A. Maxey International Trade Resource Center Conference Room,Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 • Pier 2, 521 Ala Moana Blvd. Parking is limited • Lunch…continue reading →
Chinatown Walk on the Wild Side • 3-23-19

Chinatown Walk on the Wild Side • 3-23-19

Come visit the TOD booth at the 4th annual Walk on the Wild Side festival on Saturday, March 23, from 11 am to 4 pm. Vendors and entertainment will be set up along Fort Street Mall, Pauahi Street, and Nuuanu Avenue. This community event promotes wellness and the arts through games, prizes, performances, and booths for the whole family.Visit kidneyhi.org/wows for more info and to register.continue reading →
Kalihi Quick Build Project at Farrington High School

Kalihi Quick Build Project at Farrington High School

  • Posted on March 21, 2019
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We are very excited to be working with the sophomore students of the Farrington High School Engineering Academy to select, design, and install a Complete Streets Quick Build project on North King Street, using the principles of tactical urbanism under the guidance of Street Plans Collaborative. The students—the majority of whom walk to school—are faced with a myriad of everyday challenges in getting around the district, and this project is intended to increase safety, celebrate school and neighborhood pride, and engage the community in practical solutions. Stay tuned for updates and other Quick…continue reading →
Aala Park Improvements

Aala Park Improvements

  • Posted on March 21, 2019
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The City is pleased to announce that the newest off-leash dog park on Oahu opened last week in Aala Park. The dog park was made possible thanks to community advocates and volunteers, as well as funding from private partners. Aala Park has also recently benefited from security patrols and improvements to the grass fields, comfort station, play court, and play apparatus, as promoted in the 2016 Chinatown Action Plan and the Mayor's Kakou for Parks initiative.continue reading →
Community & Business Mtg – CCUR Proj. • 3-19-2019

Community & Business Mtg – CCUR Proj. • 3-19-2019

Nan, Inc. and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation will be holding an informational meeting to provide businesses and residents with details about the ongoing and upcoming utilities relocation work for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project. Staff members will be available at the meeting to answer questions. Click here for the informational flyer.  TUESDAY MARCH 19, 2019 Kalihi Kai Elementary School Cafeteria 626 McNeill Street • Honolulu, HI 96817 6:00 p.m. Registration and Open House 6:30 p.m. Program Begins 8:00 p.m. Meeting Ends For more information, please call HART’s 24-Hour Project Hotline at…continue reading →
Kapālama Kai Plan • UPDATE

Kapālama Kai Plan • UPDATE

Kapālama Kai Plan by Kamehameha Schools.   Thank you to all who attended the KBA’s Connecting the Community: Kapālama Kai Luncheon, on Friday, March 1, 2019. The luncheon was held at the Susannah Wesley Community Center with close to a hundred attendees. They heard presenters Hilarie Alomar, Cathy Camp, Haunani Fujimoto, and Hailama Farden share with the KBA how Kamehameha Schools align their strategic goals, commercial properties, educational outcomes, and community building to direct a renewed vision for the Kapālama Kai area. If you would like more information you can view their brochure…continue reading →
KBA Welcomes New Members!

KBA Welcomes New Members!

Two new members join the Kalihi Business Association! Aloha and welcome Sherwin Louie and Sherman Louie from Air Masters Inc and also Emmanuel Kintu from Kalihi-Palama Health Center.We look forward to seeing them at future KBA events. If you know anyone who is interested in joining please review our Membership page for information and membership form.continue reading →
Kalihi Traffic Impacts • Late Feb – May 2019

Kalihi Traffic Impacts • Late Feb – May 2019

  • Posted on February 12, 2019
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Aloha! Maui Kupono Builders, LLC has been contracted by the City & County of Honolulu to perform rehabilitation of streets on North King Street, from Ola Lane to Peterson Lane, including Poepoe Place. Please see map showing areas affected. The construction activity in Kalihi area is anticipated to begin on or about late February with a completion date of May 2019. The project includes but is not limited to milling and resurfacing of the asphalt concrete pavements; reconstruction of identified curbs and/or gutters; tree mitigation by a qualified arborist that could including pruning,…continue reading →
Kapālama Kai Plan • 03-01-2019

Kapālama Kai Plan • 03-01-2019

Learn about the Kapālama Kai Plan by Kamehameha Schools   We invite you to come to this KBA luncheon as Kamehameha Schools (KS) initiates a community outreach for its Kapālama Kai Plan, a long-term vision and land use plan for 105 acres of commercial lands in the Kapālama region. Presenters Hilarie Alomar, Cathy Camp, Haunani Fujimoto, and Hailama Farden will share with the KBA how they align their strategic goals, commercial properties, educational outcomes, and community building to direct a renewed vision for the Kapālama Kai area. Susannah Wesley Community Center • 1117…continue reading →