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west hawaii today | wednesday, september 2, 2015
in brief |
BIG ISLAND & STATE
Dolphin transports approved
The Hawaii Board of Agriculture has approved permits
for transporting dolphins by air between Waikoloa and
Oahu.
Dolphin Quest plans to move two Atlantic bottlenose
dolphins from the Hilton Waikoloa Village to Dolphin Quest
Oahu, and one other animal in the reverse of that order.
The animals will stretchered, placed in transport carriers,
and then flown in 500-gallon carriers suspended by a
sling. The dolphins will be moved for breeding purposes,
according to the company.
Police searching for missing Puna man
Hawaii Island police are searching for a 32-year-old
Puna man who was reported missing.
A mainland relative of Gregory Voight, of
Mountain View, reported him missing on
Aug. 27. He is described as 6-feet tall, 180
pounds with blue eyes, short brown hair
and a beard and mustache.
Police ask anyone with information on
his whereabouts to call the department’s
nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Officer
Tyler Jelsma at 326-4646, ext. 253.
People who prefer to remain anonymous may call the
islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300. All Crime
Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Hawaii aims to reduce immigration lines at
Honolulu airport
HONOLULU — The state plans to install machines to
reduce the time travelers have to wait in immigration lines
when they arrive at Honolulu International Airport.
Authorities said the machines should reduce the time
visitors spend in long lines by having the passengers scan
their passports and fingerprints, quickening the immigra-
tion process.
Many foreign visitors wait in long lines because many
flights arrive from Asia around the same time each day.
Peak arrival hours are between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
State Department of Transportation Deputy Director
Ross Higashi said passengers must wait an average of 20
to 30 minutes to pass immigration. He said the machines
should cut a half-hour wait by 10 minutes.
The state plans to install 32 of the machines at a cost
of $1.7 million.
Impact Aid cards heading home with students
The state Department of Education will be sending a
U.S. Department of Education Federal Survey Card home
with public school students for parents to complete begin-
ning Wednesday. The Impact Aid Program surveys allow
the DOE to qualify for a partial reimbursement for educat-
ing federally connected students, such as children whose
parents work or live on federal property. The program was
created to assist school districts that lose tax revenues
due to a federal presence. Funds go to local school dis-
tricts, just like local property taxes, and can be used to
hire teachers, purchase textbooks and computers, pay for
utilities and more. Parents are urged to complete the sur-
veys and return them to their schools as soon as possible.
Every public school has a 100-percent return rate goal
and asks that parents complete and return the federal sur-
vey this week.Visit
for more details on
the Impact Aid Program.
By West Hawaii Today staff and wire sources
Voight
Weaker Jimena to swing north
A
slow-moving
Hurricane
Jimena
weakened to a Category
3 cyclone with 115 mph
winds Tuesday evening,
and was predicted to
take a decisive turn to
the north away from the
islands.
Located 910 miles
east of Hilo, Jimena was
moving west-northwest
at 9 mph. Hurricane
force winds extend-
ed out 60 miles from
the center and tropical
storm winds reached out
185 miles.
Forecasters
with
the Central Pacific
Hurricane Center pre-
dicted Jimena will
continue on its present
course before slowing
down and swinging
north-northwest
as
steering currents weak-
en on Wednesday and
Thursday. Cooler sea
surface temperatures
and increased wind
shear are expected to
continue
weakening
the system, but the cur-
rent forecast maintains
Jimena as a hurricane
into Saturday.
After passing the
island with little effect
but high surf on the
east shores, Tropical
Storm Ignacio con-
tinued its trek off to
the north. Some 300
miles
north-north-
east of Kailua-Kona on
West Hawaii Today
The forecast track for Hurricane Jimena is seen
on Tuesday.
NOAA
Monday, the storm had
diminished to 70 mph,
and was expected to
weaken slowly as it con-
tinues on. The cyclone
was moving northwest at
13 mph and was expected
to pass 200 to 300 miles
north of Oahu and Kauai
by Wednesday.
Kamehameha Avenue roadwork nearly complete
The
Kamehameha
Avenue reconstruction
project is nearing com-
pletion, though motor-
ists might have to wait
until the end of the
month before finally see-
ing all four lanes of the
major Hilo thoroughfare
reopen.
The $13.2 million proj-
ect, which began March
2014, was most recent-
ly expected to be com-
plete near the start of this
month.
But delays attribut-
ed to weather, including
the anticipated arrival of
Hurricane Ignacio, have
prevented workers from
completing striping, said
Barett Otani, Hawaii
County Public Works
spokesman. Additionally,
new traffic signals need
to be reconfigured.
Otani said those last
two items could take
another two to three
weeks to complete.
The
project
was
awarded to Isemoto
Contracting Co.
“They want to start
(striping) this week,”
he said. The expected
arrival of Ignacio, which
passed the Big Island to
the north, prevented that
from getting underway as
planned, Otani said.
“When you stripe, it’s
all weather dependent,”
he said.
“The striping itself
should take two weeks.
It’s just the window of
time.”
In addition to repav-
ing, the project has
involved replacement
of sidewalks, bike lanes,
new turn lanes, improved
drainage, waterline relo-
cation, new LED street-
lights and curb ramps.
The project extends
from Ponahawai Street to
the Wailoa River bridge.
Federal funds cover 80
percent of the work.
Otani said it remains
on budget.
Email Tom Callis at tcallis@
hawaiitribune-herald.com.
By TOM CALLIS
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Construction continues on Kamehameha
Avenue Tuesday afternoon in Hilo.
HOLLYN JOHNSON/
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
