After living in a dense urban area like San Francisco, I get excited when I hear a new delivery service has opened. This week, Instacart began Oahu deliveries. Included in their delivery group, are stores such as CVS, Safeway, Foodland, Times, Petco and even Costco. The delivery price seems reasonable. […]
Year: 2017
10/12/2017 – A water main break in the early hours of 10/12 affected Mariner’s Ridge residents. The road was partially blocked while Board of Water Supply employees fixed the leak, and a water wagon was provided for affected homes. [KHON] 10/9/2017 – Instacart begins offering grocery delivery service for the […]
See also news from earlier this week, including Kaiser football, water leak and temporary closure of Makapuu trail. Sep 20 – Kaimuki residents fear illegal game room operating on Waialae at Koko Head Avenue [HNN] [iLind] Sep 20 – Crimemapping reports 15 incidents between 9-14-2017 and 9-20-2017 in the Hawaii […]
Prairie Fire Specie: Capsicum annuumBears different color fruit, changing from white to purple to orange, to red. Red Scoville units = 70,000-100,000 I’ve seen many different descriptors for this chili, but this is what it looks like. Peppers go from white to red, while meandering through a rainbow of colors, including […]
The popular Makapuu Lighthouse Trail and parking lot in East Oahu will close Thursday, Sept. 21, for striping work. A contractor for the Department of Land and Natural Resources will stripe the parking stalls in the final step of maintenance work for the lot. [KHON]
From [HNN]: A transmission line leak in east Oahu is causing low water pressure in Kalama Valley and Queen’s Gate. The problem with the 36-inch line began Sunday morning (Sept 17, 2017) when the Board of Water Supply (BWS) announced the line was leaking. Queen’s Gate and Kalama Valley do […]
Sep 14 – Hawaiian Electric (HECO) successfully transported an 80-ton transformer from Kapolei to Kaneohe via Kalanianaole Highway through East Oahu. The large load moved along at a snail’s pace of 15 miles an hour, eventually reaching its Windward goal at around 3pm. [KHON] Sep 14 – The final stage of […]
East Oahu road alert – Eastbound between 11am and 1pm Thursday [HNN] HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – On Thursday, Hawaiian Electric contractors will move an 80-ton transformer from Kapolei to Kaneohe — and the heavy load will affect traffic. The transport vehicle will travel at about 10 to 15 mph on roads and 5 […]
EAST OAHU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A popular hiking trail in East Oahu will be temporarily closed to the public as crews complete improvements to the parking lot area. Officials with the Department of Land and Natural resources said the trail will be closed from Wednesday September 13 until Friday September 15. […]