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HDOT lists alternating single-lane closures and lane shifts on Wilikina Drive between Kamananui Road and the H-2 overpass from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., September 28 through October 1. Crews are scheduled to maintain signs, with one direction or side affected at a time.
The schedule allows work in either direction. Drivers should check the agency’s current closure list before traveling; work schedules can change.
A three-year pilot at the Wahiawā Wastewater Treatment Plant is evaluating wastewater-treatment technologies. The University of Hawaiʻi’s September 9 report says the Hawaiʻi Onsite Wastewater Technology Evaluation Program launched there on August 26.
UH’s Water Resources Research Center will provide evaluation reports to the state Department of Health. The first system being evaluated, Honu Hub, treats wastewater above ground. The university describes the project as testing that can inform certification decisions; its announcement does not report a completed certification.
Food producers can seek product-development consultation, laboratory testing and production-kitchen access through Leeward Community College’s Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center.
The center describes a staged process: prospective clients submit a project-initiation form, discuss the idea with staff and receive a proposal covering the work and estimated cost. Its website also provides a tour-booking link. Entrepreneurs should use those contacts to establish service availability and terms for their project.
Leilehua High School’s calendar lists final assessment week from September 28 through Friday, October 2. The school homepage assigns periods 1 and 2 to September 28 and periods 3 and 4 to Tuesday, September 29.
Families can use the school’s linked calendar for the remaining daily schedule. The week’s assessment dates are school-calendar information, not a districtwide announcement.
The Hawaiʻi State Community School for Adults lists Thursday, October 15 as the start of Wahiawā Campus Fall Term 2. The campus operates at Leilehua High School, 1515 California Avenue.
People seeking enrollment information can contact the Wahiawā campus at 808-305-3200. The calendar establishes the term’s start date; it does not list individual class meeting times or guarantee an available place.
The state Office of Elections lists in-person general-election services at George Fred Wright Wahiawā District Park’s Ceramics Room, 1129 Kilani Avenue, from Tuesday, October 27 through Saturday, October 31, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Voter service centers provide accessible in-person voting, same-day registration and collection of voted ballots. The Wahiawā listing covers those five dates; it does not list this location as an Election Day center. The state’s page gives other locations and their separate schedules.
Central Oʻahu Food Outreach lists public distributions at Wahiawā United Methodist on October 14 and October 28, and at Whitmore Community Park on October 19. Each lists an 8:30 a.m. lineup and distribution beginning at 9:30 a.m., ending at 10:30 a.m. or when supplies run out.
The organizer’s schedule, updated September 5, says delivery can be delayed by traffic. St. Stephen’s also lists emergency pantry appointments at 1679 California Avenue. Call 808-330-3769 for appointments or outreach information.
Lotus Hawaiʻi’s September newsletter lists Wahiawā Shiva Temple Pooja Day for Sunday, October 18. The entry gives the date but does not specify the October gathering’s start time.
The newsletter’s noon start applies to its September 20 gathering. Readers planning to attend the October observance should look for the organizer’s next event notice before relying on that earlier time.
The temporary Wahiawā Public Library is open at Wahiawā Shopping Center, 823 California Avenue, Suite A-11, while the replacement library is under construction. The library system estimates construction will take about two years; its branch page does not give a dated opening schedule.
The branch lists noon to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. It is closed Sunday and Monday. The location provides computers and Wi-Fi, but its branch page lists no restrooms or book drop. Call 808-622-6345 with service questions.
Honolulu Parks and Recreation says pathways, the gulch and most other areas of Wahiawā Botanical Garden are closed until further notice after trees and branches fell during Hurricanes Lala and Lowell, according to the city’s notice. The entrance, visitor center, multipurpose room and main lawn remain open, and scheduled recreation programs and classes continue.
The garden is at 1396 California Avenue. The city has not supplied a reopening date in the notice. Call 808-621-5463 for access information before planning a visit beyond the open facilities.
Leilehua lost its varsity football game at Kahuku 50-6 on Saturday, September 26, according to MaxPreps’ game-results listing. The result is final.
Most grounds remain closed; specified visitor facilities remain open.
Unresolved: When the pathways and gulch can reopen.
Next checkpoint: A city reopening or access-change notice.
Library service continues at the temporary shopping-center location. The library system estimates about two years for construction but does not give an opening date.
Unresolved: A dated opening schedule for the replacement building.
Next checkpoint: A library-system construction or opening announcement.
The university reports a three-year pilot at the Wahiawā treatment plant.
Unresolved: Evaluation findings and subsequent certification decisions.
Next checkpoint: Published evaluation results or a Department of Health decision.
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