Hawaii Police Department
Traffic Services Section
Sergeant Kelly Kaaumoana-Matsumoto
Phone: 961-2305
July 25, 2008

Media Release

The Hawaii Police Department is reminding Hilo motorists that one-way traffic patterns on portions of Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street will take effect on Tuesday morning (July 29) as schools open for the fall semester.

From 7:15 to 8 a.m. on school days, traffic on Waianuenue Avenue between Komohana Street and Kamehameha Avenue is one-way in the makai direction. During the same hours, traffic along Kapiolani Street between Waianuenue Avenue and Haili Street is one-way in the Puna direction.

Police remind all motorists island wide to be on the lookout for students walking to and from schools.

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