Maka Road goes ne way Monday

Worried parents spoke, Kaua’i County listened and beginning next Monday, Maka

Road will be open to only one-way automobile traffic.

Residents on and near

the street in Kalaheo complained to county officials that two-way traffic was

dangerous for children walking to and from Kalaheo Elementary School. As a

result, vehicles will be allowed to travel only uphill, away from the

school.

Sidewalks and realignment of the road near the school –

improvements officials said would cost $400,000 – have been proposed and are

pending County Council approval, said Mayor Maryanne Kusaka.

“We’ve got to

place the safety of the children first and foremost,” Kusaka

said.

Coast Guard: Know how to navigate

Everyone boating on the

ocean should have at least basic navigation skills, according to Coast Guard

officials who cite a recent incident of a captainless boat as a reason

why.

The 40-foot commercial fishing vessel with five persons aboard was 390

miles from Oahu when the skipper was felled by unknown stomach pain. Passengers

radioed for assistance because none of them knew how navigate or operate the

boat, officials said. Before a rescue was launched, however, the skipper

recovered enough to steer the boat back to port.

To avoid such situations,

people should sign up for navigation and boating instruction via local

auxiliary flotillas, officials said. In addition, the Coast Guard will conduct

dockside safety checks of vessels. Additional information is available at (808)

522-8255 or 1-800-368-5647.

Taking cardboard could cost

$1,000

Taking cardboard from recycling bins is illegal, Kaua’i County

officials reminded following reports of unknown persons breaking the cardboard

law.

Removing materials from recycling bins is prohibited under county

ordinance and punishable by fines of up to $1,000 per in

fraction.

Officials asked for the public’s cooperation “in making the

recycling program as effective as possible.”