FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 25, 2003

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

          City government offices will be closed Thursday (November 27) in observance of Thanksgiving, a state and federal holiday.

• Emergency ambulance, fire, lifeguard and police services will be provided.
• The People’s Open Markets will not be held.
• City golf courses, the Honolulu Zoo and botanical gardens will be open.
• Refuse collections will be made as usual and landfills/convenience centers will be open.
• Handi-Van service will be available.
• City buses will operate on a Sunday schedule.
• These traffic and parking regulations will be in effect:
• On-street parking will be free, except for the meters on Kalakaua Avenue along Kapiolani Park.
• Parking will be permitted in tow-away zones where it is allowed
• on holidays.
• There will be no coning of commuter traffic lanes.
• Traffic signals at Kalakaua Avenue and Kapiolani will be three-phase to permit mauka-bound traffic to turn left onto Kapiolani Boulevard.
• Parking in municipal lots will not be free.

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