NEW YEAR'S DAY HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

            City government offices will be closed Tuesday, January 1, 2008, in observance of New Year's Day.

• Emergency ambulance, fire, lifeguard and police services will be provided.
• The People's Open Markets will be closed.
• Refuse will NOT be collected, and convenience centers, transfer stations and the landfill will be closed.
• Handi-Van service will operate on its weekend schedule.
• City buses will operate on a SUNDAY schedule.
• TheBoat and TheBoat Feeder services will NOT be in service.
• All satellite city halls will be closed, including those at the Ala Moana, Pearlridge and Windward locations.
• The Neal Blaisdell box office will be closed.
• Botanical gardens will be closed.
• The Honolulu Zoo will be open.
• The Pali and West Loch municipal golf courses will be closed.  Municipal golf courses at Ala Wai, Ewa Villages and Ted Makalena will be open from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.

 These traffic and parking regulations will be in effect on Tuesday:

• 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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