REMINDER: Roads temporarily closed, Kōloa Shuttle schedule modified during upcoming Kōloa Plantation Days

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Temporary road closure planned in Poʻipū for Kōloa Plantation Days Family Fun Run

Kauaʻi Police Department notifies the public about a temporary road closure the morning of July 26 in Po’ipū to accommodate Kōloa Plantation Days Family Fun Run.

Ho‘owili Road will be closed from about 6-9 a.m.

Motorists should drive with caution in the area and allow additional time to get to destinations.

Participants of this year’s Family Fun Run once again will travel along the South Shore, treated to picturesque views the entire way.

There will be 5 water stations along the route as well as support people cheering on the runners, who are invited to enjoy breakfast by Keoki’s Paradise after finishing the run.

Start times

• 6 a.m.: 10-mile walk
• 6:30 a.m.: 10-mile run
• 6:45 a.m.: 10K
• 7 a.m.: 5K
• 8:30 a.m.: 1-mile keiki run

Awards will be given after the finish of the 1-mile keiki run, with the top three men/women finishers overall in each event and first-place men/women in each age division earning honors.

Visit the Kōloa Plantation Days website for additional information.

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Kōloa Shuttle scheduled modified July 25 because of road closures for Kōloa Plantation Days Parade

Riders of Route 30 — the Kōloa Shuttle service — are reminded that several stops will be temporarily modified the afternoon of July 25 because of road closures associated with the annual Kōloa Plantation Days Parade.

The following Kōloa Shuttle stops will not be serviced at 2:05, 3:05 and 4:05 p.m.:

• Kōloa Telephone Exchange.
• Kōloa Neighborhood Center.
• Kōloa Post Office (first scheduled stops only at 2:23, 3:23 and 4:23 p.m.).
• Kōloa School.
• Kukuiʻula Store.
• Kōloa Road at Horita Road.

The shuttle will continue to serve Kōloa Post Office at its second scheduled stop on each run, at 2:38, 3:38 and 4:38 p.m.

All other Route 30 stops and The Kauaʻi Bus routes will operate on regular schedules. Normal service to the temporarily modified Kōloa Shuttle stops is expected to resume at about 5 p.m., once roads reopen.

Visit the Kauaʻi County Transportation Agency website for additional information.

Kauaʻi Police Department also reminds the public about the following temporary road closures July 25 in Kōloa for the parade:

• 2 to 5 p.m.: Poʻipū Road, from Kiahuna Golf Course to Kōloa Road.
• 2 to 5 p.m.: Kōloa Road, from Ala Kalanikaumaka to Weliweli Road.
• 2 to 8 p.m.: Maluhia Road, from Kōloa Road to Ala Kinoiki.

Roads open for travel in and out of Poʻipū will be Ala Kalanikaumaka and Ala Kinoiki.

Motorists and bus riders should plan ahead and allow additional time to reach destinations; traffic delays are expected.