It’s a Furlough Friday, no work till Tuesday ...

HONOLULU—Most City and County of Honolulu government offices will be closed on Friday, September 3, due to an employee furlough day and Monday, September 6, in observance of Labor Day, a federal holiday.

Here’s the skinny on this weekend’s services:

* Emergency services will be available.
* Regular refuse collections will be made.   
* Municipal golf courses and the Honolulu Zoo remain open.
* Honolulu and Kapolei Hale will open for absentee voting Friday, September 3 to Thursday, September 16 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The absentee polling place is open on Furlough Friday but closed on Labor Day and Sundays.
* Refuse and recycling convenience centers will be closed on Furlough Friday and open on Labor Day.
* Indoor recreation centers and botanical gardens will be closed for the Furlough and open on Labor Day.
* People’s Open Markets will not be held.
* All Satellite City Halls and driver license offices will be closed.
* Buses will operate on a regular schedule for Furlough Friday and a Sunday schedule for Labor Day. TheHandi-Van service will operate as usual.

The following traffic and parking regulations will be in effect for Labor Day:

·    On-street parking will be free, except for the meters on Kalakaua Avenue along Queen Kapiolani Park.
·    Parking will be permitted in tow-away zones that allow parking on holidays.
·    There will be no coning of traffic lanes.
·    Traffic signals at Kalakaua Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard will be three-phase to permit mauka-bound traffic to turn left onto Kapiolani Boulevard.