The city will hold a hearing at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5 at McCoy Pavilion to accept public comment on the city's application for a special management area use permit for a sewer pipe project in the McCully-Ala Moana area.

The sewer pipes, to run from Ala Wai Elementary School to Ala Moana Beach Park, is the final phase of a project to upgrade the sewer system that serves Waikiki and several surrounding communities.

The project began when a 42-inch sewer line on Kai'olu Street ruptured in 2006. The break forced the city to dump 50 million gallons of raw sewage into the Ala Wai Canal and closed Waikiki beaches for days.

The public hearing is to discuss the permit needed for the portion of the project that runs along Ala Moana Beach Park. The work isn't expected to require many lane closures because the city will use micro-tunneling technology — feeding new pipes in place 40 feet below the surface.

For more information, call Ann Asaumi at the city Department of Planning and Permitting at 768-8020.