HONOLULU -- The Honolulu Police Department is expected to begin a $250,000 project Wednesday to fix holes in the coverage of its multi-million dollar digital radio system.

Police will install a new antenna on a Board of Water Supply property off Nuuanu Pali Drive (pictured, right) that should lessen dead spots in the upper Nuuanu Valley area, such as the popular hiking and swimming spot known as "Jackass Ginger." The area is notorious for car thefts and break-ins.

"What happens a lot of times is the people will be watching the people park in those areas and next thing you know their things are gone because someone will steal them out of their car," Honolulu police Lt. Margo Sneed said.

The Nuuanu Neighborhood Board gave its nod to the project during a meeting Tuesday night.

"It just involves the installation of a pole and two antennas to bring radio signals into a remote area such as the Nuuanu Pali Drive area," city engineer Gerald Hamada said.

The tower will be placed 500 feet from the nearest home, causing no health risks to area residents, according to city officials.

"The radio signal is less than what you would find at cell sites," Hamada said.

City officials told residents that the installation project should last about a month or two because a radio specialist will be flown in from the mainland to fine-tune the system.