The Ala Moana Park Drive improvement project is set to begin in August, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced over the weekend. Improvements to the well-used park area include reconstruction, repaving and restriping all of Ala Moana Park drive. The city awarded the $1.04 million contract for the project to Maui Kupono Builder LLC. The canoe hale halau parking lot will also be revamped as part of the project. "We put focus on this park because of its heavy use, so can we enhance the experience…