When is the city going to do something about flocks and flocks of birds being fed in Kapiolani Park? Every afternoon, I see a lady shoveling out bird seed from her vehicle near the Waikiki Shell. It's getting to be unsanitary. Call the police to report
people who feed pigeonsThis was a major problem a few years ago, but as the word got out about the potential health hazards of pigeon overpopulation, the feedings subsided and the number of pigeons "was reduced substantially in Waikiki," said Steven Arashiro, former chairman of the city Pestiferous Bird Committee.
It was and remains "a people problem," he said. "The occasional feeders are not a problem." But for someone like the woman you describe, he said to call 911 when you spot her to have police enforce the "no feeding of birds" law there.
A parks department spokeswoman also said to call police because parks staff have no enforcement powers.
The Pestiferous Bird Committee has been inactive. Back in its heyday, it concentrated on educating people about the dangers of overfeeding pigeons, which had become a big problem in Waikiki.
A few weeks ago, a crew started digging in the grass area in front of my parents' house in Pearl City. My parents tolerated the trucks and the mess because they thought the cable company was just making repairs. To their dismay, cement was poured and the next day, a large, 2-feet-by-5-feet metal box was installed next to a smaller cable box. What is this new box? Why did no one explain to my parents what it is? Why is it in front of their property? Both are power supply boxes put up by Oceanic Cablevision. Only one will be left when the work is completed on the second box, said spokesman Kit Beuret.
Oceanic received permission to locate the boxes on the planter strip fronting your parents' home from the city, which owns the property, he said.
Such boxes "must be above ground for safety" reasons, he said, and although "ours is not a high voltage thing, it's very safe."
Beuret said the cable system is designed by engineers in a computer that has a map of every street on Oahu. That spot in front of your parent's home is an optimum one to serve "a great deal of the area," Beuret said.
He really didn't know why your parents weren't notified, saying supervisors usually try to let residents know what's going on. He agreed it might be a good idea in the future to notify residents, in writing, of work in their areas.
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