Regarding the individual who had a safety inspection sticker stolen: Why can't the state just change the adhesive from the back to front of the sticker, so it can be placed on the inside of the windshield? That's what's done in Virginia, Missouri and several other states. Within the first six months after I arrived here, two people in my office had their safety stickers stolen. It seems to me that you could minimize the chance of theft by making the change. Police prefer to have
safety sticker on bumperThat idea has been considered and, in fact, the state has had bills introduced at the Legislature to change its rules and regulations to allow moving the stickers inside.
However, the bills never passed, basically because police oppose the change, said David Mau, the city's assistant licensing administrator.
Safety stickers and registration emblems are placed on the rear of a vehicle primarily for "law enforcement officials, so they can, at a fast glance" check to see if they're there, he said.
"We do have those calls (like yours) all the time, but it does take a statute change to make it happen," Mau said.
The city isn't planning to seek a change and neither is the state Department of Transportation, which sets the regulations.
"We have agreed with the police position that, for driver visibility and enforcement, they should be left on the bumper," said spokeswoman Marilyn Kali.
Someone has abandoned an old boat trailer on Lahilahi Street in Waianae. Calls to police and the abandoned car section have not been fruitful. They said it has no license plate. Is there anyway to get this derelict removed?
The trailer is gone.
If it's just a trailer involved and if Lahilahi is a city road, "we will treat it as a regular abandoned vehicle," said city licensing administrator David Mau.
His office could find no record of previous complaints. That said, the trailer was processed as an abandoned vehicle, since Lahilahi is city-owned, Mau said. The city has no jurisdiction on private roads.
Interestingly, if there had been a boat on the trailer, the matter would have been referred to the state Department of Land and Natural Resource. "There are different statutes relating to vessels," Mau said.
To the anonymous reader who complained about not getting a response to a question about handicapped parking permits: the question was answered in the Oct. 1 column. No, the city will not send renewal notices. Call 523-4021 for information. Handicapped parking
To car dealerships, who decorate car lots with American flags, then don't maintain the flags in a respectful way. One example is Kapiolani Mules on Kaneohe Bay Drive, which has been flying the same faded, torn-up flags for many weeks. (When we called Kapiolani Mules on Nov. 24 to pass on your complaint, the man answering said the flags had already been replaced. He thanked you for your concern.) Auwe
To the women exercising and walking five abreast on the streets of Olomana in the pre-dawn darkness. How dangerous this is! Auwe
To the person who picked up my wallet, which I left at the checkout counter at Foodland Ala Moana last Saturday. There was only $3 cash, but all my credit and insurance cards and ID, plus a religious omamori. Please return it. -- Jill K. Auwe
