Kokua Line
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Near the main entrance at Aloha Stadium are 36 stalls marked reserved parking for Stadium Authority. Who are they for -- politicians, stadium employees or people with pull? What about parking for the handicapped? There's handicapped parking just at one end of the stadium. Why not spread them around? It's hard for my wife, who is in a wheelchair. Stadium head controls
reserved parking stallsThe reserved parking is for members of the Stadium Authority board, stadium administrators and certain full-time employees. The parking assignments are controlled by the stadium manager.
They are "not for anyone with pull," said Scott Chan, the stadium's assistant events manager.
Chan explained that the 89 handicapped-parking stalls were placed near parking sections 4 and 5 because the handicapped access gate is near that area.
However, the stadium staff has been discussing the matter with the state Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Chan said.
Francine Wai, commission executive director, said the governor asked the commission to ensure each state department had a "Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan" addressing handicapped access, specifying any architectural deficiencies and looking at corrective action, she said.
Stadium officials asked about making handicapped parking available at each gate, "and we recommended that the parking be dispersed," Wai said.
"Our role is to facilitate a good plan and design with each department, but they have to ultimately implement it," she said.
Where can I sell plastic jugs for milk, juice, liquid detergent, etc. for recycling?
There is a plastic recycling company on Maui, but we know of no place on Oahu that will buy the plastic beverage containers.
If you just want to get rid of them, drop them off at city recycling centers at 58 public schools around Oahu. Containers only -- no caps -- can go in the mixed container section, which also holds glass and aluminum.
To two Kaneohe Fire Station employees who came to my aid. They went all out to help change my tire, only to discover that the spare was too large to fit the wheel well. They tried contacting a service center nearby, but it was closed. Mahalo also to two boys on bicycles who took my defective tire to a service station and found a friend's discarded tire that fit, enabling me to drive home safely. -- Handicapped senior citizen Mahalo
To people who make illegal left turns. Every day, I pass by Mahukona Street and Kapiolani Boulevard, going mauka. I see people making left turns from Mahukona onto Kapiolani when it's coned and no left turns are allowed. This also happens with cars on Kapiolani turning left onto Kaheka Street. These people should open their eyes. The innocent ones do not want to get hit or killed. -- No name Auwe
To drivers who make rolling stops when they come to a stop sign. They look, see me coming on my bike and keep right on rolling through. This is a flagrant violation of the law. Stop means stop! Also, drivers, please be careful when exiting cars on streets. There may be a biker passing by who's not expecting the car door to suddenly open. -- Kevin Auwe
To Benjamin Parker School in Kaneohe. That darn school bugle is so loud it can be heard a mile away. -- No name Auwe
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