Kokua Line
By June Watanabe
Friday, October 23, 1998
Kokua Line
Pamoa Road in Manoa has signs that read, "No Parking (with designated times) School Days Only." What constitutes a school day? The street leads to both the University of Hawaii and St. Francis School. It is also near Mid-Pacific Institute and Noelani Elementary School. A friend got a ticket in July. We contested it on grounds that it was summer vacation and won. Since then, I tried to get an answer as to what a school day is. Police said they just ticket and it's up to the public to know when it is OK to park. The city Department of Transportation Services said it would be the schedule of whichever school is nearby. When questioned further, they said they would get back to me. They did not. St. Francis is on a year-round schedule, with some waiver days off. If they are off in the middle of October, does that mean it is OK to park? No-parking rules apply
most days on school roadThe answer is yes to your last question.
The word from DTS director Cheryl Soon is that the school-day restriction is enforceable whenever St. Francis is in session.
Pamoa Road is a 20-foot-wide road that dead-ends into St. Francis School. It is the only road to the school, and the only school it services is St. Francis, Soon said.
When St. Francis is in session, there is a 7-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-3:30 p.m. tow-away zone on the odd-numbered side of Pamoa beginning at Alaula. A 24-hour parking ban exists on the entire even-numbered side of the road.
It is the public's responsibility to check with the applicable school regarding vacation schedules, especially with schools that operate year-round, she said. So you should find out St. Francis' schedule.
"Signs that indicate 'school days only' are installed to coincide with the additional traffic generated with the drop-off and pickup of students on school days," Soon said. That's to provide additional maneuvering room for vehicles.
A mainland friend just succumbed to Lou Gehrig's disease, and we would like to make a contribution to research in his memory. Is there a nonprofit local group we can donate to? If not, a national group? There is no local group, but you can make a donation in his memory to the ALS Association, based in California.
Checks may be mailed to: The ALS Association, 21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321, Woodland Hills, CA 91364. Donations by credit cards may be made either by calling the association at 818-340-7500 or through the Internet Web site, www.alsa.org.
You can specify how you want your money to be used, such as for research, a spokeswoman said.
According to the ALS Association, "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurological disorder, characterized by progressive degeneration of motor cells in the spinal cord and brain."
It is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. In July 1939 the famed Yankee baseball player, weakened by the disease, bade a tearful goodbye to thousands of fans in Yankee Stadium. He said then, "I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
To Officer Leonard Kupihea of the Waikiki substation. I had a difficult time getting to and from church on Sundays in my wheelchair because of cars parked on the sidewalk. He resolved the problem and called to let me know. I am so grateful. -- M.S. Mahalo
About 40 people, many of them public-school teachers, called by noon yesterday, wanting the free set of encyclopedias offered in Wednesday's column. The set was given to the first caller, a man with nine children. If anybody else wants to give away a set, we'll keep the list of names, contacting people in order called. No more encyclopedias
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