Kokua Line
By June Watanabe
Friday, November 13, 1998
Kokua Line
I took the postal test in April and got a letter saying how I did, but no other information. How do I find out where on the list I am? Is there a number I can call and talk to a live person? Passing postal test isn’t
enough to ensure jobYou can't find out how you rank because "the ranking changes and there are a lot of variables involved with that," said U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman Felice Broglio.
"There is no fixed ranking." But, don't quit your present job or hold your breath for a postal job.
More than 7,000 people took the April exam in Hawaii alone; more than 4,000 qualified to be placed on a register for job consideration. The bad news is that "we anticipate hiring not even a hundred people (in Hawaii) over the next three to four years," Broglio said.
The register will open again in three or four years, she said. However, military veterans, by law, can take the test in nonscheduled years. So their names can be added to the list at any time. Also, veterans are given preference -- 5 to 10 points more just for being veterans, Broglio said.
The test you took was administered by a company in Minneapolis, which sent you the confirmation letter.
The postal service "will notify you if you should come close to the top," Broglio said.
Call 423-3690 to talk to someone from the postal service. That number is for a detailed tape-recorded message, but there is an opportunity at the end to leave a name and telephone number, Broglio said.
For the last month, I have had occasion to be on Monsarrat Avenue. Right next to the Honolulu Zoo fence, where the artists sit to sell their paintings, there are large compost piles. They attract flies and are dirty and smelly. Who is responsible for this and why hasn't it been cleaned up?
The mulch is provided by zoo staff for use by the artists, said Patti Kimoto, city Department of Parks and Recreation spokeswoman. "The groups use the mulch to cover the dirt area to cut down on the dirt and dust," she said.
You might see mounds of mulch at other locations of Kapiolani Park (the zoo is part of the park) and other parks maintained by the city. The mulch is used for plant maintenance and nourishment.
FYI: At one point, it appeared that the Zoo Fence Artists, who have shown their works for 46 years along Monsarrat Avenue, mostly on weekends, would have to go. That's because the Kapiolani Park Preservation Society insisted on the city complying with court orders banning commercial activity in the park.
"The artists have an agreement with the parks department to continue to 'show' their work on the fence, provided no sales or sales transactions are conducted on the premises," Kimoto said. "The city also discontinued issuing permits for arts and crafts fairs in Kapiolani Park."
Regarding the item on "Comfort Care Only--Do Not Resuscitate" bracelets: where do we get one?
Call the city Department of Health's Emergency Medical Services System Branch, 733-9210, for details. A private physician must certify that you are terminally ill.
To the person who found my lost checkbook in the Ala Moana Center parking lot on Oct. 7 and who was most gracious in mailing it to me the very next day. -- H.H. Mahalo
To the driver of a silver/gray Saturn wagon, who nearly caused a collision on Moanalua Road on Oct. 3. As my daughter and I headed east, you came into my lane, forcing our car to the median. You ignored me as I tried to get your attention and showed total irresponsibility. -- K.M.C. Auwe
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