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Kokua Line

By June Watanabe

Wednesday, January 5, 2000


List of useful numbers
may come in handy

To help you start off the new year, here's Kokua Line's list of useful telephone numbers and addresses. A continuously updated list will be available daily at our Web site, starbulletin.com:

Bullet Abandoned vehicles: Call the city, 733-2530.

Bullet Aircraft nuisance: For civilian aircraft, call the state, 1-888-697-7813; for military: If branch is unknown, call U.S. Pacific Command, 477-6282; Army, 655-8727; Navy/Marine, 257-2121 (day) or 257-2898 (night); Air Force, 449-2490; Coast Guard, 541-2121; National Guard, 733-4258.

Bullet Animal nuisance: Roosters, barking dogs, etc., call Hawaiian Humane Society, 946-2187.

Bullet Better Business Bureau of Hawaii: For the latest scams, to check a company/charity's record or to file complaints, call 536-6956.

Bullet Book/magazine donations: Call Friends of the Library, 536-4174. They'll take donations or refer you elsewhere.

Bullet Child Seat Hotline: To report toddlers not secured in car safety seats, call 1-800-868-7300.

Bullet Christmas cards: Send old Christmas cards, preferably already cut and sorted, to be made into picture books for hospitalized children to Cindy Delgado, 47-158 Lile Place, Kaneohe, HI 96744. Call 239-1163.

Bullet Computer donations: The Detwiler Foundation in California coordinates donations of old computers for the DOE. Call 1-800-939-6000.

Bullet Consumer protection: For consumer-related complaints/questions, call state Office of Consumer Protection, 587-3222.

Bullet Credit ratings: To get copies of credit reports, call Experian, 1-800-682-7654; Trans Union, 1-800-888-4213; Equifax, 1-800-685-1111. Call 1-888-567-8688 to have your name excluded from lists of names "prescreened" and sold by credit bureaus.

Bullet Environmental concern line (city): Call 527-5091 to report illegal dumping or non-point source pollution; volunteer for environmental projects; or to get information on recycling, household hazardous wastes, bulky item pickups, etc.

Bullet Junk mail: To stop the unwanted flow, write to Mail Preference Service, c/o Direct Marketing Association, P.O. Box 9008, Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008.

Bullet Landlord-tenant problems: Call the state, 586-2634.

Bullet "Live Aloha" bumper stickers: Send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Live Aloha, 165 Waokanaka Pl., Honolulu 96817 or The Hawaii Community Foundation, 900 Fort St. Mall, Honolulu 96813. No charge, but donations welcomed. Check the Web site: www.Hawaiian.com

Bullet Neighborhood Justice Center: To help mediate neighborhood disputes, call 521-6767.

Bullet Noise complaints: Call police at 911 or Health Department's noise and radiation branch, 586-4700.

Bullet Potholes: On state roads, call 536-7852; city, 527-6006.

Bullet Rats and other pests: Call the state, 831-6767.

Bullet Sanitation complaints: Call the state, 586-8000.

Bullet Sidewalk, overgrown lots, other housing code violations: Call the city, 527-6308.

Bullet State ID card: To obtain or renew a card, call 587-3111.

Bullet Street light outages: City streets, call 523-4281;state, 831-6702 during normal work hours or leave a message at 831-6714 at any hour. Be specific on location.

Bullet Street signs that are damaged/missing/faded: Call the city, 523-4029.

Bullet Telemarketing calls: To reduce solicitations, write to Telephone Preference Service, P.O. Box 9014, Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014.

Bullet TheBus stops: For questions, complaints or suggestions, call by district, 523-4582 (Honolulu); 527-6345 (Waianae/Leeward); 527-6394 (Central/North Shore/Windward).

Bullet Tobacco Prevention and Education Project: Call the state, 586-461.

Bullet Water Wasting Hotline: To report water waste by an individual, business or government agency, call BWS, 527-6126.





Need help with problems? Call Kokua Line at 525-8686,
fax 525-6711, or write to P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802.
Email to kokualine@starbulletin.com




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