Kokua Line
June Watanabe
Kapahulu traffic light
rules detailedQuestion: Can you help clear up an apparent confusion as to where people are supposed to stop when traveling mauka on Kapahulu Avenue? At the intersection of Kapahulu and Leahi, some people are stopping at the traffic light and some people at a line that says "do not block intersection." It's a hazard. Where are people supposed to stop?
Answer: It depends on the situation and where your car is in relation to other vehicles.
The traffic light you refer to is located on Kapahulu at the entrance to the Ala Wai Golf Course, explained Honolulu police Lt. David Eber.
Vehicles are supposed to pull up to and stop at that intersection when there is a red light.
However, only two or three cars can be accommodated before vehicles would start blocking the intersection of Kapahulu and Leahi, where there is a sign there saying "do not block intersection," Eber said.
Hence the stop line there. "The rest of the cars are supposed to stop behind that second line," he said.
Q: Not a day goes by when mail is placed in the wrong boxes in the condominium building we live in. This has been going on for the past two years. With the prevalence of ID thefts, we're afraid that the wrong people may get hold of sensitive information through our mail. We don't understand the mailman's sloppiness as our names are on our mailboxes. Short of using Federal Express or UPS, what can we do? Also the mail is getting delivered later and later; some days, it's not delivered until past 5 p.m. Can we request a new carrier?
A: You can't just request a different mail carrier, because carriers bid by seniority to work certain routes, noted Lynne Moore, consumer affairs manager for the U.S. Postal Service in Hawaii.
"You cannot just move carriers around," she explained, unless a route is staffed by "flexible" carriers.
What you should do is contact your delivery station. Call 1-800-ASK-USPS (275-8777) and give your zip code. You will then be connected to the proper station, in your case, Makiki.
Ask to speak to a manager, who could then look into both the misdeliveries as well as the late deliveries, Moore said. There could be factors contributing to both problems, but she said it would help if you provided details to the manager.
Mahalo
On March 17, after my husband unloaded our shopping cart at Sam's Club and as I was taking the cart back, a woman in a van pointed out we had forgotten to take our case of bottled water. After she parked, I thanked her and she came over, put her bag in the cart and lifted the heavy case of water into our car trunk. Not only that, she took the cart back to the store! I didn't get her name, but wanted to say, God bless you for your kindness and thoughtfulness. -- Grateful Seniors
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