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Kokua Line
June Watanabe
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Crying foul over fowl nuisance
Question: For more than a year, roosters have been crowing continuously from 3 to 6 a.m. and during the day. At least three roosters run back and forth along the fenced easement next to the H-1 freeway, just below the 6th Avenue offramp sign at 3rd Avenue. They are a major nuisance to those of us who live nearby. No one claims ownership, although I've seen the roosters pecking at what appears to be rice at the end of 3rd Avenue. What can be done so we can sleep peacefully through the night?
Answer: Call the city complaints line at 523-4381, which will forward your complaint to the Hawaii Game Breeders Association.
You can also call the association directly at 239-9611, but you might not be able to get in touch with someone immediately because "sometimes (members) are out in the bushes," trying to capture nuisance fowl.
After volunteering to help with complaints about feral chickens and crowing roosters for more than two years, the nonprofit association now has a grant from the city for its services, said spokeswoman Pat Royos. But how long that funding will continue is uncertain, "so people might as well take advantage of us now," she said.
However, while the association will look into a complaint and offer advice as well as help, she wanted to emphasize that it can place traps on private property only with permission.
"We're not allowed to lay traps all over the place," she said.
If a trap is laid, food must be placed inside to try to lure the feral roosters or chickens. In that case, people have to be willing to help by replenishing the food, Royos said.
"Other than that, our job is to catch chickens," she said.
Her partner in rounding up nuisance chickens is Bernie Panoncial.
Q: Taking Pali Highway into town, then to the H-1 overpass East (near the Pali YMCA), there is a large drop in the roadway across the overpass lane. Several months back, the state Department of Transportation responded to my e-mail, saying they knew of the road displacement. They indicated the displacement was safe and not a hazard. The drop-off has increasingly gotten worse. Can you help get the job done?
A: The Transportation Department apparently has changed its mind.
"We are aware of the situation and will have that bumpy transition repaired" sometime in September, transportation spokesman Scott Ishikawa told us last month.
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The intersections of Punchbowl and Queen and Punchbowl and Halekauwila streets are missing one-way signs. I have witnessed several cars making a wrong turn against oncoming traffic. Better signage needs to be put up before a serious accident occurs. -- Jeff
We passed your concerns on to the city Department of Transportation Services. Next time, you can express your concerns directly by calling the Department of Customer Services at 523-4381 or e-mailing complaints@honolulu.gov.
Got a question or complaint? Call 529-4773, fax 529-4750, or write to Kokua Line, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., No. 7-210, Honolulu 96813. As many as possible will be answered. E-mail to
kokualine@starbulletin.com.
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