Kokua Line
Kokua Line
On Woodlawn Drive, right at the Manoa Library and Noelani School grounds, white vans are parked day and night. Almost always one, many times two, often three or four. Street parking is short along that stretch of Woodlawn. Is it legal for a commercial business to use public streets for what is essentially their own long-term parking? The weight of a vehicle is
the key to parking lawIn this case, yes.
A similar complaint was received about a dry cleaning business parking its vans and trucks on the corner of Hekaha Street and Kamehameha Highway. In that, the complainant said he thought commercial vehicles were restricted to parking on public streets for four hours at a time.
The key part of the Honolulu Traffic Code (Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, Sec. 15-16.6) is that it applies only to vehicles with a gross weight exceeding 10,000 pounds, said Honolulu police Maj. Butch Robinson.
The law also does not apply to public utility or construction equipment vehicles actively engaged in work.
Otherwise, "it is unlawful for the driver or owner of any bus, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, van, house trailer or an vehicle used for commercial purposes whose gross vehicle weight is 10,000 pounds or more" to park for more than four hours on any public street.
In the case of the vans in Manoa, there was no violation because their gross weight (which includes cargo or passenger load) is under 10,000 pounds each, Robinson said.
The tires also were marked to see if the city's abandoned vehicle law might apply, he said, but "they appeared to be moved or at least attended to."
FYI: Officers wanted to inform the company of your complaint but couldn't find any listing for it in the phone book, and there was no such business at the address provided.
Similar complaints about commercial vehicles parked on public streets can be called in to 911 as a non-emergency.
Why is it that the volume at the commuter terminal at Honolulu Airport is so loud that people have to yell when the P.A. system goes on? According to workers there, "There is no volume control." I hope the volume comes down before I need to get a hearing aid!
State airports administrator Jerry Matsuda was surprised to hear your complaint but promised to take a look at the volume control and "upgrade the system, if necessary."
If you have any other complaints, call him at 538-8600.
To Ray of the University of Hawaii. On June 17, I left my purse/personal organizer on the roof of my car as I drove away from Jumbo's Drive In. When I got to the airport turn-around, it wasn't there. I was distraught for two hours, thinking of all the things I had to replace. But when I got home, there was a phone message from Ray. We met at the Kalihi Police Station about 10:30 p.m. He returned everything intact and would not accept a reward. -- Randy Bush Mahalo
To the mean older man driving a white van Monday morning, June 15, at Ward Centre. You sped up, honked and yelled at my two frightened children and me in the parking lot. Pedestrians in the crosswalk have the right of way, as bystanders and a security guard who witnessed your rude act pointed out. -- Angry mother Auwe
Re the auwe against the Board of Water Supply in Saturday's Kokua Line: The agency has had an automatic bill payment program since 1988, a spokeswoman said. Call 527-6126 to get an application or check with your bank. Auwe to water board auwe
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