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Question: I live near a popular restaurant and complained to the general manager about their disposal service coming too early in the morning. The GM has spoken to them on more than one occasion regarding the noise. He said the company cited a city ordinance stating that they can pick up rubbish anytime after 6 a.m. Is this true? Loud garbage trucks
rattle neighborsAnswer: That's not entirely true. The 6 a.m. time refers to the dividing line between nighttime and daytime noise standards.
The noise standard for heavy vehicles is much stricter before 6 a.m., explained Jerry Haruno, chief of the state Department of Health's Noise, Radiation and Indoor and Air Quality Branch.
After 6 a.m., most big vehicles, such as refuse trucks, can meet the less restrictive standards, he said.
But call his office at 586-4700. "We will contact the refuse company and see if they can collect at a later time," Haruno said.
Q: What's up with the HPD motorcycle cops in the light blue jumpsuits? Are these guys on duty? More importantly, can they give me a ticket?
A: The jumpsuits signify the officers have been undergoing training at the police academy, said Honolulu Police Department spokesman Michelle Yu. "They are not trainees. They are officers going through training."
That means they can give you a ticket if they catch you violating the traffic law, she said.
Q: I am trying to find a replacement lid for a pot we bought from Guardian Services. Can you help?
A: We did a search for Guardian Services pots on the Internet and came upon a site where several people asked the same question. One person had an answer: you can request a catalog by writing to Guardian Services Cookware/8300 Cerritos Ave./Stranton CA 90680. Or call 714-828-0750.
Auwe
To the lady driving a white Previa van for blocking the intersection of Ward and King streets at 4:40 p.m. one day while talking on the cell phone. She went through the yellow light then blocked the intersection. Please send the license number on to HPD so they can send her a notice. -- No name(Readers, please send such complaints and license numbers on to HPD yourselves: Honolulu Police Department, Traffic Division, 801 S. King St., Honolulu 96813. )
Auwe and Mahalo
On March 7, I spotted a dead dog off Kalanianaole Highway, between Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve and the Koko Head Shooting complex. The dog was about 12 feet from the mauka side of the highway. I called the city and county dead animal pickup, road maintenance, state highway maintenance, state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Aquatic Resources, Department of Health, Vector Control, Hawaiian Humane Society, the state ombudsman, the mayor's complaint office, the governor's office and the Tax Map Key Office. The city and state refused to pick up the animal. I was extremely frustrated and would see the dog decaying away with each passing day. On March 22, after two weeks of calls, two workers from Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve met me at the site and buried the dog. Mahalo to Nathan and Sean for providing a nice burial for this animal. The dog had been there on the hillside for more than two weeks; it seemed inappropriate to place him in a bag and carry him away. We all need to work together for a better Hawaii. -- Sharon Lennon
Need help with problems? Call Kokua Line at 525-8686,
fax 525-6711, or write to P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu 96802.
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