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Question: I am upset that my daughter cannot get a parking pass for the University of Hawaii. She is a junior now and has never been able to get a single pass during registration. I thought there was a seniority system allowing upperclassmen to finally get passes, but it has not happened yet. It doesn't appear that her fellow upperclassmen have gotten passes either unless they carpool. She has to pay $3 a day for parking. You do the math for an entire semester. That is a lot of money for a student. If there is not a sophomore or freshman who has a parking pass (not a carpool pass), I will shut my mouth. But if there is, the system stinks because it is unfair. Can you check this out? Who gets the UH
parking passes?Answer: Upperclassmen have "a better chance" of getting a parking permit, but no official priority. So, fair or not, there may be freshmen and sophomores who are able to secure permits and juniors and seniors who do not.
That's the word from Raymond Shito, parking manager for UH-Manoa.
About 1,800 parking-structure permits are issued each semester to students, in addition to Student Housing area permits, he said. Permits may be reserved during the first two weeks of class registration, under the same system used to reserve classes.
This is how it works: Once a student registers for classes, he/she becomes eligible to register for a parking permit. The priority is the same as registering for classes.
Upperclassmen, with an earlier class registration time, have a better chance of obtaining a permit.
"However, any underclassmen with registration priority may have an opportunity to obtain a permit," Shito said.
His office does not know what a student's class standing is, because that information is not on the listing of reservations it receives. However, "We are able to determine when the permit allotment has been exhausted, and by calculating the date and time, have determined that not all upperclassmen obtain permits," Shito said.
The permits usually run out when juniors are registering. "Thus, even late-registering seniors may not obtain a permit," Shito said.
Q: Is there any city ordinance prohibiting residents from having chickens and roosters in a residential area? I live next to the Kamehameha Shopping Center. It's been a quiet neighborhood until recently. Now, there are three houses with roosters and chickens. The constant crowing from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week is a major irritant, making getting a good night's sleep for a working person like me extremely difficult! What are my legal options? Do I call police or the Hawaiian Humane Society to complain about the incessant noise? Will they do something about it?
A: Call the Hawaiian Humane Society, 946-2187.
The Humane Society generally enforces animal nuisance complaints, although police can become involved. If you provide specific addresses and details, the Humane Society will investigate and can issue a warning or citation for the incessant crowing. In residential neighborhoods, the law allows two roosters as pets.
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