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Kokua Line June Watanabe |
The owners of Zeus, who has a heart condition, are asking for help to locate him.
2 families seek
whereabouts of
ailing puppyTwo heartsick families are asking people to help find an ailing puppy that was given to an unidentified woman outside the Hawaiian Humane Society on Monday.
Zeus is 14 weeks old, a Jack Russell Terrier, white with a brown docked tail, a brown spot on his torso and brown around his eyes and ears. He stands about 7 to 8 inches tall. He loves children and is extremely active, so may not seem to be as ill as he is, according to Kathryn Rivers.
Marine Lance Cpl. Jason Hanley and his wife, Michelle, who are expecting their first child, adopted Zeus when he was 6 weeks old, said Rivers, who had found the puppy for the couple. On May 14, they found out Zeus had a serious heart condition, which will require a $4,000 surgery.
"Between the two of our families we have been saving in preparation for the surgery," Rivers said in an e-mail.
But on Monday morning, the puppy escaped from the Hanleys' home at Aliamanu Military Reservation.
It was later discovered that Zeus was picked up and given to a military police officer, who took it to the humane society. But before entering the building, he was approached by a woman who said she was looking for a dog like Zeus, so handed him to her, Rivers said.
She was described as a local woman in her early 20s, with black, shoulder-length hair, about 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a slim build. She was seen driving away with another woman in a red Mitsubishi Lancer.
"There has been not only a emotional investment but a financial investment (in the dog) for two families," Rivers said.
She asks that the woman or anyone with information to call her at 836-2545 or Michelle Hanley at 375-5485.
>>>><<<< Question: There has been an abandoned truck parked in front of our house in Aina Haina for months. This truck has no license plate, no safety sticker, and has decaying yard waste in its back bed. It has been "tagged" as abandoned several times, but it's still there. How long does it take to "process" an abandoned vehicle, and what other recourse do we have?
Answer: We passed your complaint on to the city Motor Vehicle Control Section.
Unfortunately, it sometimes takes awhile to have such vehicles removed.
Although the Honolulu Police Department also investigates and cites vehicles as "abandoned," a vehicle will not be removed unless HPD notifies the Motor Vehicle Control Section, which coordinates the removal of abandoned and derelict vehicles with the city's contractor, said Dennis Kamimura, the city Motor Vehicle and Licensing administrator.
"We are trying to improve the communication between HPD and the Motor Vehicle Control Section," he said. To report abandoned vehicles, call 733-2530.
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