Question: I missed the last shredding event. Are there any others?
Answer: Yes. Spring cleaning, the desire to cull paperwork after filing taxes and a general yen to de-clutter have inspired numerous Kokua Line readers to ask about upcoming document-shredding events, where they can drop off sensitive paperwork and have it disposed of securely.
There’s a free event scheduled for Saturday in Kapolei and AARP Hawaii’s “Shred Fest” is coming up on April 30 (you haven’t missed it).
Saturday’s shredding service, limited to two bankers’ boxes per car, is being provided by Pro-File Record Systems as part of the “Going Green” community cleanup event scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway.
The company will shred the contents on site, said Rene Mansho, who organizes the regular “Going Green” recycling and donation events. As at previous events, volunteers at the one-stop, drop-off event will help to unload cars of recyclables, canned goods and other donations.
Besides the shredding, the company will also accept scrap metal, computers, monitors, printers and printer cartridges, scanners, cellphones, one TV per car, propane tanks and fire extinguishers (limit three each per car), HI-5 beverage containers, used household cooking oil, all kinds of batteries, usable clothing, used eyeglasses and hearing aids, towels, blankets, prom dresses, women’s business suits, pet food and canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank.
No tires, paint, microwave ovens, motor oil, hazardous fluids, paper, wood or bulky items will be accepted.
As mentioned, AARP’s “Shred Fest” is scheduled for April 30 on three islands. Access Information Management will provide free shredding from 8 a.m. to noon that day. Each person is limited to a maximum of four file boxes or bags to be destroyed on site.
Drop-off locations:
>> Oahu: 98-736 Moanalua Loop, Aiea
>> Hawaii island: 73-4164 Hulikoa Drive No. 5, Kailua-Kona
>> Maui: 124 Manea Place, Wailuku
Find more information at aarp.cvent.com/shred4-30.
Question: How does someone request a sidewalk for a neighborhood?
Answer: The simplest route might be to contact the City Council representative for the area where the sidewalk is sought; he or she should be able to direct the request to the right governmental agency or department. You can find your council district and representative at honolulu.gov/council.html.
There is no single point of contact within the city government. “The Department of Transportation Services (DTS) handles projects funded by Safe Routes to Schools monies and we look at sidewalk improvement projects for keiki getting safely to and from schools in a specific corridor,” said Michael Formby, director of the city’s Department of Transportation Service. “However, as a general rule, the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) handles the larger sidewalk improvement district projects, such as the one underway in Haleiwa. DDC also oversaw the sidewalk improvement project in Waikiki.”
Here are the mailing addresses for those departments, plus a general contact at the city Department of Customer Services:
>> Safe Routes to Schools: Department of Transportation Services, City & County of Honolulu, Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building, 650 South King Street, Third Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
>> Sidewalk Improvement District Projects: Department of Design and Construction, City & County of Honolulu, Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building. 650 South King Street, 11th Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
>> General inquiries: Department of Customer Services, Attention: Director, Mission Memorial Building 550 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 Email: complaints@honolulu.gov.
Mahalo
Mahalo to the lady who lives in Hau‘ula, works at the Polynesian Cultural Center and was at Kaiser hospital crocheting while waiting for her sister. It was my good fortune to sit next to her — good conversation while watching her hands turn out a crocheted “scrubby,” which she gave to me. Waiting for the doctor is usually boring. But sitting next to the lady from Hau‘ula was a pleasure. — Mandy B.
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