Question: I have some more questions about the parking restrictions they’re doing at Wilson Tract, especially since it looks like they’re expanding it. What about when you want to have a graduation party or a family get-together? Where will everyone park? What about a plumber or other workman who is there past 6 p.m.?
Answer: The restricted parking zone taking effect Thursday in Kalihi Valley’s Wilson Tract will limit street parking to one hour between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., unless the vehicle displays a resident or visitor parking permit hanging from the rearview mirror (808ne.ws/kalihirpz). Parking on private property, such as in your home’s garage, carport or driveway, is not affected.
Each household address within this initial RPZ — which includes Jennie, Wilson and Alu streets, and Wilson and Alu places — may apply for two residential parking permits and two visitor passes, to always have on hand. In addition, there’s a special-event permit that provides up to 20 visitor parking passes for a single night only.
According to the RPZ Event application, each household address within the RPZ can apply for a maximum of five events per calendar year. Since the maximum is 20 visitor parking passes issued per event, that adds up to 100 temporary passes per address over the course of the calendar year.
A check deposit is required for the party parking passes ($50 for 10 and $100 for 20). The deposit will be forfeited if the special-event permits are not returned to the city’s Department of Transportation Services within two business days of the event, and the “applicant will become ineligible for any RPZ permits,” according to the application.
As for the second part of your question: Vehicles on service calls of less than an hour to a residence within the RPZ won’t have to display a permit, but those expecting to park on the street longer than that must display a residential or visitor permit, according to the permit application.
A residential or visitor parking permit does not guarantee street parking in the area, but allows you to avoid a ticket if you do find a spot.
Q: How many homeless people were there statewide when the governor made his emergency proclamation, and how many are there now?
A: The proclamation that Gov. David Ige signed Oct. 16, 2015, cited the 2015 Point-in-Time Count as estimating 7,620 homeless people in Hawaii, including 3,843 people who were unsheltered.
The 2017 Point-in-Time Count, conducted in January, found a homeless population statewide of 7,220 people, including 3,800 people who were unsheltered.
The emergency proclamation enabled “the state to quickly funnel money toward the facilitation of: 1) construction of a temporary shelter for homeless families; 2) the immediate extension of existing contracts for homeless services; and 3) an immediate increase in funding for programs that promote immediate housing,” according to a news release from the governor’s office the day he signed the proclamation.
Mahalo
On April 25 my husband and I (both partially handicapped) decided to have lunch at Ichiriki on Piikoi Street.
When we were done, we asked the waiter for the bill. He told us that the middle-age couple sitting diagonally from us paid the bill, including the tip. They had left the restaurant before we realized they paid our bill. We were shocked and surprised as we did not know the couple at all.
As we are unable to thank them personally for their random act of kindness, we would hope that they see this article so they know how much they touched our hearts. — Mahalo, two seniors
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