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Meet Umi, a service dog and man’s best friend

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Dec. 30, 2018

Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured escorting Hamlow down a handicap ramp at Restaurant Row. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured wearing the Hawaii Fi-Do vest. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured pushing a handicap button for a door for Hamlow. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured escorting Hamlow down a handicap ramp at Restaurant Row. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured wearing the Hawaii Fi-Do vest. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured pushing a handicap button for a door for Hamlow. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2019.
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Video by Nina Wu / nwu@staradvertiser.com
Photos by Cindy Ellen Russell / crussell@staradvertiser.com
A new law will penalize owners who parade their pets as fake service dogs. Fines range from $100 to $500. Over the years, Patrick Hamlow had a few run-ins with fake service dogs. He gets around with his trained service dog Umi.
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Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured escorting Hamlow down a handicap ramp at Restaurant Row. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
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Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
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Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured wearing the Hawaii Fi-Do vest. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
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Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. Umi is pictured pushing a handicap button for a door for Hamlow. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
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Umi is a bonafide service dog for Patrick Hamlow who lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2019.
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Patrick Hamlow lost both his legs due to complications with a staph infection and has a bona fide service dog named Umi. A new law will fine owners posing their animals as service dogs $100 to $250. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2019.
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