Question: To renew my blue handicap parking pass, do I have to mail in the paperwork, or can I go down to the satellite city hall and do it in person?
Answer: You must mail in the paperwork to the Disability and Communication Access Board.
“All renewals of long-term, blue placards are via mail to our office,” said Francine Wai, DCAB’s executive director. “We already know that the person is ‘legitimate’ from their first application, so the renewal is done faster by mail and there is no longer a need for the individual to appear in person.”
Satellite city halls issue first-time disability parking placards and temporary placards, and they replace lost, stolen or mutilated placards but they do not handle renewals, according to the DCAB website.
Long-term disability parking placards (the blue ones) must be renewed every six years. Your qualifying condition must be certified anew by a physician or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who is licensed in Hawaii.
Follow these steps to renew your placard, according to DCAB:
>> Complete and sign side 1 of the Parking Permit Application Form (Form PA-2, 808ne.ws/formpa2). Along with providing your name, address and other information, be sure to mark the box for item No. 10, which states, “I am renewing my long term placard.”
>> Have your Hawaii licensed physician or APRN fill out side 2 of the form.
>> Mail the completed form to DCAB, P.O. Box 3377, Honolulu, HI 96801.
DCAB will mail you your renewed placard and ID card, along with a postage-paid envelope in which you must return your expired placard and ID card. Your application should take about seven to 10 days to process.
If you need an application form and cannot access one online, call DCAB at 586-8121 or email the agency at dcab@doh.hawaii.gov.
Q: What about walking into DCAB? Can I do that?
A: No. Walk-ins will not be accepted, according to DCAB’s website. Renewals are done strictly by mail.
Q: Will they take TVs at the recycling event on the Windward side?
A: Yes, one TV per car will be accepted at the Going Green community recycling day scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at Castle High School, 95-386 Kaneohe Bay Drive.
You can also drive through and drop off an unlimited amount of e-waste such as computers, monitors, printers and scanners; lead-acid batteries; HI-5 plastic and aluminum beverage containers; used eyeglasses and hearing aids; usable clothing, prom dresses, women’s business apparel and accessories; blankets and towels for pets; and canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank. Volunteers will help unload your car.
This is not a paper-shredding event. Many readers are asking about that. There’s at least one coming up, in April, and we’ll print the details closer to the event.
Auwe
Auwe to drunken drivers. They ruin our lives. Get them off the road. Keep them off the road. No more excuses. — A reader
Auwe
To the lady jogging down 10th Avenue in Palolo with her young son: Granted, pedestrians have the right of way, but you and your son could have been run down crossing Kiwila Street without looking. What ever happened to parents teaching their children the cardinal rule of looking both ways before crossing a street? — Distracted driver
Mahalo
Mahalo to the cute girl on the bus (Route 55 on Jan. 25, left the downtown area around 5:30 p.m.). As I was getting off the bus (across from Sears, Windward Mall) you handed me a picture of me that you had drawn on the bus. I really appreciated it. It really made my evening. But you forgot to sign your name. You have a great heart. — Happy person
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