Question: I witnessed a road-rage incident on the freeway, leaving the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. A gray pickup truck with military stickers intentionally veered dangerously toward a sedan, not once, not twice, but three times. This was crazy. Who can I report this incident to? The base headquarters’ office? I have a license plate.
Answer: If an incident like this is underway, the witness should call 911 and give the location and description of the vehicle, including the license plate and a description of the driver, said Michelle Yu, a spokeswoman for the Honolulu Police Department.
The military police office at Marine Corps Base Hawaii confirmed that HPD was the proper authority to contact during urgent situations that occur off base. It noted that you may follow up by filing a complaint with the military, which could result in administrative action against the driver.
You can find information about MCBH’s third-party traffic violation reporting system at 808ne.ws/1XmyP0k, a webpage that includes links to the form used to report alleged violations and to the base regulations that guide the issuance of citations; traffic rules are in Chapter 7.
The webpage describes two types of allegations:
A Third-Party Traffic Complaint enables anyone who witnesses a traffic violation or reckless or dangerous driving on or off base to have the military or civilian member’s unit informed of his or her dangerous driving habits.
A Third-Party Traffic Citation enables anyone who witnesses a traffic violation on or off base to initiate administrative action against the violator. The driver will receive a base traffic citation and be required to meet with the Base Traffic Court Magistrate. The witness (you) must be prepared to attend traffic court to back up the complaint.
The form asks for the date, time and location of the incident, a description of the driver and vehicle (including the license plate) and a brief recap of what happened. Once you fill out the form, you may submit it by email or print it out and deliver it to the Provost Marshal’s Office. Complete directions are on the webpage.
If you have any questions, or lack Internet access, you may call the base’s military police operations center at 257-2123.
Q: With all the controversy created by the building of the Honolulu rail system and recent changes to the HART board, I wondered: Are board members paid or compensated for their time served?
A: No. They’re volunteers, and there’s no per diem or other stipend for attending meetings, said Bill Brennan, a spokesman for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.
The voter-approved City Charter amendment that created the semi-autonomous transit authority specifies that the 10-member board include three people appointed by the mayor; three named by the Honolulu City Council; the city and state transportation directors; and a ninth voting member chosen by the board. The city’s director of planning and permitting also serves on the board, but lacks voting authority.
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I was in a Chinatown restaurant on Mother’s Day with my grandson. I had a little fall and I was bleeding. My grandson asked the restaurant if they had any Band-Aids, which they didn’t. Meanwhile, there was a young fellow waiting for his order and he came over concerned about how I was doing. Then he disappeared for a while and after a few minutes he came back with a little package of Band-Aids. I want to express my thanks to this young fellow. I did not get his name. — Mahalo, a senior citizen
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I wish to commend my always pleasant mailman, Morris Oshiro, who almost daily brings me up Amazon books that I order on a regular basis with the intention of donating (after I read them) to the public library, which did so much for me when I worked there for 35 years before I got retired. Although it is quite a distance from the mailbox (where the Amazon packages don’t fit) to my second-floor apartment, Mr. Oshiro always greets me with a, “Hello, Mr. Henna! Here’s your mail for today!” — Mahalo, David Yasuo Henna
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