Helicopter ID

[Carey]

After talking a few times today to the people taking reports...& their boss, I know that they do have radar that they can check for compliance, and may in the next day, but it seems like they do not have anything to do to the pilots if they are flying low.... Oh, and it seems that even though they had a slew of complaints from today, nothing was being done (most of the calls only go to the switchboard at the HON airport... that is why there are long holds & such... one ringy dingy...

So basically we can call them, complain, send pictures and all they can do is MAYBE ask the pilot not to do that...but it really does not sound like they even bother with that...

SOOOO, if we see the Maui Cty Rescue yellow bird, maybe we should call the pilots' boss & the MAUI county officials... same thing if the Blue Hawaii or other pilots are flying in an annoying manner, call their BOSS! (OK, can you tell that we have had a number of low flights today? Each of these helicopter sightings that you all have had have ALL flown out of HIlo, over our house & back from HPP, HA, Fern forest & WaaWaa, over our house on the way back to Hilo.... That little yellow bird has REALLY been busy AND VERY ANNOYING today.... too bad he is not in HIS county!

ADDED:
Yellow County of Maui Rescue helicopter contacts:
Chief Jeffery Murray & Deputy Robert Shimada
(808)271-7561
email: fire.dept@co.maui.hi.us