06-13-2008, 04:28 AM
We live at the very back corner of TikiGardens, (its really Aina Pua but thats another story). It is very peaceful back here and everyone enjoys that.
We have been having some trouble with people that don't live in this area coming on their 3 and 4 wheelers and cutting paths through private property and doing all kind of damage as they make those paths, leaving trash behind, and really making a lot of noise.
The neighbor adjacent to the lots has been trying to get them to stop, has called out the police several times and came to us and asked that we call the police when this occurs. We saw him have a personal confrontation with the group which resulted in some loud, aggressive comunication on both sides.
But none of that has stopped it.
Yesterday evening, a good sized group of people on 3 and 4 wheelers and dirt bikes and a pickup passed by our home and proceeded on to the property.
I thought of calling the police but acting on impulse, as I have occasion to do, I grabbed my camera, put on my flipflops and headed down that way, my husband in the shower scrapping off the grease from a hard days work, totally oblivious to my actions.
I approached them and started clicking. Got their attention. They called to each other and pulled out off the land.
I got closer and kept clicking. Then one rather large guy by his pickup asked me "Heh, what you taking pictures for? Why you take picture my license?"
I sort of shrugged my shoulders and said "I donno? Heh, so you know that you are on private property and its illegal..heh, man, I know you all are just trying to have fun but can't you go somewhere else?"
I guess my words were very irritating and he got in his pickup, while yelling at me in a very colorful way and peeling out, with a little girl standing beside him on the seat trying to hold on...and all the others followed behind him, off down another street. At least one of the guys shot me a "shaka".
We have been having some trouble with people that don't live in this area coming on their 3 and 4 wheelers and cutting paths through private property and doing all kind of damage as they make those paths, leaving trash behind, and really making a lot of noise.
The neighbor adjacent to the lots has been trying to get them to stop, has called out the police several times and came to us and asked that we call the police when this occurs. We saw him have a personal confrontation with the group which resulted in some loud, aggressive comunication on both sides.
But none of that has stopped it.
Yesterday evening, a good sized group of people on 3 and 4 wheelers and dirt bikes and a pickup passed by our home and proceeded on to the property.
I thought of calling the police but acting on impulse, as I have occasion to do, I grabbed my camera, put on my flipflops and headed down that way, my husband in the shower scrapping off the grease from a hard days work, totally oblivious to my actions.
I approached them and started clicking. Got their attention. They called to each other and pulled out off the land.
I got closer and kept clicking. Then one rather large guy by his pickup asked me "Heh, what you taking pictures for? Why you take picture my license?"
I sort of shrugged my shoulders and said "I donno? Heh, so you know that you are on private property and its illegal..heh, man, I know you all are just trying to have fun but can't you go somewhere else?"
I guess my words were very irritating and he got in his pickup, while yelling at me in a very colorful way and peeling out, with a little girl standing beside him on the seat trying to hold on...and all the others followed behind him, off down another street. At least one of the guys shot me a "shaka".