12-27-2009, 09:02 AM
Thank you for all your suggestions. I get that about the fire angle instead of pets due to the large amount of people here who don't see animals as anything but watch dogs or food. The woman next door really enjoys our cats but not sure how the boyfriend feels about them or animals in general. I wonder if asking if they could please be extra careful about where they aim that firecracker gun (because if I'd been on my lanai I could have easily been burnt) and to hold off on the aerials till New Year's Eve due to the dry vegetation would work, or if I might also ask if they could hold off till evenings. I work at home and it's just really really hard to focus, but I somehow don't think they'd get that. Plus for some reason the boyfriend has always been very rude to me. I've lived in Hawaii for a total of over 12 years and in the late 80's early 90's worked with youth at a treatment center here and taught two years at Waiakea. We mostly lived in Hilo but partly out here. And I've just never encountered this crazy amount of fireworks so far before New Year's Eve. On the other hand a friend of mine and her husband who is a cop lived in HPP for over 10 years and told me to get ready for a month of this. I really don't want to call the police but just not sure this guy really gives a hoot. I'll see what I can do though. Maybe I'm reading him all wrong.
Sistersue - isn't a bottle rocket a glass bottle that explodes? That's really scary.
I was told if the police see/hear them they will do something - probably a warning but that would be enough I bet. But you're right this isn't really the coolest way to go and there's really no aloha in that.
PS Their location really is the best. The street would be worse. They are on the other side of their house, so when they're pointing their launchers into their back field, that would be say 12:00 and we are at 3:00. Not sure why things are flying this way though.
Confirmed backyard fireworks and firecrackers only allowed on New Year's Day and up through 1 a.m. (And the 4th of course but that's not a big deal here).
PS That's a good idea about the fire dept. Also, the police dispatcher told me they would send a patrol car out and if the officer sees/hears something they would stop and talk to them and that they wouldn't say the neighbors complained. I think they would give a warning not a fine, so it's not like I'd be getting them into trouble. Last resorts though - I will try talking to them first. Also I won't want anyone over there getting mad and taking it our on my cats - not that they likely go there anymore, but still...
Thanks again
Cindy
Sistersue - isn't a bottle rocket a glass bottle that explodes? That's really scary.
I was told if the police see/hear them they will do something - probably a warning but that would be enough I bet. But you're right this isn't really the coolest way to go and there's really no aloha in that.
PS Their location really is the best. The street would be worse. They are on the other side of their house, so when they're pointing their launchers into their back field, that would be say 12:00 and we are at 3:00. Not sure why things are flying this way though.
Confirmed backyard fireworks and firecrackers only allowed on New Year's Day and up through 1 a.m. (And the 4th of course but that's not a big deal here).
PS That's a good idea about the fire dept. Also, the police dispatcher told me they would send a patrol car out and if the officer sees/hears something they would stop and talk to them and that they wouldn't say the neighbors complained. I think they would give a warning not a fine, so it's not like I'd be getting them into trouble. Last resorts though - I will try talking to them first. Also I won't want anyone over there getting mad and taking it our on my cats - not that they likely go there anymore, but still...
Thanks again
Cindy