04-09-2013, 03:46 PM
OMG. [B)]
Where does your neighbor live? If it's out of state, someone needs to be able to deal with this legally. Is there a realtor, lawyer, or have they assigned someone as their representative? Alot of the calls to police from Puna are for "squatters", "removal of tenants", etc., and someone has to have legal documentation to deal with it. In this instance, good for you for caring, and hopefully, there will be follow up by the police.
Unfortunately, the bulk of calls in the Puna area (with shorthanded police force) are active domestic violence, active assaults, active attempted suicides, and the like. These kinds of calls obviously take priority. On a Friday night, there are too many calls going on in Puna to count!!!
Puna has never enjoyed the basic need for officers per capita, especially nowadays. There are calls for "holdovers" daily, where officers have to volunteer to work extra hours, and/or double shift. Short staffed to say the least.
Not making excuses, however, the home owner needs to make provisions for an empty house. (Lucky for your neighbors, you are trying to do the right thing, while helping them). There is state law that kicks in when an owner leaves Hawai'i and cannot physically represent themselves, it requires a resident/contact for that property, especially if it's a rental.
The cops can only do so much, and with the manpower they are operating with it makes this case seem "less important". I have to believe that they do want the information, and will follow up, it is just a matter of when. (FYI, there is a group they are looking for in Puna that is actively robbing houses, running strip joints in vacant houses in Paradise Park, etc.)
There is no excuse for shoddy police work. Period. Write the Police Commission if necessary, or the Chief of Police and see what happens(don't hold your breath, just saying). Lots of good suggestions already stated here, too.
Sure wish I had a neighbor like you. [
] Good luck.
Where does your neighbor live? If it's out of state, someone needs to be able to deal with this legally. Is there a realtor, lawyer, or have they assigned someone as their representative? Alot of the calls to police from Puna are for "squatters", "removal of tenants", etc., and someone has to have legal documentation to deal with it. In this instance, good for you for caring, and hopefully, there will be follow up by the police.
Unfortunately, the bulk of calls in the Puna area (with shorthanded police force) are active domestic violence, active assaults, active attempted suicides, and the like. These kinds of calls obviously take priority. On a Friday night, there are too many calls going on in Puna to count!!!
Puna has never enjoyed the basic need for officers per capita, especially nowadays. There are calls for "holdovers" daily, where officers have to volunteer to work extra hours, and/or double shift. Short staffed to say the least.
Not making excuses, however, the home owner needs to make provisions for an empty house. (Lucky for your neighbors, you are trying to do the right thing, while helping them). There is state law that kicks in when an owner leaves Hawai'i and cannot physically represent themselves, it requires a resident/contact for that property, especially if it's a rental.
The cops can only do so much, and with the manpower they are operating with it makes this case seem "less important". I have to believe that they do want the information, and will follow up, it is just a matter of when. (FYI, there is a group they are looking for in Puna that is actively robbing houses, running strip joints in vacant houses in Paradise Park, etc.)
There is no excuse for shoddy police work. Period. Write the Police Commission if necessary, or the Chief of Police and see what happens(don't hold your breath, just saying). Lots of good suggestions already stated here, too.
Sure wish I had a neighbor like you. [
] Good luck. 
