I THINK JIM HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE TOOOOO LONG.
Jim Cone
Honolulu
Get homeless away from parks
A question to the mayor: How many children have to be vulnerable and exposed to the destitute and/or desperate, aka homeless, in one Oahu public park before there is serious disaster? This is one single community park, Mr. Mayor, and you want 20 miles of homeless-attracting rail infrastructure?
There are homeless people and their tents all around the lavatories of Crane Park in Kaimuki. There are hundreds of children who play in this park on the weekdays after school. All the Kapahulu Raiders Pop Warner football teams are in this park. This is totally insane. I think you realize that telling the homeless to go a couple of times isn't going to solve anything.
These are forlorn, de- jected, unsupervised people surrounded by children playing.
Here are your options; any one would work for the time being: 1. Close the park. 2. Get the homeless into shelters. 3. Put a couple of police officers on site when there are scheduled children's activities. 4. Let parents have concealed-gun permits.
Forget the rail. Make taking care of the homeless in Honolulu your swan song.
Jan Blichfeldt
Honolulu
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