Community Discussion in Nuuanu, Honolulu, Oahu
COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: Reposting from Jerry Adams "not a post about anything stolen but want some opinions regarding street parking with tow away signs. everyone here knows how valuable street parking is lol, especially in town. so near Nuuanu my girlfriend's condo building there are a bunch of tow away signs and cops daily issue tickets for any cars parked on the street there. EXCEPT there are a few cars that have DOT permits that dont get ticketed. I contacted both the city and state DOT asking how to get the permit to park there and i was told: 'The permits are only given to the property owners there that have been landlocked due to the construction of the Pali Hwy' So basically the DOT issued special parking permits that allow specific people to park there legally while everyone else gets a $50+ ticket and sometimes a tow because the highway cut off the property owner's original access decades ago, they get a 'private' parking stall on a public street. I dont blame the property owners, but the state. so my problem is basically this: Selectivity: This is a public street maintained by tax dollars. How can the State grant exclusive, permanent use of public land to a select few private citizens? Condo/Tenant Rights: my girlfriend owns a unit in the condo complex that fronts the street with the no parking tow away signs. So the building is also 'landlocked' (albeit there is an basement garage but its tiny and only one stall per unit), yet as a condo owner, was told don’t qualify for the permit. If the goal is to help residents of the area, why are single-family homeowners privileged over condo owners or renters? The 'Safety' Pretext: If it’s a 'Tow-Away Zone' for safety/traffic flow, why is it suddenly safe when a permitted car is there? If a car can safely park there with a permit, the 'Tow-Away' reasoning is a sham. So either open up the permits for anyone with an address near there (including condo owners/renters) or just allow a few marked spaces for the homeowners that got 'landlocked' be the parking by permit only and not the entire street a tow away zone When i contacted DOT i got contact of DOT traffic department person but thinking of going straight to city council person for the district to get anything real done. this issue might seem like small bananas but when u get a $50 traffic ticket at least once a week and towed a few times (costing over $200 each) it gets annoying as hell" Join the discussion in the comments below! Share your thoughts and experiences. Find this report and thousands more at searchssh.com searchssh.com - reportssh.com - sshintel.com #hawaii #stolenstuffhawaii #parking #permits #community IMPORTANT NOTICE: Allegations of criminal conduct in this post are unverified. SSH shares this content for public awareness only and does not confirm whether any laws were violated. Determinations of criminal responsibility are made solely by law enforcement and the courts. Disclaimer: This post contains community-reported information and reflects the perspective of the original poster. Details are unconfirmed and alleged. SSH does not verify claims, determine fault, or make conclusions regarding criminal activity.