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<br /> better way to share our aloha," Floral, a native of Detroit, the invitation of principal John hunter@hawaiirribune-herald.com.
<br /> l~ATROL From front page TREE FOR THE TROOPS
<br /> "It's slow, it's definitely the officer there.
<br /> slow here," said Capt. Robert Kaaua said most calls tend
<br /> Kaaua. "The only districts to originate in Ocean View, an ~,gw"
<br /> more quiet than us are North area he said has seen tremen-
<br /> Hilo and North Kohala." dour growth in the past two
<br /> "What 1 really enjoy about years. He estimated at least
<br /> my job is the quality of time it 4,000 people living in Ocean
<br /> affords me to spend talking View and about 5,500 living in as r,.
<br /> with people in the community," all of Ka`u. ~ j
<br /> he added. "If I were in Kona, Kaaua, who grew up in y ~
<br /> ttking call after call, I wouldn't Pahala, graduated from Ka`u
<br /> have the time that I have het." High School and lives in Hilo, " ,
<br /> Tuesday, there were fewer said Ka`u has changed drasti- ~ ' ~
<br /> than 10 calls tot' the two otti- catty since he was child.
<br /> cers on the day shift. Common complaints his
<br /> By mid-morning, the offi- officers receive include bark- ~
<br /> cers had responded to about ing dogs, all-terrain vehicle
<br /> five minor calls, which include riders on public highways,
<br /> complaints and traffic viola- [heft of farm products and
<br /> lions. One caller reported gun- gasoline. ~
<br /> shots in Ocean View -but He said he's already t
<br /> told the police dispatcher the received six reports of stolen ~
<br /> gunshots occurred three days gasoline from one station alone
<br /> ago and she hadn't bothered to - a high number for his dis-
<br /> call in a complaint until Tnes- trio. c
<br /> day. "But the thing you have got
<br /> In such cases, officers can to understand is that everything c~
<br /> do little more than take down shuts down early here," he
<br /> the complaint, Kaaua said, added. "If you're coming from At theTribune-Herald's office on Wednesday. office manag-
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<br /> because there aren't enough Kona after 5 p.m. and you run er Kathy Hiqaki, left, executive secretary Haunani Ogata,
<br /> officers to search for the person out of gas, nothing's open" center,and advertising manager Alice Sledge,right,putthe w
<br /> who may have done the shoo[- There is little to do in genet- finishing touches on a Christmas tree honoring U.S.troops. na
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<br /> ing. al, he said, and few economic ]3
<br /> If the person calls when the opportunities-. S f7 ~ ~ ~ y ~ ~
<br /> shooting is in progress, officers "h takes a special kind of V ~ ¦ YY ¦ j./ et
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<br /> tre dispatched and have abet- officer to work in Ka'u," Kaaua The Tribune-Herald has a troops in the tree. If you
<br /> er chance of finding the sus- said. "It needs to by somebody special Christmas tree in its would like to bring a photo, sc
<br /> reel, he added. who can communicate with the lobby this year. The tree is please make sure it's a dupli- n
<br /> But sometimes, the officers community and work out a decorated with dozens of Cate as photos will not be da
<br /> re Corced to make tough deci- solution instead of just imme- yellow "support the troops" returned. ce
<br /> ions due to a lack of manpower. diately arresting the person, ribbons to honor the men and After the holidays, the Rt
<br /> As an example, Kaaua because you never know how women serving in Iraq and Tribune-Herald will publish
<br /> escribed an incident when one the situation might turn on you Afghanistan. Among them is a full page of photos con-
<br /> fticer patrolling Pahala spot- and you only have one other Tribune-Herald employee taining all of the pictures
<br /> ;d a man wanted on an out- officer backing you up" Brendyn Valensona, whose submitted by the public. The
<br /> anding warrant driving up When high-pressure situa- photo is nestled in the tree, images also will be placed
<br /> ne of the sheets. The officer lions requiring the immediate The Tribune-Herald on theTribune-Herald's Web
<br /> arced to follow the cur, but attention of many officers invites the public to visit its site, so troops stationed ter cai
<br /> pit when a domestic distur- arise, off-duty patrol officers office at 355 Kinoole St. and away from home can enjoy State V
<br /> race was reported in Ocean and officers from Kona are hang photos of other U.S. them. ?ear th~
<br /> iew. He instead went to assist called in to assist. Can.
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