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wnwiuwue~, ~ caunor tnmK of a sne said. ttons Public Charte[ School at Hunter Bishop con he reached a[ <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- <br /> <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 <br /> <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 <br /> ds <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. <br /> a half <br /> . R A C u parks it <br /> 1'1J(~ From front page none is <br /> coastlin <br /> South 1 <br /> rsat.io left his girlfriend's Accord at Ketnoelehua Avenue Rosario came to the Big Island ing off in their father's car. Hapuna <br /> .~_i_ ~_v.' _ rr.. ..tee ..e.~L:.... c__.,..__ <br /> <br />