Dick Rowland Image ‘Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)’ – Don’t Worry About Over-rated Hazards Despite living healthier and longer lives, and enjoying more pleasures and conveniences than ever before, Americans are often prey to unwarranted worries, observers note. Many of these worries spring from environmental warnings, say observers, and being scared affects their ability to think realistically and use good judgment. Often all the worrying turns out to be for naught, researchers say. It took an $8 million federal study to calm fears that breast cancer could be linked to environmental causes among women in Long Island, N.Y. — and, indeed, no scientific study has ever actually confirmed such a link. For a detailed discussion of how best to evaluate environmental threats, there is a new book: “How Much Risk? A Guide to Understanding Environmental Health Hazards,” by Inge F. Goldstein and Martin Goldstein, published by the Oxford University Press. Source: Jane E. Brody, “Risks and Realities: In a world of Hazards, Worries Are Often Misplaced,” New York Times, August 20, 2002 For text https://www/nytimes.com/2002/08/20/health/20BROD.html For more on Human Health Risks https://www.ncpa.org/iss/env – Dixiecrats Triumphant Woodrow Wilson’s historical reputation is that of a far-sighted progressive. But Reason Senior Editor Charles Paul Freund explains that Wilson was a racist retrograde, one who attempted to engineer the diminution of both justice and democracy for American blacks — who were enjoying little of either to begin with. See: https://reason.com/links/links121802.shtml – Forest Fights Just before leaving office, Bill Clinton issued a rule prohibiting the building of roads on untouched parcels of federal forest that applies to some 58.5 million acres of national forests. Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey points out that the national forests were created as timber reserves, and says the courts should overturn that rule. See: https://www.reason.com/rb/rb121802.shtml – Hit & Run Be sure to check out Hit & Run, Reason’s new group blog which officially launched last week, featuring continuously updated news, views and abuse by the Reason staff — and comments by visitors. Join the debate. See: https://www.reason.com/hitandrun/ ‘Roots (Food for Thought)’ Freedom, Not Voting, Makes America Great By Alex Epstein Every Election Day politicians, intellectuals, and activists propagate a seemingly patriotic but utterly un-American idea: the notion that our most important right-and the source of America’s greatness-is the right to vote. According to former President Bill Clinton, the right to vote is “the most fundamental right of citizenship”; it is “the heart and soul of our democracy,” says Senator John McCain. Such statements are regarded as uncontroversial-but consider their implications. If voting is truly our most fundamental right, then all other rights-including free speech, property, even life-are contingent on and revocable by the whims of the voting public (or their elected officials). America, on this view, is a society based not on individual rights, but on unlimited majority rule-like Ancient Athens, where the populace, exercising “the most fundamental right of citizenship,” elected to kill Socrates for voicing unpopular ideas-or modern-day Zimbabwe, where the democratically elected Robert Mugabe has seized the property of the nation’s white farmers and brought the nation to the verge of starvation-or Germany in 1932, when the people democratically elected the Nazi Party, including future Chancellor Adolph Hitler. Would anyone dare claim that America is thus fundamentally similar to these regimes, and that it is perfectly acceptable to kill controversial philosophers or to exterminate 6 million Jews, so long as it is done by popular vote? Contrary to popular rhetoric, America was founded, not as a “democracy,” but as a constitutional republic-a political structure under which the government is bound by a written constitution to the task of protecting individual rights. “Democracy” does not mean a system that holds public elections for government officials; it means a system in which a majority vote rules everything and everyone, and in which the individual thus has no rights. In a democracy, observed James Madison in The Federalist Papers, “there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention [and] have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property.” The right to vote derives from the recognition of man as an autonomous, rational being, who is responsible for his own life and who should therefore freely choose the people he authorizes to represent him in the government of his country. That autonomy is contradicted if a majority of voters is allowed to do whatever it wishes to the individual citizen. The right to vote is not a sanction for a gang to deprive other individuals of their freedom. Rather, because a free society requires a certain type of government, it is a means of installing the officials who will safeguard the individual rights of each citizen. What makes America unique is not that it has elections-even dictatorships hold elections-but that its elections take place in a country limited by the absolute principle of individual freedom. From our Declaration of Independence, which upholds the “unalienable rights” of every individual, among which are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” to our Constitution, whose Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom of private property, respect for individual liberty is the essence of America-and the root of her greatness. Unfortunately, with each passing Election Day, too many Americans view elections less as a means to protect freedom, and more as a means to win some government favor or handout at the expense of the liberty and property of other Americans. Our politicians promise, not to protect the basic rights spelled out in the Declaration and the Constitution, but to violate the rights of some people in order to benefit others. Today’s politicians want subsidies for farmers — by forcing non-farmers to pay for them; prescription drugs for the elderly — by forcing the non-elderly to pay for them; housing for the homeless — by forcing the non-homeless to pay for it. The more “democratic” our government becomes, the more we cannibalize our liberty, ultimately to the detriment of all. This Election Day, therefore, we should reject those who wish to reduce our republic to mob rule. Instead, we should vote for those, to whatever extent they can be found, who are defenders of the essence of America: individual freedom. Alex Epstein is a writer for the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, Calif. The Institute promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Above article is from https://www.aynrand.org/medialink/meaningoftherighttovote.shtml ‘Roots (Food for Thought)’ U.S. Government Continues to Stiff Montana By William Perry Pendley Published: The Heartland Institute 04/01/2002 In the summer of 1996, President Bill Clinton traveled to Yellowstone National Park to announce that his administration, in concert with environmental groups, had killed hundreds of jobs in southern Montana and northern Wyoming. The New World Mine, a world-class ($650 million) deposit of gold, silver, and copper in an area heavily mined since Europeans came west, would never open. Crown Butte Mines agreed to ensure the reclamation of the land, which had experienced decades of mining activity by other companies. In exchange, Crown Butte was promised $65 million worth of federal property. But federal officials could not identify any such property, so Congress appropriated the funds to pay Crown Butte instead. Recognizing that Montana, the nation’s poorest state, had been dealt a severe economic blow by the mine’s failure to open, Congress mandated some recompense. The Secretary of the Interior was to give Montana either $10 millio
n in federal mineral rights as agreed to by the Secretary and Montana’s Governor, or all rights in 533 million tons of federal coal in the “Otter Creek tracts.” Then-Governor Marc Racicot told then-Secretary Bruce Babbitt that Montana wanted the Otter Creek tracts within Powder River County, one of the nation’s most productive coal mining regions. Babbitt refused, saying the congressional mandate created a “windfall” for Montana. Undeterred, Racicot pressed for transfer of the Otter Creek tracts. Attorneys Promise He’ll Comply In 1998, landowners near Ashland, in Montana’s poorest region, sued to force Babbitt to comply with federal law by transferring the Otter Creek tracts. They argued that Babbitt’s well-publicized characterization of the coal transfer (Babbitt told a U.S. Senate committee what he told Racicot) proved Babbitt had no intention of complying with the law. Federal attorneys asserted that negotiations had begun, that negotiations were continuing, and that Babbitt would comply with federal law on or before New Year’s Day 2001. Given these assertions, a Washington, DC federal district court, in September 1999, dismissed the case as not ripe; that is, Babbitt had not yet violated the law and had indicated he would comply. On Dec. 22, 2000, Secretary Babbitt wrote to Gov. Racicot advising him, once again, that Babbitt had no intention of transferring the Otter Creek tracts to Montana and would not, under any circumstances, do so. The letter did not arrive in Montana until after Inauguration Day 2001. By then, Montana had a new governor, Judy Martz, who went to Washington, DC for President George W. Bush’s swearing in. While there, Gov. Martz met with Gale Norton, Secretary of the Department of Interior, to whom she communicated Montana’s request for immediate transfer of the Otter Creek tracts. Governor Martz repeated that request in a letter dated Feb. 1, 2001. A year after that letter was signed, Secretary Norton has yet to transfer the Otter Creek tracts to Montana, a year and a month after the transfer was to have taken place. Blackmail in the Courts Meanwhile, on Jan. 25, 2002, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC to prevent Norton from doing what Babbitt should have done in 1998, or 1999, or 2000, and what Norton should have done days after being sworn-in, given as how the deadline was Jan. 1, 2001. Although the tribe is seeking an order compelling Norton to conduct a lengthy environmental review before transferring the coal, the tribe’s attorney stated the real reason for the lawsuit is to force Montana to meet the tribe’s demands for employment and contracting guarantees. If the attorney’s statement is accurate, and for a host of other reasons, the lawsuit should be dismissed. Whether federal lawyers will file a motion to dismiss is unknown. In 1996, when Clinton stood before the media and smiling environmentalists to announce the death of hundreds of high-paying jobs, he enthused, “What a happy day.” It has not been a happy day economically in southeastern Montana for many years. Worse yet, the happy day envisioned by Congress when it mandated the coal transfer appears far away. William Perry Pendley is president and chief legal officer of the Mountain States Legal Foundation. Above article is from https://www.heartland.org Environment & Climate News April 2002. GRIH Comment: If they are big & strong enough to successfully tax you, they are all too able to hand you an empty sack full of promises. What they can do to Montana, they can do to Hawaii, or New Hampshire etc. ‘Evergreen (Today’s Quote)’ There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both will save us from thinking. – Alfred Korsybski ”See Web site” https://www.grassrootinstitute.org ”for further information. Join its efforts at “Nurturing the rights and responsibilities of the individual in a civil society. …” or email or call Grassroot of Hawaii Institute President Richard O. Rowland at mailto:grassroot@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 487-4959.”

Dick Rowland Image ‘Shoots (News, Views and Quotes)’ – Don’t Worry About Over-rated Hazards Despite living healthier and longer lives, and enjoying more pleasures and conveniences than ever before, Americans are often prey to unwarranted worries, observers note. Many of these worries spring from environmental warnings, say observers, and being scared affects their ability to think realistically and use good judgment. Often all the worrying turns out to be for naught, researchers say. It took an $8 million federal study to calm fears that breast cancer could be linked to environmental causes among women in Long Island, N.Y. — and, indeed, no scientific study has ever actually confirmed such a link. For a detailed discussion of how best to evaluate environmental threats, there is a new book: “How Much Risk? A Guide to Understanding Environmental Health Hazards,” by Inge F. Goldstein and Martin Goldstein, published by the Oxford University Press. Source: Jane E. Brody, “Risks and Realities: In a world of Hazards, Worries Are Often Misplaced,” New York Times, August 20, 2002 For text https://www/nytimes.com/2002/08/20/health/20BROD.html For more on Human Health Risks https://www.ncpa.org/iss/env – Dixiecrats Triumphant Woodrow Wilson’s historical reputation is that of a far-sighted progressive. But Reason Senior Editor Charles Paul Freund explains that Wilson was a racist retrograde, one who attempted to engineer the diminution of both justice and democracy for American blacks — who were enjoying little of either to begin with. See: https://reason.com/links/links121802.shtml – Forest Fights Just before leaving office, Bill Clinton issued a rule prohibiting the building of roads on untouched parcels of federal forest that applies to some 58.5 million acres of national forests. Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey points out that the national forests were created as timber reserves, and says the courts should overturn that rule. See: https://www.reason.com/rb/rb121802.shtml – Hit & Run Be sure to check out Hit & Run, Reason’s new group blog which officially launched last week, featuring continuously updated news, views and abuse by the Reason staff — and comments by visitors. Join the debate. See: https://www.reason.com/hitandrun/ ‘Roots (Food for Thought)’ Freedom, Not Voting, Makes America Great By Alex Epstein Every Election Day politicians, intellectuals, and activists propagate a seemingly patriotic but utterly un-American idea: the notion that our most important right-and the source of America’s greatness-is the right to vote. According to former President Bill Clinton, the right to vote is “the most fundamental right of citizenship”; it is “the heart and soul of our democracy,” says Senator John McCain. Such statements are regarded as uncontroversial-but consider their implications. If voting is truly our most fundamental right, then all other rights-including free speech, property, even life-are contingent on and revocable by the whims of the voting public (or their elected officials). America, on this view, is a society based not on individual rights, but on unlimited majority rule-like Ancient Athens, where the populace, exercising “the most fundamental right of citizenship,” elected to kill Socrates for voicing unpopular ideas-or modern-day Zimbabwe, where the democratically elected Robert Mugabe has seized the property of the nation’s white farmers and brought the nation to the verge of starvation-or Germany in 1932, when the people democratically elected the Nazi Party, including future Chancellor Adolph Hitler. Would anyone dare claim that America is thus fundamentally similar to these regimes, and that it is perfectly acceptable to kill controversial philosophers or to exterminate 6 million Jews, so long as it is done by popular vote? Contrary to popular rhetoric, America was founded, not as a “democracy,” but as a constitutional republic-a political structure under which the government is bound by a written constitution to the task of protecting individual rights. “Democracy” does not mean a system that holds public elections for government officials; it means a system in which a majority vote rules everything and everyone, and in which the individual thus has no rights. In a democracy, observed James Madison in The Federalist Papers, “there is nothing to check the inducements to sacrifice the weaker party or an obnoxious individual. Hence it is that such democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention [and] have ever been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property.” The right to vote derives from the recognition of man as an autonomous, rational being, who is responsible for his own life and who should therefore freely choose the people he authorizes to represent him in the government of his country. That autonomy is contradicted if a majority of voters is allowed to do whatever it wishes to the individual citizen. The right to vote is not a sanction for a gang to deprive other individuals of their freedom. Rather, because a free society requires a certain type of government, it is a means of installing the officials who will safeguard the individual rights of each citizen. What makes America unique is not that it has elections-even dictatorships hold elections-but that its elections take place in a country limited by the absolute principle of individual freedom. From our Declaration of Independence, which upholds the “unalienable rights” of every individual, among which are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,” to our Constitution, whose Bill of Rights protects freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the freedom of private property, respect for individual liberty is the essence of America-and the root of her greatness. Unfortunately, with each passing Election Day, too many Americans view elections less as a means to protect freedom, and more as a means to win some government favor or handout at the expense of the liberty and property of other Americans. Our politicians promise, not to protect the basic rights spelled out in the Declaration and the Constitution, but to violate the rights of some people in order to benefit others. Today’s politicians want subsidies for farmers — by forcing non-farmers to pay for them; prescription drugs for the elderly — by forcing the non-elderly to pay for them; housing for the homeless — by forcing the non-homeless to pay for it. The more “democratic” our government becomes, the more we cannibalize our liberty, ultimately to the detriment of all. This Election Day, therefore, we should reject those who wish to reduce our republic to mob rule. Instead, we should vote for those, to whatever extent they can be found, who are defenders of the essence of America: individual freedom. Alex Epstein is a writer for the Ayn Rand Institute in Irvine, Calif. The Institute promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. Above article is from https://www.aynrand.org/medialink/meaningoftherighttovote.shtml ‘Roots (Food for Thought)’ U.S. Government Continues to Stiff Montana By William Perry Pendley Published: The Heartland Institute 04/01/2002 In the summer of 1996, President Bill Clinton traveled to Yellowstone National Park to announce that his administration, in concert with environmental groups, had killed hundreds of jobs in southern Montana and northern Wyoming. The New World Mine, a world-class ($650 million) deposit of gold, silver, and copper in an area heavily mined since Europeans came west, would never open. Crown Butte Mines agreed to ensure the reclamation of the land, which had experienced decades of mining activity by other companies. In exchange, Crown Butte was promised $65 million worth of federal property. But federal officials could not identify any such property, so Congress appropriated the funds to pay Crown Butte instead. Recognizing that Montana, the nation’s poorest state, had been dealt a severe economic blow by the mine’s failure to open, Congress mandated some recompense. The Secretary of the Interior was to give Montana either $10 million in federal mineral rights as agreed to by the Secretary and Montana’s Governor, or all rights in 533 million tons of federal coal in the “Otter Creek tracts.” Then-Governor Marc Racicot told then-Secretary Bruce Babbitt that Montana wanted the Otter Creek tracts within Powder River County, one of the nation’s most productive coal mining regions. Babbitt refused, saying the congressional mandate created a “windfall” for Montana. Undeterred, Racicot pressed for transfer of the Otter Creek tracts. Attorneys Promise He’ll Comply In 1998, landowners near Ashland, in Montana’s poorest region, sued to force Babbitt to comply with federal law by transferring the Otter Creek tracts. They argued that Babbitt’s well-publicized characterization of the coal transfer (Babbitt told a U.S. Senate committee what he told Racicot) proved Babbitt had no intention of complying with the law. Federal attorneys asserted that negotiations had begun, that negotiations were continuing, and that Babbitt would comply with federal law on or before New Year’s Day 2001. Given these assertions, a Washington, DC federal district court, in September 1999, dismissed the case as not ripe; that is, Babbitt had not yet violated the law and had indicated he would comply. On Dec. 22, 2000, Secretary Babbitt wrote to Gov. Racicot advising him, once again, that Babbitt had no intention of transferring the Otter Creek tracts to Montana and would not, under any circumstances, do so. The letter did not arrive in Montana until after Inauguration Day 2001. By then, Montana had a new governor, Judy Martz, who went to Washington, DC for President George W. Bush’s swearing in. While there, Gov. Martz met with Gale Norton, Secretary of the Department of Interior, to whom she communicated Montana’s request for immediate transfer of the Otter Creek tracts. Governor Martz repeated that request in a letter dated Feb. 1, 2001. A year after that letter was signed, Secretary Norton has yet to transfer the Otter Creek tracts to Montana, a year and a month after the transfer was to have taken place. Blackmail in the Courts Meanwhile, on Jan. 25, 2002, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC to prevent Norton from doing what Babbitt should have done in 1998, or 1999, or 2000, and what Norton should have done days after being sworn-in, given as how the deadline was Jan. 1, 2001. Although the tribe is seeking an order compelling Norton to conduct a lengthy environmental review before transferring the coal, the tribe’s attorney stated the real reason for the lawsuit is to force Montana to meet the tribe’s demands for employment and contracting guarantees. If the attorney’s statement is accurate, and for a host of other reasons, the lawsuit should be dismissed. Whether federal lawyers will file a motion to dismiss is unknown. In 1996, when Clinton stood before the media and smiling environmentalists to announce the death of hundreds of high-paying jobs, he enthused, “What a happy day.” It has not been a happy day economically in southeastern Montana for many years. Worse yet, the happy day envisioned by Congress when it mandated the coal transfer appears far away. William Perry Pendley is president and chief legal officer of the Mountain States Legal Foundation. Above article is from https://www.heartland.org Environment & Climate News April 2002. GRIH Comment: If they are big & strong enough to successfully tax you, they are all too able to hand you an empty sack full of promises. What they can do to Montana, they can do to Hawaii, or New Hampshire etc. ‘Evergreen (Today’s Quote)’ There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both will save us from thinking. – Alfred Korsybski ”See Web site” https://www.grassrootinstitute.org ”for further information. Join its efforts at “Nurturing the rights and responsibilities of the individual in a civil society. …” or email or call Grassroot of Hawaii Institute President Richard O. Rowland at mailto:grassroot@hawaii.rr.com or (808) 487-4959.”

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are asking the public’s assistance in identifying four male suspects who kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted a 22-year-old Asian female on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at 8 p.m.

The victim was walking on Kaheka Street near Kanunu Street when she was approached by the suspect identified as “Jack” who brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun and directed the victim into a vehicle occupied by three other males. The victim was taken to a First Hawaiian Bank ATM machine located at Liliha Street, forced to withdraw cash, and then to a Bank of Hawaii ATM machine in Nuuanu Shopping Plaza. The suspects then drove the victim to the Nuuanu Pali Drive where two of the males sexually assaulted her. The victim was dropped off opposite 4151 Nuuanu Drive where
she was picked up by a passerby.

Anyone who has information about this case or recognizes the suspects or the suspect vehicle may contact Detective Dennis KIM, Adult Sex Crimes Detail at 529-3417, or anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, and Verizon Wireless Hawaii.

“CrimeStoppers010=03_Jack Image”

*Suspect #1 “Jack” (See composite)

Polynesian male, mid 20’s

5’2″ to 5’6″, stock build, mustache

Wearing a dark, two-tone beanie hat

Silver colored semi-automatic handgun

“CrimeStoppers010=03_Jim Image”

*Suspect #2 “Jim” (See composite)

Asian male, mid 20’s

5’2″ to 5’6″, slim build

*Suspect #3 Adult male

Local male, mid 20’s

Heavy build

*Suspect #4 Local juvenile male

5’2″ to 5’6″, slim build

Severe acne on face

“CrimeStoppers010=03_Car Image”

*Suspect Vehicle

4-door maroon compact vehicle

“Bazooka” type muffler

Upper front front windshield white design (See drawing)

Honolulu CrimeStoppers Inc., will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information which results in the arrest of a wanted person or the solving of case(s) reported to CrimeStoppers Honolulu Inc. All calls are confidential. Do not approach any suspect. All suspects and wanted fugitives should be considered armed and dangerous. All calls are confidential and anonymous. Persons who participate in the crime, or are victims of the crime are ineligible to receive CrimeStoppers rewards. Be a CrimeStopper and call the hot line at 955-8300 or *Crime on your cellular telephone.

Access the CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.crimestoppers-honolulu.org or the Student CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.studentcrimestoppers.org

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are asking the public’s assistance in identifying four male suspects who kidnapped, robbed and sexually assaulted a 22-year-old Asian female on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2003, at 8 p.m. The victim was walking on Kaheka Street near Kanunu Street when she was approached by the suspect identified as “Jack” who brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun and directed the victim into a vehicle occupied by three other males. The victim was taken to a First Hawaiian Bank ATM machine located at Liliha Street, forced to withdraw cash, and then to a Bank of Hawaii ATM machine in Nuuanu Shopping Plaza. The suspects then drove the victim to the Nuuanu Pali Drive where two of the males sexually assaulted her. The victim was dropped off opposite 4151 Nuuanu Drive where she was picked up by a passerby. Anyone who has information about this case or recognizes the suspects or the suspect vehicle may contact Detective Dennis KIM, Adult Sex Crimes Detail at 529-3417, or anonymous calls may be made to CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, and Verizon Wireless Hawaii. “CrimeStoppers010=03_Jack Image” *Suspect #1 “Jack” (See composite) Polynesian male, mid 20’s 5’2″ to 5’6″, stock build, mustache Wearing a dark, two-tone beanie hat Silver colored semi-automatic handgun “CrimeStoppers010=03_Jim Image” *Suspect #2 “Jim” (See composite) Asian male, mid 20’s 5’2″ to 5’6″, slim build *Suspect #3 Adult male Local male, mid 20’s Heavy build *Suspect #4 Local juvenile male 5’2″ to 5’6″, slim build Severe acne on face “CrimeStoppers010=03_Car Image” *Suspect Vehicle 4-door maroon compact vehicle “Bazooka” type muffler Upper front front windshield white design (See drawing) Honolulu CrimeStoppers Inc., will pay a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information which results in the arrest of a wanted person or the solving of case(s) reported to CrimeStoppers Honolulu Inc. All calls are confidential. Do not approach any suspect. All suspects and wanted fugitives should be considered armed and dangerous. All calls are confidential and anonymous. Persons who participate in the crime, or are victims of the crime are ineligible to receive CrimeStoppers rewards. Be a CrimeStopper and call the hot line at 955-8300 or *Crime on your cellular telephone. Access the CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.crimestoppers-honolulu.org or the Student CrimeStoppers Web site at https://www.studentcrimestoppers.org

“Suzanne Gelb Image”

”Barking Dogs — Why Do I Have to Put up With it?”

Dear Dr. Gelb:

I live in a condo that allows pets, and my next door neighbor has a dog that barks its head off. I’ve called the police and they have been out a few times, but they say they can do nothing because the city ordinance says they cannot do anything unless the dog barks 10 minutes steady or 30 minutes intermittent. It does not appear that the dog is barking this long but it wakes me up at night and disturbs my concentration during the day.

Barked Out

A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

Dear Barked Out:

As a condo owner myself, in a building that allows pets, I am familiar with typical perception of the ordinance (Chapter 7, Article 2 Animal Nuisance) as you describe. I believe that perception to be in error. Often, only 7-2.2(a) is relied on, with its reference to the 10 minute and half hour time frames you mention. However, 7-2.2(b) and the related 7-2.4(c) must be acknowledged as well. As a jump-start to your research, here are the relevant sections:

Sec. 7-2.2 Definitions. “Animal nuisance,” for the purposes of this section, shall include but not be limited to any animal, farm animal or poultry which:

(a) Makes noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or intermittently for one-half hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time of day or night and regardless of whether the animal, farm animal or poultry is physically situated in or upon private property;

(b) Barks, whines, howls, crows, cries or makes any other unreasonable noise as described in Section 7-2.4 (c) of this article; or

Sec.7-2.4 General requirements.

(c) Noise is unreasonable within the meaning of this article if considering the nature and the circumstances surrounding the animal nuisance, including the nature of the location and the time of the day or night, it interferes with reasonable individual or group activities such as, but not limited to, communication, work, rest, recreation or sleep; or the failure to heed the admonition of a police officer or a special officer of the animal control contractor that the noise is unreasonable and should be stopped or reduced.

That being said, there are two courses to take when faced with an interference such as you describe. First, a review of applicable condominium house rules and by laws could be a good place to start, possibly under the header of “pets” and/or “noise/nuisance.” If such provisions that protect one’s right to peace and quiet do not appear to be available, then the police can be called again, this time consider challenging them on the entire ordinance. If that effort does not generate the desired result, then a call to Action Line or the mayor’s office may be in order. Here’s wishing you no more sleepless nights.

”Neighboring Sex — Why Must I Put up With it?”

Dear Dr. Gelb:

I live in a condo and the walls are very thin. My neighbors are very sexually active. I have nothing against sex, but the pleasure sounds and their bed bumping against my wall is causing me sleepless nights, and I am not a day sleeper. I don’t have the nerve to confront them about this nuisance. It is too embarrassing.

Embarrassed

A: Dr. Gelb says . . .

Dear Embarrassed:

I imagine that if you bring this to the attention of the resident manager of your condominium, he or she could find a way to notify your neighbors that they may want to move their bed away from your wall and possibly sound proof, or experience their pleasure in another room. Check your house rules and see if there is a clause that offers you the right to a peaceful and quiet environment.

”’Suzanne J. Gelb, Ph.D., J.D. authors this daily column, Dr. Gelb Says, which answers questions about daily living and behavior issues. Dr. Gelb is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Honolulu. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Human Services. Dr. Gelb is also a published author of a book on Overcoming Addictions and a book on Relationships.”’

”’This column is intended for entertainment use only and is not intended for the purpose of psychological diagnosis, treatment or personalized advice. For more about the column’s purpose, see”’ “An Online Intro to Dr. Gelb Says”

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The following hearing notices, which are subject to change, were sorted and taken from the Hawaii State Capitol Web site. Please check that site for updates and/or changes to the schedule at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/hearing/hearing2.asp?press1=docs&button1=current Go there and click on the Hearing Date to view the Hearing Notice.

Hearings notices for both House and Senate measures in all committees:

Hearing

”Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee”

1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing FIN

1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN

1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WAM/TMG

1/22/03 3:30 PM None Informational Briefing FIN

1/23/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/23/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/23/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing AGR

1/23/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing JHW PSM

1/23/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN

1/23/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN

1/23/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing TSM

1/23/03 2:00 PM None Informational Briefing JHW

1/23/03 2:00 PM None Informational Briefing JUD

1/23/03 4:00 PM None Informational Briefing ECD/SAT

1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing HLT

1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/24/03 10:30 AM None Informational Briefing WLH

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB14 RELATING TO TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB17 RELATING TO PAGER AND CELLULAR PHONE SPAM. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB22 RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB43 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB75 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB93 RELATING TO THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB96 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB139 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. CPC

1/24/03 1:00 PM HB140 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. CPC

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1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM

1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM/EDU

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1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

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1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM

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2/21/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG

Suzanne Gelb Image ‘Barking Dogs — Why Do I Have to Put up With it?’ Dear Dr. Gelb: I live in a condo that allows pets, and my next door neighbor has a dog that barks its head off. I’ve called the police and they have been out a few times, but they say they can do nothing because the city ordinance says they cannot do anything unless the dog barks 10 minutes steady or 30 minutes intermittent. It does not appear that the dog is barking this long but it wakes me up at night and disturbs my concentration during the day. Barked Out A: Dr. Gelb says . . . Dear Barked Out: As a condo owner myself, in a building that allows pets, I am familiar with typical perception of the ordinance (Chapter 7, Article 2 Animal Nuisance) as you describe. I believe that perception to be in error. Often, only 7-2.2(a) is relied on, with its reference to the 10 minute and half hour time frames you mention. However, 7-2.2(b) and the related 7-2.4(c) must be acknowledged as well. As a jump-start to your research, here are the relevant sections: Sec. 7-2.2 Definitions. “Animal nuisance,” for the purposes of this section, shall include but not be limited to any animal, farm animal or poultry which: (a) Makes noise continuously and/or incessantly for a period of 10 minutes or intermittently for one-half hour or more to the disturbance of any person at any time of day or night and regardless of whether the animal, farm animal or poultry is physically situated in or upon private property; (b) Barks, whines, howls, crows, cries or makes any other unreasonable noise as described in Section 7-2.4 (c) of this article; or Sec.7-2.4 General requirements. (c) Noise is unreasonable within the meaning of this article if considering the nature and the circumstances surrounding the animal nuisance, including the nature of the location and the time of the day or night, it interferes with reasonable individual or group activities such as, but not limited to, communication, work, rest, recreation or sleep; or the failure to heed the admonition of a police officer or a special officer of the animal control contractor that the noise is unreasonable and should be stopped or reduced. That being said, there are two courses to take when faced with an interference such as you describe. First, a review of applicable condominium house rules and by laws could be a good place to start, possibly under the header of “pets” and/or “noise/nuisance.” If such provisions that protect one’s right to peace and quiet do not appear to be available, then the police can be called again, this time consider challenging them on the entire ordinance. If that effort does not generate the desired result, then a call to Action Line or the mayor’s office may be in order. Here’s wishing you no more sleepless nights. ‘Neighboring Sex — Why Must I Put up With it?’ Dear Dr. Gelb: I live in a condo and the walls are very thin. My neighbors are very sexually active. I have nothing against sex, but the pleasure sounds and their bed bumping against my wall is causing me sleepless nights, and I am not a day sleeper. I don’t have the nerve to confront them about this nuisance. It is too embarrassing. Embarrassed A: Dr. Gelb says . . . Dear Embarrassed: I imagine that if you bring this to the attention of the resident manager of your condominium, he or she could find a way to notify your neighbors that they may want to move their bed away from your wall and possibly sound proof, or experience their pleasure in another room. Check your house rules and see if there is a clause that offers you the right to a peaceful and quiet environment. ”Suzanne J. Gelb, Ph.D., J.D. authors this daily column, Dr. Gelb Says, which answers questions about daily living and behavior issues. Dr. Gelb is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Honolulu. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Human Services. Dr. Gelb is also a published author of a book on Overcoming Addictions and a book on Relationships.” ”This column is intended for entertainment use only and is not intended for the purpose of psychological diagnosis, treatment or personalized advice. For more about the column’s purpose, see” “An Online Intro to Dr. Gelb Says” ”Email your questions to mailto:DrGelbSays@hawaiireporter.com More information on Dr. Gelb’s services and related resources available at” https://www.DrGelbSays.com

The following hearing notices, which are subject to change, were sorted and taken from the Hawaii State Capitol Web site. Please check that site for updates and/or changes to the schedule at https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/hearing/hearing2.asp?press1=docs&button1=current Go there and click on the Hearing Date to view the Hearing Notice. Hearings notices for both House and Senate measures in all committees: Hearing ‘Date Time Bill Number Measure Title Committee’ 1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/22/03 1:30 PM None Informational Briefing WAM/TMG 1/22/03 3:30 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/23/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/23/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/23/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing AGR 1/23/03 9:00 AM None Informational Briefing JHW PSM 1/23/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/23/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/23/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing TSM 1/23/03 2:00 PM None Informational Briefing JHW 1/23/03 2:00 PM None Informational Briefing JUD 1/23/03 4:00 PM None Informational Briefing ECD/SAT 1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing HLT 1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/24/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/24/03 10:30 AM None Informational Briefing WLH 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB14 RELATING TO TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB17 RELATING TO PAGER AND CELLULAR PHONE SPAM. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB22 RELATING TO CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB43 RELATING TO INSURANCE FRAUD. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB75 RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB93 RELATING TO THE CONTINUING EDUCATION OF DESIGN PROFESSIONALS. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB96 RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB139 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM HB140 RELATING TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL INDUSTRY. CPC 1/24/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/24/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/24/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/24/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/27/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM/EDU 1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/27/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/28/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing FIN 1/28/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing Summary FIN 1/28/03 1:15 PM None Informational Briefing TSM 1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/29/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing WAM 1/30/03 8:30 AM None Informational Briefing Summary WAM 2/21/03 1:00 PM None Informational Briefing TMG