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Column: With crime putting Chinatown at risk, police patrols needed now

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

A pedestrian walked along Maunakea Street past a police car near the Chinatown police substation on Wednesday.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Patrick Malone handbumped a passer-by before closing for the night Wednesday at his seafood shop on North Pauahi Street. Malone opened his business in August despite the homeless population in the area. “Most of them are softies but have addiction and mental issues,” said Malone about the homeless.

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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Chinatown community leaders and residents have voiced objections to street bulb-outs in the area.