GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM
Illegal aerial fireworks light up the sky and homes in the Punchbowl area on Dec. 31.
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I empathize with the Ewa Beach kupuna who was beaten by punks after he went over to complain about fireworks at his neighbor’s house. That kupuna probably grew tired of prior failed experiences to get the Honolulu Police Department to respond. I have reported the illegal use of aerial fireworks to HPD, only to have my action fall on deaf ears. There was no response, leading to more flagrant use over the last 20 years. In my neighborhood they’ve become so emboldened they’ll fire it up on a whim.
What will it take for our city and county to seriously address and resolve this decades-old problem? Hopefully, it won’t be the death of a neighbor, because the rule of law seems to have no effective mechanism for curtailing the scofflaws.
Trevor Tyler
Halawa
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