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  • #31
    Re: HI Driver License Renewal

    A backyard with a thriving vegetable, fruit and flower garden goes
    a long way towards the goal of lessening car use and encouraging
    exercise in the form of walking.
    After a point one would think that all those records were just gradually erased by mildew and fungus.
    It is absolutely unacceptable that Greg should have to put up with this.
    The boffins that run the data bases should wake up.
    Last edited by lensperson; February 18, 2013, 12:15 AM.

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    • #32
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      Originally posted by lensperson View Post
      It is absolutely unacceptable that Greg should have to put up with this.
      The boffins that run the data bases should wake up.
      Thank you for the sympathy. Myself, I don't blame the database boffins. To people who are totally unconcerned with individual liberties, privacy, government intrusions on our lives, the business with the drivers' licenses makes perfect sense. My wife could be a terrorist or an illegal immigrant who will be caught by these new rules for identifying each of us. Is it likely? No, but it's not impossible. Why must I be searched before boarding a plane? I could have a bomb in my underwear. Why must I wear a seat belt every time I travel in a car? It might protect me in an accident. Has it ever? No, but it could. Why do I have to register my guns or get a background check before buying another? Well, we all know why, don't we. I could be a criminal or a madman who will be caught when I break the gun rules. Did I ever use a gun in a crime or threaten to kill large numbers of children and will I be caught when I break the gun rules? No, no, no, and no, but it's not impossible. Better safe than sorry.

      So, I think the boffins is us.
      Last edited by GregLee; February 18, 2013, 03:13 AM.
      Greg

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      • #33
        Re: HI Driver License Renewal

        Originally posted by GregLee View Post
        Myself, I don't blame the database boffins.
        Neither do I.

        In the 21st century world we live in, trying to solve the problem of long customer service lines at the satellite city hall by simply taking shortcuts in ID documentation/verification is short-sighted and foolish. A homeowner can likewise "solve" the problem of a squeaky hinge on a front door by simply removing the door altogether. But I wonder how long it will be before someone notices this and proceeds to burglarize that house when the owner is away.

        Just as a homeowner with common sense would get to the root of the problem by taking care of the hinge, the city should look at ways to streamline and speed-up the customer service. Mayor Caldwell offered up the idea of setting up online cameras at the city hall offices, so people will know if a particular location is busy before going down. Other steps can be taken, like having document specialist(s) inspecting everybody's paperwork before standing in line.

        With some sensible changes in city hall procedures, customer wait time can be reduced without compromising national/local security.
        This post may contain an opinion that may conflict with your opinion. Do not take it personal. Polite discussion of difference of opinion is welcome.

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        • #34
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          The need for more stringent security in Hawaii is in part
          because the isle is home to a multitude of "institutions" used to
          ensure national security.

          I remember an old documentary from the 1980s that shows the intelligence
          measures installed on Oahu from certain embassies in the 1930s.

          The breaking of the purple code should have saved some lives but institutional
          bottlenecks led to disaster.

          In the mid 80s I got lost after getting a wide Nikkor for Bronica
          at a pawn shop in Pearl City.

          My drive took me into a flat area surrounded by birms.
          the guard told me to leave. I did.

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          • #35
            Re: HI Driver License Renewal

            Originally posted by Frankie's Market View Post
            Other steps can be taken, like having document specialist(s) inspecting everybody's paperwork before standing in line.
            They were doing that at the Koolau license place, my wife tells me.

            They might also keep all the license renewal stations open. The one at the Kaneohe satellite city hall was closed the other day, when my wife went there, as I mentioned.
            Greg

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            • #36
              Re: HI Driver License Renewal

              This "Let me see your papers" please reminds me of Nazi Germany.
              I'm still progressing through season 2 of "Hogan's Heroes".

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              • #37
                Re: HI Driver License Renewal

                It looks like we now have webcams at our DMV (or at least some of them). Hawaii Kai is not included. If the story in the above link gets cut off because of the “pay wall”, here is the link to the City & County webcams. BTW, as I post this (around 6:15 pm), the lines are empty because the offices are closed, but tune-in around mid-day and see what a difference there is at each DMV location.

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