According to the Star-Bulletin, four boys were hit by a car by Kukui Tower yeserday at 4:19 pm. The kids were hunting lizards in the shrubbey around the building when a speeding Mercedes hit another car and jumped the curb. The Mercedes plowed into boys. One was taken to Straub in stable condition.
Frankly, I feel more sorry for the lizards than the kids. I think I saw these same boys chasing a green gecko on Fort Street Mall around 4 pm on Monday. Some of the boys almost ran into traffic on Beretania. Then they ran across the street to Kukui Plaza.
I’m sure the children I saw were involved in yesterday’s accident.
I imagine their parents were called by HPD to pick up their injured children from Kapiolani and Straub. Those must have been interesting conversations.
According to the newspaper, the four injured boys all live in the building. Perhaps the building management reminded the families that the sidewalks aren’t their private playground.
Then again, it’s just as likely that no one will do anything about these kids. Every day I see children who run around, scream, or won’t stay seated. Their parents usually watch and say nothing.
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