PARKING IN OUR COMMUNITY
9-9-2026
Recently, complaints about parking problems have made their way to
the Board, police, and committee members, suggesting that maybe we need to direct
some attention to the rules.
Let's start with what sidewalks are for: walking on the side of a roadway. In Pualani Estates we have many people who would like to be able to move safely with a friend or a
child in a stroller or even with a device like a walker or wheelchair. The curbs here are a barrier to anyone with something wheeled just stepping off the sidewalk to get into the street because someone has parked over or on the sidewalk.
There is NO parking on sidewalks - NONE. Not two tires or even one. NONE.
Within the past year, we have had some of our kupuna stumble and nearly fall into the street because someone else was careless about parking. The rules aren't complicated,
and they are meant to protect everyone who uses the sidewalks as well as drivers. The traffic humps in the
road have helped with the speeding on our hill, but blocked visibility is something that
parking still impacts adversely.
No doubt that is why the County has Key Parking Proximity Rules: (The police enforce these, and we are encouraged to alert them to someone violating
these.)
20 feet: Required distance from any intersection, unit home entrance, or
crosswalk (even without signs or curb markings).
30 feet: Required distance from a stop sign.
10 feet: Required distance from a fire hydrant or transformer bank.
4 feet: Required distance from a private driveway entrance.
It is also a law that a vehicle must be parked facing in the same direction as the traffic in the adjacent lane. For safety, when parked on a hillside, be sure your wheels are turned to prevent the movement of the vehicle into the roadway in the event of a mechanical failure or collision.
In addition, when parked on a residential property, vehicles must fit within the length of the driveway and not extend over the sidewalk.
Vehicles may only be parked on areas of the property that have been finished with cement, gravel or stonework.
Parking on individual lots may not be on the same side as the front entrance to the home.
Near mailboxes, allow space for the USPS vehicle to safely pull into the place in front of
them. If the postal delivery person can't drive in there, she or he is not required to
deliver the mail.
An accident was reported by neighbors along Puapua`anui Street that involved a vehicle and a youngster with a bike near the corner of Lali`i and Puapua`anui. Police and an ambulance were at the scene. 
