Police officers regularly attending the Nanakuli-Maili Neighborhood Board meeting are asked what they are doing to rid the community of its many illegal gambling rooms.
But Patty Kahanamoku-Teruya, chairperson of the board and a board member for the past 29 years, is not satisfied with their answers.
“Every month since gambling came big time in our community I’ve brought this up to HPD District 8. What is the problem? Why can’t we close them? Why are we having more gambling establishments?” Kahanamoku-Teruya said.
“The problem with the police department and the state is they always say, ‘Oh, we are short of staff, we’re trying our best.’ You get tired of hearing that. Then fill up your vacancies and get your department together. The taxpayers don’t want to hear we are short of staff,” she said.
