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Neighborhood Watch
By Richard Willing, Coordinator
Many thanks go out to all the dedicated residents who donate
their time to help be the "eyes and ears of the local Police" as our
Neighborhood Watch. All of us are volunteers who give time, vehicles, and
gasoline to help keep Leilani a safe, peaceful, and enjoyable place to live.
Our Watch meetings continue to be the last Tuesday of each
month at 7pm in the Community Association building on Moku street and all
residents are invited to join us for monthly Watch discussion, coffee and
cake. The Neighborhood Watch organizes a bi-annual community potluck and imu
that everyone is invited to that occurs in August and February, so watch
this website for actual dates. Our members organize regular community garage
sales so again watch this website for sales dates. Our monthly newsletters
keep residents up to date on community issues and are attached below, so
read and let us know how we can make improvements to our watch and our great
community.
![[New!]](images/smallnew.gif) A
monthly flyer is put out by Neighborhood Watch and lets residents know what
is happening in the community. The
monthly Neighborhood Watch newsletters are listed below.
I Am a Neighborhood Watch
By Lieutenant James
Sanborn
(Taken from a
presentation given on April 27, 2002, at the “Solutions 2002: Neighborhoods in
Action” Conference.)
I AM A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH. My birth certificate is the date a
community decides to have me. I am basically conceived to provide citizens an
opportunity to address crime and the fear of crime that threatens their
community’s well being. Today’s lifestyles can contribute to community isolation
and weaken civic ties. I am the opportunity for you and your neighbors to
prevent or break this cycle, and in the process build your community into a
safer, friendlier, and nice place to live. I am a strategy that can be used for
many things and involve lots of people. I have been successful in the
communities of Leilani Estates, Ocean View, Kaumana Caves, and Kealakehe,
to name a few. I can be found in rural areas, subdivisions, cul-de-sacs,
agricultural areas, towns and cities.
I am a strong and committed group of citizens wherever I am!
I search for a “safe and secure” environment in every program or project I
undertake and I am busy at this very moment building a better tomorrow today!! I
am a meeting at a government facility, church, school, business, or in someone’s
home, built with love and sweat. I am a farmer, a salesman, a retiree, a
Christian, a Buddhist, a grandparent, a senior citizen, a teenager, and someone
who’s trying to be a contributing member of society after having chosen the
wrong path in life. I am a letter to a Council member, government agency,
business, or neighbor pleading for assistance to address a problem impacting the
community’s quality of life. I am growing through all that I undertake. I am
never a loser!! I am about roles and responsibilities, communication, planning,
training, mobilization, and seeking out resources. I am neighborhood and park
cleanups, teen dances, home security checks, finding solutions to traffic
problems, collecting toys, clothing and food items for the homeless, organizing
after-school activities, helping crime victims, reclaiming playground areas from
drug dealers, and task forces that influence policy-makers I am S.A.R.A., a
problem-solving model, and CPTED, an environmental approach to crime prevention.
I am committed to making Hawaii a nice place to live! Be proud, be great, be
still, and know I AM A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
For More Information Contact:
Leilani Community Association
13-3441 Moku Street, P.O. Box 361, Pahoa Hi 96778
Tel: (808) 965-9555
FAX: (808) 965-9555
Internet:
Info@LeilaniEstates.Org
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