As the city of Honolulu touts its efforts to make streets safer by adding flashing lights to crosswalks, residents of Mōʻiliʻili say a popular one along South King Street has not flashed for almost a year.
In theory, pedestrians who want to cross the busy street in between American Savings Bank and the Times Supermarket can press a button on either side of the street to activate lights hanging over the road. But the sign that boldly invites people to “PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON WARNING LIGHTS” is false advertising.
The crosswalk draws a consistent stream of users, including grocery shoppers like Matthew Kanno who live walking distance to the market.
“I usually don’t walk through it even when the light’s working,” he said on a recent Wednesday afternoon as he headed home with groceries…