The HPD spokesman said on the news yesterday that the reason there were fewer policemen on duty Friday night was due to the need for manpower at the gay pride parade.  The issue is simply the allocation of manpower and the lack of common sense by the HPD's upper management in putting the public at risk at times when they know when trouble occurs.   Friday and Saturday nights between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. are the prime time for trouble on the streets of Waikiki.  It has been like that since WWII.  

It just shows you how really stupid the commanders, deputy chiefs and assistant chiefs are in failing to allocate manpower to Waikiki when violent crime is exponentially rising since the beginning of this year.  I grew up in Honolulu and have lived in Waikiki for over 20 years.  My family has had a business in Waikiki for over 35 years.  I know what I am commenting on.