EDITORIAL
Where's incentive for rooster-quieting class?

For mysterious reasons, the City Council remains loyal to its rooster-owning constituents. Instead of passing a measure that would ban roosters in residential areas from Pearl City to Hawai'i Kai, it wants to give animal rights organizations and game fowl breeders a chance to solve the problem by educating rooster owners.

Never mind that the Hawai'i Gamefowl Breeders Association has not received one call since offering their rooster-calming services last November.

Under a plan devised by Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi, police will now refer animal nuisance complaints to volunteers who can teach the owners how to quiet their pets.

It's nice that they offer lessons in how to silence the birds via hoods, carrying cases, muzzles, surgical procedures and soundproof pens. But where's the incentive for rooster owners to attend class and use these devices?

As long as there are no penalties for allowing roosters to crow the night away, we doubt anything will change.

Prove us wrong, please.