Question: Please remind people to drive safely on Halloween, all day and all night, because there will be so many drivers rushing home from work to get their kids ready to go out trick-or-treating and then at night there will be lots of kids out on the streets. They need to act safely too but the drivers can be deadly. I am thinking about this after reading Sunday’s paper. Read more
Question: Where can I get rid of an old TV where they will at least try to recycle it? I don’t want it just going straight into the trash. Read more
Question: Auwe! Saturday was a shocking day at the Ala Wai Canal. Huge amounts of tree debris and garbage were floating rapidly in the brown water toward the ocean! Such a sad day for boaters, the Genki Ala Wai Project and ocean life. Please clear the debris upstream, because it does not just float “away.” Read more
Question: Can I still submit my ballot if something was spilled on it? My kids spilled ice cream on my ballot. I’m wondering if that would affect its ability to run through the machine? Read more
Question: How can I get another garbage bin? My daughter’s family has moved in with us permanently, and we can’t depend on the neighbors forever. Read more
Question: Regarding motor vehicle registration renewal, did that bill that forgives five years or so of lapsed registration pass? Read more
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Question: Regarding the new Oahu flood map, how many properties does this affect? Read more
Question: If a person is temporarily incapacitated (from illness, not a car accident), can a friend renew their car registration for them? Otherwise it will be late. Read more
Question: Regarding the new flood map, will I be notified if I must get flood insurance? I have no idea how to read/operate that map. Read more
Question: Auwe! It used to be drivers knew they could turn right on red, but now there are so many contrary signs drivers are confused and traffic is worse! Read more
Question: I received mail from an apparent health care company called Change advising me of a data breach. Read more
Question: Isn’t there usually a drug drive-thru disposal in October? I checked the opioid website, and they have information from 2023. Read more
Question: Auwe! I thought it was illegal to hang campaign banners on the highway. I have seen fluttering banners a few times, and I am ready to complain. Besides distracting drivers, these banners could become untied and land on someone’s windshield. It’s dangerous. Read more
Question: I live in a Downtown high-rise building, and HART has been doing loud construction right next to our building for weeks. Read more
Question: If the cost of living is a big reason people say they can’t keep pets (808ne.ws/3XV1vCu), should the Humane Society be giving pets away for free? Read more
Question: I know I’m supposed to review my Medicare coverage because of the new law, but is there anything besides Zoom? I don’t like that. I looked at the website but found it confusing. Read more
Question: Are people on SNAP required to work? Read more
Question: We heard the emergency siren going off Monday. I thought the test was the first of the month. Has that changed? Read more
News that Hawaii will change its rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (808ne.ws/3XGb3Bf), which is federally funded, to enroll thousands more recipients while removing a disincentive for them to work more has prompted questions. Read more
Question: Regarding coqui frogs (808ne.ws/3TImtDy), I live in Hawaii Kai and have seen little frogs outside my front door at night, but they don’t seem to be making noise. Should I report these? Read more
Question: When will they officially open the dog park by the golf course in Kaneohe? Read more
