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So, you’re one of the 66,500-plus people whose next renewal of a driver’s license or state ID means digging up original docs and standing in a long line? What you need — probably more than a sympathetic hug — is a hand.
Marquis ID Systems, the contractor, apologized for the Sept. 15 computer crash that damaged discs and made scanned records inaccessible.
Many other people have jumped through those hoops to acquire the new “gold star” IDs under heightened federal standards.
Here’s the site to guide you through what to bring: www2.honolulu.gov/documentguide. It’s best to be prepared.
‘Magnum, P.I.’ is back in the islands
On-island filming of a pilot for the reboot of “Magnum, P.I.” is slated for the next few weeks. Behind the cameras and on the set will be many members of the crew that has put together the “Hawaii Five-O” reboot, now in its eighth season of production.
At a blessing event held at Hawaii Film Studio at Diamond Head, officials lauded such shows for creating, in addition to small-screen entertainment, hundreds of jobs. A typical series production pumps about $80 million annually in direct spending into the economy. Perhaps it’s time for the state to consider tweaking its tax credit for film production, which expires at the end of the year, to maximize local benefits.
