Kokua Line: Will recycling event have document shredding?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 17, 2024
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There is a community recycling event coming up in Kahuku that will accept a variety of items, including two boxes of documents to shred per vehicle. Read more

Kokua Line: What registration fees come due on exempt vehicle?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 15, 2024

Question: If I buy a car from an active- duty military member who is exempt from Hawaii vehicle weight taxes, will I have to pay those registration fees when I transfer the title? I’m not in the military. Read more

Kokua Line: How do I appeal back taxes on unregistered car?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 14, 2024

Question: Recently it was printed that if you buy a car from someone who didn’t keep the registration up to date the new owner has to pay the back taxes to register the car (https://808ne.ws/3US7xTX). It said appeals are possible. How do I file an appeal? Read more

Kokua Line: Don’t fall for COLA scam that targets retirees

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 13, 2024

Question: This is my first year on Social Security. Do I have to update any forms to get the COLA? I think this is a scam, but I thought I should check. Read more

Kokua Line: Will monthly or annual HOLO cost rise for adults?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 12, 2024

Question: The city said its proposed transit fare hike doesn’t include any increases for HOLO card riders in the adult category, but it also said the monthly pass rate for adults would go up. My adult monthly pass is a HOLO card! Would it go up or not? I only ride TheBus. Read more

Kokua Line: How much will Ala Wai bridge cost?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 10, 2024

Question: Regarding the proposed Ala Wai bridge, how much is that going to cost? Also, will you print where and when the public meetings are? Read more

Kokua Line: Is Honolulu Police Department survey anonymous?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 8, 2024

Question: Do the police take your name in the new survey? Read more

Kokua Line: What’s up with Ala Wai pedestrian bridge?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 7, 2024

Question: The pedestrian and bike bridge going over the Ala Wai Canal has surprisingly been totally out of the news. Is the project still a go? I hope so. Read more

Kokua Line: Must sewer system be self-sufficient?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 6, 2024

Question: Regarding Oahu’s proposed sewer fee hikes, why can’t the wastewater division receive funding from the city’s general fund to offset the impact on customers? Read more

Kokua Line: Is there grace period for expired license?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 5, 2024

Question: Is there a grace period for an expired license? Read more

Kokua Line: Will Ala Moana Boulevard get more right-turn arrows?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 3, 2024

Question: The Oct. 18 column (808ne.ws/4ebVEyQ) mentions only one intersection getting the right-turn green arrow onto Ala Moana Boulevard, but there are others that need it too. Will an arrow be installed at other intersections where right on red is no longer allowed? Or might the DOT revert to right-turn-on-a-red light being allowed at any of the intersections along Ala Moana Boulevard where they took it away? Read more

Kokua Line: How will youth climate council be filled?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Nov. 1, 2024

Question: Regarding the new youth climate council, will everyone who volunteers get to be on this, or is there a selection process? If the latter, what is the basis for selection? Read more

Kokua Line: How does Hawaii rank on Halloween DUIs?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 31, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Where can I recycle TVs and other e-waste?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 30, 2024

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

Kokua Line: How did debris clog Ala Wai Canal?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 29, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Can I submit ballot after messy spill?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 27, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Why can’t I get extra trash cart?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 25, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Did bill to forgive lapsed car registration pass?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 24, 2024

Question: Regarding motor vehicle registration renewal, did that bill that forgives five years or so of lapsed registration pass? Read more

Kokua Line: How many properties affected in new flood-risk map?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 23, 2024

Question: Regarding the new Oahu flood map, how many properties does this affect? Read more

Kokua Line: Must I renew own car registration?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 22, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Will my home need flood insurance?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 20, 2024

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