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

Kokua Line: What’s being done for right turns onto Ala Moana Boulevard?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 18, 2024

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

Kokua Line: What does data breach notice mean?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 17, 2024

Question: I received mail from an apparent health care company called Change advising me of a data breach. Read more

Kokua Line: When is prescription drug disposal event?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 16, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Are campaign signs OK on highway?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 15, 2024

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

Kokua Line: How long will noisy rail work persist in middle of the night?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 6, 2024

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

Kokua Line: Why waive pet adoption fees when ownership is costly?

• By Christine Donnelly
• Oct. 4, 2024

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