Kokua Line: Can undocumented person get state ID?
Last year or so, the state said it was going to come up with a state ID for people who can’t get a gold-star ID. This would be for those who don’t drive. Did they ever do that? Read more
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Last year or so, the state said it was going to come up with a state ID for people who can’t get a gold-star ID. This would be for those who don’t drive. Did they ever do that? Read more
Question: Last year you wrote about a lady who collected greeting cards and stationery for a church project. Read more
Question: Does the post office still do Operation Santa for needy kids? Read more
Question: Why are rates lower in the updated “Shift and Save”? Read more
Happy Thanksgiving from Kokua Line, where we devote today’s column to readers’ expressions of gratitude. Read more
Question: I just heard about the Mr. Cooper hack because our mortgage isn’t with them anymore. But it was until 2022, when we refinanced. Read more
Question: I have a question about Narcan nasal spray. What happens if you give it to someone who doesn’t need it? Read more
Question: I’ve been getting a noticeable amount of text messages purportedly from the U.S. Postal Service stating, “The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information.” Read more
Question: What do we do with a disability parking placard after the handicapped person dies? Do we destroy it or send it back? It doesn’t expire for a few more years. Read more
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Question: I agree wholeheartedly with the reader who said feral cats cause more trouble than feral chickens. Our neighbor feeds these cats, litter after litter after litter. Read more
Question: Do you have the reporting line for the plover or kolea, as I think they’re called in Hawaii? Read more
Question: Is Lee’s really closing? We love their custard pie. Read more
Question: My wife and I have been living in Hawaii for over a year. We are fortunate to reside in a beautiful senior community in Ewa Beach. I am very concerned that during the recent test of the emergency warning system we were barely able to hear the warning sirens. Read more
Question: Regarding the red-light cameras, how many of those thousands of tickets have been paid? Also, are crashes at those intersections going down? Read more
Question: Are they still issuing tickets at the red-light camera intersections? Seems like it’s getting worse during rush hour on Vineyard Boulevard as cars are blocking the intersections at Nuuanu Avenue and also Pali Highway. Read more
Question: An elderly neighbor has quite a few car tires stacked in her yard, put there by her husband, who died a while ago. I told her I would help her get rid of them, but I don’t know where to take them. I don’t want to spend a lot of money. Read more
Question: Can a Maui wildfire survivor who has been getting FEMA housing aid take that assistance with them if they are forced to relocate outside Hawaii because their job is not coming back (house and place of employment both burned down)? Read more
Question: With so many wildfires now, is there a list homeowners can follow to prepare their homes, sort of like with the hurricane preparedness of having hurricane clips on your roof, etc.? Read more
Question: I got a strange call offering to save me money by applying for Medicaid along with my Medicare. Asked nosy questions, like whether I have more than one insurance or more than one income. Told him to send me a form. Can someone have Medicare and Medicaid? Is there a scam going on? Read more
Question: Regarding the Maui Relief TANF program, can wildfire survivors get this help only if they stayed on Maui after the fires? We have friends on Oahu who took in displaced family members and it would be a shame if they missed out. Read more
Question: Why is a portion of the H-1 westbound closed at night, and how long will it be like this? Read more