There’s not much news from the conclusion of a new federal study has made about Native Hawaiians — not to most Hawaii residents, anyway.

Smaller inquiries than the one by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have asserted that Hawaii’s indigenous people suffer from chronic health problems such as diabetes and asthma disproportionately to their population size. But it may be a help to have this drawn from a large study (interviews of 11,000) by a federal agency.

That could bolster efforts to secure more federal grants — assuming the current budget-cutting mood will allow.

Don’t touch cell phone while sitting in traffic

Drivers tend to get bored, or anxious, while sitting in a traffic jam. The trick is to keep from lapsing into the temptation to fill that time by fiddling with their cell phones. Police are aware, and have been citing drivers for it. According to at least one officer, the unannounced checkpoints may continue this month along traffic backups. Motorists indifferent to the ban on handling electronic devices while driving may be shocked by a knock on their car window. Better to be bored.