Kokua Line: Can I add shaka to regular license plate?
Question: Regarding the shaka license plate decal, where would we put this? There’s no room on a regular plate. Read more
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Question: Regarding the shaka license plate decal, where would we put this? There’s no room on a regular plate. Read more
Data from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center tells us that breast cancer is not only the most common cancer among women (comprising 34% of cases), but has the second-highest mortality in Hawaii. (Only lung cancer deaths are higher.) Read more
Question: Regarding donating lei for Memorial Day ceremonies (808ne.ws/514kline), is it OK to give graduation lei if the flowers are still fresh? Read more
Shane Dudoit had the right idea and the right position to make it a reality. Read more
Back in the day, basketball prospect Ricky Tunstall was set to pick the University of Hawaii until he saw cockroaches during his recruiting trip. He chose Youngstown State. Read more
What Keith Amemiya called the biggest prep sports event in Maui County history turned into the biggest bungle in HHSAA history. Read more
Thousands of dubious income tax returns claiming the Fuel Tax Credit, the Sick and Family Leave Credit or Household Employment taxes have been filed, the IRS says. Read more
Life ends at 40 for most of the great ones in sports. Golf is different. Read more
The spotlight is bright on Hawaii’s corrupt pay-to-play politics, but major reform was blocked by the recent Legislature and there’s little chance of widespread change in the 2024 election. Read more
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Since the early 1960s, more than half a century ago, Hawaii has worried over whether it should tax tourists. Read more
Synopsis: Paka lölö has been vilified by some members of the public, and many innocent people have had their reputations tarnished by the war on drugs. Read more
Since 2015 the percentage of Oahu’s homeless population that is unsheltered has increased steadily (to 62% from 40%), while the percentage that is sheltered has decreased (to 38% from 60%). Read more
I am often asked where I get the ideas for my Friday columns. Sometimes it begins with a story or question from a reader. Read more
In the realm of quantum physics, where the laws of classical physics break down and small particles misbehave, a new and intriguing concept has emerged: quantum smell. Read more
Thousands of people in Hawaii are ticketed each year, at rates higher than other states, according to a report by the Hawai‘i Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice. Read more
On Sunday, the University of Hawaii baseball team won its 11th game in a row, which got me thinking about winning streaks in general. Read more
Question: Auwe! After exiting Kalanianaole Highway I was turning left onto Kilauea Avenue near Kahala Mall. I had the light, and there was a man standing on the median, seemingly waiting until it was his time to cross. Read more
Once upon a time, a social media company (whose name might start with “F”) got the idea that if you put information in front of people that was similar to what they had looked at in the past, their engagement in your app would increase. Read more
During his three-year tenure through 2015 with the University of Hawaii football team, head coach Norm Chow encouraged an attitude of gratitude. Read more
Question: Regarding memorial flowers for the national cemetery, where and when can we drop off flowers, lei or ti leaf for the annual lei draping? If we sew a lei, how long must it be? Read more
An old publisher of mine started an executive committee meeting with concerns about newspaper subscriber complaints of slow telephone response in the circulation department. Read more