Kokua Line

State to redo ahupuaa sign, add diacritical marks to 19

Question: I have noticed with pleasure the brown highway signs marking ahupuaas (Kokua Line, Dec. 5), but my daughter pointed out with dismay that none have diacritical marks.

Changes by homeowners render streets unfit for city

Question: Would you please find out why, after more than eight years, some of the streets in Mililani Mauka have not yet been turned over to the city and county?

Occasional disinterments open up space in Punchbowl

Question: My father, a decorated World War II 100th Infantry Battalion veteran, died in 1995. We were told that Punchbowl had no available burial plots. He was buried at the Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe without honor guards or the playing of taps.

State, federal investigators check fish, food for radiation

Question: Is the state Department of Health or the federal government spot-testing fish sold here for radiation exposure due to the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant following the March tsunami/earthquake in Japan — in particular, fish known to migrate to Japanese waters?

Displaying a ‘for sale’ sign on parked car can be illegal

Question: Is it unlawful to post a “For Sale” sign on a private automobile when parked on a public street?
Auwe to a speeding police officer and the Honolulu Police Department

City reference center open to public by appointment

Question: The city's reference center next to Mission Auditorium has been closed to the public for some time. Will it reopen? What will happen to the materials and archives if it doesn't reopen? Where should the public go if they need access to these records?

Options abound for dealing with unwanted phone calls

Question: What can I do to stop health care companies on the East Coast from calling at 4:30 a.m. and waking the sleeping household, or during the day when I’m busy caring for my grandson?

City regularly auctions off police-directed towed vehicles

Question: I’ve been looking for a while for a car to buy and was curious what kind of cars are sold at a police auction. How could I find out when and where these are held?

Additional costs necessary to save stranded shipments

Question: I shipped 12 boxes via Philbox Express to the Philippines, paying $55 for each, only to find out they were never delivered.

Home alarm registration helps reduce false alarms

Question: I paid $5 for my annual home alarm registration renewal and sent it to the Honolulu Police Department's Alarm Tracking and Billing Unit. How does HPD use this money?