http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium RSS Feed for Kokua Line Premium en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130522_Signs_fliers_and_posters_not_allowed_on_utility_poles.html Is there any law that prohibits posting signs on utility poles? In Aiea and Pearl City, I counted four signs that say "We buy and sell houses." http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130521_Forecasters_differentiate_between_showers_rain.html What’s the difference between “scattered showers” and “isolated showers?” I see both terms used on the National Weather Service website and repeated by local media, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference. As far as I can tell, both mean it may rain once in a while in some places. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130520_Neither_state_nor_city_rules_restrict_hospice_locations.html Question: Do you know if there are any state regulations regarding hospices being in residential areas? http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130517_Sharrows_signal_bicyclists_and_motorists_to_share_road.html On Young Street, between Isenberg Street and Kalakaua Avenue, there recently was a graphic painted on the road: a bicycle with double upward-pointed arrows above it. I have never seen this before but assumed that it meant that a bicycle lane was beginning ahead. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130516_Board_bases_water_charges_on_rate_of_quantity_used.html On my recent water bill, I noticed I paid the exact same amount for water for two billing cycles. To the penny. What are the chances of that happening, right? I called and found out the Board of Water Supply bills only by the 1,000 gallons used. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130501__Sides_trade_shots_in_dispute_over_tennis_courts_upgrades.html Integrated Construction Inc. says it is "not true" that it was noncompliant when installing the tennis court fence poles and top rail at Kala­heo High School, as the Department of Education's Facilities Branch asserted in the April 23 "Kokua Line" http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130430__Travel_with_a_secondary_ID__plus_your_temporary_license_.html I just renewed my driver's license and got a temporary license that looks like it came from my home printer. I was told it would take two to three weeks for my official license to be mailed, but I will be flying before then. Will I have any issues going through airport security? http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130429_Asian_tiger_mosquitoes_have_a_lifesaving_trick.html Question: I recently returned to my house in upper Kuli­ouou Valley after an eight-month absence. Now, whenever I work in my garden, I am attacked by very small, fast-moving mosquitoes that I usually fail to notice until they have bitten me. http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130426_Flat_tires_are_top_reason_for_sluggish_freeway_traffic.html Q: We all hear about vehicle breakdowns on the H-1 freeway during the morning commute. Has anyone ever analyzed the causes? http://www.staradvertiser.com/newspremium/kokualinepremium/20130425_Laws_governing_work_leave_might_protect_ailing_friend.html Question: A friend has rheumatoid arthritis that makes her miss work when it acts up. When she told her human resources department that her doctor was going to fill out FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act) forms for her because of her condition, they told her not to.