Kokua Line: What happened to HPD’s false-alarm tracking service?
Question: What happened to the Honolulu Police Department’s false-alarm tracking service? I did not get a bill in the mail for my burglar alarm permit renewal charge. Read more
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Opinions, guest essays and editorials from the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Featuring Kokua Line, Rearview Mirror, David Shapiro, Richard Borreca and others.
Kokua Line: Where do I get form for disability parking permit?
Question: Where can I get a paper application form PA-3 to renew my blue handicap placard? I don’t have a printer at home. Once I get the form, how early can I mail it in? Read more
Warriors will need all the help they can get — especially from fans
Alaka‘’i Todd won’t go so far as to say it’s the best homecourt advantage in volleyball. But it’s easy to see his appreciation as the sixth-year senior gazes around the 10,300-seat arena for one of the final times of his University of Hawaii volleyball career. Read more
Tech View: Ohtani’s woes illustrate necessity of safeguards
The recent events surrounding baseball phenom Shohei Ohtani and his longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara are still not fully known. Read more
Kokua Line: Is Waikiki Natatorium next?
Question: Now that the city is finally taking action on the Stairway to Heaven, is the Natatorium next? Read more
Kokua Line: Where will drug take-back be held?
Question: Please print the locations for the drug take-back. Both myself and my son have chronic illnesses that our doctors are trying new medications to control, so we have a few unused prescriptions and I don’t like having this other stuff around for a variety of reasons. Read more
Stephen Tsai: Some suggestions for honoring Hawaii’s greats
We love to honor our sports heroes. They receive awards, farewell tours, statues and, if they’re successfully fortunate, inductions into a hall of fame. Read more
Curtis Murayama: Prop betting on college athletes is problem that needs fixing
There’s something brewing that’s more insidious to college athletics than NIL or the transfer portal. Read more
Kokua Line: Why can’t student fix FAFSA online?
Question: My grandson needs financial aid for college and he goes online each year to submit a form and never had trouble until now Read more
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On Politics: Dismantling Haiku Stairs a political uphill battle
In 2020, Honolulu Star- Advertiser reporter Andrew Gomes wryly noted in a news article that the Windward side’s “Stairway to Heaven” steep mountain trail was as popular as it was controversial. Read more
David Shapiro: Green’s stamp on schools had better deliver for kids
For a state always proclaiming our keiki come first, we seldom show it when it comes to the quality of our public schools. Read more
Dave Reardon: O.J. had it all, except for high character
That nice-guy image crumbled quickly in 1994, as very unflattering traits of the man were revealed via a circus of legal proceedings in the coming days, weeks and years after the deaths. Read more
Column: He ‘ino kā ka albizia
Synopsis: There are many negative impacts of the albizia tree species on Hawaii’s native flora and fauna on Oahu. Read more
Rearview Mirror: Several musicians have roots in Hawaii
Music is important in Hawaii. Many of our monarchs were extremely talented as composers and performers. So, it comes as no surprise that many young people who grew up here made it big as musicians in Hawaii and beyond our shores. Read more
Kokua Line: Where can I report doctor’s apparent Medicare Advantage fraud?
Question: For the second time, a local doctor’s office is using deceptive billing practices with my mom, who has Medicare Advantage health insurance. It’s infuriating. Where can I report this deeply unethical and possibly illegal behavior? Read more
Kokua Line: Does state have upkeep plan for Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail?
Question: Does the state have plans to maintain the asphalt on the Makapu‘u Point Lighthouse Trail that cost us taxpayers a lot of money to repair? Read more
Tech View: Niche cyberattacks now pervasive menace to all
Ransomware attacks, where malicious software encrypts a victim’s data and demands a ransom for decryption, have transitioned from a niche cyberthreat to a pervasive one. This alarming trend is largely fueled by the arrival of Ransomware as a Service, referred to as RaaS. Read more
Kokua Line: Is Kalima class-action check taxable?
Question: My mom received a settlement check from the Kalima v. State of Hawai‘i class action lawsuit. She has not received any other document, including a 1099, that indicates any state or federal taxes she might have to pay. Does that mean she doesn’t have to report the money? Read more
Dave Reardon: Tua has always been one to work and improve on, off field
At the end of his inaugural camp, the Miami Dolphins quarterback spoke to young football players about being in his shoes some day. Read more
Kokua Line: Will Ward Avenue contraflow return?
Question: Since March, there have been no contraflow lanes on Ward Avenue (right three lanes to Beretania Street) during morning peak traffic. The contraflow lanes did help ease the morning traffic on Ward, allowing a lane to stop at the light to turn left on Kinau Street and having two lanes have a clear access to Beretania. Will the contraflow lanes return? If yes, when? Read more
Stephen Tsai: Past Aloha Stadium flap had residual effect on UH track, soccer
Most are familiar with the “Butterfly Effect” theory: A butterfly flaps its wings, setting off a chain reaction that eventually leads to a typhoon on the other side of the world. Read more
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