Parents, if you haven’t already done so, be sure to cull through the kids’ Halloween bounty to check that all goodies are safe to eat.

That should be a routine every year — but this September, there have been reports here of high school students being sickened by candy containing THC, the active ingredient and toxicant in marijuana. The packaging was innocent-looking enough, with one “100% vegan and organic” fruit roll-up product bearing the label Shaka Organics Hawaii. Be warned that cannabis candies are being sold in the several states that have legalized recreational pot, and, of course, all over the Internet.

A happy holiday for public Christmas trees

It’s lovely to see a compromise reached in the Yule tree standoff.

The Honolulu Fire Department’s rules could have banned live trees in public gathering places such as hotels and condo lobbies.

Fire officials have backed City Council Bill 56, which would allow live trees where 50 or more people can gather comfortably (in places where the entrances and exits would be blocked, live trees would still be banned). The condition: They must be treated with a fire retardant, and a fire sprinkler system must be installed.