Question: I have diligently been reading your column in hopes that you would soon be announcing another “free shredding” date sometime soon. Any chance there will be one soon?
Answer: Yes, on April 22 (a Saturday) from 8 a.m. to noon at the Access Information Management Destruction Plants in Aiea, Kailua-Kona and Wailuku.
The free, public event is sponsored by AARP Hawaii and Access Corporation; you don’t need to be an AARP member.
This event will be limited to paper documents (no e-waste); there’s no need to remove staples or paper clips. It will be a drive-through event, with unloading assistance available. Each vehicle occupant will be limited to two bags or boxes of documents, which will be shredded along with the paperwork inside; containers won’t be emptied and returned.
No foot traffic will be allowed. Documents will be shredded confidentially, on site. However, people won’t be allowed to exit their cars to watch their paperwork being destroyed, for safety reasons and to keep traffic flowing.
Access Corporation requires a signed release form before they will shred your documents, which you can download and print at http://808ne.ws/oktoshred
The shredding locations are:
>> Aiea Destruction Center: 98-736 Moanalua Loop, Aiea.
>> Big Island Record and Destruction Center: 73-4164 Huli Koa Drive, Kailua-Kona.
>> Maui Record and Destruction Center: 821 Eha St., Wailuku.
For directions to each site, see 808ne.ws/shredfest17
Although it’s not required, participants are encouraged to bring donations of brown rice and canned goods, which will help feed the hungry on the island where the food is collected.
Q: My mother-in law traveled to Las Vegas March 31. She was detained by TSA because her driver’s license was temporary with an expiration date of May 2017. Her picture was on the HDL. A total of three TSA agents deemed her ID was not acceptable, but finally one agent stated “we will let you go this time.” … We are happy that they let her go, but she was so worried (she’s 93 years old) about her return home. A passport was sent to her to alleviate her worries. (On) her return trip she incurred no problems with TSA in Las Vegas using her HDL as a source of ID. What is the clarification on temporary HDL as a source of identification?
A: A temporary driver’s license is not an acceptable form of identification for a passenger seeking to pass through an airport security checkpoint, according to the Transportation Security Administration. However, TSA agents may confirm a passenger’s identity by some other means. A would-be flier who lacks valid ID may be asked to fill out a form and answer additional questions to confirm identity, according to the TSA website. Once allowed to enter the screening area, such passengers may face additional screening. Passengers who don’t cooperate with this identity-verification process will be rejected. We presume that your mother-in-law cooperated and therefore was allowed to fly. As for the return trip, perhaps your mother-in-law presented the passport and not solely the temporary driver’s license as identification. A current U.S. passport or one issued by a foreign government are valid forms of identification, according to the TSA.
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Leave the sand at the beach. More people need to brush or rinse the sand off their feet and bodies while they are still at the ocean. So much sand ends up in their cars that the vacuum at the car wash can barely handle it. I see this all the time. Please, consider the environment. — A concerned citizen
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