There’s something downright creepy about the stainless-steel traps being deployed at Hickam, a point of entry to Hawaii for the destructive brown tree snakes that stow away on cargo planes.

A live mouse is placed tantalizingly in one part of the trap to lure the snake, which slithers in for a tasty meal only to find the rodent is kept away in a separate part. Meanwhile, the poor mouse frets about being some snake’s lunch, only to find its life is spared. Presumably, it lives to lure again, in another trap. A bit mean, maybe, but if it works … good riddance, snake. Eeeww.

Living in Kakaako can be expensive, or impossible

Just to put things in perspective: The sale of a $22 million penthouse at Park Lane broke records, but only in Hawaii. Truth be told, the ultra-posh condo with a spectacular Ala Moana oceanfront view doesn’t even crack the Top 10 list of world’s priciest pads. Of course, we’ll admit that it’s a pretty stunning price tag. The place has an unobstructed ocean vista (albeit a view fronting a public beach), and a ton of elite touches.

And, just for contrast: A short distance away, homeless encampments, also with oceanfront views, have forced the closure of Kakaako Waterfront Park. How’s that for perspective?