Question: Did I miss the free shredding?
Answer: No. Two upcoming public events offer free shredding of a limited number of personal documents.
The first is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Kapolei High School, 91-5007 Kapolei Parkway, included as a special service of the “Going Green” drive-thru community recycling event scheduled there for that day.
Access Information Management, which will securely shred the documents, will accept a maximum of two banker’s boxes per car, said Rene Mansho, who coordinates “Going Green.” The shredding service will end an hour earlier (at noon) than the overall recycling event, she said.
This event also will collect the usual items, including an unlimited amount of e-waste such as computers, monitors, printers and scanners; one TV per car; all kinds of batteries; used cooking oil; HI-5 beverage containers; used eyeglasses and hearing aids; usable clothing, prom dresses, women’s business apparel and accessories; blankets and towels; and canned goods for the Hawaii Foodbank. Volunteers will greet donors in the school parking lot and unload their vehicles.
The second option is AARP Hawaii’s annual Shred Fest, which is scheduled for April 28 from 8 a.m. to noon on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island; Access again provides the service. You don’t have to be a member of AARP to participate. These events also are drive-thru, limited to two business-size boxes or bags of paperwork per person. The locations are:
>> Oahu: 98-736 Moanalua Loop, Aiea.
>> Maui: 821 Eha St., Wailuku.
>> Hawaii: 73-4164 Huli Koa Drive, Kailua-Kona
At the Aiea location, police will direct traffic, and participants will be required to turn right into and out of the Access destruction plant.
The AARP says Access requires a signed release form before shredding. You can download the form at 808ne.ws/formshred and bring it with you to the event, or fill it out on-site (which will slow down the line).
The AARP events also double as food drives, collecting rice, canned goods and monetary donations for food banks on the respective islands.
Q: When does the “senior license” kick in?
A: At age 72. Hawaii driver’s licenses for adults ages 25 through 71 are good for eight years, while new licenses and renewals for applicants 72 and older expire after two years. The expiration date is the applicant’s eighth birthday or second birthday, respectively, following the issue date, according to the city.
Auwe
Auwe to the private garbage haulers whose trucks rumble through our neighborhood as early as 4:30 a.m. some days! I know they have a job to do, but it shouldn’t be done that early. They are destroying our sleep. — Fed up
Mahalo
A huge thank you to the person who found my billfold and turned it in at Safeway on Kapahulu Avenue. What a relief when I called and was told that they had it! It is reassuring to know that there are such honest people, and I thank you a million times over. I can’t say for sure that it will never happen again, but be assured that I will be more cautious in the future. May you be blessed. — A very grateful senior
Mahalo
Many thanks to the folks responsible for removing all of those abandoned vehicles that were scattered along Kunia Road between H-1 and Schofield Barracks. It appears they’re also doing a great job of preventing more vehicles from being dumped there. I haven’t seen a single abandoned vehicle along that roadway in three or four weeks. Now, if property owners would cut the tall grass and weeds that are growing along their fence lines, Kunia Road would be an even more scenic route for drivers and passengers. — Air Force retiree
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