Kudos to state lawmakers for delivering a bill that requires counties to take into custody any abandoned vehicle on a public roadway within 10 business days. Signed into law by Gov. David Ige this week, Act 47 also scrapped storage and auction requirements that have slowed the pace of disposal. Besides cluttering curbsides, abandoned vehicles raise environmental as well as safety concerns — particularly concerning are vehicles left to decay from car to carcass.

Identifying remains from Korean War a tough task

If North Korean’s leader makes good on a vow to recover Korean War era remains of U.S. service members — one of the outcomes of June 12’s historic summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump — sets of remains will likely be sent to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s offices at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Its $85 million lab is a go-to site for testing and identification.

However, if ongoing efforts serve as an indicator, it’s likely that securing IDs will take years. For example, in the 1990s, North Korea turned over remains representing more than 400 U.S. service members. So far, 181 service members have been accounted for from the group.