It seems to work better than the bulletin boards of old in finding things lost or stolen. Stolen Stuff Hawaii is a Facebook group that successfully taps into that online community to track things down — and at least providing support before (or after) a victim takes the step of calling in the police.

It’s recorded 1,100 posts in the last month, with 123,915 members — a grass-roots response to the vexing problem of property crimes, one of the most common in Hawaii.

Some of them are planning an anti-crime rally at the State Capitol April 15 to show they have power in numbers — and in the real world.

Students have passion for climate

Hawaii has analogues of Greta Thunberg — the Swedish teen who has grabbed the world’s attention on the issue of climate change.

A few hundred of them took to the State Capitol last week for the “Hawaii Youth Climate Strike,” joining the global movement for action countering global warming. We can hope that their passion for the issue carries over when they head back to class after spring break. From that rally, maybe a few will become scientists, and many more will keep the heat on politicians.