It’s great that Hawaii has added locations to a national network of prescription drug drop-off boxes, designed to be bolted to the ground from the inside for security’s sake (most of these are meant to collect opioids). However, of the nine boxes given to the Honolulu Police Department, only one is in place, at the state Narcotics Enforcement Division office, 3375 Koapaka St. near the airport — not exactly a convenient spot.

The collection slot is installed into the wall — more secure than a box, assuming you can find it. We hope HPD will find a middle ground between security and access.

Seal pup arrives far from the madding crowd

This time around, Rocky — the now-famous Hawaiian monk seal — has ducked the glare of media web cams and sunrise-to-sunset interest from visitors and residents. Rather than returning to crowded Kaimana Beach in Waikiki for the birth of her 11th pup, she opted for a remote Kauai location, where the pair are faring well, according to the Hawaii Marine Mammal Alliance.

Other than last summer’s pup, nicknamed “Kaimana,” the other siblings were born on Kauai. Rocky and the yet-to-be-named newborn will now be together for about six weeks or so near a quiet shoreline — until the pup is ready to be launched as independent.