Question: Kokua Line frequently says to contact this or that city agency when a problem occurs, such as with abandoned cars or homeless camps or missing driver’s licenses — all sorts of problems. But does anyone actually follow up on these complaints? If yes, how quickly?
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Question: Some restaurants that receive a red placard from the Department of Health seem to reopen very quickly and I am wondering what the process is to reopen after an infraction so serious that the restaurant had to close down?
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Question: Does the Health Department accept the return/donation of unused COVID-19 tests kits?
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Question: Is there any chance they’ll delay the H-1 nighttime closure in town until after Christmas?
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Question: Does the state tax department plan to host any workshops, seminars or webinars for Maui wildfire survivors on tax filing for the 2023 tax year?
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Question: Regarding the city’s rent relief, where are they getting the money? Will our property taxes be used? Also, is this still for economic damage from the pandemic and lockdown? Nearly four years later?
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Question: Regarding the state ID, what if we are eligible for a gold star but won’t be here when it’s time to renew?
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Last year or so, the state said it was going to come up with a state ID for people who can’t get a gold-star ID. This would be for those who don’t drive. Did they ever do that?
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Question: Last year you wrote about a lady who collected greeting cards and stationery for a church project.
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Question: Does the post office still do Operation Santa for needy kids?
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Question: Why are rates lower in the updated “Shift and Save”?
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Happy Thanksgiving from Kokua Line, where we devote today’s column to readers’ expressions of gratitude.
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Question: I just heard about the Mr. Cooper hack because our mortgage isn’t with them anymore. But it was until 2022, when we refinanced.
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Question: I have a question about Narcan nasal spray. What happens if you give it to someone who doesn’t need it?
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Question: I’ve been getting a noticeable amount of text messages purportedly from the U.S. Postal Service stating, “The USPS package has arrived at the warehouse and cannot be delivered due to incomplete address information.”
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Question: What do we do with a disability parking placard after the handicapped person dies? Do we destroy it or send it back? It doesn’t expire for a few more years.
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Question: I agree wholeheartedly with the reader who said feral cats cause more trouble than feral chickens. Our neighbor feeds these cats, litter after litter after litter.
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Question: Do you have the reporting line for the plover or kolea, as I think they’re called in Hawaii?
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