Kokua Line: What if Narcan wasn’t needed after all?
Question: I have a question about Narcan nasal spray. What happens if you give it to someone who doesn’t need it? Read more
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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? Read more
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.” Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Question: Do you have the reporting line for the plover or kolea, as I think they’re called in Hawaii? Read more
Question: Is Lee’s really closing? We love their custard pie. Read more
Question: My wife and I have been living in Hawaii for over a year. We are fortunate to reside in a beautiful senior community in Ewa Beach. I am very concerned that during the recent test of the emergency warning system we were barely able to hear the warning sirens. Read more
Question: Regarding the red-light cameras, how many of those thousands of tickets have been paid? Also, are crashes at those intersections going down? Read more
Question: Are they still issuing tickets at the red-light camera intersections? Seems like it’s getting worse during rush hour on Vineyard Boulevard as cars are blocking the intersections at Nuuanu Avenue and also Pali Highway. Read more
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Question: An elderly neighbor has quite a few car tires stacked in her yard, put there by her husband, who died a while ago. I told her I would help her get rid of them, but I don’t know where to take them. I don’t want to spend a lot of money. Read more
Question: Can a Maui wildfire survivor who has been getting FEMA housing aid take that assistance with them if they are forced to relocate outside Hawaii because their job is not coming back (house and place of employment both burned down)? Read more
Question: With so many wildfires now, is there a list homeowners can follow to prepare their homes, sort of like with the hurricane preparedness of having hurricane clips on your roof, etc.? Read more
Question: I got a strange call offering to save me money by applying for Medicaid along with my Medicare. Asked nosy questions, like whether I have more than one insurance or more than one income. Told him to send me a form. Can someone have Medicare and Medicaid? Is there a scam going on? Read more
Question: Regarding the Maui Relief TANF program, can wildfire survivors get this help only if they stayed on Maui after the fires? We have friends on Oahu who took in displaced family members and it would be a shame if they missed out. Read more
Question: Why is a portion of the H-1 westbound closed at night, and how long will it be like this? Read more
An ongoing problem with homeless campers along Makiki Stream near South King Street and Kalakaua Avenue and downstream near Philip and Punahou streets has prompted questions and complaints from readers Read more
Question: I saw a TV commercial last weekend about job internships for adults, either with the state labor department or through the department — I’m not sure. Read more
Question: I think I got bitten by a fire ant at Ala Moana beach park. Is there someone I can notify? Read more
Q: Isn’t there usually a prescription drug event in October? I read about the gun buyback and shredding but haven’t heard anything about medication disposal. Read more
Question: Regarding higher water rates, I did read the newsletter with my bill, and this will be hard for me. Read more
Q: I can see why water rates might go up, but why should water meter charges go up? We don’t spray the meter on our lawn or spray the meter on our car, only water. Read more