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On Politics: Hawaii’s inability and bungling on unemployment insurance exacerbate human suffering
Of all the many pandemic-caused problems facing Hawaii, one of the fiercest is the unemployment insurance crisis. Read more
Of all the many pandemic-caused problems facing Hawaii, one of the fiercest is the unemployment insurance crisis. Read more
Question: There used to be a way for kupuna to renew a state ID by mail. Does this still exist? Read more
It’s the last Sunday in February and time to “flASHback” on the month’s news that amused and confused: Read more
If you are former University of Hawaii coach Dave Shoji or anybody else who scans the broadcasts of women’s volleyball these days, you’ve got to be wondering what this year of enforced absence from competition might hold for the Rainbow Wahine. Read more
Question: Last year when the DMVs were so backed up, they were offering more service by mail, but now I can’t find what I need on the city website. Did that go out the window? Why? It’s still impossible to get an appointment! Read more
As somebody who has known the University of Hawaii’s lower campus from the days when the “quarry” resembled something out of Fred Flintstone, Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi must have an inkling of the challenges UH faces in trying to slap together an on-campus football facility on the fly. Read more
Question: I accidentally shredded my SSA-1099 benefit statement. How do I replace it? I don’t have a computer and my friend told me the Social Security office is closed. I need it to do my taxes. Read more
The director of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations made clear Friday that she has no intention of reopening Hawaii’s unemployment offices to in-person visits anytime soon. Read more
Yoshoku Ginza Bairin opened early this month next door to sister restaurant Tonkatsu Ginza Bairin, and the people most likely to be drawn to this food will be Japanese expatriates with a nostalgia for the food they grew up with. Read more
People whose Hawaii driver’s licenses have expired generally won’t have to retake the written test or road test if their one-year reactivation period ends during Hawaii’s COVID-19 emergency period, according to the state. Read more
It turned out to be one of UH’s biggest bargains in terms of producing championships. So much so that, in time, the administration agreed to come up with the means to pay separate salaries. Read more
Hawaii’s senior U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz can appreciate the benefits of being on the winning side. Read more
Question: Like others you have written about, I got a tax notice for unemployment benefits I never sought or received. I tried to call the DLIR to report the fraud as instructed, but I never got through and I can’t spend all day trying. Is there another way to report this? Read more
There are differences between the rich side jobs held by former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Lt. Gov. Josh Green, but the principle leading legislators to curtail the practice is the same: We have a right to the full attention of our top state and county executives. Read more
One of the things to admire about quarterback Marcus Mariota is that he generously gives back through his Motiv8 Foundation in every community where he has lived and played. Read more
Question: I know my unemployment is taxable (got the 1099-G), but what about the stimulus and loans the federal government gave out? My husband got a small one, and we file jointly. Read more
As big wave champion Billy Kemper and a group of others helped pull fellow surfer Mikey “Redd” O’Shaughnessy to safety after a severe wipeout on the reef at Pipeline on Sunday, Kemper was stirred by what he had seen in his friend’s eyes and the dark memories it brought back. Read more
Question: Has the passport situation gotten any better? I was going to renew last spring but everything was shut down and it was taking forever so I didn’t even bother trying Read more
The IRS has issued all the direct Economic Impact Payments that it will for the first and second rounds of federal stimulus. Read more
The advisory committee gave UH some promising suggestions, but when it comes to eliminating travel subsidies, a cudgel might have come in handy. Read more
