Question: Following up on your answer regarding condo pools (808ne.ws/811kline), are private tennis courts at residential condominium buildings also exempt? Read more
Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation’s largest city went back into lockdown. Read more
Question: We did not receive a Honolulu County property tax bill due Aug. 20. How do we get a copy, especially with City Hall closed due to COVID? Read more
It didn’t take long for the financial impact of the COVID-19 induced cancellation of fall sports to claim its first coaching victim at the University of Hawaii. Read more
Fooki is open for takeout only, which is a shame, because so many specialties, such as the beef noodle and MaLa soups, are best enjoyed on the spot. Read more
Last Wednesday, the Mountain West Conference trumpeted the rollout of its “adjusted” football schedule as providing “a path forward” for the 2020 season. Read more
Question: Do condominium sundecks, pools and barbecue areas have to shut down as part of Honolulu County’s new lockdown proclamation? Read more
Talk about your crazy seasons, who knew that in 2020 the Mid-American Conference would stand as the conscience of college football and a beacon of enlightened reason amid the scourge of COVID-19? Read more
Politicians and public leaders absolutely know communication is necessary. To be heard, you have to talk. Speak right up, let everyone hear you. Show them your ideas and plans are sound and valuable. Read more
Hawaii has become the latest case study of how fleeting success can be in controlling the coronavirus. Read more
Question: Why are they sending out juror surveys? Aren’t the courts closed? Is this a scam? Read more
Last month Coco Ho returned to the Waco Wavepool, the scene of the biggest injury of her surfing career to attempt the air reverse maneuver that resulted in a torn medial collateral ligament in her left knee a year ago. Read more
Rainbow Wahine volleyball, historically the biggest winner among the University of Hawaii’s 21 athletic teams, could turn out to be the biggest loser in the whole 2020 COVID-19 sports shuffle. Read more
Question: I see there will be two city-sponsored drive-thru COVID-19 testings this weekend. How does one qualify to get one of these tests? Do you have to be symptomatic or can you show up “just because,” on a whim? Can anyone go or do you need specific health insurance? Are they free? Can Kaiser members go? Read more
As part of the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, I’ve been writing a series of articles about the war, and particularly Hawaii’s connections to it. Here’s the sixth in that series. Read more
Question: Could you please clarify what is and what isn’t allowed with youth sports teams using the public parks? Shouldn’t everyone be wearing masks? What about potlucks? Teams aren’t supposed to be doing that, right? Read more
In the space of less than 24 hours one university, Connecticut, canceled its football season and 12 others in the Mountain West Conference, including Hawaii, Wednesday pledged to press on in an attempt to preserve theirs. Read more
Question: I got a strange call, which I hung up on, basically threatening that I was under investigation, etc. But instead of being about taxes or immigration, or other scams I’ve read about, the person referred to my license (I am a real estate appraiser). Read more
By the time the University of Hawaii football team hits the field for the opening of camp Friday it should have an idea of what kind of a schedule it will be playing this fall. Read more
At SingMa Tei, chef Jun Xi Chen takes pride in the slow processes that bring a Southeast Asian classic dish to life. Read more
Question: In recent weeks the newspaper has made a printing style change in which any reference to a Black person has the word Black capitalized. … I wondered what agency generated the style change? AP? To be consistent, shouldn’t white also be capitalized? Other ethnic identity tags refer to countries and continents so are logically capitalized, Asian, Hispanic, African American, Irish, etc. Read more
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