Question: I know I am not the only one having trouble getting an appointment to renew my driver’s license, but I noticed something different when I tried to log onto AlohaQ. Now it won’t even let you try to make an appointment unless your license expires within three months. I thought we could renew six months out. What’s going on? Read more
There is a definite pecking order to college football, and some of it extends to the announcing of schedules, which is why the Southeastern Conference unveils its slate in January and the Mountain West Conference comes out with its … Read more
Pizza has been lauded as a recession-proof part of the food industry. That reputation is holding up under the most challenging of circumstances. Read more
With the onset of the COVID era, food security is once again front and center. Read more
Who knew that one of the most sought-after positions in the University of Hawaii Hilo athletic department these days would be volunteer floor wiper at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium? Read more
Question: I wish there was more of the vaccine on the West side. It’s not that easy for some of us to get to town, which is where both the big sites are (Pier 2 and Blaisdell). They say the priority is 75 and up, but they should know that a lot of us kupuna really getting up in years don’t use the internet (where they make us make the appointment) and limit our driving to short trips. 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
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