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
No sooner had the communique from #WeAreUnited landed in inboxes over the weekend than Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich became a rallying point for the fledgling college athletes’ rights organization. Read more
Twenty years ago Mark Rolfing remembers interviewing junior golfer Michelle Wie, who was anything but awed in front of the cameras, on his “Golf Hawaii” TV show. Read more
Taxpayers face more potentially ruinous hits from the city’s rail debacle if the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation is allowed to sign a massive contract to finish the final 4 miles to Ala Moana Center without full public vetting. Read more
Colleen Hanabusa and Rick Blangiardi sit essentially in a tie atop the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s new poll for candidates for Honolulu mayor. Read more
Question: Is there any update on your July 9 article 808ne.ws/july9kline) about the PUA payments being slowed down? I am one of those who has been waiting forever and I sent in everything they asked for and heard nothing back; still pending. Read more
My mom just got out of the hospital after two weeks. She almost died from COVID. At 82 she had been completely independent, an avid quilter and reader, tech savvy, still driving, balancing her checkbook, with one eye always on the news. Read more
Question: What is the rule for teenagers who had their permits but weren’t able to get all their driving lessons before the pandemic? Read more
When coach Laura Beeman talks to her University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball team about the perils of COVID-19 these days, she isn’t reciting from some generic school or government hand out. Read more
The Japanese attack focused on Oahu’s military bases, but civilians within 20 miles found themselves in the crossfire. Read more
Question: Now that the DMV has reopened by appointment, is renewing your license by mail still an option? Or was that only while the DMV was closed? Read more
Question: Will they ever have those drive-thru drop-offs anymore, for old computers etc.? We have used the downtime of staying home to declutter but have a lot of stuff piled up, and it’s easy to dispose of at the drive-thrus. Read more
On June 5, the Kahala had become the first of Oahu’s major hotels to start reopening its rooms and restaurant dining rooms to a kamaaina audience. Read more
In the midst of a pandemic and days away from the arrival of a hurricane, the Hawaii County Council decided last week to address the future of technological innovation on Hawaii island. Read more
When Miami produced one positive COVID-19 test on Friday and three more on Saturday and it was up in the air whether it would play Sunday’s baseball game against the Phillies, who did the Marlins turn to for a decision? Read more
Question: When is the Hawaii Kai boat ramp expected to be completed? The last correspondence from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, via Kokua Line, indicated a July completion date. As of Thursday it appears no work has been done. Read more
If there is a consistent worry attached to this election, it is the fear, fueled by President Donald Trump, that the mail-in election is somehow rigged. Read more
Question: I am furloughed from my job in the restaurant industry and am receiving unemployment benefits. Read more
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