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CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Tax Department lobby area, Honolulu.
Kokua Line: Is tax office aware of ‘transfer fee’ scam?

Question: Is the tax department aware that a scammer is sending out letters trying to trick people into paying a “loan transfer” fee? I didn’t fall for it, but others might. I looked on the DOTAX website but didn’t see anything about it. Read more

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COURTESY CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
                                Honolulu officials have installed signs at public parks warning people not to feed feral chickens as part of a campaign to reduce nuisances caused by the birds.
Kokua Line: Is state helping with feral chickens?

Question: Regarding the feral chickens, I have some questions. If they’re on city or state property, we still don’t have to pay for it, right? How much did the city budget for catching chickens on private property? What about the state? Read more

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                                A woman types on a laptop.
Kokua Line: Who collects used computers for Maui?

Question: I’ve seen many stories of people fleeing Lahaina with just the clothes on their backs, and you just know a lot of them had to leave computers behind that they need to replace. Is any group on Oahu accepting used computers for this purpose? I have a laptop and two monitors. Read more

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                                Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota looks to pass against Florida State in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015.
Dave Reardon: Oregon hits Hawaii with a few local names

A player named Bryan Addison had a chance at a spectacular grab of a Brayden Schager bomb in the second quarter, nearly making an over-the-helmet basket catch Saturday at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Read more


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