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In today's newsletter:

  • How to keep your Honolulu personalized plates when selling your car
  • Which Honolulu neighborhoods are getting new HPD leadership after promotions?
  • How will Ko Olina’s new EMS station change West Oʻahu emergencies?

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cloudy with showers, with a high of 80 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Thursday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Friday: A stray afternoon shower, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Kokua Line: How do I keep personalized plates when selling car? (staradvertiser.com) — If you’re selling your car but want to keep your personalized plates, Honolulu’s Department of Customer Services lets you surrender and store them at a satellite city hall, then reattach them to your next vehicle. The city also just mailed 2026-27 real property assessment notices across Oahu and reminds homeowners that property tax payments at satellite city halls don’t require appointments during official collection periods.
   

2. Honolulu Police Department honors leaders at promotion ceremony (hawaiinewsnow.com) — Honolulu residents have new police leadership in key districts after nine Honolulu Police Department officers were promoted at a ceremony at Alapaʻi Station. The moves include new assistant chiefs and majors overseeing areas from Kalihi and East Honolulu to Kapolei and the North Shore, as HPD emphasizes continuity and community-focused service.
   

3. New Ko Olina EMS station aims to help response times for West Oahu (khon2.com) — A new Honolulu EMS station in Ko Olina is now handling calls across West Oʻahu, cutting response times for residents from Nānākuli to Waiʻanae. Staffed paramedics can start advanced life-saving care before ambulances arrive, and city leaders say a full transport ambulance is planned by June to further strengthen coverage.
   

4. Josh Groban confirms North American tour with special guest Jennifer Hudson (warm1069.com) — Josh Groban’s 2026 tour will include a single U.S. stop in Honolulu on February 7 before he heads overseas for his GEMS World Tour. With Jennifer Hudson as a special guest on the North American leg, the concerts will support his arts-education foundation through a per-ticket donation.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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