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Question: I am trying to find a place or the person who sells the "Live Aloha" sticker. It's not the old one with white background. The one that I saw had an orange background with the words "Live Aloha" in black letters. Can you help? ‘Live Aloha’ sticker exists
in only 1 version, for nowAnswer: The "official" loosely organized group of people who came up with the "Live Aloha" bumper stickers hasn't issued an orange-and-black sticker, nor any other sticker -- so far.
Spokesman Robbie Alm said the only other sticker he's seen with the words "Live Aloha" was put out by the Hawaiian Humane Society, but that his group had nothing to do with it.
For the time being, there's still only the original sticker with the lehua blossom, he said. You can get stickers by writing to 165 Waokanaka St., Honolulu 96817. Donations are welcome to help pay for postage and printing, but not required.
Besides the sticker, you receive a card explaining the 12 tenets of living aloha -- that people should take individual responsibility for making Hawaii a better place by being nice and doing good deeds.
In mid-November, the nonprofit group will be coming out with a round version of the sticker, Alm said. Under an agreement with the Hawaii State Teachers Association, the group hopes to put a "Live Aloha" card and sticker into the hands of every public school child in the state, he said. The group also is trying to work out a similar agreement with private schools.
Alm said this project had nothing to do with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but that since then, it certainly has "picked up a new urgency."
The Hawaii Community Foundation has been the lead sponsor in the latest project, with other foundations also getting involved, he said. Details will be released soon.
Q: I was informed that by owning a time share, which is deeded property, that I could get a state ID. Is this true? If so, what documents would I need? Presently I am staying on the island of Kauai. Where would I go to process the application for the state ID?
A: It's not a question of whether owning a time share on Kauai qualifies you for a state identification card, but what address you need to put down on that card.
The state law says your state ID card must reflect your permanent address, whether in Hawaii or elsewhere, explained Liane Moriyama, administrator of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center, which includes the state ID program. You need not be a permanent resident of Hawaii to get a card, but you can't put a temporary Hawaii address on that card.
The law was changed years ago to require the permanent address, because "there were some tour directors dropping off busloads of tourists by the King Kamehameha statue (near where the state ID office is located) and telling them to go get a state ID card so they could get kamaaina rates," Moriyama explained.
For more information, call the governor's liaison office in Lihue at 274-3100 (on Oahu, 587-3111) or check the Web site, www.state.hi.us/hcjdc and click on "state ID."
Mahalo
To the two good Samaritan cyclists who came to my aid on Oct. 6 when I tripped and fell while walking on Kailua Road. These "knights in shining armor" rendered very effective first aid and called an ambulance. I shall never forget their help and concern. They are perfect examples of Kailua's Best. -- Dee Avery
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