🌱 Patch AM: Need Hurricane Lala tax relief? Key Honolulu deadline is approaching fast

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In today's newsletter:

• Need Hurricane Lala tax relief? Key Honolulu deadline is approaching fast
• How to get your Diamond Head hurricane refund automatically
• How Nānākuli students turned their football field into a relief hub

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the a.m., temps: high: 87, low: 75.
• Friday: Some sun; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Deadline set for Hawaii Hurricane Lala tax penalty waivers (kitv.com) — Honolulu officials have opened a special tax relief window for residents and businesses hit by Hurricane Lala, waiving penalties and interest on certain late state returns between August 20 and October 20. Eligible taxpayers must submit new Form L-115A by October 20, 2026, either online or by mailing it to the Department of Taxation's Honolulu address.
   

2. Kokua Line: Can I get refund because storm closed Diamond Head? (staradvertiser.com) — If your Diamond Head State Monument visit was canceled by Hurricane Lala, your paid reservation will be automatically refunded, though it may take several weeks to appear. The column also confirms Honolulu's airport lacks shower facilities for layover passengers and warns local veterans about a nationwide scam postcard targeting VA benefits.
   

3. Nānākuli students join forces with ʻElepaio Social Services to support families post-Lala (khon2.com) — Honolulu-based coverage highlights how Nānākuli High and Intermediate students teamed up with ʻElepaio Social Services to distribute food to more than 500 households after Hurricane Lala. With support from local farms and agencies, the effort also ties into ongoing kūpuna food assistance that now reaches about 1,200 seniors weekly across the community.
   

4. Lala gone, Hawaii's recovery costs just starting (khon2.com) — From Honolulu, lawmakers are urging Hurricane Lala victims to carefully document damage and gather photos and videos before cleaning up, to avoid insurance claim problems. Hawaii Kai's representative is also surveying residents about frequent outages to push Hawaiian Electric toward a long-term fix for vulnerable transmission lines over the Koʻolau Mountains.
   

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Wednesday August 26
• KBG August Networking Luncheon @ Kenko-Ya →
  Kenko Ya, 46-047 Kamehameha Hwy, Kaneohe
  11:30 am
• Cashflow and Connections →
  ʻAiea Public Library, 99-374 Pohai Pl, Aiea
  6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Lady Cougar Volleyball vs. Waipahu @ Kaiser
  Kaiser High School Gym, 511 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI 9682
  5:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Kona to CTAHR (2 Vans)
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Picture Taking
  King Intermediate Kaneohe, HI 96744
• Papa Mahina Maluo to CTAHR
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Football vs. McKinley @ Kaiser
  Kaiser High Henry J. School, 511 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI
  7:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Papa Makani Lā ʻOhana - Nation of Hawaiʻi →
  Malama Honua PCS Waimanalo, HI 96795
• Oahu Charity Motorcycle Ride for MMIP
  Street Bikers United Oahu Honolulu , HI 96818
  9:00 am
• "Voices Behind Barbed Wire" Film Screening (Moloka'i)
  Honouliuli National Park Mitchell Pauole Center, 90 AINOA ST, Kaunakakai, HI 96748
  3:00 pm
• Kahu Alanui MC 6th Anniversary
  Street Bikers United Oahu Honolulu , HI 96818
  5:00 pm

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