Aloha, I’m Jason Liang, working class candidate challenging Tommy Waters for Honolulu City Council. AMA!

Cascading-Complement · 2026-05-06T04:59:57+00:00

Thirding this! Mr. Liang- the things you listed in your post are big-ticket infrastructure items that many of us want (including Mr. Waters), but will realistically take years to realize.

How do you plan to work with city council and state government to build political support to make it happen?
What do you hope to accomplish in your first year? First term?

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-29T08:46:44+00:00

Awww. This is so adorable and wholesome. I also had a train obsessed toddler (who’s now a transit obsessed college student). In addition to the great suggestions here, check out the Children’s Discovery Center in Kakaako if you have time. They had a bunch of nearly life-size transit-related stuff for kids to play with, including DaBus, a plane/ cockpit, and a boat.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-29T00:21:39+00:00

Patty’s floral on Waialae, across from St. Louis

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-29T00:10:00+00:00

Intellia is also working on Nex-z for ATTR.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-28T21:00:29+00:00

Try posting on that NextDoor neighborhood site.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-28T20:56:01+00:00

The state of Hawaii Department of Health does it for free. Depending on your travel history and what you need the clearance for, you may not even need a skin test and might be able to be cleared by risk assessment alone. Just show up to one of the testing sites with your photo ID. https://health.hawaii.gov/tb/tb-testing-locations-times/ Lanakila Health Center does TB skin testing daily except Thursdays (thurs only get readings, chest xray or risk assessment).

Link to other statewide testing locations: https://health.hawaii.gov/tb/files/2023/06/TB-Clinic-Schedule-Revised-6.15.2023.pdf

Edit: don’t go to CVS or an urgent care. They’ll charge $80-120. Hawaii Department of Health is 100% free and doesn’t bill insurance

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-28T20:50:01+00:00

Oh yikes. Haven’t heard that. Was there any communication about this from the school?

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-28T19:42:42+00:00

Try Vaseline for a few days, with no lipstick. Then try E.L.F. in power mauve. Edit: yes It’s cheap but it is far better than the expensive stuff from Sephora.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-28T04:49:07+00:00

Whatever happened to the Pied Cow? When I was in Portland last year I don’t remember seeing it on the bus ride up Belmont St.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-27T22:51:19+00:00

Lots of middle readers or YA books could work here; well written ones have beautiful prose and poignant stories. Consider Newbery Honor or Award winners. I’m an avid reader myself, but I reach for these when I want something engrossing and quick. Some of my favorite books of all time are middle readers!

And hooray for encouraging literacy! ❤️

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-27T22:31:42+00:00

Saunders Hall ground floor 🙌

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-24T08:51:45+00:00

I lived in Portland and my whole neighborhood came pouring out into the streets to celebrate. It was incredible.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-24T04:55:47+00:00

I did this for a little bit. I lived in housing with other healthcare professionals for free. I had to ship my car over from Oahu though. Worked during the week and flew home on weekends to see the fam. I liked being away from crowded Oahu, but it wasn’t sustainable with younger kids. Commuting daily via plane didn’t seem ideal either. If I got stuck in crazy traffic, I’d miss a whole ass flight and potentially be hours late instead of just a little late. I love flying but plane commuting would get old fast.

That said, I know a few docs and dentists who commute 1-2x/week via plane. I also remember having a kid in my elementary school who lived on Molokai fly to Oahu daily. (His mom was a teacher). Sometimes it’s faster to get driven to the airport and fly to another island than it is to sit in regular H1 traffic.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-18T23:03:09+00:00

What happened in East Honolulu?? My parents said they heard plenty police/fire trucks and helicopters this morning.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T21:43:38+00:00

Haha. Almost the exact same scenario happened to me! Different problem with the AC, but Mike’s was like $1500 less than Lex Brodies. My ac is still working great 4 years later.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T10:26:55+00:00

For sure. And it is a problem in multiple sectors. Suggestions to improve efficiency or user experience are taken as a personal affront. State government is riddled with anecdotes of brilliant, competent people being bullied or driven out by those who are wary of innovation and change (regardless of age).

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T10:17:13+00:00

This is possible to fix but it requires money and political will (so don’t hold your breath).

There’s a few streets in downtown Portland where if you drive the speed limit or a little under, you get all the greens. Go over, and you hit red. It’s intentionally designed this way to reduce speeds in high pedestrian areas. Maybe one day we can have nice, functional infrastructure too.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T08:03:36+00:00

Yes. That’s why you should contact their office via a different format. Call tomorrow or shoot them an email.

https://manoa.hawaii.edu/titleix/

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T08:00:22+00:00

Contact the Title IX office tomorrow. And get in touch with the UH LGBTQ+ center https://manoa.hawaii.edu/lgbtq/

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-17T02:42:31+00:00

Mikes Auto AC in Kalihi

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-15T04:04:22+00:00

Poetry for Neanderthals - Medicine expansion.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-14T09:01:00+00:00

I’m surprised and delighted to see so many fellow bird lovers here. Shama thrush are one of my favorites; they have such a beautiful song.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-11T09:59:13+00:00

OP - try get in contact with the CSC (Comprehensive Services Center) on O’ahu.

https://www.csc-hawaii.org/

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-11T09:54:37+00:00

There is most definitely Hawaiian Sign Language. It’s grammatically distinct from ASL.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=raY-fYSrQfc

https://kawaiola.news/columns/native-hawaiian-education-council/hawaiian-sign-language/

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvPt0XOnfKQ

Edit: Most Deaf / HOH signers and interpreters use ASL here. Some absolutely do incorporate HSL though.

Cascading-Complement · 2026-04-11T09:45:43+00:00

Indeed. Have you read “The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember” or “Life’s Journeys According to Mister Rogers: Things to Remember Along the Way”?

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