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Nobody ever loved the flimsy paper transfer slips, which had a tendency to get lost or torn, but they did offer a nice extension of your bus ride, closer to where you needed to go at a cheap rate. Read more

Nobody ever loved the flimsy paper transfer slips, which had a tendency to get lost or torn, but they did offer a nice extension of your bus ride, closer to where you needed to go at a cheap rate.

It does seem like the day pass is both simpler and offers a two-way route — riders could never use that transfer for a return, anyway.

And it extends the validity of the pass until 2:59 a.m. the following day. Looking through the timetables for routes on thebus.org, that makes a fair allowance for those last buses running late. Someone busing it at that hour needs a little insurance.

Local boys impress at the Grammys

Move over, zydeco. A Hawaiian recording artist picked up the Grammy for the Best Regional Roots Album during Sunday’s awards event, marking the first win over Louisiana-based Cajun since the category was created in 2011.

Wailuku-based Kalani Pe‘a’s debut album, “E Walea” won during the non-televised portion of the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. During the televised portion, Hawaii’s Bruno Mars wowed the crowd with two performances. Hitting the stage in a glittery purple blazer and curvy white guitar, Mars led an impressive tribute to Prince, who died last year, with “Let’s Go Crazy.” Earlier, Mars and his band played “That’s What I Like,” from his recent album, “24K Magic.”