• Mahalo nui loa, candidates • No more freebies • Progress still matters • Election reflection • Princeville won’t become parking lot Mahalo nui loa, candidates We finally have our sidewalks back. No more loitering and trespassing and getting in
• Mahalo nui loa, candidates • No more
freebies • Progress still matters •
Election reflection • Princeville won’t
become parking lot
Mahalo nui loa, candidates
We finally have our sidewalks back. No more loitering and trespassing and getting in the way of pedestrians by sign waiving politicians and their “sheeple.”
I must admit even though the politicians break the law when they obstruct a pedestrian’s ability to walk, jog, or run safely, I miss having access and being able to confront them on my daily sojourn through Kapa‘a Town.
The campaigning is over and now the ones who were blessed enough to be elected need to commence business and concentrate on what really matters most to them, their paycheck, car allowance and great health-care benefits.
I am looking forward to the next election when we can all wave in unison, honk our horns and smile once again. Until then we will miss all of you wonderful self serving narcissists.
James “Kimo” Rosen, Kapa‘a
No more freebies
Driving along most of both (Kaumuali‘i and Kuhio) highways there are lots of litter and lots of overgrowth such as tall grass (dried and green), unwanted weeds and trees (koa with brown seed pods), etc.
In our jail we house a lot of misdemeanor criminals who are able to work. They are well fed. They eat better than some of us. They have an hour of out door exercise and or, activity.
Then the rest of the day they sit around to watch television, do craft, or rest in bed.
The ACLU recommends that they (the misdemeanor criminals) have an hour of sun outdoors. We should give them more than an hour and have them go out on a chain gang and bag the trash along the highways. Also, have them trim the overgrowths, too, for eight hours per day.
No more freebies for the inmates let them work for their room and board.
Howard Tolbe, ‘Ele‘ele
Progress still matters
Aloha Gov. Abercrombie! Your election gives me hope that Hawai‘i can really begin the journey to sustainability.
So, some angry, fearful, old white people manipulated by billionaires and mega-corporations gave control of the U.S. House of Representatives to the Republicans. So, we have to start marching backwards to the bad old days? We need to take away the health care reforms that give sick children and adults with pre-existing conditions the chance to have affordable health care? We need to let Wall Street corporations plunder the American people unregulated? We need to forget about civil rights for women, minorities, gays and lesbians?
I don’t think so. Whatever the outcome of the 2010 elections, the challenges facing our nation remain unchanged: the national security threat that our dependence on foreign oil poses; the need to create a green economy to build a sustainable society with jobs for all Americans; and the need to deal with the threat to American coastal cities that global warming presents (including Hawai‘i).
We have to work together as a nation. This is not about politics. This is about the survival of our society. Ready to cooperate?
David Thorp, Kalaheo
Election reflection
Now that the elections are over and most of the signs have been removed, I write to congratulate the winners and wish them good luck for their term of office.
However, even though I did not win the election to the House of Representatives, Dist. 16, I am not a loser. I met many people who share the same hope of a better economy and brighter future. Strangers became acquaintances, some acquaintances became friends and some friends became closer friends.
I am humbled by the support, words of encouragement to me and concerns for me and by their prayers. Many mahalos!
I can never repay my wife, Sandi, whose constant positive attitude during the entire process never wavered. It was a great deal of strength for me. I love you, Sandi!
One of the best compliments I received came from my 35-year-old grandson who simply said, “My granddad has done more since his retirement than most people do in their entire life. We are so proud of you!”
Phil Sterker, Kalaheo
Princeville won’t become parking lot
Petrina Blakely’s letter regarding the closing of the Princeville Health Club was right on target.
So many people have been adversely affected, as she noted. What many people on the North Shore do not know is that the next target in Princeville is the lovely fountain at the entrance.
There are plans to rip it out, citing the expense of operating it as the reason. Talk about ripping the heart out of Princeville! This fountain has become a symbol of the uniquely beautiful area and residents and visitors alike are enthralled by it.
It seems as though our area is in the hands of willful children who are playing a giant game of Monopoly with our beloved North Shore. We are residents who have put our blood, sweat, and tears into our lives here.
We do care, we do vote, and we will not let this area turn into a giant parking lot.
Elaine Turner, Princeville
