• WAVE works • GMO moving forward • Comments stay off • Leave Mount Waialeale be WAVE works WAVE stands for Water Awareness Visitor Education. It is one of the programs sponsored by the Kaua‘i Lifeguard Association in our mission
• WAVE works • GMO moving forward • Comments stay off • Leave Mount Waialeale be
WAVE works
WAVE stands for Water Awareness Visitor Education. It is one of the programs sponsored by the Kaua‘i Lifeguard Association in our mission to mitigate the risk of drowning. Three WAVE presentations were held on Kaua‘i recently and attended by 150 visitor industry (vacation rental) workers.
Pat Durkin’s outstanding video and audio presentation described all of Kaua‘i’s beaches and the dangers lurking at some of them. They learned about rip currents, where they are and how to escape if caught in one; that huge waves can appear within 30 minutes in a calm ocean (Several visitors died this year after being washed off rocks by such waves); that shore breaks can pound swimmers into the sand resulting in serious injury; which beaches to recommend and places to avoid; the location of all lifeguard towers on Kaua‘i and how to get current ocean conditions by visiting KauaiExplorer.com.
From Dr. Monty Downs, Wilcox Hospital Emergency Room physician, and Gina Kaulukukui, Director of Life’s Bridges, they heard the impact upon the surviving families of loved ones who suffered the tragic consequences from not knowing or choosing to risk such dangers.
The folks who attended have in-person contacts with visitors and will share this information with them. Prevention is education. Education is prevention. They will be force multipliers in our quest to reduce our tragic statistics.
Mahalo to the Grand Hyatt, St. Regis and Aston Aloha Beach hotels for providing venues for our WAVE presentations and to the folks who attended. Mahalo to our presenters: Pat Durkin, Dr. Monty Downs, Gina Kaulukukui and Dickey Chang.
Jim Jung
VP, KLA
Kapa‘a
GMO moving forward
Bills requiring the labeling of GMO food have been introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
I urge people to write, phone or email our congress people to support these bills.
I feel we have a right to know what is in our food. At www.U.S.gov you can find addresses and phone numbers.
For information, there are a number of documentary DVDs available through the library such as “Food, Inc.,” “King Corn,” “Food Fight,” “Food Matters,” “Fork Over Knives,” “Fresh,” Vegucated,” and probably more.
Donna Raicevic
Lihu‘e
Comments stay off
I agree with Howard. Leave the comments off, typically all that ever came of it was anonymous cowards saying stuff they would never say in real life for fear of getting slapped.
Seriously, I could pretty much wager $100 every time I clicked on the commentary section that there would be some kind of racism or hate being spread around. In general, bitter the waha.
There are plenty of websites that offer social forums out there, and it isn’t that hard to start one yourself.
Personally, I really enjoy the group function on Facebook. I follow Hawai‘i Horse, because it seems like a good way for sharing when there’s rodeos, shows, events, sales, questions, whatever. Same thing could be done, call it “Garden Isle News Rebuttal and Hate-flinging.”
Anyone with a fake name, ban ‘em. That way if you like spread hate and prejudice, you gotta have the backbone to attach your name and face to it.
That’s my two and a half cents, aloha Kaua‘i.
Will Sexton
Kilauea
Leave Mount Waialeale be
I’m very surprised that there hasn’t been more of an uproar over the proposal to drill a well into the middle of Waialeale! It’s an unbelievable idea to begin with, but to have no apparent opposition to it is even more unbelievable.
Mount Waialelale, widely touted as the “Wettest Spot on Earth” is given that distinction by being different, special and unique.
The weather machine that nature has created for this island is only found in common form in a very few places on the whole planet.
That mountain is probably the ONE most important natural asset that we have going for us and helps to fuel the beauty that is Kaua‘i.
The combination of naturally occuring weather we enjoy is most certainly the result of the workings of our Mother mountain.
Why anyone would ever propose to drill a hole into the heart of it is just, well, I’m stuck for a word here…
It would provide a few jobs, lots of money for a few people, but eventually ruin a way of life that we take for granted.
Man tends to meddle into what nature has created and maintained for long periods of time. And man regularly leaves behind pollution and ruin, in the name of money.
Can you imagine looking up and seeing Waialeale brown instead of the lush green that is Kaua‘i?
Please, whoever is in control of this endeavor, rethink what you are trying to do and LEAVE IT ALONE!!!
Jack Custer
Kalaheo
