• Be cautious when venturing out • Support for Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO • Mystery woman welcome on Kauai • Hospice deserves peace, quiet • Tikini Iniki doing best to be good neighbor • Thanks for turning in lost wallet Be cautious when venturing out
• Be cautious when venturing out • Support for Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO • Mystery woman welcome on Kauai • Hospice deserves peace, quiet • Tikini Iniki doing best to be good neighbor • Thanks for turning in lost wallet
Be cautious when venturing out
Today I saw a kayak company attempt to go out in huge, very dangerous ocean conditions. Being from Hawaii and surfing my whole life, I know when there is danger in the ocean. I saw the company attempt to launch from the beach in way too big, dangerous surf breaking over large rocks and reef that no kayak should go out in (The lifeguards even had signs on the beach saying “Dangerous Shore break” and “Big Surf”). Feeling compelled to warn visitors of the danger of launching a kayak in large surf, I alerted the tourists of the hazardous conditions.
At this point I was told by the owner to get away and stop bothering his tourists. Anyone who was taken out on a kayak tour today should know that all tour boat companies from the North Shore canceled their tours the same day due to the rough ocean conditions. If a vessel with two engines will not go out in these conditions, why should a kayak?
Bottom line, if it looks unsafe don’t go out, even if your tour guide says it’s OK. I am not anti-tourism or kayaks, but I am all about safety. Watch out. You have all been warned.
Eric Hansen, Wainiha
Support for Office of Hawaiian Affairs CEO
In an unprecedented display of leadership, courage and love for the land and people, Dr. Kamanaopono Crabbe has brought OHA closer toward addressing fundamental questions concerning Hawaii’s complex political status.
While several trustees at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs rescinded his letter to the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on May 9, Kauai Trustee Dan Ahuna has reversed his previous position and now supports the original letter submitted by Dr. Crabbe. The implications of Ahuna’s shift will continue to unfold.
What is clear is that Hawaii cannot rescind our quest for justice. Through the fault of none alive today we have inherited the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom and the foundation on which rests Hawaii’s present political complications. Over 1,000 people have come forward in the last 36 hours to support Dr. Crabbe’s attempt at bringing additional clarity on these issues. He Mana o Pono is a statement of support for Dr. Crabbe. Please visit the link http://www.thepetitionsite.com/525/987/222/he-manao-pono-a-statement-of-support/
The people stand behind you Kamanaopono and true to your name you have enabled a righteous conversation and brought forth with integrity the concerns of many of Hawaii’s people.
Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Waimea
Mystery woman welcome on Kauai
In the photo on the front page of The Garden Island on Wednesday, May 14, the “Mystery Woman” was not identified. She is Dr. Glenda Nogami, director of Civil Defense for Kauai.
Dr. Nogami is one of the best educated, most experienced members of the County Directorate and we welcome her.
Don Decker, Omao
Hospice deserves peace, quiet
Walking pass the Kauai Hospice yesterday, I was appalled by the construction projects which now totally surround the building, severely compromising the peace and quiet that the dying deserve.
Once a bastion of peace, the hospice now has a truck-service station immediately opposite, which is incredibly noisy, and on all other sides, there are bulldozers and land-moving operation creating a disgusting disturbance.
Any Kauai resident might need the hospice’s services at any time, due to an unexpected accident or disease.
That this has been allowed to happen is a disgrace to our building/planning departments and to the “developers” themselves, who have betrayed all that our beloved island stands for.
Philip Stevens, Hanalei
Tikini Iniki doing best to be good neighbor
Response to a Princeville neighbor regarding Tiki Iniki
Aloha neighbor. Since opening last October, Tiki Iniki has never had live music, even though it is permitted. Our small speakers still play Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, Don Ho, and Hawaiian music, low enough for our fine dining guests to have quiet conversations at their tables. Liquor Commission Officers have even helped us measure our music levels.When we are busy, we take care of our patrons and must return missed calls. Our phone system keeps track and I am sorry but we did not have any missed calls or messages that eve. Our number is 431-4242. I think I am being a good neighbor and it is important to me. I even hired someone whose job it is to patrol the parking lot asking guests to respect the neighbors and leave quietly. Please, come in and experience Tiki Iniki for yourself. We are fine dining in a wild setting but wild only refers to the decor. Aloha.
Michele Rundgren, Kilauea
Thanks for turning in lost wallet
Please may I use your letters column to send out a note of gratitude and thankfulness to the honest, kindly person who retrieved my wallet in the Walmart parking lot and delivered it to the lost and found desk with all its contents safe and sound?
I really had no hope of recovering the wallet, but it is a wonderful thing to discover that the aloha spirit on Kauai is meaningful still.
I don’t know who you are, but it is my hope that someone, somewhere will be there to help you when you need it, just as you helped me.
Thank you more than I can write.
R. Curtis
