Human-rights abuses happening under Trump
I would like to thank Martha Hodges for her eloquent response to Mr. Rosen’s recent ramblings (TGI, Forum, Dec. 3). It is certainly more diplomatic than the letter I was composing.
I would only like to add all of the human-rights abuses that are being carried out daily, in our name, on our own borders and others. Children are still being locked in cages while their parents are held elsewhere or deported, with no end in sight. This is kidnapping and human trafficking being carried out on our border, in our country, in our name, today.
Elsewhere, I have yet to see or hear a death toll of Ukrainians killed while our “executive” cartel was holding back Senate-approved funds.
As Nancy Pelosi said last year, “I don’t want to see him impeached, I want to see him in jail.”
Allan B White, Hanapepe
Overfishing has reached a crisis
I feel that the solution to overfishing that was showcased in Jessica Else’s “Sustainable fisheries key to strong stocks” is something that needs to be spread and applied to more areas of the state.
Overfishing is nothing less than a crisis, which has been thrown under the rug for years, and it is urgent that we must take action. At the current rate the reef fish population has been declining, Hawaii’s reefs could be empty of fish in the foreseeable future.
While these fisheries will not immediately counteract the damages that overfishing has caused, they are a step in the right direction. The more that we put into preventing overfishing and beginning to repopulate fish species, the greater the rewards will be in the future.
Many areas that are commonly used for fishing, especially on Oahu, would benefit from these fisheries.
Right now, it’s up to us whether or not we want the oceans to be filled to the brim with beautiful species of fish.
Wyatt Hartsell, Kekaha
