• Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon restored faith • Kaua‘i system is corrupt • Right to Farm bill is reckless • Happy birthday Kimo Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon restored faith On Saturday, Feb. 2, I attended the mayor’s Prayer Luncheon at Kilohana Luau
• Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon restored faith • Kaua‘i system is corrupt • Right to Farm bill is reckless • Happy birthday Kimo
Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon restored faith
On Saturday, Feb. 2, I attended the mayor’s Prayer Luncheon at Kilohana Luau Pavilion. As always, it was an enjoyable event. It was so inspiring to be able to join with so many people to pray for our beautiful island and the people who keep everything running so smoothly. Thank you Kaua‘i Island Ministries.
When it was time to leave, I walked away and got up and left my purse hanging on the chair back. I would like to thank the person who turned my purse intact. Also thank you to Robin and her assistant for holding on to and returning my purse to me. Most of all, thank you to John Blalock who changed his plans and brought me home. You restored my son’s faith in his fellow man.
God bless you all richly.
Brenda Verity
Kapa‘a
Kaua‘i system is corrupt
Bravo, Ms. Greene for your fine letter, “Who will be the new personnel director” (Feb. 2).
You not only point out a specific political obligation that had been “fulfilled” but another potential position that, if filled, will only perpetuate a very corrupt system.
Your letter highlights that we have people running our county who are not qualified to be there.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with appointing or hiring people who are friends or family members as long as they are qualified and have the same or better qualifications as others who have applied.
The other problem with this corrupt type of system is that the many good, hard-working people in our government get the blame for the faults and stagnation of what the unqualified are creating. And ultimately the taxpayers are getting the short end of the stick because the wrong people are making these wrong decisions.
Your words and facts were so true, Ms. Greene, so please stay involved.
Glenn Mickens
Kapa‘a
Right to Farm bill is reckless
I strongly request that Senate Bill 590 be denied. This Right to Farm bill looks like it is designed to protect the bio-tech companies from the people. It is reckless legislation that protects this industry even from local government.
The passage of this bill would escalate the precedent that government can not question big business. This will need to be challenged as unconstitutional. The bill reads:
“No court, official, public servant, or public employee shall declare any farming operation a nuisance for any reason if the farming operation has been conducted in a manner consistent with generally accepted agricultural and management practices.”
“Generally accepted agricultural and management practices” is a moving target. Contaminating the land, air, water and sea, as well as all life in the proximity of the bio-tech industry has been occurring for a number of years now. This is what needs to stop! Clearly, they could say this is a “generally accepted agricultural practice.”
This SB590 appears to be designed to protect this industry which is preempting future food production capacity that could be fit to eat on these contaminated lands. A growing number of citizens are rising against this industry which does not produce food for Hawai‘i.
I do agree that ag subdivisions should not have CC and R’s that pre-empt ag practices like raising pigs and other animals, as well as small-scale tilling, etc. This is ag land that is being re-purposed into estates. Protection for true food production has value with an irritated neighbor. To write law that does not even allow the government, the very people charged with oversight, to not be allowed to even “declare any farming operation a nuisance for any reason” is egregious. I hope many folks on O‘ahu can turn out to Monday morning’s legislative session for public comment at 11 a.m. Most of us on the highly affected Neighbor Islands cannot afford to fly over and testify. Please stop SB590.
Felicia Cowden
Kilauea
Happy birthday Kimo
Birthdays are like any other day of the year, in fact every day is somebody’s birth day. It’s nice to be recognized, usually loved ones and close friends will send greetings, however with the advent of social media with such sources as Facebook, birthday greetings can now make one feel like a rock star.
I have over one thousand friends on Facebook, most of whom I have no idea who they are. I started befriending everyone who sent me a friend invite and actually starting inviting others to be my friend on the recommendation of Facebook. I did this since I post a daily blog on Facebook and was hoping for increased readership. The fact of the matter is: I do have an increased readership due to Facebook, in addition to many friends I have never met.
This past January, I celebrated a birthday and to my surprise I had over 150 birthday greetings, I think I knew 12 of the people who sent me a birthday greeting, all others I had no idea who they were. None the less it sure felt good thinking I really had that many friends.
Now I can go back to my simple lifestyle until next January when once again I will hopefully achieve rock-star stature.
James “Kimo” Rosen
Kapa‘a
