Letter for Sunday, January 9, 2022
• A hand ‘up,’ not a handout
Letters for Wednesday, January 5, 2022
• Visitors, don’t blame others if COVID papers not in order • 3-team KIF football squads are tough • On possible policy change to retain character of communities
HOOSER: 12 policy goals for 2022
It goes without saying that if we don’t set goals, we are sure not to achieve them.
Letters for Sunday, January 2, 2022
• Fireworks displays more wasted money • Ka Loko still needs repair • Elected leaders need to step up, stop virus spread
Letters for Wednesday, December 29, 2021
• Illegal fireworks coming again • Can’t find N95 masks on Kaua‘i • Worried about large lands purchases
Letters for Sunday, December 26, 2021
• Light the tree trunnel for the holidays • Quarantine, testing is only solution
VOICES: Telehealth brings expertise, support to island families
Earlier this year, Tyra gave birth to her son, Oshen, at Wilcox Medical Center in Lihu‘e. Immediately after, Oshen suffered a stroke and was airlifted to Kapi‘olani Medical Center on O‘ahu. Fortunately, the medical team was able to stabilize Oshen, but his mother still worried about his future and how this might impact his development.
Letter for Saturday, December 25, 2021
• Take a little time this Christmas season
Letters for Friday, December 24, 2021
• McDonald’s Mac Attack • In the face of omicron, Mayor needs to take action again
VOICES: Why I believe participating in Kaua‘i Martin Luther King Day 2022 is worth your while
I just completed a week of in-depth study of Mahatma Gandhi with a group of 40 people from around the world on the internet. We read, we watched films, we met in chat rooms, and we wrote our reflections. For me, it was eye-opening to see the beauty of humanity. We are all striving so hard to balance our passion to change the world toward peace, cooperation, sustainability, and safety, with understanding and caring for ourselves.
Letters for Wednesday, December 22, 2021
• Vaccination helps us all • Koke‘e roads are dangerous • Get booster shots now
HOOSER: Sometimes leading means stepping back
The primary election results for the Kaua‘i prosecutor’s race show without a doubt who the winner of the general election will be. With the most-recent count showing Rebecca “Becky” Like at 8,184 votes and Shaylene Iseri at 3,645 votes, the ultimate outcome is clear.
Letters for Monday, December 20, 2021
• Skateboarding should be high-school sport • There are some racists on Kaua‘i • Give citizens $1 million each • Second prosecutor election a waste of money
Letters for Sunday, December 19, 2021
• Kaua‘i is not a racist place • Kaua‘i needs to be more self-sustainable
VOICES: Don’t wait, vaccinate your keiki today
In early November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11. While this may seem like a long-awaited step on the journey to end the pandemic for some, the decision to vaccinate keiki is daunting for many parents.
Letters for Friday, December 17, 2021
• County of Kaua‘i deserves better • Life as a student during the pandemic • Strict isolation, education is the answer to COVID
HOOSER: 10 things to do in 2022
As we enter the final days of the year it’s good to remind ourselves of a few things (10 to be exact) that we can do to make our community a better place.
Letters for Tuesday, December 14, 2021
• Driver’s patience a must on our small island home • Appreciate the volunteers, but turtles, monk seals deserve official protection
Letters for Sunday, December 12, 2021
• Kind Kaua‘i people outnumber the few ‘rotten pineapples’ • Trump tried to stage coup from the White House for months
VOICES: Never too early to ‘Lift Ev’ry Voice’
With the Thanksgiving holiday a couple weeks ago and the Hawaiian Makahiki season having risen with Makali‘i , the Pleiades constellation at sunset now, my thoughts turn to how to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday in January 2022.