Letters for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
• Old envelope found in a book • Return bonsai trees stolen from Po‘ipu • Abortion choice is a woman’s
HOOSER: Time to cut a deal; lessons from L’Amour
Louis L’Amour’s novel “Sitka” should be required reading by all who serve in elective office.
Letters for Sunday, October 17, 2021
• Grateful for eminent-domain action • Floridian glad Hooser is in Hawai‘i
Letters for Friday, October 15, 2021
• Use eminent domain on Coco Palms • Grateful for county eminent-domain action • On the state’s broken emergency-powers law
Letters for Thursday, October 14, 2021
• Many tools to combat opioid epidemic • A thank you to Kaua‘i Transporation!
Letter for Wednesday, October 13, 2021
• Treatment center will ‘save our kids’
HOOSER: Answer to national craziness is to think global, act local
On Oct. 11, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order banning any entity in Texas, including private businesses, from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for employees or customers.
Letters for Tuesday, October 12, 2021
• Skate parks are for skating; show aloha • Hold representatives accountable
Letters for Sunday, October 10, 2021
• Sterilizing cats is only sustainable solution • Kilauea project will only benefit a few • Kilauea land grab leaves many questions • Use island’s water to power it • Vaccine doesn’t kill, COVID does
Letter for Wednesday, October 6, 2021
• Accountability is an issue on Kaua‘i
HOOSER: Hoping for a quick return to normalcy
COVID numbers once again are on the decline! Hopefully, sometime soon, we can return to normalcy, gather again in groups with friends and family, eat out more frequently, and perhaps even testify in person before our government officials.
VOICES: Pro-choice and Pro-life: Full Reproductive Rights for Women
In 1996, after certifying as a women’s health nurse practitioner, I came home. Completing training and a first job at a women’s health clinic associated with Stanford University Hospital, was an eye-opening experience. Grand rounds with the Stanford Medical School visiting OB/GYN professors was heaven…so much to bring back to Kaua’i.
VOICES: The climate crisis vs. military spending
The Climate Crisis is the most-certain and the most-immediate of any of the threats the U.S. faces, including the military.
Letter for Friday, October 1, 2021
• HSTA: Address concerns so we can focus on keiki
Letters for Wednesday, September 29, 2021
• Unvaxxed have no morals • In response to school bus drivers
HOOSER: ‘Just any ole blue won’t do,’ litmus tests or not
With the 2022 primary election less than one year away, candidates from around the state are starting to step forward.
Letters for Sunday, September 26, 2021
• Lawmakers thank all involved in Kealia roundabout • Medicaid funding for Guam, territories might expire • Romeros delivered more than newspapers
Letters for Friday, September 24, 2021
• Try getting into a school bus driver’s seat • First responders are caring professionals • These 3 young men were helpful
VOICES: Religion-neutral Constitution is intentional
Ex-Vice President Mike Pence often said “I am a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order.” I view myself as an American constitutionalist, a rationalist with moral choices. The difference is telling.
HOOSER: The myth of Democrats controlling politics, government
Hawai‘i is a blue state dominated by Democrats and the Democratic Party. Conventional wisdom though this may be, it’s only half true. And even the half that’s true is not really true. Dwell on that for a moment.