Dear Magnificent People of Kaua’i

Dear Magnificent People of Kaua’i:

Please accept our heartfelt mahalo for

allowing us to experience the true meaning of the slogan “Aloha: It’s Kaua’i’s

Spirit.”

Dec. 18 was a tremendously heartbreaking day for us as we spent

our very last moments with our beloved Randall Machado. That day we were

blessed by more than 1,000 of you who came in tribute to Randy.

We cannot

begin to express how very much we appreciate your testimonials of Randy, your

generous outpouring of love, compassion and sympathy. You have given us much

strength.

Although the visitation period was extended far beyond the

scheduled program, we learned that many of you were unable to enter the church

in time. Please accept our apology and mahalo nui loa.

We may not have

seen you, but we are sure that Randy saw you there and smiled.

We sincerely

appreciate and will treasure the notes from many of you telling us how Randy

touched your lives, how he was very professional, that he went beyond the call

of duty, was caring, showed compassion, and was friendly.

It touched our

hearts deeply that although some of you met him more than a year ago, you cared

enough to pen a note to his family and to visit him on his last day.

Thank

you very much for your phone calls, visits, monetary gifts, abundance of food,

refreshments, flowers, lei, wreaths, and genuine love.

We are eternally

grateful to everyone responsible for the perfect arrangement and coordination

of the services, the Pall Bearers, Honor Guards at the Church and in Kapa’a

Town, the Military bidding Randy a most proud and honorable aloha.

We wish

God’s blessings, health and happiness for each and everyone of you!

The

Family of Randall J. Machado

Heaven or hell

To the Forum:

Re:

Mililani Trask, Trustee at Large, Office of Hawaiian Affairs and US Senator

Daniel Inouye

Both are mine imperishably; Mililani is learning politics;

as Dan is infallable. The voter has a voice of the marriage of politics in

heaven or hell.

Arthur K. Trask, 89,

Anaholae

Westside

health concerns

To the Forum:

1) Roundup (the herbicide) is toxic to

earthworms, beneficial insects, birds, and mammals. Plus it destroys the

vegetation on which they depend for food and shelter.

Roundup reduces the

growth of beneficial soil-dwelling fungi and reduces nitrogen-fixation in

legumes.

There is also new evidence that Roundup may cause cancer. The

Study published in “Environmental and Molecular Mutagenisis,” Vol. 31, pp.

55-59, found that an unidentified chemical in Roundup caused genetic damage in

the livers and kidneys of mice exposed to the herbicide.

2) People exposed

to fungicides may be three times as likely to get non-Hodgkins lymphoma,

according to a study in the journal “Cancer” (Vol. 85, No. 6, 1999, pp.

1353-1360).

3) Low-flying helicopters (under 1,000 ft.) are violating FAA

regulations and disturbing the peace and quiet in the Waimea canyon

area.

4) The incessant droning of the ultra-light air craft over Waimea

Valley is disturbing the peace.

5) Smoke from burning sugar cane and

plastic drip tubing creates cyanine gas and contributes to cardio-vascular and

respiratory diseases.

Children on the Westside of Kaua’i, Waimea and

Kekaha, have the nation’s highest rate of asthma (from a health study published

in Hawai’i’s HMSA magazine, “Island Scene”).

Kaua’i is blessed with

sunshine, fresh air, pure water, good soil and aloha. Plants, animals and

people enjoy living in Paradise.

Negative influences caused by profit

motivated people disturb the peace. Smoke, chemicals which kill life and noise

are inharmonious with the joyous growing forces of nature.

“Ua mau ke ea o

ka ‘aina i ka pono” (the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness).

Respect the sacred mana of Kaua’i. Do no harm to Mother Earth who gives us

life.

Kawika Maki

Waimea