• Decals on ship • School admissions • Tinted windows Decals on ship I saw the article about the maiden visit of the Pride of Aloha and noted that you said she had a new “paint job.” Actually the flower
• Decals on ship
• School admissions
• Tinted windows
Decals on ship
I saw the article about the maiden visit of the Pride of Aloha and noted that you said she had a new “paint job.” Actually the flower leis are giant decals. This is one of the first two ships ever with complex decal designs. I know because I watched the installation in San Francisco. My daughter was one of the installers from Team Graphx. They worked from lifts up to 105 feet high installing and trimming the panels. It was amazing to watch.
Sylvia M. Salenius
Santa Ana, CA
School admissions
Mr. Michael Chun, Kamehameha Schools:
I am writing with concerns regarding your admission criteria for students wishing to attend your school. If you possess documents that support your reasons for the admission requirements I would appreciate viewing the documents. Was it the intent of Princess Pauahi that Kamehameha Schools be reserved for students that make a specific score on a test or maintained a specific GPA?
I was under the impression that the intent of the will was to educate the children of Hawai‘i. Aren’t the children who would most benefit from your outstanding academic facility those students who may have lower test scores and poor grades? Most educators would agree that educating the best and brightest is easy but working with less talented children requires truly great teachers and is much more challenging. It appears that your institution is taking the easy way out because we know that most of your students could excel in any situation. Possibly a more fair system would be to put all the names of children wishing to attend your school in a hat and simply draw names. You would have a better cross section of Hawaiian children.
My daughter applied for 9th grade at the Kapalama campus. She is an above average student but not a 4.0 and her test scores were average. She really wanted the challenge of your school and was disappointed to not be accepted. I know she is not alone in her disappointment. I believe she is the kind of student who would have benefited from an education at Kamehameha Schools.
Evie Boiser
Moloa‘a
Tinted windows
On June 14 a young man wrote a very articulate letter indicating that the 35% rule for window tinting was inappropriate.
This rule was created because:
The police need to be able to see if the driver is drinking alcohol while driving. Second, the police need to see if the driver and passengers are buckled up properly. Third, the police need to be able to tell if children are in seat protectors.
So, it isn’t the ability of the driver to see out, it is for others to see into the vehicle.
These are very legitimate reasons, and all citizens should follow them for everyone’s safety.
Gordon “Doc” Smith
Kapa‘a
