• SLOBBs • For Hawai‘i SLOBBs Stop Littering Our Beaches & Byways: The Hawaiian Islands, a nice-sounding name, from the majestic mountains, to the ocean plane, but in between, where the young people stop, without a thought, their garbage they
• SLOBBs
• For Hawai‘i
SLOBBs
Stop Littering Our Beaches & Byways:
The Hawaiian Islands, a nice-sounding name, from the majestic mountains, to the ocean plane, but in between, where the young people stop, without a thought, their garbage they drop.
Dirty diaper, paper wrapper, and empty beer cans,with nary a care, they garbage the land.
Yes, garbage the land, it’s so easy to do, just open the window, and shove it on thru, or go to the beach, and have a fun time.
No worry the trash, just leave it behind, their friends and family, they have nothing to say.
I guess as a group, it’s the good old way, why cannot carry trash bag in the car?
Carry mess away with you, trash can is not far, why blame the ‘locals’, look at that tourist there.
Sure, they’re a few that are SLOBBs, but the lions live here, it’s hard to believe, we have a Litter Law, it’s rarely enforced, that’s the BIG flaw.
For those that don’t care, it’s hard to impress ’em, why is it so difficult for our police to arrest them, for those who would trash our beaches and highways.
Take ’em to court, let them their money do pay, we can talk and tell story, but for the SLOBB there’s no meaning.
So do take their money, give 40 hours road cleaning, whatever their story, no matter their song, if their going to litter, they must learn it is wrong.
But no matter what’s done, to do the job, the easy way is, just be a SLOBB.
Bud White
Kilauea
For Hawai‘i
Hawaiian Language Translator, Frances N. Frazier, wrote “For those interested in the history of Hawai‘i, this book is a ‘keeper’.”
Senator Akaka has recently written in the Honolulu Advertiser that it is his hope that Senate Bill SB344 is a step toward reconciliation in the Sovereignty Movement.
Chapters Six and Eight in the book give a glimpse into the life of William Owen “W.O.” Smith, the first Attorney General of the Provisional Government and the Republic of Hawaii.
He, also, drafted the document that supports Kamehameha Schools and the Trust Agreement of Queen Liliuokalani. He was a Trustee of both Trusts.
I, respectfully, suggest that there will never be a true and meaningful reconciliation until we stop trashing elements of our history and fully honor the constructive contributions that have been made in our evolution from a Monarchy to the 50th State.
We should be proud of having a government, acquired with relative ease, that has taken others many more generations and the loss of thousands of lives to obtain – and some are still striving for.
A government that allows for full participation by its citizens, provides for minority rights and makes possible the addressing of inequalities.
That has an educational system and other services that help individuals to improve their lot in life to the extent of their abilities.
I believe that you will find that “100 Years of Healing – The Legacy of a Kauai Missionary Doctor” views a segment of those contributions.
Me ka pono, me Aloha,
P.S. I am an 89 year old man who has lived in Hawai‘i 67 of those years.
Robert T. Watts
Kailua, O‘ahu
