• Family wants trees • Dizon sets the right example • Lend voice to harbor parking issue • KCCC books thanks • There is only our God Family wants trees Please, please, please don’t remove the monkeypod trees that line
• Family wants trees
• Dizon sets the right example
• Lend voice to harbor parking issue
• KCCC books thanks
• There is only our God
Family wants trees
Please, please, please don’t remove the monkeypod trees that line the Koloa Road. For the sake of everyone who lives on the island … don’t take away any more memories. Designing around the trees could be stunning.
Barbara McCord,
member of the Smith-Waterhouse family, Lawai
Dizon sets the right example
Only one college football player from Hawai‘i was named to the Associated Press’ All-American first team, or the Walter Camp and Sporting News All-America teams. Only one led the nation in solo tackles and was runner-up for the Dick Butkus Award: Kaua‘i’s Jordan Dizon.
Coach June Jones and our University of Hawai‘i Warriors football team deserve all the congratulations they receive, but I believe it is also important that we recognize the accomplishments of 2004 Waimea High School graduate Jordan Dizon.
In high school, Jordan played in a league with only two other football teams. And he has shown everyone in Hawai‘i that hard work and academic focus pay off.
As Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Big 12, Jordan, an economics major, has been able to apply the knowledge and values he grew up with in Hawai‘i to a new and challenging environment.
University of Colorado Linebackers Coach Brian Cabral, a friend and former high school teammate of mine, said, “I can honestly say in my 19 years coaching linebackers at Colorado, I have never enjoyed coaching and watching someone play more than Jordan.”
Jordan is expected to graduate in May. His fine accomplishments on the gridiron and in the classroom set the right example for all young people of Hawai‘i to see no boundaries can prohibit them from pursuing their dreams.
Congratulations to Jordan for an outstanding season, and best wishes for his continued success in the future.
Jordan has made his family, community and all of Hawai‘i proud.
Lt. Gov. James R. “Duke” Aiona Jr.
Lend voice to harbor parking issue
Attention harbor users. Regarding the upcoming meeting for the proposed rule by the Department of Land and Natural Resources: This rule affects harbors statewide as it proposes, amongst other things, to shorten the allowable parking time at harbors from 72 hours to 24 hours. Those who park at the harbor for more than 24 hours will need to pay for a permit. Ed Underwood of the Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation has stated that trailer boat parking won’t be affected and will be exempted by signage. Big deal. The crew who park at the harbor and go out for longer than 24 hours will need a permit and will have to pay a fee. This rule places an unfair tax on a specific harbor user … it is discriminatory.
As written, this rule still has further implications that could affect all harbor users. It must be read carefully. It can be found on the DLNR Web site. If this rule is passed, DLNR will be able to charge for parking at any harbor it wants to across the state and will not legally be required to hold more public hearings. Underwood has said that his division would indeed hold more public hearings if other harbors are affected, but what he says and what the law will say, are two different things.
The DLNR is concentrating its efforts on Ala Wai Harbor. The problem is they have chosen to close their minds and ears to the harbor users of the Neighbor Islands. This is definitely another rule concocted on O‘ahu, for O‘ahu, but being shoved down the Neighbor Islands’ throats. All harbor users should attend this meeting on Dec. 22 and make your voices heard. If not, get ready to pay.
Darrell Tanaka
Haiku, Maui
KCCC books thanks
This is a thank you letter to all who donated reading material to Kauai Community Correctional Center in Wailua.
I was an inmate there for 2 1/2 years and I learnd alot about my criminal ways in the LTS program there thanks to a great man, Neal Wagatsuma.
At times I find myself wondering in my mind about my life back on Kaua‘i and that man always pops up and reminds me not to give in to the dark side. I owe the good citizens of Kaua‘i to better myself never to commit another crime ever again.
Thank you so much for your donations of books.
Tracy Daligdig
Freeport, N.Y.
There is only our God
This letter is in response to the letter written by James “Kimo” Rosen (“Whichever god it be,” Letters, Dec. 13) last week.
His letter left me scratching my head wondering what the point was. This is what needs to be said. There is only one God and through his son Jesus Christ and him only will you find true peace. John 3:16
Be careful about following false prophets and teachings like Mormonism or Jehovah’s Witness. These two are some of the most prolific modern day cults out there. If you follow man and try to live up to his expectations you will always be let down and will never feel completely fulfilled. Think about this for a minute. Let’s just say you were Jehovah’s Witness, and you think your good works could earn you some favor with God. That would make Christ’s work on the cross in some way deficient wouldn’t it? If you could add even one tiny bit to your salvation, than Christ’s sacrifice on the cross wasn’t good enough. Jesus did die for our sins on the cross. We don’t have to go through our whole life trying to pay for them by trying to fulfill mans obligations. I can tell you for a fact that I won’t be in for the rude awakening you spoke of come judgement day. I know what Jesus has promised for those who believe in him, and follow his commandments. You must surrender yourself completely to him. I can promise you that you will never feel complete fulfillment and happiness until you do. We as Christians are not perfect, but we are forgiven. Aloha, and may God bless us all during this Christmas season.
David Rich
Waimea
