•On the Eternal Memorial •Feed the masses, not the minority •2 tea parties Wednesday On the Eternal Memorial An Eternal Memorial may be the only thing left following the arms race by the nations of our planet. The USA has
•On the Eternal Memorial
•Feed the masses, not the minority
•2 tea parties Wednesday
On the Eternal Memorial
An Eternal Memorial may be the only thing left following the arms race by the nations of our planet. The USA has been a leader in this effort since the 1940s. The Barking Sands complex is a continuation of the arms race by our government.
Kaua‘i has become a target, just as Pearl Harbor was 67 years ago. Russia, China, India, Iran and now North Korea are part of the nuclear club. So where does it stop?
The sacrifices of our military from the war of independence to today are important and should be remembered. But let’s stop the folly. Mankind needs to work together providing sustenance for one another in these challenging times.
Let’s focus on making the world a better and safer place. And Kaua‘i a better place.
John Moseley, Princeville
Feed the masses, not the minority
With our economy in a free fall, with restaurants closing all over Kaua‘i, with tourism at its all time low since Iniki, with unemployment at a historical high and people scrambling for jobs, what are we proposing to do to help alleviate this huge problem?
According to The Garden Island front page April 11 article “North Shore path ideas exchanged” we are going to spend thousands of more dollars on a consulting firm to “explore the advantages, opportunities and feasibility of a pathway that would connect the communities of Kilauea, Princeville and Hanalei.”
The word “opportunities” continues to me mentioned in the article but never the “obstacles” that would far outweigh any effort and monies that would be put into this debacle.
Take a good hard look at this “transportation” bike path that has been on going on the Eastside for years. The operative word that a council person, government heads, the consultant and members of the hierarchy pushing this path keep using is transportation — “good, low cost means of transportation;” “the bicycle is the most efficient form of ground transportation there is;” “it also provides an alternate transportation from fuel and putting carbon in the environment;” great sound bites but let’s look at the reality and live in the real world.
At best this is a recreational project that will never take cars off our roads. And the worst part is that for the millions being spent on it most of our people will not benefit from it. People will not come from the west, south and north sides of Kaua‘i to use a path that is segmented and the “dream” of its going from Nawiliwili to Anahola will never happen.
People will never abandon their vehicles and use a bicycle for their major means of transportation. This is a no-brainer. Ask any of these feel-good bike proponents how they commute on this island — I mean to go shopping, to work, to the doctor or wherever — rain or shine, night or day. This island has an increasing number of senior citizens; would they use a bike for transportation? No way!
The state built a bike path that circles our island 35 years ago — state inspector Joe Rosa was there helping build it. He has testified many times before the council about the non-use of this path and the stupidity of spending millions of dollars (federal, state and county) to duplicate this gigantic waste.
Princeville already has its own bike/walking path within their compound that they are very happy with so why spend more money on duplicity?
With the feds scrambling to find trillions of dollars for top priority projects that the masses need, do these path proponents really think that the feds will continue to fund 80 percent of a project that will, at best, be a recreational tool for very few people?
Another no-brainer. Whether it is fed, state or local funds shouldn’t we expect them to benefit the masses and not a limited section of the population? Again, let us use our resources, time and money for the betterment of all of us.
Glenn Mickens, Kapa‘a
2 tea parties Wednesday
This letter is to clarify the times and locations for the tea party protests this week.
Two different events were set up by different people. Both are Wednesday.
The first will be in the morning by the airport. The second at 5:30 p.m. by the highway in front of Kukui Grove shopping center.
The “tea” stands for taxed enough already. Bring signs and express yourself at one or both events.
Suzanne Woodruff, Kapa‘a
