• Path should run by the coast • I heart capitalism • Where’s the uproar? Path should run by the coast We at the Kaha Lani were surprised by the “Preserve Wailua Beach” opinion piece published in the Sept. 12
• Path should run by the coast
• I heart capitalism
• Where’s the uproar?
Path should run by the coast
We at the Kaha Lani were surprised by the “Preserve Wailua Beach” opinion piece published in the Sept. 12 edition of The Garden Island.
The writers object to Ke Ala Hele Makalae (the path that goes by the coast) being built along the mauka edge of Wailua Beach. The old cane haul bridge is being reconfigured to support two vehicular traffic lanes plus the 8-foot wide multi-use path, and will join directly with the proposed Wailua Beach board walk.
We feel that the natural alignment is to continue on the coast, in Wailua Beach Park, hugging the makai side of the existing rock wall paralleling of Kuhio Highway.
Kaha Lani is located in the middle of Lydgate Park. For six years we have lived with a section of the first phase of Ke Ala Hele Makalae right between our homes and the ocean. We can vouch that a path going along the beach is a great addition for our owners and guests.
They say, “This is wonderful … it is Hawai‘i.” They walk, ride a bike or stroll with their children on the path and enjoy being near the ocean.
We at Kaha Lani Hele Makalae want the path to run near the coast, as specified in the approved environmental assessment and already funded.
Jean Lambert
Board of Directors president
Association of Apartment Owners of Kaha Lani
Wailua
I heart capitalism
Mr. Moore’s new book on capitalism reaches the height of ignorance bordering on stupidity.
He fails to recognize that, with state meddling in every facet of business, we don’t have true capitalism here in the U.S. Secondly, as a student of history, he fails to see the obvious — the beauty of true capitalism.
No other societal system in the history of the world, with so few warts, has benefited so many. The production of products, goods and services for profit describes the modus operandi of capitalism.
He can’t see the obvious faults of the state where enslavement through universalized coercion from rules regulations and controls is the norm. He has no option but to obey, i.e., all interfaces are non-contractual.
I assert that the state in conjunction with our state-entwined version of capitalism is the cause of all our present problems.
Ralph Tamm, Lihu‘e
Where’s the uproar?
It is difficult waiting for the voices of dissent and hearing nothing.
Where are the people who are unhappy with the schools being closed on Fridays? I look for the comments of teachers in the newspaper and find none. Does that mean that all is well and there is no reason to be disturbed by the fact that our students now get 20 percent less education?
And what about our teachers? Do they deserve the pay cut? Perhaps their union negotiated a contract not quite in their best interests. What is the teacher to do who approaches his or her landlord and says I am now making less money, could you cut the rent? And what if the answer is a resounding no? Does that mean someone has to move?
With two working parents counting on the fact that their daughter is in school on Friday, must there be an adjustment as to who babysits? Who watches their child if there is no tutu nearby? How much will it cost to have someone watch their child? Can one job holder take off work or is that impossible?
But I have heard no complaints. I’ve been wrong before, perhaps I am over blowing a problem that really is not mine anyhow.
And what happens to all the administrators in the Department of Education who are not touched by the terms of the teachers union contract? Are they off work as well? I hear no one comment on that either.
I can offer no high-minded answers. I am not that knowledgeable as to the negotiations that transpired since I wasn’t invited.
I do know that I hurt inside when I hear nothing of concern from my friends and neighbors about the students of Kaua‘i who are being cheated out of 20 percent of their education as well as hard-working teachers who now take Fridays and go to the beach having 20 percent less salary while administrators look around as to whom to administer to on Fridays.
And all this is happening while bankers get multi-million-dollar bonuses with my tax dollars. Perhaps I am missing something and just don’t understand.
Monroe Richman, Koloa
