• Widening has benefits • Indelible impression • Anger burning Widening has benefits Clearly widening the highway will benefit every single person on the island. This causes no harm to the ‘aina. (“Lawsuit seeks environmental review before highway widening,” The
• Widening has benefits
• Indelible impression
• Anger burning
Widening has benefits
Clearly widening the highway will benefit every single person on the island. This causes no harm to the ‘aina. (“Lawsuit seeks environmental review before highway widening,” The Garden Island, Dec. 2)
Perhaps we should conduct an environmental study on Waldeen Palmeira and the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation as they do not seem to be doing any of the rest of us any good as we try to get to and from work, drive our kids to the dentist and all the errands of daily life that are basic to our well-being.
Norton Bedford, Anahola
Indelible impression
I want to extend my thanks to KPD Officer J. Himongala. Officer Himongala would respond to a matter of my wallet having been stolen. This KPD Officer’s actions, attention, thorough and timely investigation, and genuine concern, all together, proved nothing less than brilliant. Thoughts of this experience stay with me, and I would like to share it. I believe it is well worth sharing.
Back in August, my wallet would be stolen. I would arrive to KPD Kapa’a Substation to provide a statement. Officer Himongala, and another Officer, stood poised as I approached. It was apparent to me, in these Officers’ baring, that both were concerned to my own frame of mind. Thank you.
The memory of these two Officers standing, prepared, remain with me and consoles me. There were sentimental valuables in my wallet. Some photos of family were 15 years old, irreplaceable, and now in the hands of a thief. Along side, but less important to me, was just about the last bit of money I had to my name at this time. Like so many, times are proving hard for my family.
KPD Officer Himongala took a detailed statement from me, and asked many questions to the theft. Officer Himongala recognized and spoke to my concern to a loss of what bit of money I had, and to my personal loss of sentimental belongings. This was not required of this Officer in his duties. Officer Himongala would offer me bananas which had been brought by the Substation. I would take one. Officer Himongala, with “two finger poi” generosity would offer more. I would take another for my daughter.
A completed statement from gained from me, and Officer Himongala prepared to leave the Substation. This young Officer was “on a mission.” I was confident of this. Over the years I have worked as a social worker. I have had the good fortune to work in tandem with an Elite Police Unit of Alaska State Troopers, and a number of many other fine Officers over the years. These men and women were due every consideration to the utmost respect. These fine Officers’ actions spoke to this fact. Officer Himongala’s actions would speak the same. I had confidence in this young Officer.
Within one-half an hour’s time, Officer Himongala would have arrived immediately to the coffee shop where my wallet was stolen, gathered information from several individuals, reviewed security video tape, searched the coffee shop, surrounding area, shelves, trash cans, locked cabinet and toilet tank of the bathroom where my wallet had been stolen.
My wallet would never be recovered. The photos which were dear to my daughter would never be recovered; however, to this day, my daughter continues to express how nice it was of “the police officer” to give us some bananas.
Thank you, Officer Himongala for your fine work. KPD is very fortunate to have such an exceptional Officer to call its own. We, the community members, are the most fortunate. Please know that your thoughtful intentions have left an indelible impression.
Deborah A. Morel, Kapa‘a
Anger burning
Coco Palms on fire! I am on fire. I really can not believe that this hurricane-ravaged hotel has been allowed to remain in the condition it is. (“Insult to injury: Fire damages Coco Palms,” The Garden Island, Dec. 4)
The owners of the insurance policy have been irresponsible. Why are they allowed to keep this broken-down eyesore from being repaired. To me, a fire is just a wake-up call to the folks of Kaua‘i.
I actually thought by now something even more disturbing could have happened. What is the law? Why are the owners allowed to keep this up? Who is responsible? Now they get to collect money for the fire!
Sen. Gary Hooser has a Coco Palms project ongoing, lets all call him and get Coco Palms taken care of. I don’t want to see this historical site fall apart as it is now, it breaks my heart every time I drive by.
Kaua‘i is so beautiful, this is what most people visiting our precious Island sees on their first drive north from the airport. Now it’s even more of an eyesore.
Hopefully your fire will burn enough to pick up the phone today and call our senator or our mayor to find out just what’s happening to Coco Palms.
Jeane Michioka, Kilauea
