• George’s gardens keep growing • Traffic situation deserves a look • Cleaning things up would put people to work • Indicted for war crimes George’s gardens keep growing Shortly after my husband passed away, Dec. 31, 2007, a kind
• George’s gardens keep growing • Traffic situation deserves a look • Cleaning things up would put people to work • Indicted for war crimes
George’s gardens keep growing
Shortly after my husband passed away, Dec. 31, 2007, a kind member of my church family used George’s rototiller to plow up space for my vegetable garden. Other ladies from my congregation also wanted to have a vegetable garden so he plowed for them also and it came to be known as George’s gardens.
A few days ago I received a strange package at the post office and when I took it home I realized it was addressed to my husband George. I thought that maybe one of George’s friends had sent something to me in memory of George.
When I opened the box I was surprised to find two large 5 pound sacks of seed corn sent from the seed lab at University of Hawai‘i. I was puzzled by the contents until I saw the invoice paper which said Kumu Farm and a phone number.
I called that number early the next morning and I asked the man who answered if he was waiting on a corn order. He said Yes and asked me where I was calling from and when I asked him where he was he said Moloka‘i.
His P.O. box was 223, same as mine. His name was spelled Schule and I told him mine was spelled Schulze. Just one letter different. We realized that his name was so close to Schulze, and both of us had the same P.O. Box number that whoever looked on the computer copied my local address as Kaua‘i.
So then I called the seed lab in Honolulu and told them that they sent the 10 pounds of corn seeds to me by mistake.The manager said he would take Schulze off of the computer and he would send the right amount to Mr. Schule.
I told him I would be glad to send the corn back but he said I was to keep it or give it away. He suggested to donate it to the schools on Kaua‘i that have gardens. So that is what is happening. I am contacting the schools that have gardens as 10 pounds covers a lot of acreage except for a handful that I will plant in my garden in Kilauea.
So George’s gardens will keep growing.
Donna Schulze, Kilauea
Traffic situation deserves a look
This is regarding the left turn off Rice Street into Lihu‘e Post Office and a left turn out of Lihu‘e Post Office/Bank of Hawai‘i.
I think it’s a real mess of congestion and it causes a lot of traffic backup. Plus, people are parking so close to the corner of the post office that sometimes you can’t even make a right turn plus you’re waiting for the person in front who is trying to make a left out of the post office.
I really think the police or whoever is in charge of traffic should take a serious look at the situation. If I could I would change it.
Daniel Renaud, Kapa‘a
Cleaning things up would put people to work
I would like to agree with Jeff Tucker and Robb Kidt, who are quoted in the March 15 front-page article in The Garden Island about the Hanalei Bay beach being voted the best beach in America while its restrooms would likely be rated the worst.
I thought about this a few weeks ago after doing Tai Chi on a beautiful Saturday morning with the ocean and mountains as a backdrop. Many of the people in my class are from out of town, and one complained about the restrooms being filthy. After a quick inspection, I thought the Director of Parks should be notified and asked to view the restroom. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out a solution.
We can do one of three things.
1. Anyone who accepts an unemployment check should be responsible for 20 hours per week cleaning public restrooms, litter on our highways or cleaning litter on the beach. This might even teach them a new trade and get them off the unemployment rolls. Maybe some can aid our health care givers in treating senior citizens, the disabled or mentally ill or helping feed the poor. This may alleviate the need to cut back important social programs.
2. Let’s put people incarcerated for minor offenses to work cleaning our public restrooms, hiking trails, litter on highway, etc. Maybe this will teach them a new trade and keep them out of jail in the future. It certainly would benefit all of us when visitors return to a clean as well as beautiful Island.
3. Maybe someone could look into getting some of Obama’s stimulus money to hire plumbers to update the bathrooms.
Kaua‘i could be a model for the entire United States if recipients of unemployment checks who are able to work could be put to work doing public service. The same way with those incarcerated for minor crimes. Finally, instead of billions being given to large banks and Wall Street stock companies, let’s spend a few bucks hiring somebody to clean our beautiful park’s bathrooms and pick litter off some of the most beautiful beaches and trails in the world. That would put people to work and actually accomplish something good.
Richard L. Turner, Princeville
Indicted for war crimes
An interesting choice of articles in your recent Sunday paper.
Ron Fournier in “Analysis: Untruths have consequences in politics” denies that former Vice President Cheney is guilty of war crimes. But then Nat Hentoff in “Torture under Obama” accuses President Obama of continuing the “abuse of prisoners” started under the Bush administration and just last week endorsed by Cheney. This “abuse” is torture and it is a war crime.
So, where does the Garden Isle stand? Is it only torture if a Democrat does it? Or is it torture no matter who does it? If it is torture, where are the Garden Isle’s editorials denouncing this abuse?
George Bush and Dick Cheney should be indicted for war crimes. And if Barack Obama chooses to ignore those crimes, then he too should be tried and convicted.
John Zwiebel, Kalaheo
