• Kipu Falls closing • ‘Under the Rainbow’ • Adopt a kitten • It’s the money’s fault Kipu Falls closing I am saddened that people can no longer visit Kipu Falls. Access was never easy and you had to want
• Kipu Falls closing • ‘Under the
Rainbow’ • Adopt a kitten • It’s
the money’s fault
Kipu Falls closing
I am saddened that people can no longer visit Kipu Falls. Access was never easy and you had to want it.
Now the actions of the few have punished the many. No one was ever forced to jump, swing or dive off the falls. Many would never dream of doing so, but still loved to watch the falls and the people going off.
Everyone is being punished because people are not taking responsibility for their actions.
This is fast becoming the norm in the United States in ever aspect of life. That the falls are an open and obvious hazard apparently will not stop lawsuits.
Making someone else pay for one’s own mistakes is a national past time. We are all being punished.
I know that many locals choose to not go off the falls or rope, respecting the obvious, but all enjoyed the beauty of nature. It really hurts to be punished in this way.
David Cooper, West Des Moines, Iowa
‘Under the Rainbow’
In the song “Under the Rainbow,” are they singing about the youth’s activities around the island or just on the Eastside?
All the activities (bike path, skateboard, etc.) are built on the Eastside of the island. What do we have for the youth’s activities on the Westside?
Our children on the Westside could use a skateboard/skating rink and/or a bike path too.
Also, the youth around the island need a safe centralize place to interact with each another. Maybe the schools should have a battle of the band and the kids could go listen and dance to the music.
Why not turn the old Borders Book Store into a fun room for the teens and young adults? It could include educational electronics like a studio booth for them to make their own videos.
We need to do something for these teens and young adults around the island, not only for the Eastside.
Howard Tolbe, ‘Ele‘ele
Adopt a kitten
I agree with the letter Cece and Cliff Waeschle sent to The Garden Island about the kittens that were thrown from a truck at the Tree of Tunnels.
The animal in this letter is the cruel person who threw those defenseless kittens from his truck. He does not belong on our beautiful Island, and I bet that as he grows older he will turn his hostility toward the people who reside here.
He needs immediate treatment and I urge anyone with knowledge of who did this to turn him in for treatment and punishment he deserves.
My wife and I adopted a calico cat from the Humane Society last year and she is such a caring and loving kitten who has brought much love to our household.
She waits by our door every morning, and when we let her in our room, she jumps on a small table so we can brush and talk to her.
When she is hungry she will let us know by rubbing her head on our feet, and when she wants to play she will meow to let us know. When we leave the house, and when we return, she will be at the window.
I want to thank everyone at the Humane Society for the fine work they do. I urge everyone to adopt one of these beautiful kittens, especially older persons, and persons who have small children.
This will teach our keiki to feed, brush, play with and care for these wonderful pets and not turn them into cruel, abusive persons like the animal who drove that truck.
Richard Turner, Princeville
It’s the money’s fault
This is in response to Stacey Monroid Gabourel’s letter “Overgrown Garden Island” on Aug. 15.
I too was born and raised on Kaua‘i. A lot of the land you now see, overgrown, used to be well-maintained pastures with cattle that managed it all.
How gorgeous it was to pass by in a car and see rolling knolls of guinea grass with cattle grazing against a lush green mountainside.
However, the land that’s so abundant with this guinea grass are owned by wealthy landowners who probably don’t live here so why should they care?
Their main concern is the mighty dollar and the Garden Island becomes the Jungle Island. Great for movie-making should any Hollywood agents want to fly here and deal with the politics and red tape.
Like the little mom and pop stores that have now disappeared, so have the small farmers and ranchers as they aren’t able to compete, money wise, with the mighty dollar.
So, if you think it’s sad and you’ve left for your home, remember we’re here because this is our home.
Yes it’s lost but not to guinea grass rather to the mighty dollar!
Patricia Hashimoto-Ferreira, Lihu‘e
