• Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! • Protect us from Sleeping Giant trail • The Point at Po‘ipu • KPD should take a look outside their headquarters • Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! Hawaiians say Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou, Happy New Year. New Year’s Eve
• Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou! • Protect us from Sleeping Giant trail •
The Point at Po‘ipu • KPD should take a look outside their
headquarters •
Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou!
Hawaiians say Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou, Happy New Year.
New Year’s Eve is a time to dream of how you can better yourself in the coming year. Many make resolutions to lose weight, quit smoking, and to just be a better person. These resolutions are well intended but most resolutions do not pan out.
Almost everywhere on this planet whistles blow, sirens shriek, bells ring, horns toot. In Hawai‘i, however, fireworks explode, light up the skies and sparkle everywhere making paradise look like a war zone.
Every year emergency rooms across the islands are filled to capacity with injuries, and the fire departments respond to a record number of calls, buildings are damaged, people are killed and injured. Many with chronic illnesses such as people with breathing difficulties, COPD and asthma reach for their oxygen tanks before it’s too late. People indulge in alcohol and drugs and end up with hangover on Jan. 1, somewhat of an irony to a fresh start.
To all those suffering injuries and hangovers, remember to let old aquaintances be forgot, which is easy if you have a hangover or are taking pain pills for your injuries.
For me I will be happy when all this holiday insanity is over and we can go back to the way we were.
Hau‘oli Makahiki Hou!
James “Kimo” Rosen, Kapa‘a
Protect us from Sleeping Giant trail
I am writing regarding the recent letter about protecting the Sleeping Giant. It’s easy to hold a bystander position and critique and pass judgment on others’ work. After all, we all do it from time to time.
However, to call the Forestry and Wildlife Department incompetent for removing roots from the trail is quite insolent. Yes, roots do help to avoid erosion, provide good footing for many hikers and divert water.
Nevertheless some roots are more exposed than others, which become hazardous to many hikers who often trip and fall because of it.
Because of the hazards that many of these roots possess, the Forestry and Wildlife Department must remove them to avoid trip and fall accidents (and potential lawsuits against the state).
Not all the roots are being removed, just the ones that are deemed as hazardous. And if the trail is slippery don’t hike after it has just rained. Simple as that.
The residents of the island should be thankful for the “extensive damage” being done to the trail as it prevents tax dollars going into a big lawsuit when someone trips on overgrown roots and decides to sue the state.
Kiah Shigeta-Koizumi, Kapa‘a
The Point at Po‘ipu
I am an angry owner at the Point at Po‘ipu, managed by Diamond International.
I own four deeded weeks plus DRI points. I am having to consider giving up my ownership and taking the financial consequences due to the Special Water Assessment and maintenance fee increases.
We love Kaua‘i and have spent many happy years there. We have been through three owners at the Point and it has never been the “home away from home” that we were promised.
We are retired and can no longer afford to come. In response to your article concerning the rebuttal from Diamond Resorts International, I know of many Po‘ipu Point owners that are not only unhappy about the situation, but are also considering giving up their ownership.
We just don’t know whether to try and fight the “big guys” or lay down and take it.
Pamela Peck, Cora, Wyo.
KPD should take a look outside their headquarters
Every time I drive anywhere I notice the police are out with radar guns trying to catch speeders.
I understand at this time of year there is more of a potential of deaths from car accidents. I realize the ticket revenue helps state funding of police departments. Certainly with tight government budgets, this additional revenue is close to a necessity.
If they want to generate yet more revenue, all they need to do is walk out their front door and ticket all the illegally parked cars in the red zone, the ones parked in the middle of the street, and the boat which has been parked there for months.
JoAnne Georgi, ‘Ele‘ele
