Can’t we all just get along? • Think, don’t just fall for chemtrail hoax • Think, don’t just fall for chemtrail hoax • Ex-offenders can vote, so register by Oct. 8 Can’t we all just get along? Several years ago
Can’t we all just get along? • Think, don’t just fall for chemtrail hoax
• Think, don’t just fall for chemtrail hoax • Ex-offenders can vote, so register by Oct. 8
Can’t we all just get along?
Several years ago I was talking to a friend about how she was able to distinguish all the different ethnic groups. She said she was taught to tell the differences but everyone was taught to hate the haoles.
It was like a knife was stuck in my gut and twisted. I was really upset.
Now it comes out the county has had four discrimination lawsuits that have been settled and KIUC has two that have not been settled yet.
Discrimination lawsuits/payouts hurt everyone whether in the taxes we pay or in the utility bills we pay.
In the words of that famous philosopher Rodney King, “Can’t we all just get along?”
JoAnne Georgi, ‘Ele‘ele
Think, don’t just fall for chemtrail hoax
Mark Twain foresaw the Internet Hoax Era when he said: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
Paul Lucas Googled one of those lies when he entered “chemtrails” and shared the single source of this hoax with us (TGI Sept. 3, “What are they spraying in our skies?”).
If Mr. Lucas had obeyed the laws of critical thinking (multiple unrelated sources), or added the single word “debunked” to the name of the single source film (making a modest donation style living for its creator), then he would not have been “shaken to the core” and we would not have had to suffer through the telling.
You don’t have to have my career in air traffic control, university coursework in meteorology, FAA meteorological observation license/experience or pilot time, to quickly determine that this hoax could not exist in today’s aviation industry and, when it comes to supportable science, this dog can’t hunt.
Pete Antonson, Lawa‘i/Manila
Ex-offenders can vote, so register by Oct. 8
During a conversation with a young local woman about the election, she told me she couldn’t vote because she has a record.
This is a general belief of ex-offenders.
She eagerly took voter registration applications for herself and friends after I told her she could.
It is a misunderstood fact by many.
KKCR had an interview with Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Justin Kollar so I asked him since he’s running for Office of Prosecuting Attorney and relies on voter constituency. He said he believed people with convictions cannot vote in Hawai‘i.
I told him he may be wrong and should find out so voter’s rights are clear and not misleading.
The Justice Department says convicted persons can vote when released, including when on parole or probation. (Persons currently imprisoned, serving felony sentences cannot vote).
Hawai‘i’s “get out the vote” campaigns ignore this large segment of people. The myth persists due to apathy, bias or hypocrisy.
In society, rehabilitation/reform/forgiveness is incorporated into applications for funding programs. Do the stated objectives go past the grant funding?
Paradoxically, many of our politicians have criminal records (some expunged), commit/cause worse crime through corrupt policies, enjoy privileged immunity from arrest or have unspeakable skeletons in the closet. I consider them the sanctioned criminals of society.
If you have a record, don’t let that keep you from voting. Your vote will be an important voice in lawmaking.
Register to vote: go to Elections Office (next to Historic County Building). Deadline: Oct. 8.
Elaine Dunbar, Lihu‘e
Action needed for Honolua Bay-West Maui
Honolua Bay-Lipoa point is in dire jeopardy after being taken out of “preservation” in August.
It is a place cherished and loved by thousands of people from all walks of life every month both local and visitor alike — surfers, boaters, joggers, fishermen and many more.
Whether you are a plumber, waiter, hotel manager, security guard or a bellman it doesn’t matter. Everyone has a stake in preserving Honolua.
Does Maui Land and Pine think the people of Maui would believe this is their only way to fulfill their pension obligation to their employees? There is another way.
I simply cannot understand how this can be happening. Please pray for these decision makers within the Maui County offices and MLP offices to take time to consider the complete impact of their decision.
You can help by visiting savehonolua.org and signing the petition at change.org, search “Honolua.”
Greg Smith, Napili, Maui
