• If I were a billionaire • New dump location will bring trouble for Kaua‘i • Spend money for buses, not bike paths If I were a billionaire Billionaire Larry Ellison has excited the residents of Lana‘i by planning a
• If I were a billionaire • New dump location will bring trouble for Kaua‘i • Spend money for buses, not bike paths
If I were a billionaire
Billionaire Larry Ellison has excited the residents of Lana‘i by planning a new oceanfront hotel, a desalinization plant, more photovoltaic energy, re-establishing commercial farming, free electric car charging stations, a new university research center and a new healthcare facility. He has created 100 new jobs, re-opened a community pool and is doing what is right for the community.
Billionaire Pierre Omidyar plans to build a luxury resort overlooking Hanalei Bay. Why not sit down with us and listen to our needs?
•A health club and community swimming pool like billionaire Jeff Stone shut down 2 years ago
•A top notch health care facility on the North Shore with competent doctors and ER and operating facilities. It is a long way to Wilcox Hospital in case of a stroke or heart attack.
• A new sewage plant in Hanalei to keep the bay clean.
• A branch of Kaua‘i Community College on the North Shore so our kids don’t have to bus for hours.
• Maybe finance no interest loans so we can all put solar on our homes.
• A bike path so we don’t have to always ride in the street is needed.
If I were a billionaire like Pierre Omidyar, I would then explain how I will build my project so it restores the old fish pond, how it will be built by local companies, how it will be set back so as not to be and eyesore, how it will benefit the community with addition jobs, how it will not effect the scenic, environmental and cultural qualities of the bluff. Larry Ellison should be a role model for you.
Come on Pierre, it doesn’t have to be your way or the highway.
Richard Turner
Princeville
New dump location will bring trouble for Kaua‘i
The Department of Public Works’ Solid Waste Division has published legal notices in The Garden Island advertising community meetings for the Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed dump near Wailua Falls.
Kaua‘i County calls it the New Municipal Sold Waste Landfill and Resource Recovery Park. Clearly, it’s disturbing that the EIS prep notice hasn’t been published as an environmental notice.
The hold up is that the new dump uses county funds and state land. The multi-million dollar consultant (tax payer funded) is scrambling to scheme who is the accepting authority for the new dump — is it Mayor Carvalho or Gov. Abercrombie?
The Jan. 30 edition of TGI states: “Two additional meetings are scheduled for Tuesday in Hanama‘ulu and Wednesday in Kekaha, but county officials said Monday night that those meetings may be canceled.”
Also, most important, is another factor in this new dump at Wailua Falls: AOL billionaire, Steve Case, owner of Grove Farm Company, Inc. The access highway(s) for the countless semi-trucks to bring rubbish will need to go through his land.
Not only will this dump be close by revered Wailua Falls, leak into the Wailua River and open Grove Farm Co. lands, Kaua‘i will most assuredly have lots more urban sprawl, luxury homes, gentlemen estates, resorts, unaffordable subdivisions for local folk and bumper-to-bumper traffic.
People who love Kaua‘i, do you really want this to happen?
MAHALO for taking your valuable time to understand what’s coming down.
Bonnie P. Bator
Anahola
Spend money for buses, not bike paths
I am simply curious. Does anyone know why there is such a outcry regarding the Wailua bike path.
The cost?
Is it for pleasure or a viable means of transportation to our various destinations?
I have recently been using public transportation to run my various errands, and it is my main access to work. Last week the bus dropped my most convenient time slot: 7 a.m. from Kilauea Gym to Princeville. (I start work at the library at 8 a.m.) My options are the 7:30 a.m. run (too crowded — I had to stand/sit on floor) or the 6:30 a.m. route (not crowded but so early). The 7 a.m. bus was often times packed as well but rarely was anyone left standing.
The weekend service stops at 4ish, which I find ridiculous because most jobs run 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
My point is why are the powers that be cutting routes and shortening service times? Why are the busses so small? People are not using public transportation because it is not convenient. The weekend schedule is sad because every other hour is so long to wait.
We want less cars on the roads, right? I have been on Kaua‘i a very long time and remember when there wasn’t any public transportation, so of course I appreciate what we do have now, simply because it is better than nothing!
In conclusion, instead of a beautiful scenic $5 million bike path, let’s buy more busses (size large, please), and supply more convenient routes and times.
Kathleen Carollo
Hanalei
