• Let’s talk about bridges • Bad luck in Hawai‘i • Disappearing ink Let’s talk about bridges Some members on the council and some in the public, including my friend Barbara Robeson, seem intent on proving that maintaining the historical
• Let’s talk about bridges • Bad luck in Hawai‘i • Disappearing ink
Let’s talk about bridges
Some members on the council and some in the public, including my friend Barbara Robeson, seem intent on proving that maintaining the historical character of one-lane bridges is more important than making them safe for those who drive.
Ms. Robeson and others take exception with the words “ON the bridge” and “AT the bridge” believing that these two words will somehow change the specific meaning of what Alvin Takeshita of The State Highways Divisions letter said and verified by our Kaua‘i Police Department.
“The accidents occurring at 1-lane bridges are close to twice as much as at 2-lane bridges. The study verifies that 1-lane bridges have a higher accident rate than 2-lane bridges.”
Webster defines the two words “AT” and “ON” as having pretty much the same meaning — AT being “on, in, near, or by” and ON being “near to or by” so no matter how you want to play with words the fact remains that bridges should be built two lane for the safety of the driving public — facts do not lie.
Mr. Takeshita certainly has no dog in this fight and his neutrality cannot be questioned.
Glenn Mickens
Kapa‘a
Bad luck in Hawai‘i
In 2011 I was invited to work and live here on Kaua‘i with a local farm-to-table restaurant by the active management.
They fired me in a month and I was left homeless. I searched for work asking for assistance was directed to several friends, everything failed.
I was left penniless. I had a car full of my belongings, I purchased storage here — entering a contract with a storage company to make my car usable.
I barely found work here or on O‘ahu, I was indefinitely fired. I was eventually able to collect unemployment but when the state delayed payment due to a misconception that I went away, I lost ground with storage payments.
The owner of the storage company promised me by email that he would work with me and my economic crisis, but when I faltered he did not show that he could remain reasonable.
He claimed that the storage unit of my life’s collected belongings, worth 1,000 times more than my monthly payments was his for a mere $200.
I have tried to call lawyers and they are all under contract with him whereas they cannot take him to court.
What should I do?
This is not the first time I have been scammed in Hawai‘i, when I moved to Kaua‘i a person on The Big Island promised me storage in their garage yet disappeared a month later with my belongings and here on Kaua‘i I was robbed one night at Lydgate Park, and nearly stabbed.
Jordan Mayhew
Kapa‘a
Disappearing ink
Is it may imagination, or do most big box stores and credit unions/banks here on Kaua‘i use receipt ink that seem to disappear after a few days?
Have anyone experienced this with other businesses?
These receipts are part of customer service.
Use inks that won’t disappear!
Howard Tolbe
‘Ele‘ele
