• Pesky poultry • Derogatory words are unacceptable • Mahalo for returning bag • Hopeful for a new Coco Palms Pesky poultry Something needs to be done about chickens. I, like most Kauaiians, spend quite a bit of time at the
• Pesky poultry • Derogatory words are unacceptable • Mahalo for returning bag • Hopeful for a new Coco Palms
Pesky poultry
Something needs to be done about chickens.
I, like most Kauaiians, spend quite a bit of time at the beach.
Lately it has occurred to me just how filthy the beaches are. No, I’m not talking about litter; I’m referring to chickens. They walk around with total impunity urinating and defecating all over the beach.
If the county can allocate resources to send “dog police” to ticket responsible dog owners for daring to take their dogs on a walk, they can do something about chickens.
Dogs shouldn’t be on the sand, but I don’t understand why dog owners with leashed dogs are ticketed on a regular basis for being at the beach park.
The resorts are very good about keeping feral animals, such as chickens, off their property but the county deems it perfectly OK for them to invade our formerly pristine beaches.
Visitors notice this as well, not all of them are thrilled to see these filthy creatures all over the place.
They carry disease and people are literally lying in their bodily fluids when they lay on the sand.
People assume sand is clean when it most certainly is not. Can we at least make an effort to curb the chicken population?
Other states have seasons in which people can eliminate pests whose populations are out of control. I think we can all agree that the chicken population has been out of control for years.
Dan O’Flaherty, Lawai
Derogatory words are unacceptable
We haven’t become free of racism even though there have been centuries of progress in eliminating prejudices.
I would argue that individuals are just as capable of being ignorant as when owning slaves was commonplace.
Our human machine has not changed to include some magical sensibility or intellect that would guarantee objective thinking and lack of prejudice.
Without a doubt, it’s what we’re taught and experience that determines how we regard others.
People that argue using a term like the “n” word does not make you racist may be right, just as people that owned slaves may simply have done so to save money, as it was lawful practice and necessary to compete.
But after a period of time exposed to injustice, where some work for wages and some do not, as well as some subjected to treatment including beatings and rape, prejudice soaks into the mind, changing thinking to include unjust acts as everyday normal and acceptable.
So, to those that say that using negative terms like the “n” word does not increase prejudice, I say only if you use negative terms for everyone as often.
Try using “white tr…” or other negative phrases in your speech often and see if the reaction you get from people is the same.
This will result in the revelation that any negative prejudiced term lowers the conversation’s intelligence and impedes its objective nature, and certainly people who argue it’s “just words” don’t appreciate other people’s feelings.
Barney Blankenship, Kapaa
Mahalo for returning bag
Spent last Thursday on Oahu running errands, keeping appointments and shopping for craft supplies. My heartfelt mahalo to the caring, kind individual who turned in my carry-on black bag that I had left at the Lihue Airport parking lot upon my return to Kauai. You lifted my spirits and made me happy.
Kauai is a wonderful place to live with many honest residents. Told the TSA agent “only on Kauai.”
Ora Tashiro, Kalaheo
Hopeful for a new Coco Palms
I was thrilled to see Monday’s paper and enjoyed the resort story. My husband and I have been coming to the island since 1969. Retired here in 1991. The Coco Palms hotel was always on our agenda and this memory was very nice.
“The hotel or a park” issue is hotel to us. Yes, a park could also come to be, but the costs of building and managing would be hefty for, we, the people of Kauai.
A beautiful hotel and the history of the place will not cost us a dime and, in fact, will put money in our pocket through taxes.
If you are not familiar with Kauai and the Coco Palms hotel, I suggest buying the book written by David Penhallow, “The Story of The Coco Palms Hotel,” available from Amazon.
Bobbie Love, Kapaa
