• GMOs need more research • Use aloha while driving • Likes old adages • Thank you KPD GMOs need more research There have been quite a few letters regarding the unhealthy aspects of GMOs. It is such a shame
• GMOs need more research • Use aloha while driving • Likes old adages • Thank you KPD
GMOs need more research
There have been quite a few letters regarding the unhealthy aspects of GMOs. It is such a shame that Kauai has such a concentration of them. Pesticides are the absolute worst thing for any land, not to mention the cancer they cause and to do this on such a beautiful island like Kauai, thereby endangering our people — young and old — is a tragedy.
An overlooked aspect of Monsanto’s genetically modified cotton seeds in India is that they cost 10 times more than the others, and if there is a crop failure, the farmer cannot afford to pay back the cost of the seeds.
According to a recent PBS story, many farmers have committed suicide due to severe loss of income because there is no backup, if there is a blight in that one area for that particular seed. Monsanto promises the farmers a bigger crop without taking into account that there may be a drought on any given year. Just like in Hawaii, the local governments promote GMOs.
In the old days, there were other sources of cotton seeds. The farmers in India are totally dependent on the Monsantoseeds because the company does so much advertising there, extolling the virtues of their seeds, that they produce a larger crop, etc., but the reality can be the opposite some years due to lack of rain.
There should be more research done on all GMOs. The problem with Kauai is that some elected officials here decided that there was a lot of money to be made in granting the chemical companies the rights to use Kauai as a test bed for their products.
Cliff and Cecelia Waeschle
Kilauea
Use aloha while driving
I’m a moped rider. I ride it to and from work. My moped has a State of Hawaii authorize permit that allows me to ride on the highway. I have just as much of a right to use the highway to travel on. However, on my way to and from work, I choose to ride on the shoulder most of the way.
There are a few exceptions where I must ride on the highway, including places like towns (Hanapepe, Waimea, and Kekaha) where there are bridges, vehicles, and salt breeze (that sprays my goggles). Then there is Pakala Surf Site along Kuamualii Highway. There are vehicles, surfers, very narrow shoulders with semi tire debris and rubbish on it, and guardrails along both sides of that stretch on Kaumualii Highway.
With what is mentioned above, on June 26, 2013 (Tuesday morning) at approximately 0700 hours, I was traveling westbound on Kaumualii Highway at Pakala Surf Site. A light blue mini-van (a Dodge Caravan) driven by an idiot blonde woman — I did not get the license plate number — came up very close to my rear and started beeping her horn. It only takes a few seconds for me to clear that stretch and then I would have gone back on the shoulder.
My question to her is, “Would you have honked if a slow vehicle was in front of you? And did I cause you to lose a whole lot of time to get to you destination?” I don’t think so!
Howard Tolbe
Eleele
Likes old adages
The author of “Is there a better solution to feed the world?” (TGI, July 7, 2013), is guilty of “the pot calling the kettle black.” I like old adages, too.
He admonishes people who argue anti-GMO when they have no personal education to back it up, and then argues pro-GMO when he himself has none.
According to his letter, his argument is based on what he learned from his sister, an MIT educated chemical engineer. What a guy.
As I mentioned earlier, I like old adages too. How about the one that goes “Call a spade a spade?”
Here’s one he wrote in his letter, “If you aren’t part of the solution, you are a part of the problem.”
This guy doesn’t need Google to find out which one he is. All he has to do is gaze into his $5 mirror.
Vince Cosner
Lihue
Thank you KPD
Gotta commend the KPD. I recently saw a negative letter regarding the KPD. I personally have never had a bad experience; then again, I’m not a criminal.
Anyway, I recently had something bad happen and I really want to commend Officer Nero for his professionalism and for taking a bad situation and making it at least tolerable.
I was involved in a minor car accident, no one was hurt but apparently my license was expired and I did not have my insurance card on me (it’s sitting on my coffee table) so he obviously had to issue citations.
He was extremely polite, professional and understanding of the situation. Of course, you never take kindness as a weakness, but he represents the demeanor and attitude the KPD should try to adopt.
I’m not saying others aren’t professional, but he went above and beyond and I commend him for that. His partner was polite as well. Chief Perry, keep an eye on this guy, I have a feeling he’ll be moving up the ranks very quickly.
Dan O’Flaherty
Lawai
