• Accept the truth • Nail polish doesn’t equal meth maker • Many others must get credit • Camp fees not necessary • Enough is enough Accept the truth Regarding GMO, I am devastated that there are so many ignorant
• Accept the truth • Nail polish doesn’t equal meth maker • Many others must get credit • Camp fees not necessary • Enough is enough
Accept the truth
Regarding GMO, I am devastated that there are so many ignorant people who will not accept the truth about pesticides, especially Roundup. I have lived on Kauai for 32 years and developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma 10 years ago.
One of the most famous oncologists told me that this disease was caused by Roundup and other pesticides. My luck is that I have low-grade lymphoma.
I am in and out of remission. This disease does not show its ugly face for 10 to 12 years after exposed to these chemicals.
Please be open minded. GMOs are poison and the future of our children exposed to these chemicals will be seen some time in the future. We need to act now and not wait until it is too late.
Susy Westmoreland, Princeville
Nail polish doesn’t equal meth maker
Last night after my yoga class, feeling pretty good, I headed down to the store. As I walked down the tea isle I caught a glimpse of my toenails and realized it was time for a fun new color, so I threw some nail polish remover into my basket and went to the checkout line.
When I finally reached the cashier she said she needed to check my driver’s license. Confused I asked why. In a voice so loud that even the guy at the very end of the line could hear she retorted, “Because you’re getting nail polish remover and you can make meth out of it.”
I turned bright red. Feeling like a criminal I got out my reusable hemp cloth bag and, eyeballed me up and down with a disapproving scowl, I quickly packed up my organic granola, green tea, Burt’s Bees shampoo and yes, my nail polish remover.
Apparently in my yoga outfit I fit the stereotype of a health-oriented-hippie-Namaste-ice head. Awesome. Suffice to say from now on, my toenails are going au naturel!
Lyra Drouin, Kapaa
Many others must get credit
Although we certainly appreciate being recognized for our efforts in getting rescue tube stations on Kauai’s beaches and other beaches, and we really appreciate The Garden Island’s support of our water safety efforts, we need to give credit where credit is due. Here are some names and entities which must be added to the recognition list:
This project would not be in good hands were it not for Bill Prinzing, John Gillen, Mike Liberatore, Bill Savage, Dennis Parker, John Tyler and Dennis Bosio.
And it wouldn’t exist at all were it not for our donors — and unfortunately we can’t name any for fear of accidentally offending someone or some group whom we might fail to mention. You know who you are, and you have some saved people/families in your portfolio.
Pamela Brown of Insurance Factors guided us through the necessary Liability Insurance paperwork. Also Milo Spindt, Kauai’s District Land Agent, is the person who made the project legal on Kauai, by taking the attitude of “let’s figure out the papers we need to fill out and let’s get it done.” Once William Aila, the head of DLNR, saw Milo’s presentation he was immediately “all in.”
Finally and most important: All the people who have grabbed a rescue tube and used it to save a life! There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of you out there. I extend this recognition to our lifeguards, for whom their rescue tubes are the equivalent of a doctor’s stethoscope and who save hundreds of people every year; and to our surfers and beachgoers, who (much more often than we can document) use their boogie board or surfboard to extend a life-saving helping hand.
Together we can all help keep Kauai’s beaches safer!
Monty Downs, Branch Lotspeich
Camp fees not necessary
Approximately two months ago, there was supposedly an attack on some young campers at Polihale camp site. It is my understanding that both sides (attackers and victims) were at fault. No one was arrested and as a result Polihale was left full of trash at the camp site.
Because of what’s mentioned above, we, who enjoy Polihale (Queen’s Pond included), are being punished for a few senseless people (attackers and victims).
Now to camp at these beaches each person in the camper’s party has to pay a fee of $14 and a camping permit is required. To top it off, Queen’s Pond camp site does not have any toilet, shower, or running water. At Polihale, the restrooms are all rundown as well as the pavilions.
Also, as a result to what’s mentioned above, fishermen have to leave the beach at 20:00 hours.
Why can’t the fishermen do like the hunters and sign in at a sign-in station? And let them (fishermen) fish through the night.
Don’t stop us from enjoying our backyard playground by charging a fee and limiting our fishing time there. There’s no fees at the other camp/picnic sites such as Salt Pond, Anini, or Poipu.
Howard Tolbe, Eleele
Enough is enough
On my way home from work Tuesday I listened to the KKCR Hanalei Radio, where Larry Schneider was talking about his experience being sprayed by Ahukini Road. He said that he attempted to go to Wilcox Hospital but the odor and spray was getting stronger. It amazes me that the wind would shift in completely the opposite direction and follow him as he was driving around.
Either there was divine intervention and God had it out for you, Larry, or your story just does not hold water. It’s sad.
Kauai was built on commercial agriculture. You don’t move into an agricultural community and then try to change the cultural and heritage legacy for your own ideals and utopian beliefs. That’s like moving to Aspen and complaining about the snow.
Since when did we change to “guilty until proven innocent?”
Bring real proof, not circumstantial evidence. Bill 2491 needs to die a horrible death. Too bad we can’t spray it like other evasive pests.
If you think we are in a fight now, go ahead and pass it and let the real battle begin. I am for agriculture, both commercial and organic. I am for a healthy environment. I am not for unsubstantiated claims and scare tactics. And certainly not for putting our county into a fight it will not win.
I feel like the county will be bringing a knife to a gun fight.
Keith Yap, Kapaa
