• ‘Professor’ Johnson wasn’t in first episode • Minimum wage should be higher • Too many pesticides being sprayed here • Thanks for article, but more on process • Hawaii needs solar ‘Professor’ Johnson wasn’t in first episode Nice story
• ‘Professor’ Johnson wasn’t in first episode • Minimum wage should be higher • Too many pesticides being sprayed here • Thanks for article, but more on process • Hawaii needs solar
‘Professor’ Johnson wasn’t in first episode
Nice story in Friday’s paper about the death of Russell Johnson, the professor on “Gilligan’s Island.” The writer mentioned how much he enjoyed filming the first episode on Kauai. The problem with that is, he was not in the episode filmed on Kauai. The part of the professor was played by John Gabriel. In the future, if Dawn Wells or Tina Louise pass, a quick look at the IMDB database will confirm that neither of them were in that episode either. Don’t believe everything you read.
Bob Jasper
Kapaa
Minimum wage should be higher
The Hawaiian airlines CEO recently was reported by The Garden Island newspaper saying: “Neighbor island fares have soared 28 percent since 2004, but according to a flier provided by Hawaiian Air, that’s a bargain. Gasoline has climbed 103 percent, college education shot up 207 percent and housing rose 60 percent over the same time frame.”
My question is: When is the last time minimum wage has gone up in Hawaii? Not for seven years. At the current rate of $7.25 an hour a person has to work 40 hours to make $290. If they work all 52 weeks in the year they make a stunning $15,080. Don’t you think Hawaii has earned a raise? It is time Hawaii earned a living wage and not the minimum wage.
Dylan Hooser
Kalaheo
Too many pesticides being sprayed here
I think I am going to be sick.
In The Garden Island on Wednesday, Jan. 15, we finally got some basic information from the chemical companies, Syngenta, Pioneer, BASF, Dupont. According to their reports they applied about 421 gallons of restricted use pesticides to 3,000 acres in the month of December 2013. They also applied 550 pounds of other chemicals, 270 pounds of that being atrazine in the month of December. This is for one month! No wonder our reefs are declining as well as our fish populations. Where do they think these chemicals are ending up. This is not working out well for our beloved island. We love our island, land, ocean, animals and people too much to continue with this poisoning. There is no responsible way to spray that much poison on any land. We really wish you would consider “organic farming” so you could really be good neighbors.
Linda Bothe
Kalaheo
Thanks for article, but more on process
I wanted to thank Darin Moriki with The Garden Island News for an outstanding article about New Years Bash 2014: The New Has Come. I just wanted to clarify the process in which New Year’s Bash began. Around eight years ago Kauai Island Ministries, under the leadership of Pastor David Leong, began having an islandwide youth rally every August. The August rallies were a huge success. It was because of the continued growth and positive results of the August rally that five years ago KIM decided to add another rally in January. Thank you again for printing this wonderful article regarding the rally. It was a blessing to our organization.
Kelly Braun
Kauai Youth Ministries
Hawaii needs solar
Access to solar generation should be a right for all residents of our state. Hawaii can and should be leading the nation in clean energy adoption, and rooftop solar is one of the best ways to get us there. I’m concerned that the recent discussions about grid upgrades miss the point: Improvements that allow more solar on the grid are an investment that will save money for all ratepayers over time. If we fail to make these investments now, we will continue to be shouldered with exorbitant rates with no relief in sight. By generating cheap energy that can be distributed locally, rooftop solar benefits all ratepayers, not just those with panels on their roof. Last year, we spent $7 billion on imported fuel. As a result, our electric bills are two to three times higher than the national average. The investments we make in a modern, clean energy grid now will help to relieve these crippling rates. The suggestion that solar upgrades will be a burden on Hawaii ratepayers is ludicrous. Solar is our only way out.
Catherine Hirsch
Redway, Calif.
