Pros and cons on North Shore school
I recently read the “Proposing a secondary school” article and for the most part agree with the ideas.
First of all, the aquatic center sounds like it would be a great thing for the North Shore, offering a place to get wet if the surf is too big.
As far as the school proposal, many people live on the North Shore, yet there’s only one school, and an elementary school at that. I understand the reasoning for wanting another school, as kids that live in Hanalei have to go to Kapaa elementary and high school, which is no doubt a long drive.
However, this would create a problem from the high school sports point. For decades upon decades, there has been Waimea, Kauai, Kapaa, and Island School, playing against each other.
Bringing a school to the North Shore would dilute the talent, making everything more spread out, and lessening the level of competition. Another thing would be the ridiculously long drive for athletes, potentially having to go from Waimea to Hanalei, which just isn’t realistic.
Levi Snowden, Kekaha
Most of us are guests on Kauai
The recent article on Henry Noa’s visit to Kauai surprised me since I had seen no previous announcement of his meetings. It is good to see coverage such as this so that those of us who live here and keep abreast of important happenings..We need to keep in mind that many of us who live here are really just guests on this wonderful island.
Marjorie Gifford, Princeville
Celebration with music, vendors worthy of coverage
I am very disappointed in the Garden Isle for not covering the May Day by the Bay celebration held on May 11 at Waioli Park. It was a phenomenal event. Hula, music, food, local vendors. All promoting Hawaiian culture. There sure were enough articles on the mudslide and road closures on the way down to Hanalei. This did not help attendance. The road was open and there were no backups.
We also need to support the business in Hanalei. Especially now. I have heard that visitors are being told to avoid the area. Don’t let that get in your way if you want to travel to Hanalei. So what if you have to sit for 5-10 minutes waiting for your turn on the single lane highway while they repair and fix the problem(s). Support the business and events in Hanalei.
Wendy Elsasser, Princeville
Oh, come off it with your humble-bragging virtue-signalling, Marjorie Gifford. You’re a wealthy homeowner in Princeville, so please spare us the pose of aina-loving, kanaka maoli-respecting ‘guest’. If you’re so guilty about what you have, how about opening your Princeville home to some maoli homeless instead of going on yet another sermon about how everyone else is oh-so-disrepectful to native Hawaiians.
And here I thought going to high school was principally about getting an education. Apparently not as the main topic seems to be how are we going to get the team to the other side of the island? No wonder the USA is now ranked 38th in first world countries in education. We’re rapidly attaining 3rd world status. This line of thinking demonstrates the problem we face in raising the bar for educational excellence.
You are almost right Marjorie! The fact is, we are all guests on this Island. All of us!! The only honestly “recognizable” owners of Kauai are the Marquesan’s who were slaughtered and driven out by the ancestors of today’s “Hawaiians” who came from Tahiti and then stole the Islands after the genocide they perpetrated on the Marquesan’s. They were here, and well established with tens of thousands of their people, long before the invading Tahitians arrived.
Mr. Snowden. If you don’t wan to drive form one end of the island to the other, “don’t go to the game!” The advantage for the new school is to lessen students numbers in a class to give more attention in teaching the students one on one. (a figure of speech, if you will.)