• Thanks for returning lost engagement ring •Water our most precious resource •Questions on meeting Thanks for returning lost engagement ring My fiancé and I visited your beautiful island in September. We brought my mom along and made it a
• Thanks for returning lost engagement ring •Water our most precious resource •Questions on meeting
Thanks for returning lost engagement ring
My fiancé and I visited your beautiful island in September.
We brought my mom along and made it a trip of a lifetime. On our last day in Kauai, I lost my engagement ring. While I’m sure this happens to people more often than anyone would admit, I had never lost something so sentimental (and expensive) before.
We spent our last few hours retracing our steps from that final morning. We had been to the lighthouse, Hanalei and to several pull-offs on the road to view the ocean.
It had rained heavily that morning. I figured the ring may have been driven over or walked on and pressed into the Earth — gone out of site. After a few hours we had to catch our plane and had to give up our search.
At home in Arizona the next morning, I posted “lost ring with reward” notifications on Craigslist and local Kauai Facebook accounts.
Needless to say, I was certain my ring would be gone forever. I continued to repost everyday anyway just to make sure I was doing everything I could to get my ring back.
I was contacted six days later, via a Craigslist posting. My ring had been found. I was stunned and didn’t believe it was my ring at first. They assured me it was the same ring (I had posted a picture), although the ring had been damaged.
We exchanged information and they shipped me my ring — on good faith that I would repay the postage and insurance on the package. They live on the island, in Princeville, where they found the ring in the mud on the side of the road.
We received the ring a few days later. All of the diamonds were still intact, but the ring had huge gouges in it and was bent pretty severely. We took the ring directly to our jeweler to have it fixed.
We had decided that a simple thank you would not be sufficient, so we had a piece of jewelry designed for the lovely lady that found our ring. It took a few months to get the design completed into a pendent, but it turned out pretty nice.
The reason I thought this might be a nice story is that so often people nowadays only think of themselves.
The woman who found our ring could have kept the ring, but instead she took the time to find me and return something that meant so much to me.
It’s rare that you come across someone with so much integrity.
Jenny Chenille
Ahwatukee, Ariz.
Water our most precious resource
A big mahalo nui to Kapuaala Sproat and her intern students for their very informative talk on the laws and regulations that govern the preservation of our state’s natural stream flow.
Enough about da chickens, let’s start talking about water, Kauai’s most precious and abused natural resource. How is it that just about every stream on Kauai that has a year-round steady flow from its birth place in the mountains no longer makes it to the ocean without being diverted for private corporation use? The plantation days are over!
Yet, a few large corporations are still in full control of our streams that are held in public trust today and for future generations.
How is it that the state’s departments created to protect and manage our streams, indigenous fish, plants and birds that need a healthy habitat to exist, but turn a blind eye for the corporations and a deaf ear to concerned citizens?
I feel that every stream needs to have a natural flow to maintain a healthy ecosystem and that it is still feasible to divert a controlled amount of water for sustainable agriculture.
Golf courses and private development not included. I think it is time to get back to the Hawaiian Ahupuaa Land Management System.
I hope that someone can shed some light on this subject be it pro or con.
Ned Leone
Lawai
Questions on meeting
Kilauea Point National Historic Association: A call to membership.
On Nov. 23, I attended a general membership meeting of KPNHA, as a “member of good standing.” KPNHA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit association, governed by its bylaws and Robert’s Rule of Order.
The Board of Directors named three nominees to be elected or re-elected, and an additional individual was nominated from the floor.
It was apparent that the nominee from the floor was planned in advanced, as the individual’s resume was prepared and given to the members and Wild Life Refuge staff attending the meeting.
In my humble opinion, the vote results should be questioned!
Why was a very experienced and committed director, who has given her time and energy to the association and the refuge, not re-elected?
Why was another very experienced and committed director forced not to “re-up?”
1. Did the general membership receive notification about the meeting and requested to send in a proxy vote if they were not planning to attend the meeting?
2. Was there a quorum present of members in good standing at this meeting? How many proxy votes were counted?
3. According to the bylaws, anyone paying an annual membership fee is considered a “member in good standing.” Were the WLF members attending in good standing?
It appears to me that the majority of KPNHA’s membership is silent. Stand up and be counted.
Ensure that the vote was ethical and not just a way to get rid of board members who challenge the status-quo and make waves.
Laura McConnell
Kilauea
