Remembering the forgotten
We don’t publish many poems, but with the Veterans Day Parade being held in Kapaa on Saturday, and Veterans Day coming up on Nov. 11, and with this island’s commitment to honoring our veterans, the following seemed like a good reminder of those who gave much for the rest of us and a reminder that while they have done much for us, it’s our turn to do more for them.
Letter for Tuesday, November 5, 2019
• Bullying must stop
NAMI ‘Family-to-Family’ class important
Family matters.
Letters for Sunday, November 3, 2019
• Bus stop is needed • Per meeting, traffic will be better in a few years • Mahalo for removing abandoned vehicle
Letter for Friday, November 1, 2019
• Cartoon creates wrong impression about chocolate
Team up to rid island of abandoned cars
While there is much Kauai people disagree on, there is one thing we can all agree on: this island has an awful lot of abandoned cars.
Letter for Thursday, October 31, 2019
• Food bank donations a win for all
On scenarios after a councilmember is arrested
Like almost everyone on Kauai, I was shocked when I saw the news pertaining to Councilmember Arthur Brun’s Tuesday arrest.
Tulsi, Kahele … and the candidate stampede to follow
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard’s announcement that she would not be running for re-election caught Hawaii’s political world by surprise.
Of neighborhood watches and warnings
Lock? Latch? No need, I was told when first living and working on island. True, not many people locked homes or cars back then — that is, local neighborhood homes or cars (the more simple and nondescript the better), not necessarily vacation residences or rented transport.
Find out who’s the best on Sunday
Who’s the best on Kauai? Tomorrow you’ll find out.
Join Rotary in the fight against polio
The Rotary Club of Hanalei Bay on Saturday sponsored a mini-golf tournament to raise funds for polio prevention. It raised over $1,000 to help toward the $3.3 billion needed to completely wipe out any signs of it on the planet.
Legislators get raises — minimum wage workers get nothing
The Aloha United Way commissioned “ALICE REPORT: A STUDY OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN HAWAII” determined than in 2017, 11% of Hawaii residents were living in poverty while another 37% exist on its very edge, only one paycheck away from financial disaster.
Letter for Tuesday, October 22, 2019
• Democratic party not what it used to be
‘Da Shadow’ will return after a short break
Jerome Freitas has been “Da Shadow” for 15 years. He considers it his responsibility to look out for Kauai’s taxpayers, their concerns and their safety.
Kauai Historical Society deserves support
The Kauai Historical Society could use our help. We should give it to them.
Sanity must prevail in our elected politicians
I cast my first vote in 1969. I have voted in every election since, local, state and federal. I have always been a registered Independent. I prided myself in voting for the person and policy, not the party.
Letter for Sunday, October 20, 2019
• Parking meters, boulders — things have gone too far
Don’t delay in reporting shark sightings
“Beach closed due to shark sighting.” Every so often, a report comes in from the county that ocean safety officials have closed a beach because someone saw a shark.
Letter for Thursday, October 17, 2019
• Women should be free to walk without fear