Judiciary complex
Judiciary complex
Relocate uhiuhi,
build courthouse
I read in WHT that we cannot build our Judiciary complex on our government land, which we own outright, because there is an endangered uhiuhi tree on the property. What a bunch of malarkey. Because of a plant, we cannot go forward in life and are forced to let our land lie idle?
Then we are forced to go and lease (pay rent to some landlord) land from another entity? Does that make any sense? Do we not know that there is such a thing as relocating? In this case a tree, no matter how endangered, that could be moved to another suitable location. We know our government, whether state or federal, has beaucoup land that this particular tree can be relocated to.
On another thought, does anyone not wish that they could have had a chance to buy a lottery ticket or two or three to a $500,000,000 jackpot? A generous portion of that $500,000,000 goes to the government, in one way or another, for them to piddle away (if we are careful, on schools or hospitals, etc.). So, why shouldn’t we have the chance to piddle away a few of “our bucks” on a lottery ticket like other citizens in other states are allowed?
Hugo von Platen Luder
Kailua-Kona
go! Airlines
Competition needed
I was happy to see an article in the paper regarding go! airlines and its pathetic record of both efficiency and customer service.
There are only a couple of options for interisland travel in Hawaii, so I think it is an important story that one of these options is such a mess. The last three times I have traveled on go!, between Honolulu and Kona, I have experienced delays of no less than three hours. I can’t honestly recall the last time I used go! when there wasn’t a delay. That is only half the issue with this carrier, however, and frankly the less upsetting.
Customer service from ground employees and managers at go! is less helpful and more confrontational than any I have experienced in 35 years of travel around the world. The last time my girlfriend and I were stranded in Honolulu with go!, we literally heard employees yelling at young tourists whose only infraction was trying to gain a little clarity within a mass of confusion regarding the length of our delay, the fate of our baggage, and so on. My girlfriend and I found ourselves in the position of being ambassadors of aloha, explaining to our fellow travelers that this is unique, and that most folks in Hawaii are not so hostile.
Being that we are in a free market system, it is completely beyond me why another airline has not come in and put go! out of business.
Eric Garrett
Kailua-Kona
Back to school
Welcoming new teachers to W. Hawaii
On July 22, new teachers were welcomed to the profession by participating in an orientation day featuring guest speakers, culturally based activities and professional development to help prepare for their first days of school.
Businesses in our community graciously donated materials and supplies to make the event a success. Mahalo to Starbucks for beverages, Office Max for totebags, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association for lunch in order to make the new educators feel welcomed to this honorable profession.
Sandy Cameli, Ed.D.
Coordinator
DOE West Hawaii Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program