Shame on our officials during dengue crisis
Shame on our officials during dengue crisis
It is the duty of our officials of Hawaii to act in an intelligent, and at times of crisis, heroic manner, to protect the health, welfare and lives of the residents of, and the visitors to, our wonderful islands. As the dengue fever crisis continues, our elected and appointed officials of Hawaii have acted not in a responsible and heroic manner, but in a very cowardly manner and should be replaced at the earliest opportunity.
The airlines, airport, hotel, vacation rentals, car rentals, tour groups and other business people of the Big Island are not concerned with the health and well-being of the people in Hawaii, but are instead concerned with how much money that they can squeeze out of each and every visitor to our beautiful islands. These big business people are worse than cowards.
Let us listen to the voice of the shinning sea,
let the Great Spirit of Aloha guide us on our life’s journey,
for without the wisdom of Aloha,
we live in confusion and foolishness,
knowing not right from wrong.
let peace and goodness reign.
Joe Gaynor
Naalehu
No place on island for dead vehicles?
We live on a farm in Captain Cook. Our 1995 Dodge 4×4 has died. I called and left messages with several tow services to haul the pickup away but got no return calls although we were willing to pay for towing.
I called JYD Towing and spoke with a very helpful person who informed me that there are no places on the Big Island for junk vehicles and they are no longer paid for this important service. That was impossible to believe so I called the Department of Public Works and was told that Big Island Scrap Metal was the only company taking these vehicles and that they are, in fact, out of business. She turned me over to the manager of the Public Works Recycling Division for the Big Island and he confirmed this information: There is no place on the Big Island for dead vehicles, including those left on the roads and highways.
I am just a farmer and don’t really know what the mayor or the County Council have in mind for ridding the Big Island of dead vehicles. Please inform us so that our streets and properties don’t continue to fill up with junk cars.
There are junk cars increasingly being seen on public roads including the road from our beautiful Kealakekua Bay to Puuhonua O Honaunau, our national park! Wake up, elected folks! To maintain the beauty of the Big Island, let’s take care of business.
Stephen Koolpe
Captain Cook