Big business controls dengue fight
Big business controls dengue fight
Josh Green, a Big Island senator, and Richard Creagan, a Big Island representative, have been at the forefront of the dengue fever crisis since its beginning.
They are both medical doctors and understand the extreme importance of trying to keep this disease from becoming a lifelong disease on the Big Island. They have two very informative videos out on YouTube about dengue fever. They are both doing everything in their power to see that this disease is eliminated from the island. They are the true heroes of the people of Hawaii in the dengue fever fight, and are two great examples of what human compassion, honor and dignity represent. They have been frustrated by our own Hawaii state government, and big money interests, from doing more regarding the awareness of, and the elimination of, dengue fever. I understand their frustration.
Big business does not want to scare people away by admitting that there is a new disease on the island. The very wealthy in New York and elsewhere, off island, want more profits and money in their already overflowing bank accounts at the expense of making the people of Hawaii and their visitors suffer a very painful sickness and possible death from dengue fever. And what is amazing is that the state of Hawaii government in Honolulu is bowing to the out-of-state millionaires’ money interests, instead of doing their sworn job of protecting the people who elected them.
How unethical and immoral can a government get? Big out-of-state money effectively rules and controls our state government, and the people of Hawaii and our visitors suffer.
Joe Gaynor
Naalehu
Posting DUI suspects’ names will cut down on infractions
Every week we see the article in the In Brief|Big Island and State that mentions how many people were arrested for driving under the influence in the last week. This amount is crazy high for our size and population, week after week — not even just on holidays, I believe.
My suggestion to help to decrease this number dramatically is to post the individual’s name who was arrested for this offense. Lots of other states and newspapers do this and let me tell you, it normally takes just one time for that person having his name listed for a DUI to not do it again. Family, friends and employers will more than likely see this and what a great deterrent this would be to stop this needless and stupid offense.
Every week I see these numbers and think of a place I lived years and years ago that adopted this strategy and the DUI arrests were more than cut in half. Some people just really do not want their names listed for all to see and will think twice before getting behind the wheel. Why not give it a try? Oh, and of course, you can use that standard “alleged” part just so everyone can cover their backside.
Lynn Neering
Waikoloa
Kona hospital ER staff amazing
We recently had to visit the Kona Community Hospital Emergency Room. Things started out quietly and the ER doctor arranged for some tests. While we were waiting, the floodgates opened. Several very disturbed, loud and aggressive people came in during the day. One man in particular had only three words in his vocabulary and two of them started with “F.”
During this time the ER staff treated them calmly, never raised their voices and repeatedly came in to apologize and reassure us we weren’t forgotten. At one point, a nurse quietly stood between my wife and “Mr. F Word” to help her feel safe.
Hats off to the ER staff who treated a very stressful time like a day at the beach.
James L. Skibby
Kailua-Kona