Fishing ban report one sided
Fishing ban report one sided
The article about the Kaupulehu Marine Reserve published on July 28 struck me as being one sided. The article was mostly about one person of Hawaiian descent who did not agree with the closure. There were two small, vague paragraphs about the support of the 10-year reef closure by other Hawaiians. There was no reference to the multitude of Hawaiians of lineal descent from the Kaupulehu Ahupuaa who worked on the proposal for over 15 years; no mention of the support of other members of the West Hawaii community; no mention of the public hearing with overwhelming support by the public, with many, many native Hawaiians from both the Kaupulehu area, and other areas both from the Island of Hawaii and other islands.
In addition, no mention was made of the many years of research conducted by numerous agencies in the area that documented the reef’s health, which were used to help formulate the plan proposed to the DLNR. This marine reserve was well researched, well supported, well vetted by public hearings, and was very well supported by the West Hawaii community as well as others outside our community.
The “Try Wait” proposal was then accepted by the DLNR board and signed by the governor. This was truly a community driven and supported plan to help heal and conserve the near shore area for the children and grandchildren of this place.
Donna Goodale
Kailua-Kona
Bike lanes need marking, pronto
As a Waikoloa resident and cyclist, I am very glad to see the great work that is being done to widen the shoulders on Waikoloa road. It was dangerous, and tragically, deadly before.
I’m afraid that right now, however, it is even more so. The north and south side shoulders east of Waikoloa Village are completed and wonderfully smooth, but there has been no striping, no signage and no rumble strip done to date. All there is currently is a dotted line presumably marking where the solid line will go. What this seems to look like to motorists is that now there is a slow lane. Each time we drive to Waimea, my wife and I see at least one car driving on the new shoulder to let faster cars go by. One time there were dozens of military vehicles filling the shoulder. This is a dangerous situation.
I have tried to contact the county, but so far have not heard anything about if and when this will be taken care of. The road is great, now please finish it, complete with a rumble strip (and the speed limit could go down to 50 mph) before someone else gets hurt, and before the upcoming cycling race that’s planned on the road.
Lee Piché
Waikoloa
Hillary is Trump’s best weapon
If there is anything objectively obvious about the presidential election, it is that every credible poll is showing a majority of Americans have a significant dislike of Hillary Clinton. Although Trump is likewise viewed negatively, Trump represents an unknown potential that is attractive to an ever abundant dysfunctional electorate.
While a corrupted DNC, with supporters like Marion Hughes, are figuratively showing a questionable character, who gets hundreds of thousand of dollars for private Wall Street screenings, down our throats, they are, in fact, Trump’s best weapon.
Thank you, Tulsi!
Paul Routon
Naalehu