A picture’s worth a thousand words
They say one picture is worth a thousand words. I would say that is very true after I turned to page 7A of Monday’s edition of West Hawaii Today. What I saw was a picture titled “Holiday Wishes,” showing shoppers at a parking lot vendor sale sponsored by Kona Commons for the benefit of Make A Wish Hawaii.
What I also saw was vendor booths side-by-side with no spacing and lined up to form an narrow lane that provided no space for any social distancing. What I saw was shoppers shoulder-to-shoulder, making their way through the lane, though they were wearing masks, there was no distancing at all. I do not think Kona Commons should be given accolades for donating the vendor fees to Make A Wish Hawaii. A direct cash donation from Kona Commons would be a more proper way to support Make A Wish Hawaii than arranging an event to where you are attracting people and placing them in a situation where they are exposed and not following CDC and health department guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. As for holiday wishes I wish for everyone to stay healthy and safe.
Rex Goatcher
Kona
Directory needed
Wouldn’t it be fabulous, if our new county administration would provide an updated contact list for everyone we might want to contact, who is now working for us in Hawaii County? I spent a frustrating morning, trying to locate an email address for our new mayor. The county website has a special form to fill out for different kinds of contact with the Mayor’s Office — all of which require registering and signing in with a password. I followed all instructions carefully, even reset my password a couple of times, but finally gave up, because it was just such a hassle, and I never was allowed to send my comments. I hope that West Hawaii Today will publish this updated list, as I am sure there are many of us who have plenty to say to our new administration.
Hedi Jaworski
Kona
Letters policy
Letters to the editor should be 300 words or less and will be edited for style and grammar. Longer viewpoint guest columns may not exceed 800 words. Submit online at www.westhawaiitoday.com/?p=118321, via email to letters@westhawaiitoday.com or address them to:
Editor | West Hawaii Today
PO Box 789
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745