Actions speak louder than words
We write this letter in response to Carrie Borge’s letter to the editor published in Sunday’s edition:
The fact of the matter is that Stanford Carr Development has developed affordable for-sale and rental housing across our islands for the past 30 years. Actions speak louder than words and our continued commitment to the mission of providing a broad range of affordable housing opportunities speaks volumes.
As stewards of the Kamakana lands, Stanford Carr has worked in close coordination with the police, the Michaels Organization and the County of Hawaii to clear the lands and bring order to this corner of the property. The writer is advised to look no further than her own neighbors who are enabling the homeless by providing them with access to and use of their facilities, electricity and water.
Stanford Carr Development has been a key contributor by assisting in the development of homeless housing solutions in the state of Hawaii. Over 15 years ago, we built the “The Friendly Place” in Kona in cooperation with Hawaii County to provide housing and supportive services to the homeless at a time when there were no facilities for them. Beyond this, SCD has donated millions of dollars over the years for this and other non-profit community issues. “Enough is enough”? Not even close. Donations from one person or company will never be enough to resolve the homeless problem as the explosion of the homeless in Kona demonstrates. This is a growing problem in need of a community-wide solution.
Daniel Sandomire
Stanford Carr Development
Get the vaccines to the people
As our new president struggles with the task of draining the swamp and filling it with fresh faces to tackle a multitude of issues, one of the biggest issues he faces is getting vaccines procured. Thanks to lack of leadership in the past, starting with the White House, states have been left to fend for themselves. In our case, we are just now beginning to vaccinate kupuna 75 and older while Washington state on the other hand is already well into vaccinations. In speaking with friends in the Seattle area, I find that all of those being 65 and older have all had first shots and are scheduled for a second shot within two weeks. Had former President Donald Trump done his job, we would be well into vaccinations resulting in much quicker recovery of our economy.
Kevin Kennedy
Kailua-Kona
What are the odds?
Did you know that COVID-19 has been with us for about a year? And, did you know that as of Jan. 21, there have been 328 deaths out of a Hawaii population of approximately 1.4 million. That means a 0.0234285714 chance of dying of COVID-19. I think I will take those odds and resume domestic and international travel and everything else I have curtailed. Given that I am under 70 and have no pre-existing conditions, I would guess my odds of not getting COVID-19 are much better 99.9%
Harrison Yelton
Captain Cook
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