Water issue shows credibility problem
What description the people of West Hawaii should use when referring to our current Mayor Harry Kim: Arrogant.
The definition of arrogance is an attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions. Mayor Kim has the unmitigated gall to call out the people of West Hawaii when he should have been minding the store. When referring to the management of Hawaii Island Board of Water Supply, such as Chief Engineer Keith Okamoto or deputy Kawika Uyehara.
What kind of individuals allow four wells to all go out at the same time without one backup pump or the equipment on hand to make temporary repairs? Everyone pray to their own gods because we are in questionable hands at best and the criminally negligent at worst.
Barry Christian
Kona
‘04 plan still best for Naalehu sewer
Naalehu’s wastewater goes into the ground as raw sewage. Our raw sewage does not pollute the environment because it is neutralized by biological and geological systems. The underground leaks in our sewer lines are good because that wastewater is absorbed by tree roots.
The new proposed sewer system outside of town will use electricity, whereas our old one does not. To make things worse, we will buy pipes and valves made in China and India. Their factories create horrendous air and water pollution for our planet.
The best solution for Naalehu’s EPA gang-cesspool mandate is to use the 2004 plan, which was promised by Harry Kim. The plan was small and simple. It is a contract between the county and the homeowners. Don’t let the experts throw any red herrings into our original sewer plan. Those people are like sharks. They can smell money in wastewater. They sidetracked our original plan.
Thank you for printing the EPA’s contact information in your May 26 article. Now, everybody can see the giant boondoggle we are faced with. The county hid this from us. The EPA should extend our public input time because citizens were kept in the dark until now.
After all, the county is 12 years past their deadline.
Jerry Warren
Naalehu
Library open Saturdays needed
I’m another Oahu-born-and-raised transplant so you might not take me serious, but I made Kona my home and love going to the Kealakekua library on Saturdays. Made me cry last weekend for sure to see it all dark and dreary and a mean sign saying, “closed on Saturdays.”
To me, it keeps the village alive to have that spark of ola with the program flag flying and people keeping busy going in and out and waving hello. Why they got to be so mean? We lost a lot of our community on Oahu because of lolo things and bakatare folks. I’m hoping that Kealakekua doesn’t become another dead town because no one is thinking.
I ask is anyone home? Hey, with KTA coming across the road too good. Parents on Saturday can take their keiki to the library while we shop. It’s a no-brainer? We want the library open on Saturdays. Think about it, all these folks are moving here from the mainland because it’s scary over there with the guns and terrorists. I think the library should be open a lot more with the population explosions coming.
But I want to say they got good staffs at Kealakekua library. They would stand up to the education department and tell them, “no way. We stay.”
So I say to give us locals back our Saturdays. Give ‘em. No need to close down something so precious. Go figure? Who’s steering the canoe?
Mokie Kama
Honaunau