Saddle Road mess
Each traverse of Saddle Road (Daniel K. Inouye Highway) provides a reminder of the pathetic failure of both state and county administrators to clean up the rubbish dump that clutters the intersection at the Mauna Kea Summit Access Road. Two years have elapsed without corrective action.
What must go through the minds of lawful citizens as they pass the illegal shantytown squatters and their accumulated debris? Laws for me, but not for thee. And what must visitors think as they pass this mountain viewing insult? Why do we continue to support impotent public service thumb-twiddlers who can’t seem to get anything done?
Richard Hoeflinger
Keaau
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The Grinches that stole Thanksgiving
True story that should be a warning for those that need a COVID test to enter Hawaii; a story about testing and how Hawaii Safe Travels are the Grinches that redefine “cancel culture.”
I invited my grandaughter’s and grandson’s families to visit for this holiday to get together here in Hawaii. They live 4838 miles apart in two different countries. Haven’t seen each other in years. One, 7 years old, was given a “rapid test” which came back positive. In the following 48 hours she was given two different more thorough PCR tests that were negative. She showed no signs of COVID; had one vaccine jab. Based on the three tests, the airline said she was good to fly. Safe Travels wouldn’t allow her into Hawaii.
I offer this warning: “If you need to fly into Hawaii, don’t take a “rapid test,” which has a higher rate of false positives than the PCR. Hawaii Safe Travels will bar your entry into Hawaii with any positive. It does not recognize false positives.
Ted Lesnett
Hilo
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