Waikoloa Road needs work, too
I think it’s great that the county has finally improved Paniolo Avenue in Waikoloa Village. However, since this improvement has taken place, I see people driving at really excessive speeds. I’ll sometimes see that speed sign blinking at over 50 mph. If our police department is looking to increase ticket revenue, look no further. A speed trap several times a week might yield plenty of money but more important, stop these people who think Paniolo Avenue is a freeway, it’s not. It’s still a small community with people walking and jogging and crossing the streets.
Which leads me to also complain about Waikoloa Road. This road should be a state highway, not a county road. If it were a state highway, we might have a better chance of getting and keeping that all important road improved. This has become a major road that is heavily impacted, especially by large trucks that directly contribute to the deterioration of this much used highway. Driving up and down this road is becoming downright scary and unpleasant because the blacktop is a mess. I think it’s time the county starts to pay attention to a major improvement of Waikoloa Road and start to ticket the speed demons driving up and down Paniolo Avenue before someone gets hurt or worse, dies.
Kathy Awai
Waikoloa
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Disgraceful irony
I am a 54-year-old man visiting Hawaii for the first time. Has no one else pointed out the disgraceful irony, that me and my 9-year-old daughter are not allowed to pay our respects and see the men who died defending our freedom at Pearl Harbor and for our right not to show papers, because we do not have the “proper” papers.
Hawaii should be ashamed of themselves. Beautiful place with some disgraceful politics and politicians. My daughter will be shown the truth and what real freedom is. I will bring your her to Pearl Harbor despite your disgusting, un-American rules.
Our freedom will not end where your fear begins.
Jerry Conca
New York
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When will the next shoe plop?
The $28,500 EPA fine for Pahala’s gang-cesspool went down the drain because the three branches of our local government have failed Big Island citizens.
The administrative branch was mandated to upgrade the gang-cesspool, but no shovels ever went into the ground. The mayors failed. The legislative branch turned a blind eye while outside consultants laundered county funds in wastewater plans. The council failed.
The judicial branch forces people to pay their illegal gang-cesspool bills. The judges failed.
Thankfully, the newspaper continues to monitor this stinky mess.
So, when will the next shoe plop?
Jerry Warren
Naalehu
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