For locals and the island, or for tourists and profit?
There was an article in March about Kamehameha Schools wanting to build 150 bungalows at Keauhou Bay and call it a“culturally sensitive boutique resort.” Now something can either be “culturally sensitive” or a “boutique resort” but it can not be both, right?
How can 150 bungalows for profit be “culturally sensitive” and not be taking the last historical land away from the Hawaiian people, and other locals?
Kamehameha Schools failed to mention that this is a very small bay that is used by locals to hold baptisms and funerals and more. Making this bay a “boutique resort” will overcrowd this very small area and take away the local feel that is also King Kamehameha III’s birthplace. Shouldn’t it be kept more for local families?
Locals have fought against developing this area several times. I personally know Hawaiian locals who are descended from Keauhou Bay area and who have fought against developing this land for tourists several times and they are still 100% against a “boutique resort” in Keauhou Bay.
Kamehameha Schools are named after the kings of the Big Island. Kamehameha’s name should have respect and aloha behind it for the Hawaiian people and the land and not for profiting off of tourists, right?
Please read, sign, and share my petition at Change.org/SaveTheLand. It has over 3,500 signatures of people who are against developing Keauhou Bay. Read, sign and share my other petition at Change.org/SaveBigIsland.
Stay up to date on what is happening to Big Island by going to Planning.hawaiicounty.gov and looking at their calendar on general plan and committee planning. Go to meetings and contact them to voice your opinion on Big Island development.
Rebecca Melendez
Keauhou
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How many is enough?
According to Mr. Clark’s letter to the editor published June 27y all we need to do is increase the number of Supreme Court judges? When the next election comes around we can then add some more judges? We can then wait another four years and add some more. We can repeat this every four years until we get what we want? How many is enough?
I suggest that Mr. Clark and anyone who agrees with him that you should learn a little about a bad law. Democrat and left-leaning Supreme Court justices could not defend the badly written law that has produced around 53 million murders in this country since its inception. The history of people spouting nonsense has a long track record in this country so thank God we sometimes have a free press and a foundation of free speech in this country written into the Constitution. Speaking of the Constitution, please find the right to butcher babies in the womb somewhere?
The judges handed the issue back to the states where this issue belongs, and should be debated by the people. They did not ban anything, so you can travel anywhere you want to kill your baby, just do not ask me to pay for it or condone it.
PS: The land of Aloha allows this travesty to continue so Mr. Clark you are safe to pay for as many abortions as you want. Sleep well.
Bob Johnson
Kailua-Kona
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The greatest bass player
I am coming straight out and saying the truth, the great Stanley Clarke is the best bass player to ever grace the universe. Check out The Stanley Clarke Band performing live “School Days” on YouTube. Stanley Clarke is playing chords on the electric bass and making it look super awesomely easy. And it is not easy.
This amazing man is humble and does things on the electric bass only Stanley Clarke can do for he is super awesome.
I’ve even seen the great Stanley Clarke slap on the acoustic bass which is really hard, but, he makes it look easy. Stanley Clarke, you are the greatest bass player hands down for you are super awesome. Enough said, case closed.
Dean Nagasako
Waimea
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