Letters to the Editor: February 28, 2023
Keep our beaches and parks safe
Letters to the Editor: February 21, 2023
Sunday drivers are the best
As I See It: A law that makes almost anything difficult to accomplish
I have volunteered for and served on a number of committees, councils and commissions. My experience has been frustrating. In each case, before we could really get anything started, we were sworn in, often at a difficult time and place.
Making Waves: Facts are like eyeglasses
He really got me.
Letters to the Editor: February 12, 2023
On aquarium collecting
Letters to the Editor: February 13, 2023
Limit the amount
Making Waves: The tragic loss of the beauty of our island
Tropical fish are pretty much gone in Kona.
Letters to the Editor: February 7, 2023
Alienation is harming our communities
Letters to the Editor: February 9, 2023
Find and know the truth
As I See It: Common sense
Nothing seems so uncommon as common sense.
Letters to the Editor: February 3, 2023
Keep ‘em coming
My Turn: Keep doctors in Hawaii with GET exemptions, increase in Medicare reimbursement rate
How do Gov. Josh Green’s general excise tax (GET) cuts help low-income people who pay hardly any taxes? Cuts in taxes benefit rich folks. Removing the 4.5% general excise tax from medical services, like bills for doctors and dentists, blood tests, MRIs, X-rays, and drugs would keep more money in the pockets of the citizens of the Big Island. A tax cut that is felt every day.
My Turn: We have a major infrastructure disaster facing us
Last year, the 117 th U.S. Congress cooperated in a bipartisan effort to pass the $1.7 trillion Emergency Infrastructure Bill. The allocation of funds created by this legislation will be determined according to both equity and need, with need being the primary focus.
Letters to the Editor: January 31, 2023
A heartwarming learning experience
Making Waves: How good and wonderful is that?
How good was The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, wonderful and good.
As I See It: The war on the poor
Writing a book is the easy part, getting it published is the hard part. One has about the same odds as playing the Powerball lottery. Most publishers do not accept unsolicited manuscripts from a writer without an agent they know. Most agents are just as picky. You can’t get either one until you have the other. It is like: You can’t get loan unless you can show you don’t need the money. Most books, nine out of ten, by established authors do not sell enough copies to profit, but the tenth one is a blockbuster that covers all the losses. If the author is already famous, or infamous, they have a better chance
My Turn: Tribalism: The abdication of critical thinking
Martha Hodges’ recent letter (WHT – 01/13/23 – “I like rules!”) was rightly critical of political partisanship and societal tribalism.
Letters to the Editor: January 18, 2023
Who decides?
Letters to the Editor: January 13, 2023
I like rules!