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Letter for Wednesday, January 10, 2024

‘High-minded column’ Gary Hooser wrote a high-minded column in a recent edition of The Garden Island in response to two people who reached out to…

HOOSER: Money buys influence

“Prior to appearing before the County Council or administrative agency, a lobbyist shall orally disclose his or her status as a lobbyist and the person…

HOOSER: The most important issue of our time

There’s nothing we can really do about it, the underlying issues are far too complicated, and we have far too many important problems of our…

HOOSER: Challenges and opportunities in 2024

Bring it on. As the door to 2024 begins to open, I see sparkles of opportunity beckoning in the distance. The challenges facing our community…

Letter for Thursday, December 21, 2023

Kuamo‘o Road For anyone else wondering when state-administered Kuamo‘o Road, with its dozens of warzone potholes, will be repaired, I checked with our legislative representatives.…

HOOSER: The politics of debate and dialogue

Either I’m evil or I’m ignorant was the message delivered to me recently via email. Another scolded me, saying she was offended that I had…

Letter for Saturday, December 16, 2023

Misguided support We are 52 residents deeply concerned about Gary Hooser’s dangerous and misguided support of a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent cease-fire…

HOOSER: What law would you change or create?

Let’s talk law-making for a moment. If you could pass any new law at the county level, what would that be? Seriously: All four Hawai‘i…

Letter for Friday, December 8, 2023

Princeville siren Recently, as I participated in Kaua‘i’s monthly siren test from my home in Princeville, it was very obvious that we have no sirens…

HOOSER: Dems pass ‘cease-fire’ resolution

This past Saturday, the State Central Committee (SCC) of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i (DPH) unanimously adopted a formal resolution calling for an immediate, permanent…