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Letters for Wednesday, December 2, 2020

TVRs, short-term rentals pay taxes, too Mr. Mayor, as a resident of Kaua‘i and a small-business owner I completely support the new quarantine that begins…

Letters for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Negative proof should be required Today’s paper explained the two new cases of people arriving with positive tests. Can that be right? They boarded a…

Letters for Monday, November 30, 2020

COVID not exaggeration, it’s a calamity I’ve seen too many letters and opinion pieces in The Garden Island suggesting that COVID-19 is not a big…

Letters for Thursday, November 26, 2020

Most famous loser on earth Donald Trump and the spineless minions around him are trying to engineer a coup to overturn the results of a…

Have you herd (sic), immunity coming soon

The scenario, 200 people waiting to be tested for COVID, not one of these people has any symptoms. Some are awaiting tests since they are…

Give thanks for bold elected leadership, Berreman

Mahalo, Councilmembers Mason Chock and Luke Evslin, for introducing Resolution 2020-57. Mahalo, also, Mayor Derek Kawakami, for standing up and speaking out on behalf of…

Letters for Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Pandemic pop quiz #2 (You will be graded on your answers) Public health policy is determined by: 1. Dr. Anthony Fauci; 2. Center for Disease…

Letters for Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Residents need to send message to visitors I am a registered nurse from the mainland, and I visited Kaua‘i last week for a much-needed holiday…

Letter for Monday, November 23, 2020

Four years later, many questions about death of KCCC inmate Aloha, My name is Greg Silva. I was born on June 28, 1970 and raised…