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Letter for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Teleconferences save money, avoid risks It has come to my attention that some of Kauai’s public school officials travel frequently to Honolulu — often weekly,…

Considering cost of living at the legislature

Members of the Hawai‘i Executive Collaborative and their entourage gathered around the table in The Garden Island newspaper board room last week to explain their…

Letter for Sunday, February 23, 2020

Plant-based diet not just for Lent Wednesday, Feb. 26, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent, the period leading up to Easter, when devout Christians…

Hawai‘i could quit chlorpyrifos now

Governor Ige could immediately cancel chlorpyrifos permits for Waimea and Kekaha and create 1/4-mile buffers for other destructive pesticides, like Roundup, without waiting for the…

The coronavirus is not a joking matter

There are many jokes out there on social media about the coronavirus featuring the popular beer of the same name. I once shared them and…

Letter for Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Dear Invincible tourists Today, I caught two people on the opposite side and end of the fenceline closest to Opaekaa waterfall, trying to maneuver down…

Predicting Council Votes/Actions – Bill 2775

Today, on the Kauai County Council Agenda is Bill 2775, a measure introduced by Councilmembers Mason Chock and KipuKai Kuali‘i that would effectively ban the…

Letter for Tuesday, February 18, 2020

A reader’s poem about Brun situation Regarding the article Feb. 12 about bypass road accident on the Feb. 7: There once was a Kaua’i lawmaker…

Letters for Saturday, February 15, 2020

Thanks for the blue police lights I’d like to thank Chief Raybuck for having officers turn on their blue lights while patrolling the island. The…