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Looking the other way is not an option

Drinking from a fire hose, blind-folded with both arms tied behind your back. This is a description that comes to mind when folks ask me…

Letter for Tuesday, February 11, 2020

You may be the answer to someone’s prayer I have a neighbor who is a mentally disabled woman in her 50’s and she never has…

Better to be prepared

If you don’t buy tickets before the show, there’s a chance they’ll be sold out at the door. If you don’t put soap in your…

Letter for Thursday, February 6, 2020

Too many rental cars There are too many rental cars around Kaua‘i. Rental car companies should be limited on purchasing cars for rent. We workers…

Letter for Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Visitor extends thank yous for assistance I wish to thank the first responders who came to my husband’s aid near Poipu State Park last week,…

Letters for Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Crosswalks are important reminder to slow down We disagree with Howard Tolbe’s opinion that fewer crosswalks are needed in Waimea. Crosswalks in Waimea are used…

Kicking off the decade with change

Change could very well be the defining descriptor of the year 2020 as we head into the new decade with a Super Bowl that didn’t…

Three cheers for organic foods

Managers and workers of Costco, Safeway, Vim ‘N Vigor, HealthGo Market, and all other Kauai food establishments who promote “USDA Organic” and “Non-GMO Project Verified”…

Legislative Primer #101

A testifier stated at a recent legislative hearing, “I’m very happy to participate in this process because I was born in a country where this…