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Sentencings show a moral compass is badly needed
April 28, 2013 “Man gets 5 years for car break-in, theft” (The Maui News, April 20); “Eighteen months, probation for man in sexual assault of girl over 5 years” (The Maui News, April 17). more »»
Animal welfare groups are doing good work on Maui
April 28, 2013 Great wire service article concerning Kauai Humane Society’s new program to convince island visitors to take home a shelter dog to the various states on Mainland for ultimate home adoptions (The Mau... more »»
Important to keep access to Honokeana Cove open
April 28, 2013 I read a letter to the editor (April 20) that Honokeana Cove has been blocked off from public access. more »»
Nice photo, but hurdles need to be turned around
April 28, 2013 It was nice to see the above-the-fold, front-page photo in The Maui News (April 21) showing Josiah Hueu vaulting over a hurdle at the Haiku Ho‘olaulea & Flower Festiva. more »»
What Brad Pitt may not need, the rest of us do
April 27, 2013 Regarding “Today’s People” (The Maui News, April 17), perhaps Brad Pitt has no need to appear educated. For the rest of us, please note that “anyways” is not a word. Look it up. more »»
Arming the good guys only way to stop the bad guys
April 27, 2013 Seconds make the difference during an armed assault. In a recent letter, the writer takes everything out of context. more »»
Property tax code allows laundry list of abuses
April 27, 2013 After reading about our mayor’s veto of the change in the “circuit breaker” in our property tax program (The Maui News, April 21) and the subsequent opinion column by Council Chair Gladys Baisa... more »»
Students with special needs are not the problem
April 27, 2013 I was quite disturbed by an opinion expressed in a letter on April 9 which puts the blame for bullying on the fact that special needs children get educated alongside regular education children. more »»
Can’t complainers just learn to go with the flow?
April 27, 2013 We all have different feelings about cane burning, but to bring it up with the governor and staff? Well, that’s up to you. more »»
Growing cane is inefficient way to produce sugar
April 27, 2013 This week (April 15-21) has seen only two days where HC&S has burned on mild Kona wind days and smoked out Central Maui. more »»
Suggestion offered on how to prevent drownings
April 27, 2013 About 30 people, mostly tourists, drown every year in Maui waters. more »»
Craft tests that measure impact of instruction
April 27, 2013 Gov. Neil Abercrombie unilaterally mandated a teacher contract. This resulted in an entire school year where teacher morale was in the dumps. Not the best way to achieve excellence in education. more »»
Growing homeless segment proving dangerous
April 27, 2013 My reaction to the homeless man shooting golfers with a pellet gun was “unbelievable.” But it is quite believable. Last year I visited the Van Nuys area of L.. more »»
Fly flags at half-staff every day for soldiers
April 26, 2013 If the federal, state and county governments are going to lower the flags for a week out of respect for the three dead in the Boston Marathon terror attack, then I believe we should fly the flag at... more »»
Monsanto’s claims are disproved by its actions
April 26, 2013 In response to Monsanto claiming to be beneficial to us, how do they explain an independent study in France that found that genetically modified organisms maize having devastating effects on lab... more »»
Availability of guns is the core of the problem
April 26, 2013 The National Rifle Association was right. Background checks would not have prevented Newtown. more »»
American Airlines’ legacy is being tarnished
April 25, 2013 C.R. Smith and his successors, who built American Airlines these past 82 years, must be rolling in their graves at the mess left by Tom Horton and his 11 board associates. more »»
Council members’ salary hikes can’t be justified
April 25, 2013 The Maui County Salary Commission increased the County Council’s annual salary from $66,500 to $76,475 per member, or by $9,975, justifying it on the ground that the council faces a demanding... more »»
Getting steamrolled by county’s property taxes
April 25, 2013 Have you reviewed your 2013 property tax assessment? By now, you have received your 2013 Maui Property Tax Assessment. more »»
Viewpoint: Green Party convention Saturday
April 24, 2013 This Saturday on the Big Island, the Green Party of Hawai‘i (GPH) will be holding its annual state convention at Hawaiian Acres Community Center, beginning at 2 p.m. more »» |
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