Letters to the Editor

Tourists are gone but problems remain

Tourists are gone but some problems remain as follows: Lots of trash left along beaches and highways; abandoned vehicles on the side of roads including beachside; dumping of appliances, mattresses, etc.; disappearance of beautiful parrot fish for a long time on the west side; very crowded beaches on the west side Lahaina to the pali.

I suppose tourists cannot be blamed for what is listed above. It is us.

I also wish to state that Hana is a special place, but to forbid the other people of Maui to go there is legally questionable and hardly fair. The rest of us welcome Hana people here!

Lastly, I hope the "Kama'aina First" promotion does not continue for too long as the Aloha Spirit we embrace should not be replaced by the likes of "America First" attitude that is divisive and devoid of aloha.

Jim Killett

Lahaina