Letters to the Editor

Hawaii perpetuating culture of death

Hawaii's state motto is "The Life of the Land is Perpetuated in Righteousness." Yet, we are perpetuating a culture of death.

Passed and pending Hawaii legislation legalizes killing the unborn, entertains ideas of killing a baby after birth, terminates life with physician-assisted suicide and attempts to end the life of childhood innocence with explicit sexualized education.

Claimed as freedoms and rights, the ideals are presented as lofty and compassionate, but the result is death.

Often in scripture, the land reflects the condition of people's hearts and minds. Does Maui's drought conditions reflect our attitudes and actions?

Could the fire in Lahaina on Election Day serve as a warning to us and our newly elected leaders?

Both personally and nationally, warnings from scripture describe the outcome for rebellion against God. "Terrible flames scorching everything." Though talking about Divine Judgment, it made me think of Lahaina's wildfire on November 8.

Thanks to excellent firefighters, Lahaina's blazing wildfire is under control and disaster averted. However, there is an unquenchable fire from which only Jesus can rescue us.

God gives us all a chance to change and do what is right in His sight. With that comes the Lord's wonderful promises of restoration. When we do things God's way, people and nature will thrive.

Imagine if we lived according to the words of Queen Keopuolani, "The life of the land is perpetuated in the righteousness of Jesus Christ!" Jesus said, "I came that they may have life and enjoy it more abundantly."

Michele Lincoln

Lahaina