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Letters for Sunday, August 26, 2007
• Business as usual with the ‘Old Boy Network
• Supreme Court also changed meaning of constitution
• Keep writing, Mr. Mann, many share your opinions
• More thoughts onMichael Mann’s letters
• Superferry is here. Just enjoy the ride
• Drug treatment facility needed by Kaua‘i children
Business as usual with the ‘Old Boy Network
So the ‘Old Boy Network’ won in the end. Our new police chief will be Darryl Perry who was originally considered for the position when he ran against K.C. Lum.
It sure seems a little fishy that trumped-up charges were used to remove Chief Lum and Michael Ching, then thousands of our dollars used to hire a Mainland consultant to find a new chief.
Out of a field of several hundred applicants nationwide we end up with the person that the Old Boy network wanted in the first go around.
The final piece of the puzzle fits in. Well, I guess it’s good for the bad guys, business as usual.
David Lindstrom
Hanalei
Supreme Court also changed meaning of constitution
Walter Lewis is right in his Aug. 25 opinion piece when he points out the state Supreme Court played fast and loose with the procedural rules to keep the Ohana Amendment case alive.
However, it did something even worse. The court changed the plain meaning of the state constitution when it arbitrarily ruled that, when the constitution says counties have the exclusive power to set property taxes, what it actually means to say is county councils have that power.
One suspects this random manhandling of the text was done in the service of helping the court reach its pre-determined outcome. Since the constitution didn’t support the justice’s decision, they changed the constitution. Even if one agrees as a matter of policy with the outcome of the case, one ought nevertheless be concerned with how the court arrived at it.
Charley Foster
Lihu‘e
Keep writing, Mr. Mann, many share your opinions
Please, dear writer to the Letters to the Editor, Mr. Michael Mann ... I hope you are still reading the paper so that you can know that many many readers are always anxiously waiting for your comments...
I was thinking yesterday of writing to beg you to keep doing it — and saving our day (like: “great, thanks to his clarity, I do not need to write”) ... I just saw that someone from the Mainland just did it!
Your opinions are shared by an incredible amount of readers that don’t have your eloquence but share your thoughts...
Even if it were just for us, your fans, please keep writing.
Lilian de Mello
Kapa‘a
More thoughts onMichael Mann’s letters
I’d like to commend Michael Mann for finally coming to the conclusion that he had a problem. You know, they say that’s the first step to recovery: Realizing you have a problem.
My intent was not to make him stop writing all together; although I got a few congrats from people for making it happen.
I just don’t think he needs to write in just to “slam” every letter he reads. Everyone is allowed to voice their opinion, whether you like it or not. I’m sure he wouldn’t like having every single letter he wrote “slammed.”
So just enjoy reading the letters and state your opinion if you disagree, but there’s no need to tell the other letter writers that they are wrong. Hey, it’s just their opinion and as my mom always said, “If you don’t have nothing nice or constructive to say, don’t say anything at all.
Happy trails on your road to recovery, Michael....
Francine M. Grace
Kalaheo
Superferry is here. Just enjoy the ride
The Superferry is already here, why can’t you just let go? It seems like every time some transplant from the Mainland gets paranoid about something they don’t like, they start saying something against the project and recruit people to believe and protest.
I’m sure that the Superferry has some high-tech electronics to detect whales and any large animal life ahead to give them enough warning to avoid hitting it. They are no different than these tour boats and cruiseliners. (yes, every now and then they accidentally run into whales, etc.) But that’s exactly what it is — an accident. No one has any control if the whale decides to change course at the last minute. (It’s like driving down the interstate highway at 65 miles per hour and a deer or some other type of animal cross in front you. What do you do? The sensible thing is to run it over rather than swerve to avoid it and cause a serious accident).
Our governor has approved another way for us to travel island to island. Yeah, it might cause a lot of negatives to the island’s traffic (yet it might not, who knows?) and all sorts of people will probably come to the island from another island. But, what’s makes anyone more perfect than the other.
Give our new means of transportation a chance and enjoy the ride.
Howard Tolbe
‘Ele‘ele
Drug treatment facility needed by Kaua‘i children
The OHA Kaua‘i representative opposing the drug treatment facility is a negative voice with no rationale for opposing the drug treatment facility that replaces the Humane Society facility on the way to Salt Pond.
We had hundreds of dogs pooping there for many years and with the new facility we will have a few Kaua‘i kids in dire need of help getting help currently unavailable. Ice and other drug additions have devastated our island and that should shame anyone opposing an initiative that will finally provide some help.
I have personally talked to Hawaiian friends who work the ponds and they said they had no idea what the problem was. God bless you, Mayor Baptiste, for trying to get help for our Kaua‘i children needing help and know that there are many sane people on Kaua‘i who know you are doing the right thing.
John Glover
Kalaheo
• Supreme Court also changed meaning of constitution
• Keep writing, Mr. Mann, many share your opinions
• More thoughts onMichael Mann’s letters
• Superferry is here. Just enjoy the ride
• Drug treatment facility needed by Kaua‘i children
Business as usual with the ‘Old Boy Network
So the ‘Old Boy Network’ won in the end. Our new police chief will be Darryl Perry who was originally considered for the position when he ran against K.C. Lum.
It sure seems a little fishy that trumped-up charges were used to remove Chief Lum and Michael Ching, then thousands of our dollars used to hire a Mainland consultant to find a new chief.
Out of a field of several hundred applicants nationwide we end up with the person that the Old Boy network wanted in the first go around.
The final piece of the puzzle fits in. Well, I guess it’s good for the bad guys, business as usual.
David Lindstrom
Hanalei
Supreme Court also changed meaning of constitution
Walter Lewis is right in his Aug. 25 opinion piece when he points out the state Supreme Court played fast and loose with the procedural rules to keep the Ohana Amendment case alive.
However, it did something even worse. The court changed the plain meaning of the state constitution when it arbitrarily ruled that, when the constitution says counties have the exclusive power to set property taxes, what it actually means to say is county councils have that power.
One suspects this random manhandling of the text was done in the service of helping the court reach its pre-determined outcome. Since the constitution didn’t support the justice’s decision, they changed the constitution. Even if one agrees as a matter of policy with the outcome of the case, one ought nevertheless be concerned with how the court arrived at it.
Charley Foster
Lihu‘e
Keep writing, Mr. Mann, many share your opinions
Please, dear writer to the Letters to the Editor, Mr. Michael Mann ... I hope you are still reading the paper so that you can know that many many readers are always anxiously waiting for your comments...
I was thinking yesterday of writing to beg you to keep doing it — and saving our day (like: “great, thanks to his clarity, I do not need to write”) ... I just saw that someone from the Mainland just did it!
Your opinions are shared by an incredible amount of readers that don’t have your eloquence but share your thoughts...
Even if it were just for us, your fans, please keep writing.
Lilian de Mello
Kapa‘a
More thoughts onMichael Mann’s letters
I’d like to commend Michael Mann for finally coming to the conclusion that he had a problem. You know, they say that’s the first step to recovery: Realizing you have a problem.
My intent was not to make him stop writing all together; although I got a few congrats from people for making it happen.
I just don’t think he needs to write in just to “slam” every letter he reads. Everyone is allowed to voice their opinion, whether you like it or not. I’m sure he wouldn’t like having every single letter he wrote “slammed.”
So just enjoy reading the letters and state your opinion if you disagree, but there’s no need to tell the other letter writers that they are wrong. Hey, it’s just their opinion and as my mom always said, “If you don’t have nothing nice or constructive to say, don’t say anything at all.
Happy trails on your road to recovery, Michael....
Francine M. Grace
Kalaheo
Superferry is here. Just enjoy the ride
The Superferry is already here, why can’t you just let go? It seems like every time some transplant from the Mainland gets paranoid about something they don’t like, they start saying something against the project and recruit people to believe and protest.
I’m sure that the Superferry has some high-tech electronics to detect whales and any large animal life ahead to give them enough warning to avoid hitting it. They are no different than these tour boats and cruiseliners. (yes, every now and then they accidentally run into whales, etc.) But that’s exactly what it is — an accident. No one has any control if the whale decides to change course at the last minute. (It’s like driving down the interstate highway at 65 miles per hour and a deer or some other type of animal cross in front you. What do you do? The sensible thing is to run it over rather than swerve to avoid it and cause a serious accident).
Our governor has approved another way for us to travel island to island. Yeah, it might cause a lot of negatives to the island’s traffic (yet it might not, who knows?) and all sorts of people will probably come to the island from another island. But, what’s makes anyone more perfect than the other.
Give our new means of transportation a chance and enjoy the ride.
Howard Tolbe
‘Ele‘ele
Drug treatment facility needed by Kaua‘i children
The OHA Kaua‘i representative opposing the drug treatment facility is a negative voice with no rationale for opposing the drug treatment facility that replaces the Humane Society facility on the way to Salt Pond.
We had hundreds of dogs pooping there for many years and with the new facility we will have a few Kaua‘i kids in dire need of help getting help currently unavailable. Ice and other drug additions have devastated our island and that should shame anyone opposing an initiative that will finally provide some help.
I have personally talked to Hawaiian friends who work the ponds and they said they had no idea what the problem was. God bless you, Mayor Baptiste, for trying to get help for our Kaua‘i children needing help and know that there are many sane people on Kaua‘i who know you are doing the right thing.
John Glover
Kalaheo
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HiKauai wrote on Feb 11, 2009 9:19 AM:
" Hello again TGI,
Please do not expect anyone to buy your theory of promotion or advertising and success program Waimea High School. We the former students there at one time in our lives actually do not care of local propaganda and success story with you or anyone there and their cars to show for as a success story.
Basically, I wrote to Waimea High School, and I suspect as always that this town is a ghost town. No offense but there is nothing to do there, just unemployed educators and former students.
I am not with their idea of success story, and I am not placing religion or anything like that on anyone, because as you know, this is still a free country and you can do anything you want. The whole idea of success just doesn't work well in a farm club setting and wanting to make it out or make it happen after you graduate in high school there to say the least.
Basically, some people I may know here, think some of you people still stuck there are still losers because you haven't made it happen for yourself or others, if you get my point staying home doing nothing.
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
Please do not expect anyone to buy your theory of promotion or advertising and success program Waimea High School. We the former students there at one time in our lives actually do not care of local propaganda and success story with you or anyone there and their cars to show for as a success story.
Basically, I wrote to Waimea High School, and I suspect as always that this town is a ghost town. No offense but there is nothing to do there, just unemployed educators and former students.
I am not with their idea of success story, and I am not placing religion or anything like that on anyone, because as you know, this is still a free country and you can do anything you want. The whole idea of success just doesn't work well in a farm club setting and wanting to make it out or make it happen after you graduate in high school there to say the least.
Basically, some people I may know here, think some of you people still stuck there are still losers because you haven't made it happen for yourself or others, if you get my point staying home doing nothing.
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
HiKauai wrote on Feb 11, 2009 1:45 PM:
" First of all, let this be known, that these comments here are worthless and useless considering the topic being discussed. We found this topic a useless waist of time and money. This is from any intellectual interested reader. And yes, I am not associated with any former classmates there on Kauai also, for this matter alone.
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
HiKauai wrote on Feb 11, 2009 1:50 PM:
" I have seen alot of losers being mentioned in association to Waimea High School sports at UH Manoa. Might I add they are the one's who are delerious and a debachery to any level minded reader. These names are wide and long. And they run from 1979-1990 graduates trying grace the pages of Kauai and represent that school, outrageous. I for one, right now am putting all of them down for ever contemplating fame and popularity. We actually do not understand your fame and glory at Waimea High School.
This is in regards to your articles on the Waimea High School athletics and any department there.
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
This is in regards to your articles on the Waimea High School athletics and any department there.
Sincerely,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
HiKauai wrote on Feb 11, 2009 1:55 PM:
" Losers I have mentioned that graced those pages are as follows:
Ross Kagawa 1984' UH baseball 1987' classmate of Percival Butay(cousin)
Edmond Acoba 1981'
Liko Pereira 1989 and someother school baseball?
Kui Souza 1988 Sacramento state baseball
Craig Ibara 1983' HPC of honolulu baseball
Keith Pigao - student information desk for all information here for class reunion
Lyman Lacro 1986, UH Volleyball 1987
Barry Magoay 1985, UH Volleyball 1989
These are just some of the names trying to gain popular votes via their own high School Waimea High School
even now. Unreal!
Best regards,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
Ross Kagawa 1984' UH baseball 1987' classmate of Percival Butay(cousin)
Edmond Acoba 1981'
Liko Pereira 1989 and someother school baseball?
Kui Souza 1988 Sacramento state baseball
Craig Ibara 1983' HPC of honolulu baseball
Keith Pigao - student information desk for all information here for class reunion
Lyman Lacro 1986, UH Volleyball 1987
Barry Magoay 1985, UH Volleyball 1989
These are just some of the names trying to gain popular votes via their own high School Waimea High School
even now. Unreal!
Best regards,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
HiKauai wrote on Feb 12, 2009 1:08 PM:
" Hello again TGI,
This is me, Dean Kelly Sabado. Thank you for letting me comment on your articles there on the island. I just want to thank everyone agreeing with myself on who actually I meant, calling them losers in that town. Ha! Ha! Ha! I am a personal graduate of that high school but will proudly say if they keep up the good work in academics and life, will not be too ashamed of being associated with Waimea High School as an alumni.
Sorry, but there are others who felt this way! Here on the island of Honolulu and even the mainland. These names may have one time in their lives even mine represent the epitome of failure and laughs, and not success.
best regards,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
This is me, Dean Kelly Sabado. Thank you for letting me comment on your articles there on the island. I just want to thank everyone agreeing with myself on who actually I meant, calling them losers in that town. Ha! Ha! Ha! I am a personal graduate of that high school but will proudly say if they keep up the good work in academics and life, will not be too ashamed of being associated with Waimea High School as an alumni.
Sorry, but there are others who felt this way! Here on the island of Honolulu and even the mainland. These names may have one time in their lives even mine represent the epitome of failure and laughs, and not success.
best regards,
Dean Kelly Sabado "
fvr wrote on Sep 1, 2009 9:32 AM:
" fvr wrote on Aug 31, 2009 2:12 AM:
" My heart goes out to the family for their loss. Kauai grieves with you,and your family.
Kauai still grieves for the unsolved murder of, Sandra Mendoca.
Sandy was my sons classmate, and a very sweet, honest, and genuine young lady, even as a child.
Sandy would be 31 this year.
When my son heard she was murdered, at first he could not believe it.
Then he wept. He kept saying, no she can't be dead, not like that.
He went to St.Catherines School with her, from age 5, from Kindergarten.
He said, Sandy was the best, a model student, and liked by the entire class.
Sometimes she ignored him, when he got in an impish-rascal-prankster mode. He use to say, Sandy does'nt like me mom, cause I naughty. Yet even as a small child, he respected her sincere, moral character, exemplary behavior, and demeanor.
Till this day he is in disbelief, and schocked, that anyone would hurt, this beautiful young lady.
We both still pray for Sandra.
I pray for all who suffer from, violent acts against women, and children.
I offer my deepest sympathy, to the family, and will include you in my prayers.
God bless you, in your time of grief. I pray you find some peace. " "
" My heart goes out to the family for their loss. Kauai grieves with you,and your family.
Kauai still grieves for the unsolved murder of, Sandra Mendoca.
Sandy was my sons classmate, and a very sweet, honest, and genuine young lady, even as a child.
Sandy would be 31 this year.
When my son heard she was murdered, at first he could not believe it.
Then he wept. He kept saying, no she can't be dead, not like that.
He went to St.Catherines School with her, from age 5, from Kindergarten.
He said, Sandy was the best, a model student, and liked by the entire class.
Sometimes she ignored him, when he got in an impish-rascal-prankster mode. He use to say, Sandy does'nt like me mom, cause I naughty. Yet even as a small child, he respected her sincere, moral character, exemplary behavior, and demeanor.
Till this day he is in disbelief, and schocked, that anyone would hurt, this beautiful young lady.
We both still pray for Sandra.
I pray for all who suffer from, violent acts against women, and children.
I offer my deepest sympathy, to the family, and will include you in my prayers.
God bless you, in your time of grief. I pray you find some peace. " "
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HiKauai wrote on Feb 11, 2009 9:08 AM:
RE: 2/11/2009 and the above topic
Can we cut out the "EXPLETIVE" here. Everyone knows if you are or were affiliated with high school at one time in your life in Waimea, Kauai, you would know that you do not place one of the three stooges willing to work at Kentucky fried chicken and place him at the vice principal's seat at Waimea High School. We all know that BOE and DOE played no roll in this nonsense of students being athletes then becomming success in the respected choice of degree and field like a BA degree. An example, you cannot put someone like a Pereira or even an Aaron Francisco from Kahuku High School, now former Arizona Cardinals NFL, as a BA candidtate after a prolific showing in sports. It just does not work that way. We all know that they cannot be serious placing academics after a 10 year assistant coach with a rediculous man/educator and/or coach if I might add like Tommy Rita of the 1980's and then expect him, Patrick Pereira to educate people in 2000's after being associated with dumb athletes all their life and now turn to academics. Now they educate people? Ha! What are we looking at here is basically a rediculous and dumber community than most perceived DOE standard base learning. Otherwise throw this article out already, alright?
best regards,
Dean Kelly Sabado "