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Letters for Saturday, May 17, 2008
• ‘Pet prosecutor’ sounds off
• Bad day at Black Pot
• Vog in my throat
• Night light awful
‘Pet prosecutor’ sounds off
I am writing in response to a letter by Jon Evans in The Garden Island that contained numerous misstatements (“Pet prosecutor,” Letters, May 15).
In the interest of time, I will make my comments brief. Before I begin though, let me take the time to thank you for recognizing my “nitpicking” skills because it’s because of these very skills that have made Kauai County more compliant with laws so that the county is less likely to face expensive litigation. As you may not realize, each council member is required to uphold the law.
First of all, I have never been against the bike path. I believe it is truly an asset to the county of Kaua‘i if designed and used properly.
The law prohibits dogs in parks, the bike path is located on “park property,” therefore, dogs are prohibited from being on the bike path. I didn’t make that law, however, I am required to follow and uphold all laws, even laws that I or you may not like. It appears that you believe that you are somehow above the law and should be given preferential treatment that certain laws shouldn’t be enforced against you. I’m sure the rest of the community would take offense if I decided unilaterally to pick and choose which laws I wanted to enforce or not. How ridiculous is it?
Secondly, it was because of the leadership taken by myself and Councilman Mel Rapozo that the bike path was relocated away from the ocean, on the mauka side of the parking lot, in the vicinity of Kapaa Beach Park. Initially, the administration had it placed approximately 15 feet from the ocean, the same area where the pavilion had already fallen in. Given the estimate of Doug Haigh that erosion in that area was 5 feet per year, we would have use of that multi-million-dollar bike path for a mere three years. How ridiculous is that? Yet, that was the plan until we “fought” religiously to protect it. With sea level rising and erosions occurring at a phenomenal rate, this council was very aggressive in passing a law that requires all structures “including” bike paths to be 40 feet away, plus 70 feet times the rate of erosion. Given this, your claim about me “losing” on moving the path back 5 feet is totally ludicrous.
Thirdly, we are now committed toward allocating millions of dollars of 100 percent county funds toward repairs of the sinkholes in the Moana Kai and Pono Kai area adjacent to the bike path. It is clear to me that these problems that endanger the lives of users of the bike path could have been paid with 80 percent federal funds and only 20 percent county funds had we done the repairs prior to laying the concrete. However, the administration in my view, ignored the problems despite it being brought to their attention several years ago and went ahead and laid the concrete right over the sinkholes by Pono Kai.
Now we need to fix it with 100 percent county funds. Assuming conservatively that it will cost $4 million, and had the administration operated prudently, the county’s share would have been only $1 million, which instead now it will be the total $4 million of your hard earned property tax dollars that will have to pay for it. How ridiculous is that?
Fourthly, it was because council member Rapozo and I worked with the Wailua Houselots community that we were able to get a meeting that brought out hundreds of residents to beg the administration not to put the path in their residential subdivision, of which the mayor finally agreed. How ridiculous is that, to put a million dollar project where the community didn’t want it?
Fifthly, it was council member Rapozo and I who worked with over 300 members of the golf community and were able to save the golf course instead of having the bike path go through it, and save its beautiful view when the administration was contemplating building a 10-foot concrete wall along the golf course perimeter fronting the highway to prevent path users from stray golf balls. How ridiculous is that?
These are but a few things that you consider sabotaging the bike path that I am confident that thousands of others totally disagree with you.
Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho
Anahola
Bad day at Black Pot
Perhaps The Garden Island can expound on the May 16 report covering events at Black Pot Beach Park (“Black Pot closes amidst grumbling,” A1, May 16).
Are we to believe that it required 20 of Kaua‘i’s finest (police officers not including dogs) and 12 DLNR officers to oversee the removal of a privately owned 30-year-old Matson container by 20 county employees?
What or who did they expect to be in the container — Osama bin Laden?
And Mike Sheehan, owner of the container, was embarrassed at the police presence but now plans on “replacing the container as soon as possible”?
Are members of the public only allowed to place newer containers in our public parks? If so, please inform the readers and put me first in line so I can place one of my own at Po‘ipu Beach Park.
Robin Clark
Kalaheo
Vog in my throat
What’s with this weather?
I was playing music last night at Cafe Coco and couldn’t sing too good, ‘cause I had a vog in my throat.
Daniel Renaud
Kapa‘a
Night light awful
In Kaua‘i we didn’t expect air pollution, but can live with the vog because at least it is temporary — and isn’t created by humans. Unfortunately such is not the case with street lights.
With multiple letters, calls and contacts to Kauai County and its engineering department, no one has gotten back to me about the street light which was put up in front of our house. It has kept my family up at night for the last week.
We were not asked or told about it and now, no longer do we have a clear view of the stars or peace of mind that comes from a good night’s sleep. We didn’t move to Kaua‘i to have to keep our shades down and wish someone would call back.
Ingrid Middleton
Kapa‘a
• Bad day at Black Pot
• Vog in my throat
• Night light awful
‘Pet prosecutor’ sounds off
I am writing in response to a letter by Jon Evans in The Garden Island that contained numerous misstatements (“Pet prosecutor,” Letters, May 15).
In the interest of time, I will make my comments brief. Before I begin though, let me take the time to thank you for recognizing my “nitpicking” skills because it’s because of these very skills that have made Kauai County more compliant with laws so that the county is less likely to face expensive litigation. As you may not realize, each council member is required to uphold the law.
First of all, I have never been against the bike path. I believe it is truly an asset to the county of Kaua‘i if designed and used properly.
The law prohibits dogs in parks, the bike path is located on “park property,” therefore, dogs are prohibited from being on the bike path. I didn’t make that law, however, I am required to follow and uphold all laws, even laws that I or you may not like. It appears that you believe that you are somehow above the law and should be given preferential treatment that certain laws shouldn’t be enforced against you. I’m sure the rest of the community would take offense if I decided unilaterally to pick and choose which laws I wanted to enforce or not. How ridiculous is it?
Secondly, it was because of the leadership taken by myself and Councilman Mel Rapozo that the bike path was relocated away from the ocean, on the mauka side of the parking lot, in the vicinity of Kapaa Beach Park. Initially, the administration had it placed approximately 15 feet from the ocean, the same area where the pavilion had already fallen in. Given the estimate of Doug Haigh that erosion in that area was 5 feet per year, we would have use of that multi-million-dollar bike path for a mere three years. How ridiculous is that? Yet, that was the plan until we “fought” religiously to protect it. With sea level rising and erosions occurring at a phenomenal rate, this council was very aggressive in passing a law that requires all structures “including” bike paths to be 40 feet away, plus 70 feet times the rate of erosion. Given this, your claim about me “losing” on moving the path back 5 feet is totally ludicrous.
Thirdly, we are now committed toward allocating millions of dollars of 100 percent county funds toward repairs of the sinkholes in the Moana Kai and Pono Kai area adjacent to the bike path. It is clear to me that these problems that endanger the lives of users of the bike path could have been paid with 80 percent federal funds and only 20 percent county funds had we done the repairs prior to laying the concrete. However, the administration in my view, ignored the problems despite it being brought to their attention several years ago and went ahead and laid the concrete right over the sinkholes by Pono Kai.
Now we need to fix it with 100 percent county funds. Assuming conservatively that it will cost $4 million, and had the administration operated prudently, the county’s share would have been only $1 million, which instead now it will be the total $4 million of your hard earned property tax dollars that will have to pay for it. How ridiculous is that?
Fourthly, it was because council member Rapozo and I worked with the Wailua Houselots community that we were able to get a meeting that brought out hundreds of residents to beg the administration not to put the path in their residential subdivision, of which the mayor finally agreed. How ridiculous is that, to put a million dollar project where the community didn’t want it?
Fifthly, it was council member Rapozo and I who worked with over 300 members of the golf community and were able to save the golf course instead of having the bike path go through it, and save its beautiful view when the administration was contemplating building a 10-foot concrete wall along the golf course perimeter fronting the highway to prevent path users from stray golf balls. How ridiculous is that?
These are but a few things that you consider sabotaging the bike path that I am confident that thousands of others totally disagree with you.
Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho
Anahola
Bad day at Black Pot
Perhaps The Garden Island can expound on the May 16 report covering events at Black Pot Beach Park (“Black Pot closes amidst grumbling,” A1, May 16).
Are we to believe that it required 20 of Kaua‘i’s finest (police officers not including dogs) and 12 DLNR officers to oversee the removal of a privately owned 30-year-old Matson container by 20 county employees?
What or who did they expect to be in the container — Osama bin Laden?
And Mike Sheehan, owner of the container, was embarrassed at the police presence but now plans on “replacing the container as soon as possible”?
Are members of the public only allowed to place newer containers in our public parks? If so, please inform the readers and put me first in line so I can place one of my own at Po‘ipu Beach Park.
Robin Clark
Kalaheo
Vog in my throat
What’s with this weather?
I was playing music last night at Cafe Coco and couldn’t sing too good, ‘cause I had a vog in my throat.
Daniel Renaud
Kapa‘a
Night light awful
In Kaua‘i we didn’t expect air pollution, but can live with the vog because at least it is temporary — and isn’t created by humans. Unfortunately such is not the case with street lights.
With multiple letters, calls and contacts to Kauai County and its engineering department, no one has gotten back to me about the street light which was put up in front of our house. It has kept my family up at night for the last week.
We were not asked or told about it and now, no longer do we have a clear view of the stars or peace of mind that comes from a good night’s sleep. We didn’t move to Kaua‘i to have to keep our shades down and wish someone would call back.
Ingrid Middleton
Kapa‘a
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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 "