I was appalled to see the sensationalist headline about the late Dr. William Vogt “Pilot flew without medical clearance,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 18).
Dr. Vogt was a good man and an important person in our community. The implication that he would knowingly put himself and his wife at risk is ludicrous.
The cause of the plane crash could have been any one of many, many things. Before you publish this kind of an article, please think about the reputation of the person that you are denigrating and think about the pain you are causing the grieving family.
It implied that his failure to obtain a medical checkup caused the crash.
Kathryn Weldon
Waialae-Kahala
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The danger of illegal vacation rentals
I have asked the city to investigate the legality of the vacation rental on Ke Iki Road where a mother was murdered and her daughter tied up (“Pair charged with murder in North Shore slaying,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 13).
The Honolulu Police Department’s crime map has shown numerous crimes along Ke Iki Road. It’s a dangerous area and the mother and daughter should have been protected.
Many of the houses along or near the waterfront from Shark’s Cove to Sunset Beach and beyond are illegal vacation rentals. This means little if any presence of neighbors (and certainly no Neighborhood Watch), which is a serious consequence of these rentals and in this case, a deadly one.
The only way to stop this activity that destroys neighborhoods and invites crime while raising rents, taxes and property prices is to go after the advertising with a vengeance.
Andrea Davis
Pupukea
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NFL players should stop illegal hits
More and more violence is depicted each weekend in professional football as television exposes the illegal hits. The amounts of monetary fines are not stopping this fury, as these millionaire athletes have more to spare.
Bob Stengle suggested the offending player be ineligible for the time the injured player is absent (“Punish NFL players for injury-causing hits,” Star- Advertiser, Letters, Dec. 18).
Maybe when the length of the non-pay situation is realized, the players will wise up.
Roy M. Chee
Moanalua Gardens
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‘Poor door’ doesn’t apply to the poor
ProsPac Tower’s “poor door” was bound to fail once it got tagged with that unfortunate name. The tenants who will be leasing the “affordable” units cannot accurately be called “poor.”
A family of four that earns enough to be in the top 17 percent nationwide qualifies for a unit. A more accurate description of the tenants’ financial circumstances is: up-and-coming future homeowners. They should have called it the “non-landed gentry entry.”
John LeRoux
Waikiki
