Kaneshiro crusade getting tiresome

I don’t know about you but I’ve had quite enough of Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro and his fascination with gaming machines.

He’s been wasting time and taxpayer money for many months in his quest to rid Hawaii of games of chance.

And, yes, we all know that the misguided legislators passed a statute indicating that a person should not take a risk with the hope that they might receive something of value if they get lucky.

Brilliant.

People take a risk every time they get out of bed in the morning until they get back in bed at night.

They take a chance of getting injured or even killed every time they drive their car or walk across the street.

There are so many risks to living our so-called lives, is it any wonder that some people enjoy taking an occasional chance of playing some game that may or may not result in getting something of value in return?

Frederick Connolly
Ala Moana

Center can aid QUEST enrollment

The Star-Advertiser article on the QUEST health insurance program renewal reminds us that the process is complex and that we must work together to assure access to health insurance coverage for our children ("Isle families with kids must renew with Quest," Star-Advertiser, May 15).

This year, the new requirement that all households, including those with children, must return their eligibility renewal forms led to some unintended consequences.

Unfortunately, some of our patients did not return the eligibility forms and were disenrolled.

Members of our staff, working with the QUEST office, were able to assist and re-enroll the patients in the QUEST program.

We would encourage all eligible patients who are disenrolled to contact the QUEST office.

Kalihi-Palama Health Center — like many federally qualified community health centers — provides primary health care and social services, including assistance with QUEST enrollment.

Emmanuel Kintu
CEO and executive director, Kalihi-Palama Health Center

Kapiolani Archery Park still not open

It’s been about two years since the Kapiolani Archery Park was closed, with promises back then it would only be a few months to re-organize and reopen it.

It is a great disservice — especially to children — to not have a place in town to learn the growing sport of archery.

The closest area to practice is Koko Head and weather conditions are often less than ideal — windy and very hot with no shade structures and obviously built without consideration for the archers.

Kapolei and Waipio are the only other archery parks but are difficult options for ones with transport issues.

The city may consider other issues more of a priority — but delay of reopening the Kapiolani Archery Park is a sad, blaring example of the city having no consideration for the very many who have spoken up on this issue, and of the city dragging its okole.

Theresa Sains
Ala Moana

Waikiki crackdown is just a PR effort

Having read on your front page recently of the claims the city made of arrested houseless individuals, I see things differently.

Those of us who reside in Waikiki have not recognized any impact. These arrests occur daily; the numbersare not unusual.

This is a PR stunt pulled by the city and mayor to mislead the public into believingthey are addressing the problem.

Walk around Waikiki and see what we see: the same houseless wandering the streets, lying down on the sidewalks, begging for beer and drug money.

Nothing has changed. In fact, it’s worse.

The courts will soon release those arrested, more will soon arrive in increasing numbers.

Many will soon arrive as a result of the loss of extended unemployment benefits; by year’s end nationally 5 million will lose their benefits. Let’s see how many will soon be houseless and how many will arrive here.

Mayor Kirk Caldwell, stop grandstanding and trying to handle public opinion and do something constructive.

Dave Moskowitz
Waikiki

‘Net neutrality’ issue not covered enough

It is my understanding that the Federal Communications Commission is seriously considering modifying Internet service by creating a "fast lane" and a "slow lane."

It is a concept that violates the basic idea of the Internet — equal access to all and equal treatment of all.

Somepeople refer to this idea as "net neutrality."

Although the contemplated modification to net neutrality will affect thousands of people here in Hawaii who use the Internet, as well as elsewhere,I haven’t seen much coverage about it. It would be helpful to the uninitiated if this issue were amplified and publicized in the Star-Advertiser.

The voice of thousands of people can dissuade the FCC from pursuing the questionable objective of modifying the internet.

Ed Sullam
Aina Haina

Kudos to those who helped collect food

The success of the 2014 Annual Letter Carriers Food Drive is due to the generosity of our community, our dedicated, hard-working mail carriers who collect the food donations and the many volunteers who help unload, separate and pack the items.

We’d like to send out a huge mahalo to our Mililani-Wahiawa community and the rest of the state for the gift of giving to this wonderful cause.

Without them, our local Foodbank shelves would be empty.

The aloha spirit is alive here.

Delaine Ige
Mililani