With the just-announced 10-mile no-fly zone around the president’s compound (“Don’t fly over Obama’s area, FAA cautions hobbyists, pilots,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 17), I pose these questions:

How are law enforcement officers going to handle a large influx of drones? Are they going to catch them in nets, or jam their frequencies, or in the worst case, shoot them down?

It could be interesting.

Dennis Rose

Hawaii Kai

Kudos to all who helped nuns stay in Manoa

I’m so glad that the retired Franciscan nuns will be staying at their Manoa convent until the Kupuna Village is completed in upper Liliha (“Nuns allowed to stay in Manoa convent,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 16).

Kudos to all involved in their support through petitions, letters and prayers, convincing the leadership team of the Franciscan Sisters of the Neumann Communities in New York. The team had a change of heart, and showed compassion in this Jubilee Year of Mercy.

From the get-go, the proposed relocation of the two dozen retired nuns to the Plaza at Pearl City did not make sense. The cost would have been high and the retired nuns would be unhappy. They gave their adult lives for the service of humanity, religious community and the Roman Catholic Church. Many thousands in the state of Hawaii would have been upset. The potentially bad publicity would definitely not have helped recruiting efforts.

Lawrence M. O. Chun

Kailua

It was nice to see Santa using sign language

I cannot imagine what it’s like for anyone who is deaf or has difficulty hearing, especially children who are waiting anxiously in line at an event to sit on Santa’s lap.

But thanks to Jan Fried and Doreen Higa, Deaf Santa came to be a successful event since 1991 (“Pair help bring holiday joy to deaf students in the isles,” Star-Advertiser, Incidental Lives, Dec. 8).

The day after this article was published, I viewed a video on Facebook of a little girl who was sad while sitting on Santa’s lap. Then it happened. Santa began to sign.

Deaf Santa is someone who shares the deaf experience with some 150-200 children statewide. It’s a much-needed event for both children and adults.

Thanks to Jan Fried for having the desire to create a holiday event using American Sign Language. We appreciate everyone who is affiliated with this event.

Alexis M. Liftee

Nuuanu

Worst roadway runs from Aiea to Pearl City

Elizabeth Takesono’s description of Kahekili Highway between Windward Mall and the Hygienic Store as having the highest priority for repaving sounded more like a challenge to other neighborhoods than a cry for help from our government (“Windward road is in poor shape,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Dec. 16).

So, in response, I do hereby declare that the stretch of Kamehameha Highway from Dixie Grill Aiea to Home Depot Pearl City to be the worst, bar none, in the state and I would even dare say the Third World.

Our “road” would feel even worse if it weren’t for the maximum 1 mph speed limit caused by traffic, rail construction, closed lanes and contractor-repaired trenches that are worse than potholes themselves.

So before anyone else brags about having the worst roads, I challenge them to travel ours. I just hope they have a mellow personality and a few hours to spare.

Orson Moon

Aiea