Regarding “$375/HR and as much as $200,000” (Star-Advertiser, July 21) and retired Judge Riki May Amano: In 1977, as attorney general, I hired a special prosecutor from Los Angeles to investigate the city’s Kukui Plaza project, which had come under fire by both The Honolulu Advertiser and the City Council.

When all was done, the state had spent $500,000. I do not know what $500,000 in 1977 would equate to today, but it would be quite sizeable.

Obtaining justice does not come cheap.

Ronald Y. Amemiya

Kaneohe

Don’t allow passengers in beds of pickup trucks

With all the other important bills that didn’t get attention in the last leiglstive session, this may seem trite, but when it comes to human life and logic, I’m going to submit this anyway.

I applaud the “Click It or Ticket” law we have in place. But where is the logic of allowing pickup trucks to have passengers in their truck beds? We’ve had deaths because of this senseless omission. How many more do we need? Why hasn’t this been addressed and a law passed on this important issue that should fit right along with the “Click It” program?

Gail Caveney

Kailua

There must be a way to save Falls of Clyde

Regarding The Falls of Clyde (“Historic ship ordered out of Pier 7,” Star-Advertiser, June 18): My late mother, Helan B. Platt, was a staunch supporter of efforts to save the Falls of Clyde. It was personal. She grew up in Scotland, along the Falls of Clyde. She became active in organizing fundraisers aboard this gentle lady that she loved.

I will understand if this ship, like an elderly woman whose beauty has faded, is ordered out. If it is of no value, arrange to give her a home elsewhere.

Consider the Elissa, an 1877 tall ship located in Galveston, Texas. This 139-year-old ship was preserved as a living, working vessel. Perhaps Honolulu and the state of Hawaii should consider a similar effort to move and thereby preserve The Falls of Clyde.

That would make Mom happy.

Sandra Platt Norcross

Corinth, Texas

Beach in Waimanalo overwhelmed by trash

This past week I took my mainland visitor to Sherwoods Beach in Waimanalo and was horrified by the amount of trash in the water.

With every wave, pieces of plastic and other forms of debris washed ashore and surrounded the few people who ventured in. My guest and I were too disgusted to enter the water.

I found out from others that this filth has been here for weeks, but I have not seen anything reported in the news. Where is the trash coming from and why is it not being cleaned up?

This is certainly not what we want visitors to encounter at our beautiful beaches.

Heather Diamond

Makiki

Primo’s demise not due just to competing brand

I assume Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi wasn’t around, or drinking beer, in 1970-71 (“Collector of Primo memorabilia plans to sell some of it,” Star-Advertiser, July 17).

She wrote a good article, but Primo’s demise wasn’t due primarily to competition from Olympia. It was due to Schlitz’s failure to ship wort to Hawaii on schedue due to a shipping strike on the mainland. The wort arrived in Hawaii too late to make a quality brew.

The resulting drop in quality turned off the local loyalists, and Oly filled the gap. The recent local resurrection of Primo wasn’t helped by touting the use of local cane sugar, as true beer isn’t supposed to be anything but malt, hops and yeast.

Tom Tizard

Kailua