With our local news saturated with endless details of lava flows, flooding and murders, I just don’t pay attention for the first half of any newscast. The national news is not any different as they detail any event concerning the delusional country-splitting president. It appears they love bad news and they are only concerned about ratings, money and power.
But I just saw the best news story I’ve seen in ages. A few weeks ago a whale shark was shown entangled with a thick rope and I thought surely the poor thing would die soon. But then the Kawelo family, Joby Rohrer and Jon Sprague happened to see the whale shark and decided to do something. Incredibly, they removed the thick rope from the whale shark.
Wow. Even in my best days of diving, I couldn’t do that. Mahalo to them for their actions and also for providing enlightening good news.
Rodney Sato
Mililani
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Case and Mink: Differing views
Hawaii’s late Congresswoman Patsy Mink, an advocate for civil rights and education, is noted as being co-author and sponsor of the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (later renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act after her passing while in office). Ed Case succeeded Mink and introduced HR 1350 (Case Amendment), which worked against the values that our late congresswoman fought to protect. The Case Amendment undermined education reform and in effect prioritized state budgets over the needs and rights of handicapped children.
The Case Amendment would have enacted a law like no other, specifically granting each state’s governor the tool to cap attorney fees (specific only to legal counsel representing the handicapped). Hawaii, through Case (an attorney himself), would have led the nation in betraying parents and their attorneys.
Naomi Grossman
Nuuanu
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Don’t endorse back-room politics
We are astounded that the Star-Advertiser editorial staff is supporting U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa for governor in the upcoming primary (“Hanabusa for governor,” Star-Advertiser, Our View, July 29). Knowing how the political back-room works and the many “deals” made by legislators in the dark, we believe a vote for Gov. David Ige is a clear vote for honest government in Hawaii moving forward.
Many of the organizations opposing Ige have agendas they would favor, despite the plain fact their advancement would not help our state for the better good.
We understand how certain union management, business interests and political personalities are lining up with Hanabusa. Hawaii’s voters are no fools. Remember, the top administrator in Hawaii needs to make steady, straightforward, and considered judgments if Hawaii is to move forward.
We wish your publication would review its decision before Aug. 11. Our future depends on it.
John and Rita Shockley
Makakilo
