The Unite Here Local 5 union’s bullhorn- and drumming-enhanced strike pickets circle the hotels after gathering on Waikiki Beach in front of the Sheraton Moana at 7:30 a.m.

While it is a legal expression of freedom of speech, the negative and rude behavior makes Hawaii look like a petulant 3-year-old having a tantrum. Now the American Dental Association is questioning whether it will return for its annual convention (“Strike sours major convention,” Star-Advertiser, Oct. 28).

Losing a professional meeting that many mainland and local dentists look forward to attending is more than a loss of revenue; it is a loss of a needed resource for the dental professionals of the state. A loss for us all.

Catherine Brennan, DDS

Kahala

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