Honolulu City Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro has neither been charged with nor convicted of any crime, so the reason behind Tracy Yoshimura’s online petition effort for impeachment probably has little to do with civic duty (“Impeachment process unclear for Honolulu Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro,” Star-Advertiser, Dec. 15).

Section 12-203 of the Revised Charter of the City and County of Honolulu shows that the prosecutor may be impeached for “malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office.” Except for not keeping us informed as to what is going on, Kaneshiro has done nothing wrong.

In the coming months, we’ll hear from the U.S. Department of Justice. At that time, we will certainly hear from Kaneshiro.

Moses Akana

Aiea

A kinder, gentler time

In the spirit of this holiday season, and after what some consider a particularly divisive election year, we invite you, dear readers, to write in about kindness — something so special, touching or positive that it should be shared with our community.

Send a 150-word letter, or a commentary at 500-600 words, to letters@staradvertiser.com by Dec. 19 evening. A collection of these will run on Dec. 23, just before Christmas.

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