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I would like to commend U.S. District Court Chief Judge Derrick K. Watson for his sentencing of Stewart Olani Stant, who was convicted of a form of bribery, to 10 years in prison (“Ex-Maui official spent bribes on travel, hostess bars,” Star-Advertiser, Feb. 7). I only wish Stant was sentenced to a longer term.
I was appalled by the audacity of former Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa and retired Maui state Judge Boyd Mossman, among others, to submit letters of support and requests for leniency. This is for someone who accepted more than $2 million in bribes and spent much of that on gambling, hostess bars, luxury travel, jewelry and dining, among other expenditures.
I would suggest that Maui High School consider removing him from the Hall of Fame.
Cyrus Siu
Kaunakakai, Molokai
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