To Our Readers
Since then, more than 10,000 people have accepted the invitation. More than 300 of these visitors have even sent us e-mail messages. Needless to say, answering the mail has kept me busy.
We haven't chased all the bugs out of our new "site," as Web addresses are known. I'm sure, Guttenberg had problems with that first Bible, but he didn't have to deal with hypertext links, losing the carrier in the middle of a 3-megabyte upload, outdated web browsers making words appear run together and the sublime mysteries of cgi programming.
The two most asked-for new features have been an archive of back issues and classified ads. We're planning to add an on-line search to find previously published stories soon. People tuning in from the mainland ask for the classifieds often, especially the help-wanted section. Finding a job here and moving to Hawaii is still an almost universal dream.
Transplanted Hawaii people have written from around the world to thank us for the electronic edition, especially local students at colleges on the mainland -- starbulletin.com has given them a new way to keep in touch.
Thanks again to all of you who have written. Cyberspace doesn't seem as cold and empty when it's filled with warm wishes, congratulations, aloha and news from Hawaii, now available across the nation and world.
