It’s premature to hold another
Con Con in state

I am distressed over the possibility of a Constitutional Convention being held in Hawaii.

Perhaps the greatest changes from the last Con Con were the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and the possibility of a basic reordering in the relationship between the state and its indigenous Hawaiian population. That good work has begun but is far from complete; Hawaiians themselves are far from resolving their political and social identity and purposes.

To reopen this question seems at least a decade premature. This is NOT the year for a Constitutional Convention. The works of the last one must be digested and absorbed before they can be, once again, rearranged.

Mikul Kaleikini
Waianae

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Must insults be hurled at
those against Con Con?

When the League of Women Voters came out against the Constitutional Convention, along with the newspaper editors, hardly a word was heard. When I publicly agreed with them, the insults started flying.

Whether or not to spend $12 million on a Con Con deserves a serious debate on its merits, not by hurling personal insults for political gain.

Perhaps the critics should read the League's report.

Rep. Jim Shon

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No candidate can own the
local Japanese vote

Orson Swindle is hallucinating when he claims in a news story to own the so-called Japanese vote. His comment clearly demonstrates his dismal lack of understanding of Hawaii and/or Hawaii politics.

Swindle should understand that Japanese-American voters do not vote as a bloc, even for a candidate of Japanese descent (as Pat Saiki learned). If they did vote in any form resembling a bloc, it would be for Democratic candidates.

Just because he was able to persuade a few World War II veterans to stick with a fellow vet, he cannot so baselessly conclude that he now controls the Japanese vote.

Swindle should learn about the people of Hawaii, appreciate our unique history, pay his political dues, and understand our needs and desires before believing that he can represent us in Washington.

Francis M. Nakamoto

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He’s on the right side of
important issues

Three cheers for the "Go For Broke" AJA veterans who have come out in support for Orson Swindle. As a fellow comrade-in-arms I can see where Swindle stands with us on many issues which are in opposition to that of Orson Swindle's opponent.

Neil Abercrombie opposes the protection of marriage act, balancing the budget, welfare reform, illegal immigrant reform, Medicare reform (calling increases in spending "cuts"), tax reduction and other issues.

Time to dump the guy who is on the wrong side of important issues, doesn't have the facts and doesn't know the meaning of "cuts." Join those who have demonstrated love and devotion for America and vote for Orson Swindle.

N. E. Smith
Mililani