Strike terrorists first, not after a tragedy
What kind of idiots do we think these terrorists are, who have nothing else but time on their hands to plan their deadly deeds? They must be highly amused to see how alert we are. Madrid underground rail explosion. We raise the alert, change the color, guard the trains, bring out the troops, dogs, and about a week later, relax, drop the guard, return to normal.London's underground rail explosion. We raise the alert, change the color, guard the trains, bring out the troops, dogs, and about a week later, relax, drop the guard, return to normal.
Our house burns down. We buy a fire alarm. Is there a similarity?
Honolulu
Veto would have been bad for Waimano Ridge
The Legislature did a good thing when it overrode the governor's veto of a bill that requires the Department of Health to notify the neighborhood board if it wants to use Waimano Ridge as a drug or sex offender treatment facility, or a state laboratory.Why didn't the state notify us that it planned to research potentially fatal diseases just up my street? The Waimano facility is literally next door to Pearl City High School.
People should be told upfront whenever dangerous activities are going to be conducted in their communities. That's why the Legislature overrode the governor's veto.
I believe Governor Lingle vetoed this bill not because of technical problems, but so that the state could continue to research deadly viruses or house sex offenders in Pearl City without telling the people who live there.
If this facility was in Kahala or Hawaii Kai, do you think the governor would feel the same way?
Pearl City
Lawmakers care about money, not humanity
I have to agree with recent letters to the editor concerning fireworks. This insanity continues to get worse each year and we can only blame our Legislature, which continues to ignore the safety of our community. This past Fourth of July was the worst. Not only a family lost their home because of fireworks but our firemen were stretched out to the max with huge amounts of brushfires that almost caused other homes to burn. A few years ago, an elderly woman burned alive in her Palolo home from fireworks.You would think our lawmakers would be angry because of this insane practice. No, these irresponsible legislators put more frosting on their cake by allowing people to buy as many permits as they want. Some people bought more than 100. Permits could be sold to drug addicts or even arsonists.
One lawmaker once stated, "It's a tradition." Baloney! The real Hawaiians never had fireworks until they sneaked their way in. Furthermore, in China, the people are not allowed fireworks. They put on public displays only. They know the danger associated with playing with fire.
I've talked to many people about this and I've heard the same remark: "Don't you know it's money?" That's the bottom line, not the safety for the people and children.
Pearl City
Decision best for Hawaii, Pearl ohana
Once again, Pearl Harbor has stood its ground in time of crisis (Star-Bulletin, July 19). The event of having the shipyard close would have been catastrophic not just for Hawaii but for the rest of the world."Ohana" is a word that has a strong meaning. Pearl Harbor is part of the Hawaii ohana, everyone who helped keep Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard off the Base Realignment and Closure Commission's list of base facilities closures definitely knows what it's like to malama (take care) ohana.
Mahalo to our Hawaii congressional delegation, Governor Lingle, Mayor Hannemann and everyone else who helped keep Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard carry on its mission -- keeping our naval ships "fit to fight."
Remember Ohana!
Honolulu
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