Volcano
Regarding ‘bag ban’
I’ve yet to hear the ramifications this attempted ban — now called a “bag reduction law” — will have on the restaurant industry. Hot coffee, hot saimin, soups, hot gravy and sauce-laden plates, all ready “to go,” laying on an angled seat in moving car with children. Now they want this in a paper or personal bag? Good time to invest in car upholstery cleaner and burn creams. I can see the attorneys mashing their palms together, waiting for the first accident. Remember the hot coffee lawsuits?
Our foods are not factory- or machine-sealed foods that can be held upside down and stand a bit of punishment. We use the old “to go” plates, bowls and cups with tops that are snapped on. And, yes, they can snap off just as easily; taping doesn’t always work well with heat.
We applaud Mr. Russell Ruderman and those who are making serious attempts to find the means to help. Many, including myself, save and return plastic bags. Perhaps a serious emphasis could be placed on returning and recycling, and maybe even getting a little change back?
We also looked at recyclable bags. Primarily size, strength and durability were factors that prevented the purchase because of the heat and weight of some foods. For us, leak-proof plastic bags are not just a storage convenience, but a safety factor that saves our customers and their children from possibly serious injuries.
Ric Maiava
General manager,
Ken’s House of Pancakes
Offensive cartoon
I find it hard to comprehend a cartoonist would consider their cartoon depicting Kim Jong Un dropping a missile down a chimney has any merit whatsoever (Tribune-Herald, Dec. 20).
My larger concern is the decision of the powers that be at the Tribune-Herald to publish such an offensive message. I will not be renewing my subscription.
Arthur Henry
Hilo
Do it yourself
Concerning the letter about the dirty Hilo beach (Tribune-Herald, Jan. 10): If it bothers you so much, get a few people together and clean it up yourself. Why do you need the county to do it for you?
Instead of adopting a two-mile stretch of road, get the local businesses and residents to adopt a section of beach.
Up in beautiful Volcano, the signs were all moldy and dirty. We didn’t complain to the county. The Volcano Rotary Club and other Volcano residents cleaned up the signs, along with our regular road clean up. It doesn’t take that long, and you get a good feeling from it.
Roger Schweitzer
Volcano