Aaron Chung
Training bullies
It has come to our attention that mixed martial arts has created unnecessary fights involving some fighters with others in public. They should take control of the issue that’s been happening out of the training building. There have been many incidents that involved MMA fighters using what they have learned in training against others, and they have caused serious injuries or death.
Their actions are uncontrollable and need to be stopped before it gets out of hand and becomes more dangerous then it already is.
I do believe others will agree with me when I say that there are people who are using what they’ve learned in training to be punks and cause fights. And having them cause fights only brings negative feedback to the name of mixed martial arts in Hawaii.
They shouldn’t be allowed to drink in bars or public areas. Apparently they lack control, as many do, but the difference is that they are trained with knowledge of fighting skills. Therefore, they should not indulge in drugs or alcohol. They know that their hands and feet are tools of destruction and even death. Therefore, outside of the ring the use of their martial arts is to be damned.
But know for a certainty that even though justice is blind, our kupunas and our aumakuas will seek and find all those responsible for the loss of a dear soul, Roy Joseph Williams Jr., whose bloodline is of Niihau, Kauai, Pololu Valley, Kohala.
And to those who have knowledge and saw what happened: Come forth or you may bear the same consequences, for we are seeking the truth about his death, and so are our kupunas and our aumakuas.
I really do hope that people take this into mind and understand that those who call themselves MMA fighters are abusing what they learn in training. But for those on that night: There is no shadow you can hide from.
Caring Leyson
Portland, Ore.
Mahalo, Nakamoto
We were saddened to learn of the termination of longtime county elections program administrator Pat Nakamoto.
It is not our intention to criticize the actions which led to her termination, as we know nothing of the circumstances upon which they were based. However, we certainly believe that Ms. Nakamoto — who dedicated most, if not all, of her civil service career to the county elections office — is deserving of recognition for her many years of protecting the ideal that elections be conducted in a fair, open and efficient manner.
During our time on the County Council, we had the opportunity to observe Ms. Nakamoto in her management of county elections and the elections office, and while each of us sometimes differed vastly on community and social issues, we nonetheless shared a deep respect and admiration for her as being a by-the-book, straight shooter who possessed the qualities one would demand of an elections administrator: fairness, independence, competence, reliability and impartiality.
We wish her our best and extend thanks for a job well done.
James Arakaki
J. Curtis Tyler III
Aaron Chung