Keaau
HTH needs an ‘app’
I would simply like to say that I personally enjoy keeping in contact with the rest of the island and updated on world events. I do, however, wish that the Tribune-Herald had its own app on the iPhone.
To have the information neatly organized and accessible to people like myself, who always have their phones with them, would be a great benefit.
I say this merely as a suggestion, knowing the demands of money, time and effort that would have to go into making an app. But if it were to be available, I would be glad to pay the installation fee and further support this newspaper.
Your time and efforts do go appreciated by my generation.
Cole Stremski-Borero
Keaau
‘Bag ban’ ridiculous
Warlito Astrande’s letter, “Open your eyes” (Tribune-Herald, Your Views, Jan. 20), hit the nail right on the head. Anybody with even impaired vision should see that the plastic “bag ban” bill will do nothing to keep the island “clean, healthy and safe,” which was Mayor Kenoi’s justification for signing this ridiculous legislation.
Other supporters of the bill have cited similar bans by Maui and Kauai counties — as if anyone gives a hoot what they’re doing.
When I went out to get the paper (recently), I found discarded plastic cups and Styrofoam containers (like you get in fast-food joints) on the roadside right in front of my house. But not a plastic bag to be seen.
Similar sights can be found almost anywhere along our roads and highways. Seems to me that the answer to keeping our island clean, healthy and safe is tougher litter laws and strict enforcement of them.
Why should responsible, law-abiding citizens be penalized or inconvenienced for the actions of a few careless or thoughtless individuals?
The bag ban is just another example of meddling and over-regulation, which has become rampant at every level of government. Legislators (e.g. County Council members) have some warped notion that their role is to meddle with everything we do or buy, or how we live our lives. It’s all about power.
Sadly, they seem unable to do the things for which they were elected — like balancing the budget or finding a long-term solution to solid waste disposal (other than trucking it across the island).
I also liked Gerald Wright’s letter, “Ban cloth bags” (Tribune-Herald, Jan. 22). Maybe that’s next. Clearly, the nanny state is already here. Maybe we can do something about that when the nannies come up for re-election!
Bill Pendered
Keaau