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Thanks to all

Thanks to all

A big mahalo to all who helped us in time of need in the early morning in late June when our trailer and all its contents were stolen from our residence — years of sweat and hard work gone in a minute.

The overwhelming response by many people was not expected. To Wes Suwa and family; Jackie; son Van Uemura and family; Jordan and Amanda Lee: Thank you for your support. To Steve’s Honda: Your concern and generosity was truly felt by us. Chris Santos, Precision Small Engine Repair, dedicated hours of hard work to get us back on the ground. To Reggie Hasegawa from Crop Production Services: Your generosity and overwhelming kindness were not expected. Thank you so much. Ed Macomber and family also were there to lend a big hand. Mahalo.

To Paul Muranaka, Hawaii Farm Service; Brandon Victorino, American Machinery; and Tex’s Small Engine Repair: Mahalo for your help and your kindness. It will not be forgotten.

A special thanks to Lyman and Lynda Medeiros: Your outporing concern helped lead the way on social media.

To our family: A heartfelt thank you for never giving up. And also to the friends who assisted in the recovery of our stolen trailer and mower. Through many leads, we were able to track down some merchandise in July.

To our valued costumers: Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Thoughtfulness and kindness comes in all forms. Even a kind word of support from friends and family has a strong hold on our hearts.

Wally Lee Loy

Hilo

Support the co-op

Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative is a group of local people who want to offer an alternative path to the NextEra-HEI deal. We want to make our Hawaii Island more resilient and equitable by keeping decision-making and accountability here on our island.

We want to offer the possibility of taking responsibility for the energy future of our island communities by means of an energy cooperative that will be owned by all energy users on Hawaii Island. This is a path that already has been taken by the citizens of Kauai, and by more than 900 other communities across the United States.

We will have the opportunity to make our voices heard on the question of the ownership of the energy utility for our island at the Public Utility Commission’s public hearings at 6 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Hilo High School cafeteria and at 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Kealakehe High School auditorium.

Let’s let the PUC know we support an energy cooperative for Hawaii Island!

Michelle Galimba

Naalehu