State response too slow
State response too slow
So, dengue. I have it on good authority from a friend on Honaunau Road in Kona. He was up at the store talking story with his doctor. The doctor told him he had confirmed two cases of dengue fever that day. I’m sure he reported it to the Department of Health.
The first indication that we had dengue on the island didn’t come out in the paper until seven days later.
Lost tourist dollars? Whatever. Maybe someone just hoped it would “go away.” Well, it won’t.
I’m sure they’re taking the correct measures to put a stop to it. I wish them all the luck in the world. It can be done. And they’re out there trying. At least the guys working the spray rigs.
Why did it take seven days before this hit the media? Why wasn’t it on the radio the next day? Waiting for confirmation? I would think the doctor’s report would have been enough for that.
Better late than never, but how many people were infected in that week?
Wayne Knapsted
Volcano
A ferry? Duh
Regarding your Nov. 8 edition, I find it deliciously ironic that Kauai, the Neighbor Island which led the (successful) protests against a fledgling interisland transportation alternative named Superferry, is the same Neighbor Island now complaining about the lack of interisland transportation alternatives. Duh?
Equally ironic is that Hawaii’s state government, which spent over $200 million trying to set up its (failed) Health Connector website, is the same state government now suggesting (page 5, same edition) that it might set up a state-managed ferry system. Ya think? Really?
If there is a common lesson here, perhaps it is that our privileged location in the middle of the Pacific Ocean does not exempt us from the laws of common sense.
Skip Sims
Ninole
‘A good start’
This is a good time to set aside all the bad news we are endlessly hearing and reading. We can’t change the world, but we can kokua our aloha to be more mana.
Each island has its own major political conflict. What’s happening on our island is overwhelming. When was the last time you thanked the janitor at the store you were in, or offered the person behind you with less things to purchase to go ahead of you?
Keeping the respect for the Hawaii nei through the endless changes others keep trying to make doesn’t make our lifestyle any better. Action speaks louder then words, and we are all one ohana. Let’s simply make GRATITUDE our ATTITUDE.
Think about it, if you woke up this morning, it’s a heck of a good start.
Lynise Tarring
Hilo