Dangerous drivers ADVERTISING Dangerous drivers The speed limit along Mohouli Street from Kilauea Avenue to Kinoole Street is 25 mph all day, even when school is not in session. At least 60 percent to 75 percent of drivers exceed that
Dangerous drivers
The speed limit along Mohouli Street from Kilauea Avenue to Kinoole Street is 25 mph all day, even when school is not in session. At least 60 percent to 75 percent of drivers exceed that speed, showing little or no respect for the law or the safety of the children.
Recent articles in the Tribune-Herald have pointed out the problem with drivers in general not driving with aloha and committees meeting to discuss school safety.
Meetings don’t solve problems unless enforcement and proper signage is installed to remind at least the good drivers of the speed limit and the presence of crosswalks.
There is no signage on Mohouli stating it is a school zone and only one speed limit sign at the top and bottom of the school zone.
It takes 1 minute at the posted 25 mph to go from Kinoole to Kilauea; if just one driver slows down, everyone behind them would have to.
I have worked as the crossing guard at Kapiolani Elementary for the past two years. During that time, I have had numerous close calls with drivers ignoring the crosswalk and my presence in the crosswalk, with children, and not even slowing down. I have reluctantly resigned my post as I am fearful of being unable to protect the children.
George Moore
Hilo
Source of labor
A recent story in the Tribune-Herald reported immigration officials cracking down on immigrants who are here legally and illegally, most of them working on farms on the Big Island.
Because of on-site inspections being conducted by immigration officials, farm owners are in short supply of hired hands to harvest their crops, resulting in lost revenues.
Well, why haven’t these farmers put out a call to Hawaii’s unemployed and homeless who are U.S. citizens to make some extra money by harvesting crops for the farmers who lack the personnel power they need to work the farms?
Rick LaMontagne
Hilo
Aloha for all
Thank you for printing the article about state Attorney General Doug Chin’s recent visit to Waimea to discuss President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban lawsuit.
I traveled from Hilo to attend and was very impressed by Chin’s presentation. Just two things I think were missing from the article: You should have mentioned he came specifically at the invitation of the Waimea Community Association for his first time to the area. And he began his talk by referencing another president’s executive order 75 years ago, when Franklin Roosevelt at the beginning of World War II ordered an internment of mostly American citizens based on race and national origin, stemming from the fear that “we don’t know who to trust.”
He read about Roosevelt’s executive order when doing research about the Trump travel ban and was struck by the historical parallels. It was part of why he felt so strongly that Hawaii should play a leadership role in fighting the Trump travel ban by arguing that the U.S. Constitution protects everyone against discrimination on the basis of race or religion or faith because we are a community that believes in practicing aloha for all.
Gary Kitahata
Hilo
