Putting tourists first
While reading your article about Hapuna State Recreation Area’s ongoing water problems, I was struck by a very troubling thought.
All around Hapuna are fancy tourist resorts that don’t have any water problems. There are surely many factors at play here that I’m not aware of.
So what? Bottom line is, island residents come in a distant second place where essential resources are concerned.
What a disgrace.
Mary Lee Knapstad
Volcano
Ridiculous change
I went to the mainland for 2 1/2 weeks in January. Upon my return home in Mountain View, I was surprised to see a speed change on Highway 11 from 55 mph to 35 mph from mile-markers 9 to 14.5.
That means people like me going from 1,350 feet or higher going downhill are applying our car breaks all the way down to Keaau. Even using the car cruise control you can feel the car fighting to maintain 35 mph.
There was no notice to the road user about this change, or meetings about it. What was the reason for this? Accidents? Saving money instead of a traffic light at the Hawaiian Acres in/out side street?
This is ridiculous!
Forty-five miles per hour is reasonable. But 35? Really?!
Ileana O’Neill
Keaau
No pig damage
Dear Mayor Mitch Roth: Thank you for having the fencing installed at Alae Cemetery.
Since the fencing project was completed, we have not seen any instance of feral pig damage.
All of us who visit the cemetery appreciate the work that you and (Parks and Rec Director) Maurice Messina have done.
Mike Miyahira
Hilo
More speed humps
I have a suggestion and an issue to bring up that revolves around our neighborhoods across the island — that being speedy drivers who keep on speeding in our neighborhoods!
My solution: What I want in neighborhoods is more speed humps.
Now, I should thank Mayor Mitch Roth and the county Traffic Division and south Hilo roads crew for building the speed humps in many of our neighborhoods around the island. Those speed humps in our humble neighborhoods make it safer for kids to play outside and let them know when a car is coming nearby.
Many neighborhoods do not have sidewalks, so if cars were to slow down, it would make it safer for kids and our elderly who walk for exercise daily.
Mitchell Tulang
Boy Scouts Troop 82
