Mayor urged to make dialysis center possible
A few days ago, I read a very powerful, pertinent letter to the editor from a person whose family has lived in Hana for many, many generations. The letter basically said, and I paraphrase, we can put a man on the moon, and we can send the Voyager to Mars, but how come we cannot make right in Hana and open dialysis services, especially when all the components are in place? Hana Health has taken the “community” out of its original name. That is really disrespectful and unhealthy. Why can’t the decision be made to turn a county-owned residence over to Hui Laulima O Hana? I hope Mayor Charmaine Tavares’ family roots send her a sign. I know her bloodline is in Hana and her dad worked with my grandfather as fellow police officers and servants to the community. I ask her to please ask her naau and spiritual intuition to do what is correct and of service to fellow human beings. There are people dying on her watch. Michael Zarate Ke Alaula Community Health Advocate Hana
» Full StoryElected officials would do better to answer questions
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» Full StoryShow love for one another with respect and honesty
Because faith works through love, our life must have the kind of love for continuous victory over the bends in the road and beyond. In this life there will always be trials and challenges.
My love letter to you is simple and brief: Throug
Mayor seems bent on driving away tourists
Mayor Charmaine Tavares announced (The Maui News, June 30) that she is sending zoning inspectors to already economically depressed Molokai to shut down yet more businesses! It seems as though the mayor wants to drive out any remaining tourists.
Private hospital possible with political capital
Regrettably, when it comes to political support and the legislative process, Maui is too often a hostage of the Oahu bloc. Maui’s private south side hospital is certainly justified, but appears doomed in the near term because we lack political capita
» Full StoryRaise its taxes, ban its use — just quit selling tobacco
Tobacco use remains the No. 1 preventable cause of death and disease in our society.
We can and must reverse this here. After years of statewide tobacco-free coalition work, Hawaii’s smoking rate is about the same as when the work was sta
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