Some of the best, most objective measures of our state’s business and investment climate show that Hawaii is succeeding at creating a more secure economic future.

God bless Maui firefighters, thank you for saving our house.

We live on Ohina Place and watched in awe as you saved all the houses on the south side of the road.

We would like to express a heartfelt mahalo to the Maui Fire Department and all of the good Samaritans and wonderful neighbors who helped save our house and our two pets, Spooky and Gizmo, from Saturday’s awful fire.

One of my core beliefs is if you are going to invest in a nonprofit you should concentrate on the most defenseless people in our community — the very young and the very old.

Anti-Hawaiian propaganda (Letters, Aug. 22)? Please!

For decades young and old Hawaiian people have gone back to school to educate themselves to become true leaders in our islands and communities.