[Ed. note: the following letters are in response to our Aug. 15, 2013 cover story “UH Professor Richard Zeebe Says Climate Change Is More Severe Than We Thought”] Thank you for a good, mostly heartfelt article on climate change. You obviously know we must do something. But then, I don’t know why Maui Time Weekly bothers with these and past Rob Parsons articles on climate … [Read more...] about Our Readers Sound Off On Climate Change
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Hospice Maui Responds To Letter About Island Hospice While Some Guy Liked Our Drones Story
HOSPICE MAUI LIKES DETAILS [Ed. Note: The following letter is in response to Mauisphere, which ran in our Aug. 7, 2013 issue.] Hospice Maui is not a “firm” it is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been serving Maui since 1978 and was incorporated as a non-profit in Maui 1981. It began as a grassroots program in response to community need. Hospice Maui has already … [Read more...] about Hospice Maui Responds To Letter About Island Hospice While Some Guy Liked Our Drones Story
Readers Sound Off On Appropriate Daniel Inouye Monuments and The Tea Party And Whales
ANOTHER MEASURED CRITICISM Yeah, “no,” Axel. We will honor [the late U.S. Senator Daniel] Inouye’s military achievements and be stoked (Mauisphere, May 30, 2013). To have some wannabe hipster take that away from him is plain offensive. You insult the warriors from the 44th [sic]. Maybe it would suit your PC sensitive semantics if we called Destroyers Defenders instead. They … [Read more...] about Readers Sound Off On Appropriate Daniel Inouye Monuments and The Tea Party And Whales
Readers React To A New Season Of Cane Burning Coverage
I am contacting you today in regards to your article in the current MauiTime about the cane burning (Coconut Wireless, Mar. 21, 2013). I personally never had a problem with the burning and never paid notice to it unless I have to clean up the ashes when they are on my car. I started having a problem with cane burning when I could not take the complaining anymore. I am tired … [Read more...] about Readers React To A New Season Of Cane Burning Coverage
Readers Sound Off On Sign Language And Endangered Celebrities
SPEAKS SIGN LANGUAGE Just a quick note regarding Caeriel’s weekly piece in the Columns section: Kudos to MauiTime for running this guy’s stuff. Caeriel’s horoscope is really one of the best out there, relying more on common sense and straight talk than mystical nonsense. I especially like that astronomy is NOT a part of his columns, but rather more of a “deal with it and enjoy … [Read more...] about Readers Sound Off On Sign Language And Endangered Celebrities