Job well done
Job well done
Two homegrown female high school athletic directors deserve commendation and praise for their part in hosting two recent girls basketball tournaments played at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium and at Keaau.
First, Ka‘u Athletic Director Kalei Namohala accepted the invitation from Big Island Interscholastic Federation Executive Secretary Lyle Crozier to take the leadership role at the two-day BIIF Division I and II playoff classic at the civic. Namohala and her volunteers handled the ticket sales, concession and control of the tourney in outstanding fashion.
Second, Keaau Athletic Director Iris McGuire took charge of the four-day Hawaii High School Athletics Association Division II girls state playoffs at the Keaau High School Gym. Her group of volunteers also did a bang-up job.
Both events ran smoothly and were well-attended. Namohala starred in girls basketball at Waiakea High and the University of Hawaii, while McGuire also starred on the hardwood floor at St. Joseph High.
Andy Baclig
Hilo
Science and religion
Science is factual, logical and realistic. Religion is emotional, imaginative and a hearsay.
Nonetheless, since man is an emotional and a logical creature, he needs science and religion to nurture his human soul.
In view of those two aspects, as difficult as it might be, a compromise must be found so science and religion can co-exist to assuage both schools of thought.
T. Ono
Hilo
More solar needed
Germany is approximately 34 times larger than the Island of Hawaii, between the latitudes of 47 and 55 degrees north, meaning it doesn’t get nearly as much solar energy as we do here, and it produces at least 60 percent of its electricity by means of solar power.
Germany has a population of about 80.5 million, while Hawaii County has slightly less than 195,000, from the last census estimate. That’s more than 412 times the population of our island.
Here on Hawaii Island, at approximately 19 degrees north latitude, a surface area considerably smaller then Germany, we are piddling around with a much smaller solar commitment that is supposed to take years to achieve.
If Germany had our solar resource, they would have enough for themselves and be able to export their excess.
Dave Kisor
Pahoa