Cats and nene
Why is Gov. Josh Green allowing the Department of Land and Natural Resources to starve cats to death at Queen’s Marketplace?
I love nene. I love cats. This slaughter is barbaric and inhumane.
Trap-neuter-release programs like the one used by Abaykitties are the gold standard for managing cat colonies.
Killing cats is not the answer.
Lee Suzanne Burke
Kailua-Kona
Work together
Simple solution to nene eating at cat feeding stations: Cover the box with wire, and put a couple cat doors in it.
Nene don’t belong in the city, by cars or buildings, but if they are there, there are easy, ethical ways to address this.
We need to do more to support trap-neuter-release colony cat caretakers and work together when something might need attention.
Pam Wolf
Haiku, Maui
New driveway
Waimea Outdoor Circle is pleased to announce the long anticipated paved driveway into the Waimea Nature Park, Ulu La‘au, is in progress.
Goodfellow Bros. and Alii Builders have teamed up, and the work began three weeks ago. We anticipate the concrete pouring will begin this week.
Meanwhile the park is open to walk-ins, but vehicular traffic is prohibited. You may park on the Canada France Hawaii telescope offices lawn or in the Carter Professional parking lot.
The funds for this improvement were obtained from the state by Sen. Lorraine Inouye, for which we are most thankful.
We know all park users will appreciate this new dust-free concrete driveway that will enhance the beauty and usefulness of this piece of serenity in the heart of Waimea.
Arlene Block
Waimea
Move post office
Recently, I stopped at the Pahoa Post Office to drop off a flat-rate box that was already labeled.
I had to wait for a parking stall as the lot was full. However, there wasn’t a line outside at all, and only three customers were inside at the counter area. So, I’m assuming all the cars were employee vehicles, which I get, as they also need to park someplace.
However, parking on the street isn’t a safe option, nor is parking across the street in front of the recycle center an option.
A good option would be to relocate the Pahoa Post Office to another area (maybe the former Malama Market?) — lots of parking and plenty of room for mail trucks to park in back.
I also noticed that the flat-rate boxes are now located inside the post office counter area, which means you can’t get any until 10 a.m. Before, they were located in a hallway where the P.O. boxes are, and anyone could come get them when the doors were open, which is prior to 10 a.m.
I know the post office needed more space for additional P.O. boxes, as the area keeps growing, but really the post office seems to have not been able to grow at the same rate as the community.
Please consider relocating to a more safe and more convenient location to better serve your customers.
Linda Santos
Pahoa