#Letter To The Editor

Letter: Caught in a Tsunami Watch on Maui — A teen traveler’s story: Fourteen-year-old Los Angeles resident, Lucas Hurwitz shares his perspective of getting a tsunami alert while on vacation in Hawaiʻi.

This version of Maui Nowʻs letters includes discussion about drainage for repeat flooding areas, lack of effort to find Mauiʻs missing persons, Villages of Lealiʻi development, discrimination by TSA at Kahuli Airport pre-check, Makawao fire, longtime visitors upset about recent lack of “Aloha Spirt,” radical idea to get rid of Axis deer and more.

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents and visitors? Maui Nowʻs letters to the editors this month include discussion about new road safety legislation, commercial luas at VFW, Makena Landing overrun by commercial tours, slow vaccine verification process at airport, climate emergency, roadside greenery “butchery” and watering tourist destinations in desert while water shortage in Upcountry.

Whatʻs on the minds of Maui residents and visitors? Maui Nowʻs letters to the editors this week discuss too many tourists, bad visitor experiences regarding COVID-19 protocal, need for US to help with global vaccination effort and congratulations to a teacher for teaching the “Spreading Happiness” program to his students.

This week letters include an opinion that closing down would be devastating to workers and a big thank you to the 17th Christmas Tri-Star Restaurants has provided a holiday lunch.

This weekʻs Maui Now letters include different opinions on what should be done with COVID-19 cases surging on the island.

This weekʻs Maui Now letters include opinions on who deserves the Community Based Renewable Energy Project on Molokaʻi and a discussion about changing the Electoral College from a “winner take all” process.

This week’s letters include opinions about whether is really is possible to social distance on Maui, demand for prosecution of former County Prosecutor and current Police Chief, and steps outlined in Constitution show there is no President Elect yet.

This week’s letters include opinions about the slower speed limit of Pi’ilani Highway, the need for a pedestrian bridge for the new Kihei High School, mask mandate viewed as too draconian, night closure of Kala Road and beautification of Maui.

Maui residents express their views in this weekʻs Letters to the Editors. Views on mask mandate — has it gone too far? Why is track still closed? Need help for rent, but federal funds not processed fast enough. And resident concerned all the life-saving cardiothoracic surgeons are leaving Maui.

Letters to the Editor for Nov. 8, 2020. Woman thinks Maui County’s mandate to wear masks at beaches and pools has gone too far; returning residents praises Kahului airport for smooth Safe Travel Program inspection; and Canadian says COVID-19 restrictions prevent her family from coming to Maui this year but they will be back in 2021.

In this weekʻs edition of Letters to the Editor, people write about supporting the Green Party, urging mask wearing, requesting the state to provide pre-testing partners in Canada and searching for information about strange lights over Maui — and Michigan.

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 25, 2020

Maui Now Letters to the Editor for Oct. 5, 2020. Submissions can be completed by filling out an online Letter to the Editor form at www.mauinow.com/letters-to-the-editor or emailing a letter to letters@mauinow.com. A Letters to the Editor tab also is located on the top right of the blue menu bar on the Maui Now website.

Maui Now has launched a new Letter to the Editor form on its website. The purpose is to help facilitate a public platform for diverse views and opinions about issues, events and anything else related to our islands. Submissions can be completed by filling out an online Letter to the Editor form or emailing a letter to letters@mauinow.com.

LETTER: “This man’s action, generosity and aloha made our month.  He didn’t know me. He knew I was a visitor.  But gave it to us regardless.”

Below is the text of a letter Maui Now received from concerned resident following the Mayor’s announcement of a proposed closure of the Waiheu Golf Course.

Ray Hart, 2010 candidate for the Board of Education-Maui Residency seat, Transcript: Introduction:  Please introduce yourself, give your name, the race you are running for and briefly name the key issues you plan to address in your campaign. Answer:  Hi, my name is Ray Hart.  I’m running for the Board of Education.  The major issues that […]