#Aaron Stene

LETTER: Hardworking Employees Do Positive Things for Our Island

I’ve noticed people are quick point out negative things about county government, but there is a lot hardworking employees that do positive things for our island community who are not acknowledged.

LETTER: ‘State Agency May Have Blacklisted My Email Address’

I’ve had issues with two state departments, Hawaii Department of Transportation and the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

LETTER: National Park Service Should Request Assistance

The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park wants to reopen the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park eventually.

LETTER: Highway Extension Doesn’t Have Funding Committed

The Daniel K. Inouye Highway Extension, which completes a critical cross island link across the Big Island, doesn’t have any funding committed to begin construction anytime soon.

LETTER: Preservation of Existing Roadway Inventory Has Suffered

The Hawaii Department of Transportation decided to defer most roadway capacity projects in 2016.

LETTER: ‘Administration Has Done a Poor Job Interacting With Public’

Mayor Harry Kim’s administration has done a poor job interacting with the public over the first year he’s been in office.

LETTER: ‘Mutually Agreeable Plan’ on TMT Needed

“Mauna Kea’s telescopes have contributed 92 million dollars of direct economic impact in Hawai’i County per year. “

LETTER: Call for TMT Moratorium ‘Grandstanding’

“I strongly believe OHA Trustee Apo’s call to place a temporary moratorium on the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope is pure and simple grandstanding.”

LETTER: Island-Wide Fiber-Optic Lines Needed

“Hawaiian Telcom’s main fiber-optic trunk cable for West Hawaii was damaged three times over the past year (twice in the same week).”

LETTER: Time Has Passed for Kawaihae Bypass

“I don’t think its prudent to commit this much federal highway funds to one project, especially when there is other highway projects statewide in dire need of funding.”

LETTER: Don’t Hassle Development in North Kona

“The National Park Service actions will undoubtedly affect future economic growth in North Kona as a result.”