{"id":50956,"date":"2015-04-01T00:37:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T10:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/?p=50956"},"modified":"2015-03-31T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2015-03-31T21:43:31","slug":"letters-editor-4115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.carpentermediagroup.com\/midweekpro\/letters-editor-4115\/","title":{"rendered":"Letters to the editor \u2013 4\/1\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Didn’t take long<\/strong><\/p>\n

John Pritchett nailed it again with his cartoon showing a frumpy donkey Legislature telling Gov. David Ige, “The honeymoon is over!”<\/p>\n

That didn’t take long, did it?<\/p>\n

Steve Miller
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

Mufi’s calling<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was never much of a fan of Mufi Hannemann as a politician, but I have to say, he does write a pretty interesting MidWeek <\/em>column. He appears to have found his calling.<\/p>\n

Andrew Benitez
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

Inspiring<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just a quick note to say thank you to David Chang for his very practical and readable personal finance column. It inspires me to take better care of my money and think about the future.<\/p>\n

Deborah Lee
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

Faith alternatives<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reading Ms. Nicholson’s letter condemning Jay Sakashita’s Misfit Spirit column was like reading the Mayflower pilgrims’ condemnation of Lydia Hatch for allowing her body to be raped, for which she was sentenced to a public whipping! She rued the day she was born into a Christian community.<\/p>\n

In fact, were Ms. Nicholson’s “heavenly” father an earthly father, he would be most likely tossed into jail with the key thrown away for child abuse, inciting murder, warfare, mayhem, bigotry, torture, sacrifices and many other crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

As one Biblical example, a wife and mother turns around for one last look at her home before it is destroyed, and for that she is turned into a pillar of salt. Really? Everyone needs a god with a better sense of justice than that, and Misfit Spirit allows readers to discover viable alternatives.<\/p>\n

The recent 2015 Honolulu Festival provided clear evidence that millions of people around the world are happy a Hawaiian god created hula, and delighted that a Hawaiian king had the strength and courage to overrule Christian edicts to banish hula from the face of the world.<\/p>\n

Ms. Nicholson has every right to live in her own cocoon, but no right at all to prohibit anyone from soaring away!<\/p>\n

So I say Vive la Diff\u00e9rence! <\/em>— and keep up the good work, MidWeek <\/em>and Professor Sakashita!<\/p>\n

Rico Leffanta
\nHonolulu<\/em><\/p>\n

Send your letters to MidWeek Letters, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 500, Honolulu, HI 96813; by fax to 585-6324, or by e-mail to dchapman@midweek.com. <\/em><\/p>\n

Please include your name, address and daytime and evening phone numbers. <\/em><\/p>\n

Letters may be edited for clarity and space.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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