Honolulu Diary Volume 3, Number 23, June 9, 1993 FREE ••••••••••••••••• by Margaret Price Pritchett 6 ••• ••••••••• ••• Tennent Treasures 11 ••••••••••••••••• F =Cafes t �� C:.,= Will an extra clean car make you feel great? Letters The answer is yes! A cheapshot ... .. but right on target urnon thebuilding of new golf cours­ I know the Honolulu County The American variety of represen­ es (105 new ones areproposed), mari­ Committee on the Status of Women tative government ensures thatsuch nas and large-scale resorts. speaks on behalf of many women in qualities of intelligence and ethics Cayetano is also calling for major questioning the poor judgment and as might equip a leader to run a state campaign spending laws reforms. lack of sensitivity demonstrated by such as Hawaii responsibly areexact- Again they are close to Green Party John Pritchett's cartoondepicting the 1 y the qualities that would prevent proposals: to ban political action A NATURAL APPROACH TO: Republican gubernatorialcandidates this same person frombeing sub­ committee and corporate campaign •Head, Neck and Back Pain Frank Fasi and Pat Saiki (HW, 4/28). jected tothe demeaning performances contributions; abolish paid TV and •Energy &Weight Problems This depiction demeans both candi­ of vote-begging and delegate-swap­ newspaper political advertising; and •Asthma & Allergies dates, especially one of Saiki's cal­ ping. To quote best-selling author fund forums and mailouts to publi­ •Female Disorders cize candidates' stands on the issues. •YOUR SpecificHealth Concerns. iber and doesnothing to illustratethe Trevanian,''It is a truismof American •Covered by No-Fault, Workman's Comp. & serious issues thatshould beaddressed politics that no man (woman) who Cayetano's opposition to the Sharon most privateinsurance companies. during the gubernatorialrace. It also can win an election deserves to." Himeno Supreme Court nomination, reveals bad taste and a lack of sensi­ I feltthat Pritchett's political cartoon Fasi's rapid transit-urban develop­ tivity on your part to many women of Pat Saiki and Frank Fasi in bed ment scheme and the Ameron Quany �·u9�-RY.��� 1750 Kalakaua Ave. who aresubject to this type of sexu­ was very simple to understand and proposal in Waialua are all promis­ "For your mmplete naturalhealth wre" Century Center, Ste. #2107 ing signs that he is trying to separate 947-1315 al innuendo on a daily basis. In the tells it like it is. The only question I workplace, this could be construed have is this: Who's paying and who's himself from the Old Boy (& Girl) as sexual harassment. collecting? Democratic Party Network. Now if Undoubtedly Mr. Pritchett thought it Marty Finver Ben willonly endorse the rest of our was a clever idea to depict this par­ platform,we won't have to findour ticular male and femalecandidate in Cayetano's own candidate forthe '94 governor's a bedroom setting. After all, politics looking race. doesindeed producestran ge alliances green Ira Rohter, Co-chair Lt. GovernorBen Cayetano's going Hawaii Green Party 20% OFF* in even strangersettings. But surely to run forgovernor in '94 as aGreen? there is a better way of portraying He is busy adopting ideas from the these particular candidates than in Hawaii Green Party platform right bed. After all, a cartoonist of his and left. In your recent interview Honolulu Weeklywelcomes your vaunted imagination could surely ("Here Comes Ben," HW 5/26) he come up with a better ideathan some­ letters. Write to: Editor, Honolulu clearly grasped thatmass tourism has Weekly, 1200 College Walk, Suite thingas triteas politicsmaking strange become a "new plantation" form of "bedfellows." 212, Honolulu, HI 96817. You economy that mostly creates low­ must include your name, address If a cheap shot combined with a sex­ paying service jobs forHawaii's res­ ual innuendo was his intent, then he and telephone number (only your idents. A few are getting wealthy name will be printed). Letters may has succeeded. If, however, he want­ while thevast majorityof us arestrug­ Lot'• got roady to ed to illustratea specificor important be edited forlength. Pleaselimit gling with unaffordable housing and your letters to 200 wordsmaxi­ issue relatedto the candidacy of these a cost of living 38 percenthigher than RRRRRRummagol two individuals, we must insist that mum if you do not want to see on the Mainland. Ben calls for a them cut. • he go back to the drawing board. "more selective strategy"of tourism Linda Colburn,Chair development, while the Greens call Honolulu County Committee on for an outright statewide moratori- the Status of Women HONOLULU Do you sort your M&Ms by color? Vol. 3, No. 23 Has your checkbook balanced to the June 9, 1993 Publisher and Managing penny since 19 79? Editor Laurie V. Carlson Senior Editor Julia Steele Want work in a stimulating, Associate Editor Derek Ferrar Calendar: coffee---rich environment? Editors: David Choo, Matt Uiagalelei !ammor Rummage !alol Film Critics: Are you 'bright, capable and Bob Green, Mary Brennan TheaterCritic: Mark Thomson �UNDAY JUNE 13TH, 1993 • 10am-2pm obnoxiously organized? 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(Mirikitani was not available for is increased, he says, some pro­ This year, AAN business includ­ comment.) gramming could be restored. l wholesale prices ed a decision to establish a national "All we're saying," says Monson, To better understand the HPR office and hire an executive direc­ "is: What business doesthe Council shakeup, a little historymay behelp­ friday6/18 12-6 tor, although their locationand func­ have grantinga property-taxexemp­ ful:Public Radio herestarted a dozen saturday 6/19 10-4 tion are still under debate. Weekly tionto a huge money-making propo­ years ago with a single classical FM Publisher Laurie Carlson and Editor sition?It's alreadygiven a giftworth station,KHPR, broadcasting out of Julia Steele sat on a panel covering millions. And if Mirikitani thinkshe the quarry at the University of InternationalDesi n Sources the seemingly universal tensions is somehow tradingheight and den­ Hawaii. It grew rapidly and soon 1257 s beretania st between publishers and editors, but sity reductions fortax exemptions, purchased prime real estate a block secondAoor managed to emerge without incur­ that assumes the developers had a from Ala Moana Center, where it entrance in reor ring grievous bodily harm.