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Taro, a staple food in the Hawaiian diet, is becoming scarcer as taro gardens are displaced by golf courses and other commercial development. ,J ' ,,f 'I I I 1 ' ) ' I' ] I 1 I ,I II i l, I i "I I • I I I I , I 11 Ii ' J I I I J I • i I r (!) a:<( .---���---� 0� <( C/J 0 () <(z a: u.. 1 I '.J --------- - ........_......� - -------------------------- ** * * * COMING SOON!***** Letters CD CAFE G A callfor competttion AttorneyGeneral Robert Marksthat Misdirected energy We Buy And Sell USED CD's effectively place the blame on the During the last fewmonths, sev­ In the last few months we have: custodial parentsfor CSEA's inabil­ ESPRESSO/DRINKS/SNACKS!I'UNES eral articles have appeared in print a couple in Ala Moana Park brutal­ ity to properly enforce child-support 537-1921 questioning whether Hawaii has a ly stabbed and the woman raped, a Hours: SUN., WED., THURS. 11·9 p.m. orders are seriously misdirected. 647AUAHI sufficientlycompetitive telecommu­ group of picnickers brutalized on Other states have recognized the FRI. and SAT. 11-2 a.m. NEARWATERFRONT TOWER nications infrastructure. Our own Mokuleia Beach, teenagers shoot­ problem and dealt with it in various Public UtilitiesCommission is study­ ing it out in the Pearlridge Shopping ways: by interceptingunemployment ing the issues associated with allow­ Center, a young woman stabbed and insurancebenefits, seizing drug money ing new companies to compete with drowned in Waianae. We have drug and establishing hospital paternity GTE Hawaiian Tel. Duringpast leg­ problems, gang problems, education programs which give an unmarried islative sessions, the Senate intro­ problems, Hawaiian sovereignty couple an opportunity to acknowl­ duced several pro-competitive problems, housing problems. We edge paternityat birth. A number of telecommunications initiatives. also have someone in Hawaii who stateshave involvedthe media in their Unfortunately,none of them passed thinks that the major problem with efforts to crack down on delinquent the House. All of them were intro­ our society is the possible improve­ parents,including the frequentuse of duced because Hawaii needs a more ment in the lot of homosexuals. He "Wanted" posters as noted by the competitivetelecommunications infra­ is a man who apparently spends mothers in the article. structureto help attractnew business every waking hour (and probably I introduced House Bill No. 107 to the Islands. sleepinghours also) pursuing homo­ during the 1993 regular legislative This is not to say GTE Hawaiian sexuals. A man who has a radio pro­ session. The purpose of the bill was Tel isn't doing a good job; whether gram, a television program, a to requirethe CSEA to develop a pro­ they are or not is beside the point. newsletter and at least two "organi­ Mike McKenna gram(similar to the ''Wanted" poster Creatingcompetition and giving cus­ z.ations"battle to these wickedhomo­ Mike McKenna Ford programs used in other states) that tomersa choice will make GTE a bet­ sexuals. 725 Kailua Road would increase child-support collec­ ter provider of service to the people Surely so energetic and devoted Kailua, Hawaii 96734 tion by publicizing the names and of Hawaii. In a competitivesituation a person might find a more worth­ pictures of delinquent supportoblig­ you, the customer, would determine while area of concern. ors. Dear Mike, fromwhom you want service, and on Christopher Scott OK, maybe the car was assembled at 4:59 on a Friday what terms. The bill was referred to the afternoon or after a marathon Christmas party, or maybe it All of us are concernedabout the Judiciary Committee, which was chaired by Rep. Terrance Tom, but accidentally fell off the boat when no one was looking. It impact of competition on local tele­ Honolulu Weekly welcomes was not given a public hearing by wasn't perfect, and I appreciate all your efforts to make phone rates. However, if competition your letters. Write to: Editor, him. Because I feel stronglythat this everything right. At first, when I got a lemon, I assumed for all services is introduced with Honolulu Weekly, 1200College legislationwould aidin trackingdown you'd just make lemonade. I didn't expect the margarita price caps, I am certain the compet­ Walk, Suite 212, Honolulu, HI obligors who are evading their that you whipped up. Thanks for the brand-new, assembled­ itiveforces will maintain or actually 96817. You must include your parentalresponsibility, I have redraft­ during-midweek, never-been-overboard 1994 Mustang. lower rates. name, address and telephone num­ ed the bill forintroduction during the I do not thinkanyone can faultGTE ber ( only your name will be print­ 1994 legislative session. I already Hawaiian Tel forlobbying to protect ed). Lettersmay be edited for Sincerely, have requested that Rep. Tom hold its monopoly or its profits, but we length. Please limit your letters to a public hearing on the new bill, and must consider what is best for the 200words maximum if you do not I encourage concernedcitizens to do people of Hawaii. It is timefor com­ want to see them cut. • � the same by calling or writing Rep. Leo petition.We deserve a choice in local telephone service providers. Tom. I introduceda bill that was enact­ I appreciate your thoughtful and important article.I hope the mothers edin 1990to givethe PUC the author­ HONOLULU ity to deregulate and initiate in your articleand others will present competition. Currently, inter-Island testimony in support of this bill. long distance service costs as much Cynthia Thielen as or more than calls to the Mainland. State Representative New technology and new competi­ Vol. 3, No. 52 tors can provide competitiveservices Defendingthe Dems December 29, 199 3 for all residents of the state. As lifelong Democrats, my fami­ Publisher Laurie V. Carlson Sen. Daniel Inouye and Sen. John ly and I arevery concerned about the Editor John Wythe White RESTAURANT Danforth, R-Mo., jointly introduced battered reputation of the Hawaii Senior StaffWriter Derek Ferrar theTelecommu nicationsInfrastructure DemocraticParty. Whileit is appro­ Calendar: And The Waikiki Terrace Hotel Editor: David K. Choo Act of 1993. The bill is pro-compe­ priate that those who abuse the pub­ Film Critics: Bob Green, Mary OffersYou A Very Safe tition,even to the extent of pre-empt­ lic trust should be exposed and Brennan · And Special Package punished, one must remember that Theater Critic: Leroy Thomson ing state barriersfor the entry of local Contributing Writers exchange competitors.It is intended many Democrats are also involved Cecil Adams,-Mary Brennan, To Bring In The New Year!!! Hannah Nordhaus, Jo Scheder, Liza to stimulate increased private invest­ in bringing these people to justice. Simon, Alan Young ment in telecommunications infra­ Of course, it is not a perfect system, CopyEditor Seth Markow Two Live Maine Lobsters structure, including expansion of and while some self-servingdecisions ArtDirector Bud Linschoten fiber-optic cables, digital switching have been made along the way, the ProductionManager Saxon Moen and wireless services. Sen. Inouye has actions of the fewshould not dimin­ AssistantJeremy Bennett And A Room For Only ContributingPhotographers taken a courageous step to promote ish the many positive concerns JeffHelberg, Franco Salmoiraghi, localcompetition on a nationallevel. advanced by the Hawaii Democratic Jo Scheder The futureof our sugar industryis Party since 1954. CartoonistsLynda Barry, Matt Groening, John Pritchett, ti12d Ea�fi}��,��l?l�} uncertain. The expansion of our I am a Democrat because when I Slug Signorino The Lobsters Are Big... telecommunications industryis one was young in Hawaii, the color of AdministrativeSupport of Hawaii's best economic-develop­ your skin or your last name made a Glenda Roach, Jennifer Tomai 2-Pounds each! great differencewhen being consid­ Classlflecl Advertising men t projects for the immediate Zoe A. Shinno Includes Salad And future. Cable television and wireless­ e�d for entrance into schools or a Advertising Complimentary Champagne! service providers areready right now job. Then it was an unspoken under­ Senior Account Executive: to complement GTE Hawaiian Tel standing that "localsneed not apply." Leo J. Geensen Account Executives: Lisa Castaldo, services.The peopleof Hawaiishould Being a Democrat means helping Jill C. Pascual The Rooms are Beautifully Appointed... demand that we do not miss this those who oftencannot help them­ A Memberof the Associationof Includes Free Local Calls opportunity.We must make the move selves: the elderly, children, women, Alternative And OvernightParking! forcompetition now! minorities, the disadvantaged, the AAB• Newsweeklies Sen. Richard M. Matsuura physically challenged and the poor. ISSN# 1057-414X The Democratic Party philosophy Entire contents © 1993 by Honolulu Weekly, Inc. Conveniently Located In Misdirected blame holds that everyone has at least the All rights reserved. opportunity to better their lives. I read with great interest the arti­ Ma,wscripts s)wuld be accompanied by a The Waikiki Terrace Hotel And to thosenow voicing criticism, self-addressedsta,11ped envelope: cle "Till Debt Do Us Part" by Lennie Honolulu Weekly assumes ,w responsibili­ 2045 Kalakaua Avenue Magida (HW,1 1/17).