Please correct me if I'm wrong. But as I recall, on the ballot the issue to vote for or against a constitutional convention was not the only item on the ballot. Therefore if someone forgot to turn the ballot over or only wanted to vote for a specific issue on the ballot, the ballot would have been returned without a response. Since I was forced to return the ballot in order to cast the votes that I wanted how can a non response to the Con Con issue be anything else but ignored if I had to return the ballot in order to cast my votes.
A small article in a recent newspaper headlined "Bill aims to help Hawaii Businesses" underscores that the Democrat politicians that have brought about Hawaii's economic woes just don't get it. The brief article explained how Rep. Patsy Mink is going to legislate that mainland businesses working in Hawaii have to be subject to the Democrats punitive taxes, regulations, insurance and other hidden costs that are destroying our economy. It seems that Mink and allies don't even know that many Hawaii based businesses are moving to the mainland to escape Hawaii's sad economic environment. The honest solution is to reduce regulations, taxes, insurance and business costs so everyone can prosper in Hawaii. Doesn't that make more sense? Hawaii's economy will prosper when we reward workers and business for productivity rather than punishing them as Mink has been doing.
Your editorial comments in the April, 1997 Small Business Views column incorrectly stated that "no jobs have been filled" for the Neil Nakai Inc. job order to the Workforce Development Division of the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR).
DLIR has had a productive and positive working relationship with Neil Nakai Inc. since October 1995 and has filled four out of their six requests for workers since that time. The most recent job order from Neil Nakai Inc. is dated April 31, 1997 and received two referrals by the next day. The job order of March 14 resulted in twenty-nine referrals over the last two weeks.
Contrary to your statement, DLIR records verify that these referrals were handled immediately and had nothing to do with a telephone call to my office. This matter was dealt with in a professional and efficient manner by a shorthanded DLIR staff based on our historic working relationship with Neil Nakai Inc.
I request that you print a correction in your column to clarify this error in your reported information. I would also encourage you and your organization to engage in constructive dialogue and work with the government so we can collectively achieve positive solutions to the many challenges that face both government and the private sector. Unfortunately, inflammatory rhetoric and name calling of public servants do not facilitate that effort.
Just completed reading your SBH April News. For that matter I am on your e-mail listing, so I do read your editorials when they come out.
I am a kanaka maoli born in Hawaii, raised in Hilo, and a graduate of Kamehameha ('64). I have been working internationally for the past 19 years, and now reside with my wife and 2 children in London, England.
Last summer I took my wife back to Hawaii for the first time; it was my first return in almost 12 years. First impressions: a plastic, selfish and false society! Harsh, but true in my opinion. I was very disappointed. And one of our objectives of the trip was to evaluate opportunities for business ventures...not with the current political and economical climate. Everything is against a new business right from the start. On Hawaii the potential is enormous, but the "old" boys network is still in operation. One of the ventures I was especially in favor of was establishing ties with Asia Pacific and the Continental US via Hawaii. I worked in Singapore for 7 years and have reliable (and interested) contacts who would consider Hawaii as a central coordinating point. It certainly is the ideal location. In fact, I am not aware of any full-blown initiatives which provide these types of services with Hawaii as a base. Do you?
Just wanted you to know that I look forward to your "messages." And I will continue to read, and probably continue to be disappointed on the sad state of affairs in my homeland.
Last month a reader called me and said that I should not use computer "jargon" in my columns. This prompted me to tackle computer jargon this month. A sampling of common computer terms are listed here with an expanded version of this column available at my Computer Corner website here.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) - The part of the computer where all the action takes place. It usually refers to the major chip running the computer. Computer resellers usually refer to the main box of the computer system as the CPU.
RAM - Random Access Memory or RAM for short is memory that comes on a set of microchips which control the number and size of programs and documents that can run on a computer. Information stored in RAM is only there for the duration the computer is on or when a certain program is running. This is sometimes called "static RAM."
Operating System (OS) - A user interface that allows you to run programs on a computer. The most widely used operating system is Microsoft's DOS on which most people run the Windows 3.1. Windows 95 also published by Microsoft is the successor to plain old Windows. The Mac OS runs on Macintosh compatible computers. Other operating systems include Windows NT, Unix, Sun Solaris, and IBM's OS2.
Graphical User Interface (GUI) - A graphical user interface is a monicker used to describe an operating system like Windows and Macintosh. GUI's rely on symbols or icons that represent commands, programs and documents residing on the computer. Icons are accessed by clicking on them with a mouse.
Command Line Interface (CLI) - A system where you have to type in commands to tell the computer what to do. DOS based and Unix computers use CLI's.
Postscript - A computer language used in the display and printing of typefaces and images.
LAN - Short for "local area network," which is a more specific definition than just plain old "network".
Those are only a sampling of the myraid of terms and jargon used in everyday computerese. There are more.. a whole lot more. Visit my website URL listed above.