Letters to the Editor: January 4, 2023

A better use for

the money

Wouldn't it be nice if all those people buying fireworks for New Years spent only half as much, and donated the other half to The Food Basket (https://www.hawaiifoodbasket.org/). A few less explosions would not only feed lots of hungry islanders, but also would be a kindness to all the animals who get spooked by the noise. If every year we cut fireworks consumption by half, pretty soon it'd be down to a firecracker.

Donald Gross

Kailua-Kona

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It could happen

to any of us

Recently, on a walk along a wide spot in the road, I found a wallet. It had a woman's driver's license (current) along with her insurance cards, book store credit, debit card, Costco card, and some other credit cards. Her DL had her address, putting her about an hour south of Kona. There was other personal information, but nowhere was there a phone number.

I spent some time with the phone book, finding others with the same last name; no help there. A house guest tried to find her on Facebook; no luck. As my visitors were on their way to Volcano, they helpfully segued and left a note at her address. Bingo. We made contact and it all worked out. (Otherwise, I was going to take it to the police station.)

We all have insurance, hoping "this will never happen to me." The moral of the story is: make sure your phone number, or the number of someone who knows how to find you, is in your wallet, just in case. Wouldn't hurt to have that detail visible on your phone, too.

Phyllis Hanson

Keauhou

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