An enabler is a person or entity who encourages or enables negative or self-destructive behavior in another.

Our government remains an enabler of the homeless, by continuing to help them remain homeless by supporting them.

The government helps a few and makes a big deal of that, saying we’re making progress. Yet, we pay them welfare in many cases; do little to prevent them from camping where they want; let them park their vehicles where they are not supposed to; let them continue to build fires under the H-1; and the list goes on.

What good are the laws if our government does not enforce them and stay on top of them?

The homeless are back on Nimitz Highway by Lowes and near Chinatown — an accident or incident, and a lawsuit, waiting to happen.

Clifton Johnson

Waikiki

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PUC closes out Lanai wind farms

I was sorry to see the Star-Advertiser didn’t report the news of the state Public Utilities Commission’s decision putting a final “pau” to Big Wind on Lanai.

Citing the Legislature’s recent repeal of the 2012 undersea cable bill, the PUC pulled the plug on that environmentally disastrous project of David Murdock’s.

It was the Lanai community’s opposition that really caused the end of Big Wind, but it’s good to finally see its official closure.

Robin Kaye

Lanai City

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Tearing down statues wrong

The hooligans who are tearing down and protesting against historic statues remind me of ISIS, which destroyed historic treasures, claiming they symbolized the wrong gods.

Volker Hildebrandt

Kaneohe

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Generals tried to destroy America

Richard Borreca sent sage advice to the Hawaii Republican Party (“Hawaii GOP would be wise to walk away from Trump’s remarks after racial violence,” Star-Advertiser, On Politics, Aug. 20). The GOP must condemn President Donald Trump for his comments about the neo-Nazis and other hate groups.

The simple truth is that the statues of the Confederate generals had to go.

The Confederate flags and any celebration of the Confederate army should be moved to museums and not displayed in public places.

To equate Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Thomas Jefferson or George Washington is a shallow lie to defend the hate groups. They were all slave owners so they all deserve equal treatment?

No. We take down the statues of the losers in the Civil War, the statues of the generals who tried to destroy America.

Otherwise, what is next? Do we allow in Hawaii the statues of the Japanese generals and admirals who bombed Pearl Harbor and waged war against America?

Benjamin Toyama

Ewa

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Anti-Trumpers mean-spirited

As a fourth-generation resident of Hawaii, I have seen many elected officials and government appointees come and go.

But never before have I witnessed the stunning, mean-spirited and alarming collusion of so many elected government officials directed and dedicated to smearing our president and undermining his agenda.

Why would our governor, our congressional delegation and a state attorney general think that they are helping the people of Hawaii by trying to lead the opposition to the president’s work to secure our homeland in this dangerous world?

Why don’t they get busy acquiring a proper missile shield defense for the islands?

Why not step forward and demonstrate to their colleagues in Congress that we in Hawaii understand hooponopono by seeking ways to cooperate and move forward for the sake of our country during this chaotic, dangerous time?

For U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, who swore to uphold the U.S. Constitution, to say that President Donald Trump is “not my president” is outrageous, incredible and, to me, very disappointing.

Steven MacBride

Moiliili

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Kapolei could be its own county

Are we close to creating a second county on Oahu? One that has paid its rail bill?

Kapolei Hale is calling for its own mayor and councilmembers to take their seats.

Leave Bishop Street money to bring rail into the incorporated city limits of Honolulu. Doubling the property tax rate inside this elite domain will determine how much rail it can realistically afford.

The Kapolei county government can bring rail from Waianae to the Kroc Center. Problem solved, with an amendment to the state Constitution.

Dennis Egge

Salt Lake