There is an unsettling irony in the gut-wrenching saga of the people of Hawaii being forced to leave their homeland in the face of an ever-increasing cost of living fueled by the very politicians who have received their support for 60-some years (“Native Hawaiians flock to Las Vegas for affordable living,” Star-Advertiser, Top News, Jan. 22).

While I pray for those struggling to make ends meet, until they awaken to the corruption and greed facilitated by a one-party system unchecked by even a viable minority, the suffering will be endless.

The recent news of exponentially increasing property value assessments for those fortunate enough to still live in their homes should be the writing on the wall of what’s to come.

Stephen Hinton

Waialua

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