Refusing to rest on its deserved reputation for excellence, our firefighters under the inspired leadership of Fire Chief Attilio Leonardi, and with the full support of Mayor Jeremy Harris and the Fire Commission, have stayed ahead of the curve in all respects. The fact that the HFD had the confidence, ambition and know-how to seek and achieve the coveted accreditation from the Commission on Fire Accreditation International says it all. Our department is the largest of 38 departments in our country that have earned accreditation. The 1,100 men and women of the department deserve our respect and gratitude. Beyond simply reporting who won, his article provided excitement for readers not familiar with wrestling moves and gave importance to this tough sport.
Wrestlers devote many hours to disciplined training that is harder than that for football.
This splash of recognition reflects well on The Advertiser's efforts to cover the various sports programs in our community. All of the wrestlers and coaches deserve this overdue spotlight. It seems the Legislature still doesn't get it. House Judiciary Chairman Eric Hamakawa and Rep. Ed Case want to circumvent the Hawai ' i marriage law. Civil unions, domestic partnerships and same-sex marriages are from the same bundle.