Well-designed buildings, wide sidewalks, landscaping, good lighting and easy access will create a neighborhood for business, living and recreational use to benefit the entire city.

If we now try to reinvent the process by eliminating the HCDA, we will only delay completion of a well-thought-out plan.

SCORES, STATS

STADIUM SCOREBOARD VOID OF USEFUL INFO

Why does the scoreboard at Aloha Stadium run an advertisement for Hawai'i Pacific University during the University of Hawai'i football games?

It's too bad the Stadium Authority in its zeal to generate advertising would rather accept advertising from HPU than show Top 10 and WAC football scores and game statistics on the scoreboard.

There was an announcement for this week's women's volleyball matches, but no mention of the score of the match with San Jose State played that day.

Football fans want information, not advertisements on the scoreboard.

KAKA'AKO

COMMON SENSE SAYS FORGET THE DEVELOPMENT

Dennis Hwang, a specialist in coastal zone management, environmental and land-use laws, wrote in the Nov. 6 Focus section, "Within less than a year, a major tsunami and two devastating hurricanes have redefined the extent of damage possible from coastal disasters." The headline: "The worst can happen here too."

Shouldn't common sense, then, dictate that the development proposed for the Kaka'ako shoreline is completely inappropriate?

This is about as senseless an idea as those ideas of a ferry disgorging 800-plus tourists, plus autos, at one time on small islands ill-equipped to handle the volume, and windmills on a Leeward Coast ridgeline.

I've been a big fan of A&B as a good citizen in Hawai'i, but, please, let's move the project inland and preserve our coastal beauty for the sake of safety, common-sense development and for our visitors and local residents to enjoy.

And I'm not opposed to interisland ferries, either; actually one is long overdue, but not 800-plus folks at one time. And windmills are fine, too, at Kahuku, but not on the Leeward Coast.

CENTENNIAL

MAYOR HAD NO ROLE IN CHOOSING THE 'TOP 100'

Libby Tomar is disappointed that former Mayor Jeremy Harris failed to make the list of 100 people who made a difference in Honolulu during its first 100 years. It should be noted that Mayor Mufi Hannemann had no role in the selection of any of those chosen.

Select members of the Ho-nolulu Centennial Commission, members of Honolulu Magazine and community leaders who made up the panel knew that it would be a difficult task to identify 100 citizens over the last 100 years who had contributed to making Honolulu the vibrant city it is today. We realize many worthy names are not included because it was difficult to narrow the field to a mere 100. It's akin to coming up with a guest list for a big wedding.

Let's not diminish the honor of those deservingly selected. Do call or e-mail us with your suggestions of who you would have added, as Bob Krauss did. Contact us at either www.honolulumagazine.com, pr@honolulu pride.com or 275-3030.

Thank you to those who have expressed interest in the centennial; there are many other activities to get involved in through July 2006. Here's a cheer to celebrate Honolulu's proud history and to those who will be the future 100 notables in the city's next 100 years.