Dear Debby,
I am saddened and despairing over this egregious crime to this sanctum of Hawaiian history. And I am shocked and appalled at the perpetrator,  Michael Aquino. This is not the person I have known for many years. The mental illness, addiction and the stress can make a person feel like they have got nothing to lose and so they behave in ways that most people can't comprehend.   Mr. Aquino may have felt like that, in that moment who knows what he was thinking. But the ones with something to lose is us, the public. The only royal palace in the United States has been violated, priceless panels just casually demolished. Thank you Debby for your unflinching reporting on the homeless. Nobody else around here does