"Advertising already Rampant on commercial vehicles..." 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

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This blog also ran as an opinion article in the Sunday 01-05-14
edition of the Honolulu Staradvertiser. The Staradvertiser has a paywall
therefore if you are not a subscriber you can not download the whole article
none the less, here it is;

Mayor Kirk Caldwell has an excellent idea to start advertising on the outside of city buses. This would offset expenses for TheBus, a business that continues to lose money.
The objection seems to come from those whom we on Kauai call “the antis.” These people are against everything, and most of those doing the complaining are usually from somewhere else.
Hilo Hattie, Sears, DiGiorno pizza trucks and many other businesses are free to drive their commercial vehicles on the islands with their own logos, artwork and verbiage on the outside of their vehicles. Advertising on the outside of vehicles is already rampant.
I believe that advertising on buses is something that is well overdue, not only for Honolulu but for Kauai as well. James “Kimo”Rosen
Kapaa, Kauai
http://staradvertiser.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

Advertising already Rampant on commercial vehicles

I am a former of resident of Honolulu and  currently live on Kaua'i. I believe Mayor Kirk Caldwell has an excellent idea to start advertising on the outside of  city buses.  This would greatly offset expenses for "The Bus," a business that continues to lose money.

The objection seems to come from  whom we call on Kauai 'The Anti's.' The people who are against everything, and most of these people doing the complaining are usually from somewhere else.

Hilo Hattie, Sears, Time Warner cable, DiGiorno pizza trucks  and many other business's are free to drive their commercial vehicles on the islands with their own logos, artwork and verbiage on the outside of their vehicles. Therefore advertising on the outside of vehicles is already rampant.

What's the big deal if a bus has some nice artwork or artistic logo displaying an ad for a business? it's not like it's taking up land space? In fact a nice looking ad that is done right, can look like art.

I believe that advertising on buses is something that is well overdue, not only for Honolulu but for Kaua'i as well!

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