Last week a coalition of conservation groups said it plans to sue the state Department of Transportation for failing to prevent the bright lights of its airports and harbors on Kauai, Maui and Lanai from killing the federally protected native seabirds.  Yes, by all means, it is better to turn off those bright lights and kill a few humans in plane or boat accidents than it is to leave them on and kill a few seabirds.  It is important to get the priorities right.