tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post1030906897631078631..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Code GreenJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37384469937741544702014-04-16T08:54:20.931-10:002014-04-16T08:54:20.931-10:00With profound apologies to the Whiffenpoofs and co...With profound apologies to the Whiffenpoofs and cows who deserve better.<br /><br />From the pastures of Missouri<br />To a place where rich folks dwell<br />So nearby to Kōloa the tourists love so well<br />Moo we milk cows assembled<br />With our udders dragging low<br />And the magic of our reception<br />Is talk of mostly smell.<br /><br />Yes, the magic of our coming<br />And our milk they love so well<br />Is marred by all the bullshit<br />The fling at us pell mell.<br />We’re only cows on grass and turf<br />And yet they think we’ll taint their surf<br /><br />We’re poor little cows<br />who have lost our way<br />Moo, Moo, Moo<br />Were little lost bovines<br />Who have gone astray<br />Oh Maha’ulepu<br /><br />Poor little bovines off on a spree<br />Bound for there and asperity<br />Lord have mercy on such as we<br />Moo, Moo, Moo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-48098276436816942042014-04-16T08:21:38.195-10:002014-04-16T08:21:38.195-10:00Looking at the Big Picture these days - all the &#...Looking at the Big Picture these days - all the 'haves' people know the best way to sway public opinion from the 'have-nots' is to HIDE within a 'non-profit' and the definition/image of 'non-profit' has morphed from what we knew as 'grass-roots' and barely hanging in there - to 'corporate lawyers,' expense accounts and bully money pushing agendas under the guise of 'doing the right thing'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31793461266727388442014-04-15T22:39:36.921-10:002014-04-15T22:39:36.921-10:00In other news, the Kauai Fire Department is asking...In other news, the Kauai Fire Department is asking for more money to cover for over time.<br /><br />Haven't the police and fire department learned how to balance a budget? <br /><br />All they need to do is have reserves fire fighters and reserve police officers.<br /><br />Yes they will probably hire more of their family and friends but at least they won't be asking for more pork after getting their servings.<br /><br />Do I have to do everything around here?<br /><br />Gee Gosh Golly George the animals are running the farm-No wonder!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76467687827271964462014-04-15T19:33:54.343-10:002014-04-15T19:33:54.343-10:00Thanks for this Joan. Very informative. Nonprofit ...Thanks for this Joan. Very informative. Nonprofit bad actors are legion. The tactics you articulated so well have been mastered years ago by Morris Dees and the Southern Poverty Law Center<br />SPLC only picks very few high profile Civil Rights cases for the millions they take in donations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-18684291058540750912014-04-15T17:08:18.148-10:002014-04-15T17:08:18.148-10:00Haaaa surfrider partnering with hotel industry is ...Haaaa surfrider partnering with hotel industry is half way between sad and ridiculous. Had it been the same hotel they have been fighting in waikiki for setback rules, that would have made for a very interesting situation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25707496012284976382014-04-15T16:40:58.947-10:002014-04-15T16:40:58.947-10:00What has Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety a...What has Earthjustice and Center for Food Safety actually done for the environment? Nothing. Only sue, sue, sue to fund their nice lavish offices in San Francisco and D.C. Where's their contribution to the land? Nothing. Donate your money to groups that actually do something and not to lawyers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-70796605180235629652014-04-15T14:42:26.400-10:002014-04-15T14:42:26.400-10:00Mahalo Joan for a thorough review of the facts...a...Mahalo Joan for a thorough review of the facts...again... For the record, it was Hui Ho'omalu i ka Aina, that sat at the Planning Commission table, being guided and advised by Kapua Sproat (Earthjustice at the time) and Koa Kaulukukui (OHA), that did the early work on Kauai Springs.County of Kauai truly stepped up and paid the tab to defend the Commission's correct ruling. Malama Kauai was not in the room, ever. Save Our Seas supported the Kauai Springs application because they said that fresh water is bad for the ocean, and, it turned out, Jason Donovan was an investor in Kauai Springs. So, true gratitude to David Minkin from Mc Corriston law firm. He is the hardworking hero here,assisted ably by Mauna Kea Trask.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507592592683237632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80814546586059485132014-04-15T13:27:43.081-10:002014-04-15T13:27:43.081-10:00Wow Joan, these hypocrisies and incongruities appe...Wow Joan, these hypocrisies and incongruities appear to be very well researched, documented, and laid so graphically bare.<br /><br />Word that first comes to mind is duality . . . more precisely, duplicity. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-43356635939677070532014-04-15T13:13:58.207-10:002014-04-15T13:13:58.207-10:00Fascinating, no agriculture, no tourism, no develo...Fascinating, no agriculture, no tourism, no development, no more hoales, just plain old trust fund babies that want to shut the gates and raise the draw bridge or locals that want sovereign nation status. Hmmmm. Wonder what would happen to Kauai if these wishes were true. Politics makes strange bedfellows.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-82944264150382136612014-04-15T11:29:05.658-10:002014-04-15T11:29:05.658-10:00"EarthJustice is no ordinary citizen. It has ..."EarthJustice is no ordinary citizen. It has $35,922,744 in net assets, including nearly $1.2 million invested in an offshore limited partnership and $26 million in corporate stock. The attorney fee demand seeks between $500 and $600 per hour for EarthJustice’s in-house attorneys, nearly three times the statutory rate allowed under the Act and in far excess of the prevailing rate for private attorneys doing this work."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21450020956945468092014-04-15T11:03:33.161-10:002014-04-15T11:03:33.161-10:00Earth Justice will get more out of this then just ...Earth Justice will get more out of this then just publicity and guess what.. We will pay for that too! They abuse the Equal Access to Justice act and demand as much as $600 an hour compensation. Shady bunch. https://westernlegacyalliance.org/eaja-abuse/equal-access-to-justice-act-abuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com