tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post7132055974885962417..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Land UsersJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-88779162475837545292013-01-18T13:17:45.353-10:002013-01-18T13:17:45.353-10:00Hooser was in Abercrombie's cabinet. He was a...Hooser was in Abercrombie's cabinet. He was also Senator and County Council past 15 years. Now he opposes the PLDC and Corn companies and they praise him. Typical Haole trick the locals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-38498151411993311922013-01-15T12:24:11.551-10:002013-01-15T12:24:11.551-10:00Tourism as the main driving force in an economy is...Tourism as the main driving force in an economy is as extractive as strip mining. It dominates and digests every aspect of landscape and culture. Land use and lifeways, good government ethics and sustainable business practices -- all are devoured when tourism becomes the main economy.<br /><br />The process is described in heartbreaking detail in <i>Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twenthieth-Century American West</i> by Hal K. Rothman.Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26475955634346677092013-01-15T09:27:31.344-10:002013-01-15T09:27:31.344-10:00Its about "cutting up the Pie" i.e. Hawa...Its about "cutting up the Pie" i.e. Hawaii... and making profits. Anything else is a lie.<br /><br />The planning commission/department and our administration, mayor, etc. receive the "crumbs" that fall from the "table"...happy enough to fill their mouths, satisfied for the moment. We have many examples of this....Kealia Kai?<br /><br />"Sustainability" is the new word to cover up lying. Sustainability really means more money for profiteers.<br /><br />But this is nothing new.....its the Tao...the Way of those who believe that capitalism is more important than humanism.and that "development" is more important than culture<br /><br />Hawaii was stolen the same way....read your history. the US was in an Imperialistic power surge wanting to control the Pacific during the Spanish American War......took over the Philippines instead of giving the people their Freedom back.... and the Hawaiian Islands at the same time. Might equals Right! Thousands of Filipinos died trying to make it "right". Its too late for that tactic and no one is prepared to bare arms to fight.<br /><br />The rot and corruption...Its deeper than it looks.<br /><br />Dr ShibaiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-10530240224517123232013-01-15T09:01:06.060-10:002013-01-15T09:01:06.060-10:00Yeah, Andy...it makes my blood boil. I came to the...Yeah, Andy...it makes my blood boil. I came to the realization some time back that such people actually BELIEVE they have that right, which in turn (as a behavioral scientist) tells me volumes about their world view and personalities. I honestly believe they don't get it that money does not bring right (as in civil). One cannot expect them to do the right thing, because they don't understand in the slightest what the right thing is. We therefore have to collectively employ the legal process to force compliance with the principles of sustainability, even in the face of ignorance, avarice, and flat-out lying. Elaine Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103329582503800888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49106440536395622552013-01-15T07:45:00.678-10:002013-01-15T07:45:00.678-10:00David Callies tought me Real Property Law. He was...David Callies tought me Real Property Law. He was a snobbish, elitist prick and I learned next to nothing from him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79362496992210879592013-01-15T06:45:54.839-10:002013-01-15T06:45:54.839-10:00Each year brings new records for global temperatur...Each year brings new records for global temperatures, odd weather patterns and an uncertain future. Good luck planning for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80726963680947053882013-01-14T23:15:01.762-10:002013-01-14T23:15:01.762-10:00Planning got a little better. Counter service bad...Planning got a little better. Counter service bad. It should be reorganized and computerized from the ground up. One ought to be able to apply for permits online. Schedule inspections online. Have permits processed in the order they come in. And then force residential and retail development where it belongs, in the towns. Mixed use makes better towns, increases walking, consolidates infrastructure, tourists drive less and AG land gets to stay in AG. And if some required uniformity in the towns like one color roofs or no scrap metal fences in urban zoning, it could be more attractive and valuable for residents. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51088609768184464272013-01-14T19:29:57.489-10:002013-01-14T19:29:57.489-10:00I'm so over the government, they tell us that ...I'm so over the government, they tell us that we have to have all our papers in order to eat a hot dog. They then lose all their paper work and have to ask for a continuence so they can get their STG. What morons!<br /><br />The solution is simple, stay out of the store and grow your own. Every time you make a purchase, the sales tax funds these inept fools. They get killer wages and venue benefits for substandard production.<br /><br />It's so funny, they point finger at each other and blame. No was me!<br /><br />Useless mechanism!<br /><br />Defund them!<br /><br />Grow your own.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-51269763199855173402013-01-14T13:49:40.586-10:002013-01-14T13:49:40.586-10:00It would be nice to think that since Ian’s departu...It would be nice to think that since Ian’s departure that kind of stuff would not be going on. Perhaps just wishful thinking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31294247019840112292013-01-14T12:55:55.949-10:002013-01-14T12:55:55.949-10:00While missing files are a problem at Planning, som...While missing files are a problem at Planning, sometimes suspiciously so, the green belts of Princeville are not such an issue. The three major greenbelts are gullies. The developer set them aside, but they were not a condition of zoning approval. An AOAO has purchased at least one, the others may still be in private ownership. They are split-zoned, ag,open (County only)and conservation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45280704663134521582013-01-14T12:28:15.260-10:002013-01-14T12:28:15.260-10:00I'm not sure how it is now but the last time I...I'm not sure how it is now but the last time I needed to review a planning department file (about maybe 10 years ago I think) I was put in a conference room and given the whole file- hundreds of pages and document, all originals and presumably the only copies- and left alone with them. No one checked either my briefcase or the file when I left. I could have easily walked off with anything I didn't like... or for that matter slipped a faux doc into the file without anyone knowing. And I didn't have millions of dollars at stake.<br />Oh and by the way- does the phrase "right to develop" make anyone else's blood boil?Andy Parxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398587036690312685noreply@blogger.com