tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post80765914396632922..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Breaking, Faking NewsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-34298121597696679032017-03-14T17:07:32.508-10:002017-03-14T17:07:32.508-10:0010:18 The County budget has been on the website fo...10:18 The County budget has been on the website for years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-86621262878048640192017-03-13T16:37:08.341-10:002017-03-13T16:37:08.341-10:00Says the person who spelled demand denand.
You ca...Says the person who spelled demand denand.<br /><br />You can't even spell a word correctly after being given the correct spelling and you think you so smat? Yeah You hahahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49389925933158455942017-03-13T12:13:49.562-10:002017-03-13T12:13:49.562-10:00Speaking of Toxic Dumps, does anybody have any cur...Speaking of Toxic Dumps, does anybody have any current information on the old Kekaha mill? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-42028035070279818552017-03-13T10:32:15.374-10:002017-03-13T10:32:15.374-10:00supply and denand is your big solution? Wow I fee...supply and denand is your big solution? Wow I feel dumber just listening to you say that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-85696651645523478492017-03-13T10:18:35.796-10:002017-03-13T10:18:35.796-10:00How would you know the budgets if you aren't a...How would you know the budgets if you aren't a county employee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32744772712638934842017-03-13T10:17:47.484-10:002017-03-13T10:17:47.484-10:00My solution is not the county of Kauai's schem...My solution is not the county of Kauai's scheme to buy at market price then sell to their family members at a reduced price. This is being proposed right now by investors and contractors with the incompetent county council, Mayor and his admin.<br /><br />Housing problem fix??? Easy: you ever heard of supply and demand? And you call yourself a county councilman and educator?<br /><br />I teach you any and every time.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45780000583450648092017-03-13T09:05:03.012-10:002017-03-13T09:05:03.012-10:00@8:17 AM, Mar 13. Nope, just one that can see rea...@8:17 AM, Mar 13. Nope, just one that can see reality, unlike you. Parks & Rec has a budget like any department. Sad thing about the revenues generated by Wailua golf course is that all revenues go back to the county's general fund where it is re-allocated by the council. The parks & rec department exists for health, enjoyment, well-being of all on this island. As such, the department cannot balance its budget for all and show a profit. Would you be amenable to paying a fee for services on all its facilities? Think before making irrational statements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-22309471319870665382017-03-13T08:17:22.481-10:002017-03-13T08:17:22.481-10:00Is that you, Ross?Is that you, Ross?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-70822125434482072292017-03-13T07:30:22.376-10:002017-03-13T07:30:22.376-10:00Other parks and recreation facilities do not pay f...Other parks and recreation facilities do not pay for play. Examples are: tennis courts, soccer fields, football fields, baseball fields, etc. Purposely left out softball fields because a few have been adopted by the seniors. But, like all pavilions, electricity, maintenance, and supplies are provided by the county. Golf courses are the only one that requires "fee to play".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14407314444705449312017-03-12T21:09:00.211-10:002017-03-12T21:09:00.211-10:00Lol, the owners of the brewpub and coffee shop hav...Lol, the owners of the brewpub and coffee shop have done more to bring life and vitality to downtown than anyone else in decades. God forbid that people (and yes, locals do go to both establishments) have a place to get coffee, lunch, or a beer at pau hana time. Guess they shoulda just left those places vacant and useless like everyone else did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-63181255155981285422017-03-12T19:30:06.521-10:002017-03-12T19:30:06.521-10:005:10 a lot of locals and haoles golf at Wailua! I...5:10 a lot of locals and haoles golf at Wailua! I know, I golf. You want to fix the subsidy? Everyone knows the answer, punch drunk Ian Costa needs to be replaced. We need a golf course manager that actually knows what to do, not a lifetime county worker. And the subsidy was stated in the newspaper as $1.2 million so don't exaggerate, the bus subsidy is $8 million. And to 1:02 you think council and mayor is easy job, go for it, we all tired of hearing your bullshit, put your name out there or you "chicken". What exactly are your solutions to affordable housing? If you do have the answer, I'll vote for you, but I know you don't cause you full of shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-48762855315088303202017-03-12T17:16:16.901-10:002017-03-12T17:16:16.901-10:00The temporary wailua bridge cost $50,000,000 yes 5...The temporary wailua bridge cost $50,000,000 yes 50 million for a temporary bridge. It's use was not intended as a permanent bridge and I don't know how the county and state got away with it and why didnt the corp of engineers QA the federally funded scheme. $50,000,000 temporary bridge will be replaced as soon as they can secure $100,000,000 in another scheme. <br /><br />Wailua #DaTruth <br /><br />ask anybody who knows the deal was dirty from the start and people's lives are in danger because of the temp not permanent bridge was not made for what it is being used for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-28848736062111624742017-03-12T17:10:32.388-10:002017-03-12T17:10:32.388-10:00Get use to it! County subsidies the golf courses f...Get use to it! County subsidies the golf courses for a few people at -1,000,000-2,000,000 dollars in the red a year and the bus costs the tax payers -2,000,000-3,000,000 in the red a year. If you people don't like it then move somewhere else where they ain't stealing money from taxpayers. Check on all the ovuii/dui charges on the county bus/van drivers and you people would cry laugh or just plain cry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21436872463588821012017-03-12T15:21:53.190-10:002017-03-12T15:21:53.190-10:00Ryan Kamala
That is shameful. The way around it is...Ryan Kamala<br />That is shameful. The way around it is to start a formal club, say Hoaloha o Salt Pond or something. Meet with the Mayor or Wally Rezentes Jr and get the ball rolling. I really like the idea of the fish murals with Hawaiian names. <br />Let me share one experience we had in another park. We also could only get limited County participation, so the canoe club just went and did it all themselves. Repaired the Bar B Qs, painted, mowed, and even bought some plastic garbage cans. It wasn't instantaneous, but it was appreciated. The use for birthday parties went up immediately as did camp permits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-42770036979787192702017-03-12T13:41:44.945-10:002017-03-12T13:41:44.945-10:00
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Letters for Thursday, Marc...<br />HomeNewsOpinionMailbag<br />Letters for Thursday, March 9, 2017<br />Story<br />Print<br /><br />Font Size:<br />Default font size<br />Larger font size<br /><br /><br /><br />Share<br />Posted: Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 am<br />0 comments<br />Good deed with bitter taste<br />Let me start with a big, big mahalo nui for the Poipu Beach Rotary Club for painting the tables and pavilions at Salt Pond Beach Park recently (TGI, March 3). The park which has been one of the most neglected parks on our island, badly needed the repairs and repainting, but the county always had other priorities. The Rotary clubs do a lot of good deeds for the community and we are proud of them.<br />Why is the bitter taste then? We, Native Hawaiians who go every day to this park to relax and walaau after work wanted to fix and repaint the tables and the pavilions at Salt Pond Beach Park. Last year, we have proposed to the Parks and Recreation Department to do this job free at our time if the county provides the paint and the tools. We even made plans who would volunteer and when.<br />We also have talented artists who would have painted the pictures of Hawaiian fishes on the wall of the main pavilion and a different marine animal’s picture on every pavilion for easier identification. The county did not respond. They dragged their feet and finally they did not approve our proposal of voluntary beautification of the park under their management.<br />Why? Perhaps it would have been shameful for the county that simple working people, whose rightful property this land is, could do a beautiful job that the county neglected. The voluntary job was approved for the Rotarians though. Is the sweat and tears of Native Hawaiians are not as valuable as that of the Rotarians? Apparently not.<br />The fact is that whenever we placed carefully designed stickers on the pavilion walls asking the visitors and the locals in Hawaiian and English to keep the park clean, next day the county have them removed. When at the entrance of the park we installed a beautifully designed sign donated by visitors with a message asking the people in English and Hawaiian to keep the park clean, next day the county sent out a work crew to remove and confiscate that too.<br />What kind of aloha is this to the people of the island? This land belongs to us, Hawaiians, and the county doesn’t even allow us to take care of it and be proud of that!<br />Ryan Kamala, MakaweliAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-40706579608736485282017-03-12T13:02:43.885-10:002017-03-12T13:02:43.885-10:007:51 Spot on.
Density and housing in COMPLETE cont...7:51 Spot on.<br />Density and housing in COMPLETE control of the Council. Complete control. They let the planning director run wild. He is not for Kauai people. Planning Director is just making Kauai a cute little place....so that when he applies for Big Jobs in Big Cities, he has a proven track record of tree lined streets, bike paths, nice coffee shoppes and no locals. Those big cities don't want no locals either, just rich folks.<br />He applies consistently for jobs in other places. Kauai is just his proving ground.<br />And Mel lets him get away with it.<br />Not blame...just facts.<br />Maybe my grand kids can get a cushy County job? Big pay, no accountability, big pension and complete medical care. Just watch Mel raise the taxes this year...No leadership. <br />So after Mike Dahilg takes thousands of County hours to get a "free" Fed TIGER grant...he can make Rice Street a 2 lane, tree lined Rodeo Drive. His friends at the Beer Pub and Coffee House (newcomers) benefit, but the locals going to work will suffer with more traffic. Cutting 4 lanes to 2 lanes really doesn't solve any traffic woes...lolo. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44114467422705845472017-03-12T12:53:00.003-10:002017-03-12T12:53:00.003-10:00omg braddah pidot babooze nailed it. all the joan-...omg braddah pidot babooze nailed it. all the joan-y moaning about fistees is just proxy grumbling for the real issue - locals displaced by rich haoles aided by complicit local government.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83808817621182426942017-03-12T07:51:08.963-10:002017-03-12T07:51:08.963-10:00I don't know why everything is put on that dip...I don't know why everything is put on that dipshit Melvin. That little troll ain't done nothing good in his life. He's done a lot of bad shit though. The county council is a joke they fooled the residents with the density bill then changed it for only their friends and families to build homes in the Lihue area. You people keep on tling yourselves that it's all the haoles fault but all I see on the county council is stupid fucking locals who don't give two shits bout nobody else but themselves and their pals. It's the Bernard fucked up mentality. He has more than doubled the county employee family reunion bldg and still they can't even clean the public bathrooms and maintain public areas but everyone is getting phat checks at the county of Kauai.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-3713724614087254312017-03-12T06:28:36.395-10:002017-03-12T06:28:36.395-10:00Locals are always complaining about houses. If the...Locals are always complaining about houses. If they are so important to them then why don't they take care of the ones they already have? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12420041198994416812017-03-11T20:09:55.916-10:002017-03-11T20:09:55.916-10:00Haole or no Haole..2491 sucked the good out of man...Haole or no Haole..2491 sucked the good out of many people.<br />It regurgitated the ol' "Fuck those Haoles" attitude that always simmers.<br />But then again, get plenny Haoles like Alan Parrachini who look like, ack like and be like one Fistee. But somehow turns up as a pro Ag guy...?? WTF?<br />Alan, again it can be said...shut up, for every step you take forward, when you open yo' mout you be just like any ol' dipshit NS Fistee. It is a thin line.<br />And 10:40Am...yep, you got it. Our Council and Mayor and Planning Department and Tax Department etc. are making it easy for Mainland folks to come over. No houses for the locals, but moocho at 900K and up. It will get worse. <br />Mel guys and Mayor Bernard don't have F*cking clue on what to do. They let Mike Dahilig make building impossible unless you gots big bucks and Mel doesn't allow ANY density on existing lots. The Council with a stroke of a pen can add hundreds of building sites that can be used for local housing. But poor Mel and Dum Dum Bernard don't care about the local families. Dahilig is smart...he could advise these two Pocho dummies how to create good clean homesites, but Mike is too busy lawyerizing and dreaming of bikepaths, tree-lined winding streets with Louie Louie Vitton shops. Form Base Zoning? Gag me with the new General Plan...all horseshit. <br />And the locals will suffer and the locals will pay $28000 rents and the the Council will just raise taxes and 4 generations per household will be the new Kauai norm.<br />And this year the Council will again raise taxes and ......so what? There is no accountability and worse yet NO shame. Mel... if you got off your pension seeking ass, you could get some density and there could be some $200K lots and some decent homes. <br />Methinks even the grand old babe of "no houses for the locals" JoAnn could be titty wrenched into supporting some increased density for local housing. It is really very simple. <br />Aloha Nui- Braddah Pidot BaboozeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76844506909445464282017-03-11T10:40:29.775-10:002017-03-11T10:40:29.775-10:00There's plenty more haoles like them on Kauai,...There's plenty more haoles like them on Kauai, and Maui, too. And plenty more moving over every day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-17606559525433495462017-03-11T08:55:46.220-10:002017-03-11T08:55:46.220-10:00Marghee, Malia Chun, Fern, Hooser, are all shit cr...Marghee, Malia Chun, Fern, Hooser, are all shit crumbs. F-ing liars who have and continue to cause a huge ugly rift in our once peaceful community. Then only way we can get our peace back is to kick the 3 haoles off this island back to where they came from. Malia can live in shame looking at herself in the mirror, she look healthy to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33057427073903304872017-03-11T08:09:54.379-10:002017-03-11T08:09:54.379-10:00Lucky for the legislature that they didn't hav...Lucky for the legislature that they didn't have to sit through hours of testimony and spend thousands of dollars to have the bill shot down in court. These activists should be at the airport holding signs bitching about climate change and how the Republicans are f****** us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-9189002637387816452017-03-11T07:30:52.495-10:002017-03-11T07:30:52.495-10:00@6:39
This bill was recommitted by a unanimous &qu...@6:39<br />This bill was recommitted by a unanimous "aye" vote. Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33796163412016309362017-03-11T06:39:06.569-10:002017-03-11T06:39:06.569-10:00"unless the antis resort to non-transparent d..."unless the antis resort to non-transparent dirty tricks, like the gut and replace tactic that led to the organic farming tax credit being passed last session."<br /><br />A couple of things. <br /><br />Neither the "antis" nor the chemical companies can gut-and-replace. It's the legislators playing these games and using these reprehensible tactics.<br /><br />And in the interest of "transparency," can you tell us who it was who voted to kill this bill? That should be easy to do, since they were "transparent" and not resorting to "dirty tricks."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com