Monthly Archives: January 2024

Crossing the rubicon…my 70th birthday has come and gone…

70 years ago, on January 19, 1954, at Balboa Naval Hospital in San Diego California, my beautiful mother (who is 91 years old by the way), gave birth, to me…Gary Lee Hooser. Thank you Mom! 😉 It’s been a good … Continue reading

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Opening day at the legislature – No money. No problem.

It’s easy to imagine the scene at the big square building in Honolulu, Wednesday January 17 – opening day of the 2024 legislative session. There will be “pomp and circumstance”, important people rubbing shoulders with other important people, high-minded rhetoric … Continue reading

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Money Buys Influence, But Influence Should At Least Follow The Law

“Prior to appearing before the County Council or administrative agency, a lobbyist shall orally disclose his or her status as a lobbyist and the person on whose behalf the lobbyist is appearing.” Kauaʻi County Ordinance #999 While it’s an all … Continue reading

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The most important issue of our time –

There’s nothing we can really do about it, the underlying issues are far too complicated, and we have far too many important problems of our own to deal with – said every enabler of every war and atrocity that has … Continue reading

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