Author Archives: garyhooser

10 days later, after the fear and fury of Hurricane Lowell, after waking up to the destruction, after cleaning up, helping neighbors do the same, and checking on friends and family – the primary thought that comes to mind today … Continue reading →

Just realizing today that I’ve failed to post anything “post hurricane Lowell”. I wrote earlier “Waiting for Lowell” and I wrote about “The preparations and morning spent waiting for Lowell” but until now I haven’t written about what actually happened … Continue reading →

Was hard to sleep last night. Phone kept “going off”, loudly and persistently, with emergency beeps, and messages telling me that dangerous and damaging winds were on the way. It’s 5am as I write this. The rain in Wailua Homesteads … Continue reading →

Like you, I’m oh so tired, yet totally consumed by the “waiting for Lowell” – speculating, predicting, watching one weather report after another, waiting for that inevitable “turn to the north and north-east”. My “go to” weather source is the NATIONAL … Continue reading →

Blaming immigrants, the mail man, and local election officials for manipulating our elections is convenient, and makes for easy sound bites that resonate with many. In reality illegal voting by illegal immigrants, occurs in minuscule numbers, voting by mail is … Continue reading →

Gotta laugh, or cry, or be angry and frustrated – at some of the language: “Hazardous materials and waste may be introduced from missiles that have landed in the GHA as a result of early flight termination”. In other words … Continue reading →

She’d read my piece on the stress and trauma of Hurricane Lala, and when I failed to answer her phone call, she immediately went into her “mama bear” mode, calling others to make sure I was ok. Needless to say, … Continue reading →

“We hand out subsidies, tax exemptions, no-bid contracts, loan guarantees, land concessions, and regulatory favors — and we ask for almost nothing back. No enforceable promises. No penalty when the promises break. No accounting anyone can follow.” Richard Bodien Blog … Continue reading →

My blood pressure’s elevated, the quality of my sleep has deteriorated, my general “mood index” has tanked, and overall I feel like crap. The trauma and stress from “Lala”, is weighing heavy on me. And apparently, another storm is only … Continue reading →

Pardon me while I go on a bit of a rant, but I’m sick and tired of legislative leaders who refuse to lead, preferring instead to just keep their heads down and look the other way. 70% of our friends … Continue reading →