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Guest Post: Nelson Ho in opposition to the appointment of DLNR Director Dawn Chang

Please sign this petition opposing the appointment of Dawn Chang to be the new Director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources – DLNR. Nelson Ho, a longtime Sierra Club leader, was Harry Kim’s Deputy Director of the Hawaiʻi … Continue reading →

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Time Sensitive: My birthday and a few other days I hope you find important

The coming few days are big ones. Please show up if you can. Today, Tuesday the 17th marks the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, a coup d’état against Queen Liliʻuokalani, which took place on January 17, 1893, on the island … Continue reading →

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4 things you can do now to help – Coco Palms – I Ola Wailuanui

4 things you can do now to help – I Ola Wailuanui https://www.wailuanui.org 1) Make a pledge or promise of a future contribution! This pledge is contingent upon I OLA WAILUA NUI raising the total amount of funding needed to … Continue reading →

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Dancing with the devil – a Faustian dilemma and untenable reality facing every elected official.

According to the Christian bible, the love of money is the root of all evil – yet we force our politicians to dance with that very same devil every 2 or 4 years. We ask our elected leaders to regulate … Continue reading →

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Affordable Housing, Clean Elections, Legislative Reform – ‘A deep moral crisis’

The cynics and skeptics will say it’s just gonna be more of the same. Always the optimist, I beg to differ. There’s too much at stake. We have a new governor and many new legislators. The public will be anxiously … Continue reading →

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Where were you?

A friend asked me recently about what keeps me up at night. What do I think about most when I lay there in bed in those final moments before drifting off? I wish I could say it was about how … Continue reading →

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Why we are taking legal action against the BLNR and Coco Palms Ventures LLC

I was actually in the room when it happened, and could not believe what I was witnessing. In fact, I said that out loud at the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) hearing held on October 28, 2022. There … Continue reading →

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My rant on the fundamental political question

Bob Dylan sang that regardless of your station in life, “You gotta serve somebody…” My question today of those who serve in public office, who aspire to future election, or who serve now in other positions of public trust – … Continue reading →

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Title: Dr. Green Becomes Governor Green – First Steps

Governor-elect Dr. Josh Green will be sworn into office at 12 noon Monday, Dec. 5, 2022 at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena. I wish him well. It’s no secret that my enthusiastic support in the gubernatorial race was behind … Continue reading →

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Hawaiʻi Policy & Politics – Swearing an oath is not enough

Soon, our elected leaders will be raising their right hands to swear an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, the State Constitution, and the County Charter. We should insist our elected leaders actually follow through with that commitment and that … Continue reading →

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