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Thousands of Hawaiʻi residents are living on the streets. We have tens of thousands more doubled-up at home with mom and dad, sleeping in a friends carport, or have given up and moved away. However the Governors’ Emergency Proclamation Relating to Housing (EP), while well intentioned – is not the answer.

The Governor’s EP needs to be dramatically re-imagined and re-written, or trashed altogether. Unless affordability is required and protected within the proposal – it’s all for naught.

Before politics, I owned a real estate company on Kauaʻi and dealt personally, face to face, with many a “deal-maker”. I’ve been a general partner in two residential development projects.

I’ve been in the room when the deal-maker is making the deal, driving the price of the property down, pushing back against the requirements of government, and pushing up on the price of the finished product – all to maximize profits.

Without a written binding mandate requiring affordability, the push to maximize profits trumps the best of all intentions.

I’ve been in rooms overflowing with friends and neighbors, voicing their objections and expressing their concerns about various developments – sometimes winning and sometimes not.

Chapter 92 and the Sunshine Law are crucial and necessary for these conversations to even exist.

While serving on the County Council I saw the deal-makers come and go, telling us always how much they loved our community, how they would develop the best product possible, and beg us to grant them additional entitlements – increasing their profits.

Always, without fail they would ask for more. They then would flip the property (along with it’s “entitlements”) to the next developer in line, who comes back to ask for more again.

I was there when the landowner of what is now known as Kukuiʻula came before the Council to beg for increased entitlements. They wanted to build a shopping center, luxury housing, and possibly a hotel. Years earlier it was zoned agricultural then was changed to residential after the owners promised it would be developed as homes for local Koloa residents “for generations to come”.

It was a lie of course. Kukuiʻula today is only for the wealthy, with single family homes selling for over $10 million, luxury vacation rentals, a private members-only club – and yes, with token affordable housing stuck somewhere in the hinterland (of course without club privileges).

Without requiring strict development deadlines in exchange for government help, subsidies, and new entitlements, developers will too often just “land bank” their growing investment – always coming back for more.

Developers want less regulation and higher sales prices so they make more money.

While serving in the Senate it seemed like an annual ritual – every year they were at the Capitol, pushing legislation to remove/reduce the Land Use Commission and Chapter 343 (protecting health and environment).

The answer to faster permitting is increased staffing and modern technology. This important element is left out of the EP – entirely.

As a past Director of the Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC), I learned no developer wants their project scrutinized for environmental impact. Under the EP this legal requirement turns into a self-reporting perfunctory “check the box”. Yep, we gave it a look…no impacts…move along nothing to see here. The EP contains no right for the public to question, object to, or appeal approval of the developers application or ultimate project certification.

Bottom line:

The Governors Housing Emergency Proclamation increases profitability for landowners, developers, and investors, provides nothing in writing that ensures or protects affordability for residents, and throws under the bus far too many important environmental and public trust protections.

If you share these concerns, please contact Governor Green today at: https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/
Politely and professionally please – ask that he consider putting this initiative on hold and taking it back to the drawing board.

Gary Hooser

first published by Honolulu StarAdvertiser August 13, 2023

While our world locally marches forward in a seemingly normal manner, for friends and family on Maui, that same world has been turned upside down.

I remember the post-Hurricane Iniki days. I remember living without electricity for months, the National Guard bringing around the MRI’s, and standing in long lines waiting patiently with cooler in hand for ice.

I remember the fear of losing both my business and my home, and moving my family of 4 in with my brother and his family of 4, plus my wife’s parents and her sister- 11 of us living in a 3 bedroom house.

I remember going through my half destroyed home, salvaging photos and personal momentos’s – praying that I had paid the insurance bill. I remember the checks that used to come in the mail and our jobs that had sustained us comfortably- were all gone.

I remember wondering if our lives would ever return to normal again.

Sadly for far too many of our friends on Maui, normal will never return.

Take the Iniki experience and multiply it by 1,000 and maybe it starts to approach the trauma that is the Maui disaster.

The people of Maui are strong, resilient, and possess a shared spirit of aloha- that will in the end, carry the day. But we must help them, just as they stepped up to help us following Iniki.

We must help and support our friends, and honor the many acts of heroism that have occurred and have yet to occur. Think for a moment of those firefighters who may have also lost their own homes and yet continue even today- exhausted, overwhelmed, and no doubt disappointed they could not have done more.

And yes, we must learn the lessons as best we can from this terrible disaster to ensure it never ever happens again.

There are many non profit organizations and the County, State and Federal governments all stepping up in various capacities- but the task at hand is formidable. We must also dig deep and help our brothers and sisters on the valley island.

Please help if you can.

We who do not live on Maui, must send them our support and our prayers, but also keep on, keeping on with the regular business of the day. Unfortunately the multitude of ongoing issues and local challenges do not step aside and wait patiently while attention is focused on the disaster, the sadness, and the hardship.

But for today, it’s Maui on our mind.

Gary Hooser
First published in The Garden Island August 16th

It’s been over a month since I’ve posted anything here and there’s lots to catch up on.

Been traveling…on a bit of a “walk-about” – both literally (5 to 10 miles a day) and figuratively (lots of reflection, introspection, and contemplation)…

My daughter, Kelli-Rose Hooser Simmons, gave birth a few days ago to a beautiful little baby girl – “Harper Camille”…who is the 4th Hooser grandchild/moʻopuna. Though the birthing journey was a bit of a challenge, both daughter and granddaughter are healthy and doing well.

While traveling, I’ve been doing my best to keep up with email, text, and telephone – but it has been challenging doing 100% of my work on my phone. My goal it to begin a new chapter…do a bit of a “reset” and begin again writing and working and supporting and yes fighting 😉

Remember “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”
― Frederick Douglass

During this past month, I’ve continued to write my weekly The Garden Island column and I also had a column published in the Honolulu StarAdvertiser.

In the coming days I will post those columns here as well. And…I will dig into the story and provide more details on my “walk-about” and those adventures of the recent 45 days or so.

Yours,

Gary Hooser

Governor Green’s Emergency Housing Proclamation represents a bold opportunity for developers, for investors, bankers, contractors, and real estate investors moving here from the continent.

Local residents desperately in need of affordable housing are last in line.

The proclamation is bold, but flawed. While we want to trust the governor’s intent and believe those responsible for implementing that intent will do the right thing, it’s the actual language in the proclamation that matters.

There is no language in the proclamation stating that in return for receiving the benefits of certification, the housing being developed must be affordable.

There is language in the proclamation’s rules that states “The amount of affordable housing included in the project may affect the priority given to the project.”

The use of the word “may” rather than “shall” says it all. If the primary purpose is to increase affordable housing for local residents, the word “SHALL” would be there in all caps.

This isn’t just semantics. In the world of lawmaking the words may and shall have totally different meanings.

There’s no language to prevent the brand new homes from being sold or rented to those fresh off the plane.

There’s nothing to stop those brand new residents in five years, or after “any other unforeseeable occurrence” (see Rules section 2 page 2) to sell their new home for a profit, get back on the plane and go back from whence they came.

There are no requirements the homes be sold to “first time home-buyers”; no income requirements ensuring affordability; no price caps; and no prohibitions against “flipping” the property for a windfall profit.

There is a requirement that developers provide a project application, summary, over-view, check-list, describing the project and including any affordability components that may be included.

There’s a “working group,” which will “facilitate review” and “engage entities with key roles…” etc. The State Lead Housing Officer (LHO) will also chair the group, and can “determine that certain state or county projects may proceed without first being certified by the Build Beyond Barriers Working Group.”

The proclamation removes the existing authority of county council’s to review and approve 201-H affordable housing proposals and gives that power to a single appointed individual — the county planning director.

To put a point on it: The Emergency Housing Proclamation grants increased profit opportunities to developers, does not require housing affordability, and grants the authority to pick and choose which projects benefit — to a single individual appointed by the governor (with no requirement for Senate confirmation) and/or the county planning director.

It gets worse.

The proclamation suspends Chapter 92, the Hawaii Sunshine Law, which means the public will not know when the Build Beyond Barriers Working Group meets, nor what is on their agenda.

We’ve been told the intent is to keep the public informed and allow opportunities for meaningful participation, however suspension of the Sunshine Law means it’s all discretionary.

Sometimes they’ll let us know and let us talk, and other times if they’re in a hurry or just don’t want to deal with the public, they will not.

Other laws being suspended impact environmental protection, the procurement code, collective bargaining, the Land Use Commission, historic preservation, and many others.

I’m thinking the governor got some bad advice on this one.

My hope is he takes this back to the drawing board, consults with a broader range of stakeholders and rewrites it from top to bottom in the sunshine, putting forth true affordable housing as the only priority, and not throwing the environment and other important public values under the bus to get there.

Read the Emergency Housing Proclamation. https://tinyurl.com/bdfszdkn. Come to your own conclusions – then contact the Governor https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/ .

2024 will be a big year in national politics but locally on Kauaʻi it may be a bit “ho hum”. There’s no Governors race, no Mayors race, our 4 state legislative seats seem locked up, and movement on the Council will likely be minimal.

While 2024 may or may not provide much local excitement, 2026 is for sure going to be big.

In 2026, Kauaʻi will elect a new Mayor and more than likely at least 3 new Council Members. In addition the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor are both up for re-election. Also all 3 State House House and our single State Senate seat will be up.

Mayor Derek Kawakami will complete his final term as Mayor in 2026.

This of course begs the question: Who is the heir apparent? Who is most likely to run? Who has a chance of winning?

These questions turn quickly to the obvious: Who has run before? Who already has name recognition? Who among council members has consistently finished at the top of that voting pile?

The present Council Chair Mel Rapozo has already run for Mayor twice first in 2008 and then again in 2018. I’m guessing he’s thinking “third time’s a charm”.

Former Council Member Mason Chock received more votes than any other Council candidate in 2020 and 2018 prior to getting termed out and unable to run in 2022.

Most political observers would say both are strong potential candidates for Mayor in 2026. But who else? What other well known and respected community members are out there looking to “step up” to a higher level of service?

The obvious elephant in the room is whether or not former Mayor Bernard Carvalho will seek that office again. He is legally able to run as the Charter states “No person shall serve as mayor for more than two consecutive full terms.”

The Kauaʻi Council likewise has term limits supported by similar Charter language.

The interpretation of the Charter term limit provision is that if one “sits out” a term they can then run again.

Council members Felicia Cowden and KipuKai Kuali’i are also both “termed out” in 2026 (assuming they’re reelected in 2024).

Translation: It’s quite possible there will be at least 3 if not 4 “open seats” (no incumbent running) for the election to Kauaʻi County Council in 2026. Kuali’i and Cowden are not able to run and it’s highly likely that either Rapozo and/or Carvalho will leave the Council to run for Mayor. IMHO.

Who else might run for Mayor? Who will be running to fill those vacant Council seats? What will then former Mayor Kawakami do (he’s far to young to just sit on the sidelines and watch).

Assuming Carvalho runs, conventional wisdom is that he would be the front-runner. While his term on the Council has been uneventful, some would even say uninspiring – in the political world he seems to excel at making others smile.

Rapozo on the other hand is a true populist and knows how to fire up a crowd. If he should manage to follow through on some of his big ideas and table thumping speeches, I believe he could actually win.

Chock, is a guy that inspires trust and confidence and he’s able to step across lines, connect with a variety of perspectives, and build alliances. If he chooses to run, he also would be a formidable force at the ballot box. Or maybe he runs for election to get back on the Council? Or perhaps he’s had enough of politics and prefers working in the private or nonprofit sector -still doing solid community work but without the hassles of campaigns and elections?

Who will fill those 3 (at least) Council seats? That’s very hard to say and today there’s not enough room to say it – given my 630 word limit for this (The Garden Island) column 😉

Note to myself: Write something up similarly for each County – across the island chain. #itsfuntospeculate

If you’re a regular reader and have the capacity to do so, making an online contribution to Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative today would be hugely helpful.

There, I said it.

Fundraising 101 – Rule #1 – You gotta ask.

It’s hard. Normally I wait way too long and keep thinking the money will just show up, perhaps fall from a nearby tree.

But the truth is, the money doesn’t just show up – You have to ask.

So I’m asking. On behalf of Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative – Are you able to help today, prior to August 1?

That’s rule #2 – The asking should not be just open-ended, but should be tied to a date and to a purpose which is rule #3.

While administrative costs for Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative (PHI) are minimal, we do have expenses that must be paid – accounting, travel between islands, incidental research, printing on occasion etc. When sufficient funding allows for it I will sometimes receive a small stipend that helps with the day-to-day expenses that I incur going about the business of being a full time advocate.

Rule #5 – Disclose anything that needs to be disclosed so the donor is fully informed
Note: For the record none of the contributions received via todays request will be used for lobbying or for the direct support or opposition of any candidate running for public office. Note2: While PHI is a 501c(4) nonprofit entity – contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions.

Rule #6 – Ask for a specific amount.

The formula. Ask. Ask for a specific amount, for a specific purpose, by a specific date.

Whether $10 or $1,000, any and all help is welcome and much needed. Our goal is to raise $8,000 between now and August 1, which will cover our core administrative costs through to the end of 2023. If you prefer mailing in a check: Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative, P.O. Box 871, Honolulu, HI 96808.

Rule #7 – Ask again and say thank you.

Please – If you can help Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative (PHI) with an online contribution, now is a good time. The cupboard is bare. We have administrative costs that must be paid and any amount from $10 to $1,000 before August 1 would be hugely appreciated, help us reach our $8,000 goal and take us to the end of the year.

Mahalo to all. Truly. Your support and your ongoing help is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Gary Hooser
Executive Director
Pono Hawaiʻi Initiative

If you are interested in running for election to public office in Hawaiʻi (or anywhere really), below is information intended to help guide you through the process. The information is based on my experience running myself in 10 elections – winning 6 and losing 4 AND based on many, many conversations with other candidates. Note: This is a work in progress which I will continue adding to…through at least until the actual elections of 2024. Each piece is about 700 words…so not long reads. My intent is to continue updating this including additional info on different related topics…until the end of the 2024 elections.

Campaigning 101 – Hawaiʻi Style

#1 – 2024 Candidates – first steps

#2 – The sometimes not so obvious basics

#3 – What’s the worst thing someone’s going to say about you?

#4 – Tips on winning – Who is actually voting?

#5 – The rough and tumble of policy and politics – self care

#6 – What makes a good candidate? Purple mohawks need not apply

#? – What campaigning 24/7 looks like 17 days out from election day

Fundraising basics: A real life, real time example

Copyright – 2023 Gary Hooser – Policy and Politics

It was Tuesday July 11, 2023, and the room was packed. The issue at hand was a luxury residential development proposed for Kaua‘i’s south-side. The majority were in opposition, their attendance driven by deep concerns for Kaua‘i’s future. Most of those in support were, directly or indirectly, paid to be there.

It’s of course, all about the money. Those who have money want more of it, those without it mostly just want to have a decent life, and not have their homes and backyards screwed up.

The story is typical, and the same on every island. The landowner/developer, who already has money, wants more of it. He (it’s almost always a he) makes more money by selling luxury homes to other people with money (who are almost never from here, but do visit occasionally).

To maximize profits (la-di-da words for making even more money), during the permitting process the developer/owner seeks to reduce provisions requiring investments in infrastructure, affordable housing, parks, drainage, sewer, parking, public access, etc.

Greenwashing environmental reviews and minimizing historical and cultural impacts are also standard operating procedure.

They hire former government insiders (locals, preferably Hawaiians), so when negotiating with current government insiders, it’s all just friends talking with friends (let’s go down to Roy’s, knock back a few and sort this all out).

Once the owner/developer secures the required permits on the very best terms possible, they either “flip” the property to another faceless owner/developer, and/or they break ground and start construction.

The “how to make money in real estate” playbook then calls for the landowner/developer to go back to the various government agencies, plead hardship and unforeseen costs, and “seek further concessions.”

Out of one side of their mouth, they assure us they mean well, promise this time it will be better, and ask us to trust them yet again. Out of the other side, they not so subtly begin waving around words like, “If you guys cause us to lose money we are going to sue you and it won’t be pretty.”

The various government agencies (who in the back of their mind are afraid they may have neglected to cross some “t’s” and dot some “i’s”) then go to the county attorney (no, not the attorney who’s representing the owner/developer, that’s the former county attorney or former deputy county attorney). The real and current county attorney then advises the agency to be careful and do what they can to help the former county attorney and/or former deputy county attorney navigate the challenges (read — make more money for the owner/developer) and avoid a messy lawsuit.

Yes, unfortunately it’s all very predictable, and it’s why people in the room that day were so angry, sad and disillusioned.

The old-timers had seen it all before. They made no attempt to mask the disgust, the cynicism and anger in their voices.

Others spoke with passion describing the desecration, the deceit and the sordid history of the project — pleading with the planning commission to do the right thing.

It was the voice of a young kanaka woman testifying from deep within her heart about the ugly, historical and ongoing injustice of it all — that moved the room for many of us.

Fortunately, the planning commission voted in support of allowing community groups Save Koloa and Friends of Maha‘ulepu the right to intervene and deferred action on the owner/developers request.

For the community, it was a win. It’s a long way from being over, but on this day the community won. Mahalo to planning commissioners and staff.

Mahalo most of all to those in the room who took the time to show up.

Pay attention to “self care” is the message I hear over and over from other “good trouble-makers” in the community. The political environment can be toxic and the work is never-ending.

For a great majority of people on the planet, and for the planet itself, these are desperate times and the needs are great.

It makes it hard sometimes to relax in the easy chair and read a good book.

Take a break they tell me. Eat right and exercise. Love and stay close to family and friends. Engage and enroll others to step up. Choose your battles. Recognize you cannot do it all but every little bit you do, makes the world a better place. Leverage your skills, experience, and networks. Work smarter not harder. Appreciate yourself and be thankful for the gifts you have.

Good advice I think. Good rules to live by. Perhaps a good and reasonable path to self care.

In my experience, most who work in the world of policy and politics, whether as an advocate, a holder of political office, and/or as a candidate seeking election – do so out of a desire to help make the world a better place.

While “what that looks like” will differ across the spectrum from the far right to the far left – I believe most enter the political world driven by a sense of obligation and purpose.

The reality of the political environment in which the work occurs however can be brutal. There are multiple competing interests constantly at war.

There are competing factions among lawmakers, administrators with their own agenda, constituents in the district, and all of it occurring under that unrelenting public microscope.

Profit driven corporations seek greater profits, lower taxes, and fewer regulations. Those who prioritize environmental and social protections push hard to increase regulation and taxes to offset impacts.

Every single licensed profession wants to expand its territory while pushing back against those attempting to expand into their own area of work. The most famous example is the annual legislative push by psychologists attempting to expand their “prescriptive authority” into the domain now held by psychiatrists. A complex issue with no easy answer.

Every large landowner wants to increase so-called “entitlements”, up-zone their lands, and capitalize on government funded infrastructure.

Labor interests fight hard for increased worker pay and greater protections while employers push back to keep pay and benefits as low as possible.

Yes, politics is the art of compromise – but at the end of the day one must choose sides.

Every time any law is passed someones ox is gored and it goes without saying the ox is never ever pleased.

Those serving in public office must be prepared to fully engage and defend their positions and values. The alternative is to work in a state of fear and defeat, cowering always when the big dogs come knocking.

This work is not for the faint of heart. The stress can be formidable, and concerns about “self care” are real. I can tell you to suck it up, and you must. But I can and will also tell you to stop and smell the roses, get in the water, take a trip, eat right and exercise, and above all hug those you love. If you don’t care for yourself you won’t be able to care for others.

We must remember that policy and politics is a team sport that requires team-work. We need to malama those who truly serve our interest in public office. We must tell them both publicly and privately how much we appreciate the work they are doing, but we must step forward to help shoulder some of the work as well.

Gary Hooser
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It’s common knowledge that some legislators use their title and position to help their friends and hurt their enemies (aka people who disagree with them).

They kill legislation for personal and/or political reasons — regardless of the public policy impact. Committee chairs insert conditions into bills after the vote, without public review or even the knowledge of committee members. And of course it’s well known that chairs will often kill bills without giving a reason or any notice whatsoever.

These are the worst kept secrets that virtually everyone knows about — custodians, journalists, legislative staff and probably every state employee who’s ever set foot in a conference room.

These unethical breaches of public trust go unchecked because top leadership ignores, supports, or initiates these actions — AND because most individual legislators accept it as “just the way it is.”

This is the way it is, the way it’s always been, the way it’s going to be. So why not just play the long game, keep your head down, and support those in power?

Why risk losing your committee assignment, money for your district, and maybe some extra little title that leadership has bestowed upon you? Why rock the boat, as Randy Roth recently urged in an opinion column (“‘Going along to get along’ leads to government corruption,” Island Voices, Star-Advertiser, June 29)?

Why speak out against unethical behavior when you see it?

Why indeed?

Maybe because it’s the right thing to do. Maybe because if you raise your hand and object in caucus, on the floor, or in committee, others might follow.

Maybe because the real work of the people cannot be properly addressed until we address the toxic environment in that big square building.

And maybe if the bad actors knew that you and others were going to call out their bad actions publicly, that might stop them.

What if you, or two or three of you, seven or eight or a dozen of you had a closed-door meeting with leadership and let it be known that if things did not change for the better very soon, you would no longer remain silent? What if you took your concerns to the floor, and if needed, even held a news conference?

What’s the worst that could happen?

Do you really think legislative leadership would take away money from your district schools, highways or housing in retribution? Are they really that evil and unprincipled? That’s even more reason for you to tell the world.

Yes, they could take away your committee chairmanship. But don’t they control the outcome of your bills anyway? Leadership controls who sits on your committee, what bills are referred to your committee, who sits on the final conference committee, and ultimately whether your bills will pass or fail anyway.

The committee chair title certainly has a ring to it, but it’s a charade when the outcome is controlled by a handful of politically unethical bullies at the top.

Fortunately there were strong rumblings of discontent this past legislative session. On the final budget vote, eight House representatives voted “no.” Not only did they have the courage to vote no, they stated why loud and clear. Some further articulated (read, shredded) in local media the sneaky, backdoor, out-of-the-sunshine manner in which those budget decisions had been made.

And you know what? The public loved it. The average person on the street is so sick and tired of it all that they leap for joy when a politician actually stands up and calls out the bad guys, bad process and bad outcomes.

The message to the others sitting on the sidelines playing the so-called long game: please step up. Now, more than ever, our community needs your independence and integrity.
Gary Hooser Island Voices – Honolulu StarAdvertiser 07/11/23

Please mahalo all eight Representatives who voted No!

Democrats
Della Au Belatti – repbelatti@capitol.hawaii.gov
Elle Cochran – repcochran@capitol.hawaii.gov
Sonny Ganaden – repganaden@capitol.hawaii.gov
Natalia Hussey-Burdick – rephusseyburdick@capitol.hawaii.gov
Jeanne Kapela – repkapela@capitol.hawaii.gov
Amy Perruso – repperruso@capitol.hawaii.gov

Read Rep Perruso’s thoughts “Hawaii Legislature Failed To Address UH Priorities”

Republicans
Elijah Pierick – reppierick@capitol.hawaii.gov
Kanani Souza – repsouza@capitol.hawaii.gov

2) If your own District House Representative is not on the list, please send them an email asking why, and encourage them to stand up and speak out against the behavior described above. Go to https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/fyl/ plug in your home address and easily find the name and contact information for your district representative.

Read: Lawmakers End Session Amid Criticism Of The Budget And Use Of Surplus

3) Note the Senate has its own challenges. Contact your Senator and ask what actions they are taking to deal with this: Land And Power 2023: How One Influential Hawaii Senator Is Using Public Agencies To His Advantage https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/07/land-and-power-2023-how-one-influential-hawaii-senator-is-using-public-agencies-to-his-advantage/

Keep your email short, courteous, and professional. But send it! The main point is to let them know you’re aware and following what’s going on.

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