Remind you of anything?

[HiloJulie]

Here is a good example of where a Community Association COULD have sought out good competent legal advice BEFORE hand several years ago but didn't and just went ahead with what can only be described as a brilliant idea and then the resulting damage that happens when a very small minority of "concerned citizens" step in and take over.

As Bill Nye would say:

"Critical thinking caps ON!"

Does this remind you of anything?

[My 2 cents]

It reminds me of the pre-Makuu Market.  The huge greenhouse structure in Pahoa that was so overgrown with weeds that most people didn’t even know it was there, got cleaned up and turned into an awesome farmer’s market far superior to the tent city they have now (imo), and then shut down because….well, just because I guess.

[Punatang]

It reminds me of the pre-Makuu Market.  The huge greenhouse structure in Pahoa that was so overgrown with weeds that most people didn’t even know it was there, got cleaned up and turned into an awesome farmer’s market far superior to the tent city they have now (imo), and then shut down because….well, just because I guess.

That was an awesome one.  There was a lady that had chili with meat and vegan chili and she always intimated that the vegans all wanted to meat chili because it looked the same and they could get their weekly meat fix without signaling their lapse in virtue LOL.  I did not independently verify this and I'm sure no vegans reading this were involved.

The other, even greater and perhaps greatest farmers market ever that embodied all that is Puna was the S.P.A.C.E. market on Saturdays back in the day in Seaview.  Same thing happened there. Concerned homeowners were unhappy with the traffic and commotion once a week and they put the kibosh on it.  Echos of that continue with the fledgling commercial activities at "The Lawn" on Sundays.

I'd be willing to bet a kahelelani necklace with a sunrise shell that those "concerned citizens" in Princeville will move on within 18 months.  Kauai don't play.

N.I.M.B.Y. goes both ways.

[Obie]

"and then shut down because….well, just because I guess."

The county shut it down because of a multitude of safety violations.

[My 2 cents]

Safety violations can be remedied if they are within budget. My understanding was that the insurmountable violation was that it didn’t have a concrete floor.

[kalakoa]

Per media reports, Princeville Park prohibits commercial activities, but somehow nobody noticed (read: rules went unenforced) for years.