Our catchment folks have gotten increasingly difficult to reach so Iʻm looking for someone who can clean our tank and replace the UV light.  We have the light, just need to get it installed.  Mahalo.

Please read an excerpt from the Punaweb Forum Rules which members agreed to when they registered.  I have placed a portion in bold, which most relates to the recent deletions and comments about censorship:

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.    If community development was a competitive sport, I'd say that the County, State, and Federal Kilauea disaster relief efforts are running nose to nose to nose.  Which is to say that they are all at a dead stop.  

      Starting with FEMA:  Replacing the road and waterline along the coast is on hold because of a dispute about the bid specifications and the alleged actions by PGV developers who ....  Oops, we don't want to go there again.

     Then there's the County's refurbishment of Isaac Hale Beach Park.  There's a pile of disaster relief money waiting to be released to rebuild the area into a replication of a Native Hawaiian fishing community designed and policed by a local militia.  Plans have been drawn up, grants have been approved, and the stewards have been selected.  What's the hold up?  The funding can't be released until the road and highway are installed.

     Tying for last place in performance is the State's Pohoiki boat ramp dredging adventure.  Sure, the bid specifications went out and Goodfellow, Bros. was the low bidder for the debris removal.  Unfortunately, the low bid was far higher than the amount of funding available, so the entire project is on hold until the governor agrees to pay more ransom money.  (Yet another Punaweb scoop!)  It's a holiday weekend, so I can't tell you just how much money it will take to get the rocks to start rolling, but Greggor should weigh in soon.

     And how much dredging are we talking about?  A channel 325 feet long and 160 feet wide.  Or what a couple of guys on Bobcats can move in a week.

     So when will the Pohoiki boat ramp be reopened?  Possibly before the next lava flow.

Punatang wrote...
"What is the justification for this concern?

Well, I was concerned by the censorship. I was concerned that I was prevented from judging for myself whatever it was that you shared. I get concerned whenever I hear "conspiracy theory" because it's a cheap shot with deplorable origins most often used by people with weak arguments or something to hide. There's more but it's Thanksgiving.
I wish you all the best.. "

Your concerns are 100% valid! Moderator 2 did exactly that. Buried a portion of post and falsely proclaimed what the content was that was removed. Furthermore, they knew they lied because they refused to share the original paragraphs because they don't support the nonsense moderator 2 claimed.

Moderator 2 needs moderation and is a little liar.

Personally, I don't care too much where this leads because Puna Web fell from any position of value in many people lives, years ago. People such as moderator 2 only enforce the reasons why many left this forum long ago. People who jump to wrong conclusions became an impassable factor long ago here and Moderator 2 is a good example of that nonsense.

Wishing everyone a happy holiday spent with family and friends.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs

Buzzfeed’s A Supposedly Nice Place To Visit That They’ll Never Do Again. They made a list and a coward who signed their screed “Anonymous” said they ain’t coming back to Big Island:
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#23."The Big Island of Hawaii. I recently went on a trip to the island. So many people rave about the views and the hiking trails past beautiful waterfalls. I was there for two weeks and spent roughly half of my time driving. Any waterfall 'hikes' were more aptly just short walks from the parking lot and up a couple of stairs. The volcanoes were cool, the weather was nice, and the views were okay, but I don’t think I would spend the time or the money to go back."

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/20-years...02257.html

At least Anonymous had a little bit of sense. S/he didn’t insult Pele.

Upcoming Virtual town hall for the Puna Community featuring local Water Quality Experts: Coastal Planner Alex Roy, Department of Health Environmental Health Specialist Bob Whittier, Hanna Puentes from Hawaiʻi Wai Ola (local water quality testing nonprofit), and Dr. Steven Colbert from UH Hilo Marine Science.
The event will include a Q&A session, giving attendees the opportunity to ask questions directly to the panelists.


Topics Include: 

• updates on water quality in the Puna district 
  
• cesspool conversion opportunities
  
• available loan and grant programs 
  
• conversion processes and technology options 
  
• current laws surrounding cesspool
  
• future opportunities in wastewater management
  

A Native Hawaiian Scientist is worried for his wife and children.  





https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/11/new-fe...ts-secret/

"Jordan Lerma has faced death threats for trying to persuade cat lovers around the Big Island to stop feeding feral colonies and for backing laws to discourage the practice.
As co-founder of a new nonprofit group, Nene Research and Conservation, Lerma knows that feral cats threaten Hawaii’s nene geese as they do other native and endangered wildlife. They also live far shorter lives than their domestic counterparts, as little as two years on average.
Now, Lerma is faced with an unusual dilemma."

Does anyone know where I can get a loaf of French bread? Safeway and KTA are out of freshly baked bread. This isn't an emergency, but I am sure it will upset someone.

I am wondering if anyone knows about zoning rules in Puna ( specificaly Orchidland sub division)

I own a property that already has a small permited house on it.  512 sq ft.

I plan to build a larger house on the property. 
The lot is 3 acres 

I know the rules say only  1 house on a Ag lot. 
but my idea is to get a permit to build the new house and tell the Bldg Dept when the house is compete
we will convert the small house to a Ohana unit. 

anyone know if they will let me do that?