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The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Rob Tucker - 06-12-2009
Looks like payback time for those council members who had the audacity to question or propose alternatives to Kenoi's budget. So as we suspected - the status quo is alive and well with Billy Kenoi. Emily is now firmly planted as one of the good old boys. Hiilo rules!
From Debbie Hecht:
The Hawaii County Council is undergoing a leadership change,
legislation will be introduced during the next council meeting on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the
Keahou Sheraton in Kona at 9:00 a. m.
IF you want to protest these changes, show up at 9:00 to testify.
If you site all three resolutions, you could talk for 9 minutes. Each resolution allows 3 minutes.
Resolution #200-removes Pete Hoffman as Vice Chair of the council
and makes Council member Emily Naole Vice Chair of the County Council.
Resolution #201- reorganizes the Chairmanships and vice-chairs of the council
Resolution #202 combines Human Services with the Finance Committee and Food and Sustainability with Environmental Management AND reassigns chairmanships:
This legislation strips the Chairmanship of any committees from Yagong, Hoffman and Ford.
Currently the committee chairs are:
Public Works- Brenda Ford
Finance- Dominic Yagong
Human Services- Naole
Environmental management-Greenwell
Food and Energy Sustainability- Onishi
Planning- Ikeda
Parks- Enriques
The new committees and the new chairs will be:
Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations- (roads, all building projects, the awards of big money projects) -Enriques
Planning- (General Plan amendments, CDPs, all rezonings) Ikeda
Finance and Human Services (all budget matters and non-profits) - Onishi
Public Safety Parks and Recreation- (police, fire, civil defense and parks) Naole
Environmental Management and Energy Sustainability (sewers, solid waste, landfills, recycling, energy sustainability) - Greenwell
What's next?
My opinion-
This is a deliberate effort to neutralize and punish council members Hoffman, Ford and Yagong for introducing legislation and questioning the administration and council during budget hearings. This takes these council members out of the public eye. The results will be less transparency and less accountability.
The overturn of the deposits to the 2% fund was the first move, now we are seeing the gutting of the committee and chairmanship structure. Expect more verbal abuse of these council members. Remember committee chairs can delay the airing of legislation for two meetings, which could result in a month's delay.
The Hilo block of Yoshimoto, Onishi, Enriques, Ikeda and Naole vote together. The real question is: who is orchestrating these moves? OR are these council members violating the sunshine laws and working together behind the scenes?
Will the will of the people be further slashed by gutting the CDPs?
Will they delay or prevent infrastructure improvements in these council member's districts?
Don't take my word for it. Click here to see your county council in action:
http://www.hawaii-county.com/council/gat_schedule.htm
Stay tuned! Please remember this at the polls in 2010.
Debbie
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - JerryCarr - 06-12-2009
More bad news from the Council. Thanks for bringing us up to date. I will certainly remember this at the polls in 2010, but a lot of people won't. It will take a lot of work to overturn the "usual suspect" interest groups that keep the status quo going.
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - lquade - 06-13-2009
shouldnt a couple of these posting be over in the puna politics forum?
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Rob Tucker - 06-13-2009
Yes they should be and they will be. But the news is very current and I'd like folks to know what's going on. So for the present they will be in the main forum.
Punaweb moderator
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Seeb - 06-13-2009
Ms.Hecht and Aaron S are by no means neutral on the east-west power struggle. And if you remember the whole count to 5 thing nether side is going to do anything for Puna voluntary.
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Aaron S - 06-13-2009
The east/west issue is only a part of this issue. The more menacing aspect is the east side council members attempt to reduce greater transparency and accountability from the county. Council members Ford, Hoffmann, and Yagong are all advocates of open government. If this coup succeeds the residents of the entire island will be worse off for it.
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - John S. Rabi - 06-13-2009
It's sad to see how dysfunctional, inept, unethical and corrupt our local government is. (Just read the article about the appraisal/appraiser fiasco in the newspapers today in addition to the Council news.)
Aloha,
John S. Rabi, GM,ARB,BFT,CM,CBR,FHS,PB
808.989.1314
http://www.JohnRabi.com
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RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Aaron S - 06-13-2009
Yagong, Ford, and Hoffmann are champions of transparency and accountability in county government.These proposed committee changes will pretty much mute that agenda.Which should concern everyone living on this island.
In a nutshell, this is bigger than West side getting shafted once again.
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - John S. Rabi - 06-13-2009
I'm more disappointed to see Guy Enriques being involved in this. I got to know him as a fair and open-minded person when he worked for me 13 years ago. (Though I know he is one of "Kenoi's Boys.")
Aloha,
John S. Rabi, GM,ARB,BFT,CM,CBR,FHS,PB
808.989.1314
http://www.JohnRabi.com
Typically Tropical Properties
"The Next Level of Service!"
RE: The Kenoi Council takes shape - Together We Can't - Barbara - 06-13-2009
These guys are like a vaudville show. The Councilmembers who demonstrate they can think and question, are going to be replaced by The Know Nothings and their friends.
These Council meetings need to be posted on YouTube.