Capital Improvement Projects-HB1700 CD1

[pahoated]

The point is the north and north east senate districts seem to have clear, succinct work projects *BEFORE* going into a legislative session, therefore the justification from the rest of the legislature is more favorable.

The south east senate district seems wandering and confused, then the district just seems to be in a constant squabble, the constituents not being able to agree on almost anything. If you were going to fund a district, would you fund the one that has a well researched project list with lots of community support or would you fund the one that doesn't really know what they want except they just want the money and then they will figure out what to do when they get it?

This is probably a good example of how the rest of Hawaii views Puna, the Mars Lander being the rest of Hawaii and Puna being G.Illigan's Island:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCEmTAqsPq0

"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"

[kalakoa]

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Can you build a library without planning it first? The funds are for planning and design in addition to feasibility study.

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Yes. Many libraries have been built before -- some of them even in Hawaii -- I really don't see any need to re-invent the wheel.

That said, the notion of "a big building full of books" seems quaint, even obsolete. It's the 21st century, why are we building 16th-century infrastructure?

[Anxious Messiah]

The point is that you made inaccurate assertions and untruthful accusations. But moving on, CIPs also have to be requested and "...are accounted for in a capital improvement budget code of a department."

Oversimplified, if the department doesn't put it in their budget request, then any legislation proposed by an elected for the CIP isn't going to pass.

Generally, transportation issues take up as much as half of the CIPs approved. Additionally, it appears that the more power you have, and the depending on the subject matter, the better chance that your district CIPs will be funded. But I have also seen it take a dozen years or more for some CIPs.

Or, according to this mornings news, you can create your own non-profit, name your staff as the board of directors, and get $100k in GIA finding despite you non-profit being listed as no longer compliant by the IRS for over a year.

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