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When Long's was under construction in Pahoa it was discovered they were operating with an expired permit. Bobbie Jean Leithead-Todd (Planning Director at the time) rolled out the red carpet and a big pair of scissors to cut red tape.
At the same moment she was putting a six year delay on a private family wanting a Special Use Permit for a commercial use in a Puna CDP village center.
Money talks.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Rob Tucker @ 13:36:18-
Money not only talks, it dictates.
See HART among other things.
Or TMT's having to choose between our keiki and
payouts for politicians and corrupt entities like OHA.
TMT chose our keiki instead of politicians and the likes
of OHA.
And WE ALL will be paying a price for our corruption.
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Sorry guys, this is what you get with a single party state...
Money is safest when two packs of thieves are fighting over it...
If we had a viable party in opposition, they would see to it that the routine misfeasance and malfeasance that goes on in this state got publicized and investigated. As it is now, the chances of the entrenched politicos and bureaucrats getting exposed are small and getting punished are smaller still...
It's also why any developer who wants any hope of getting something done has to suck up to the powers that be... If he doesn't, he can go to Helen Waite...
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Oooh... I would love a Grand Jury investigation but it would prolly come from Oahu, where it's the usual "what problem, I don't see any problem, you see any problem Ed?". It should come from the mainland International Conference of Building Officials, or the Code book writers as the complainant on how they are using "The Book" to their discretion.
For a real hoot, ask the inspector when you see him next time for his ICBO identification card stating what he is qualified to inspect. It is the law you know....
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Money is safest when two packs of thieves are fighting over it...
Business is safest when it can drive to another municipality, thereby forcing governments to compete for their piece of the revenue.
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The county was very developer friendly to Tropic Estates. "Sure, you can put those roads in later!"
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ok. you got me. where are "Tropic Estates?".
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That was the developer that subdivided Hawaiian Acres and sold it without up to code roads or other infrastructure.
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Ah, just like all those "Pacific Paradise" developments, and HPP.
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subdivided Hawaiian Acres and sold it without up to code roads
See also: Hawaiian Acres newsletter from 1962.
Tropic Estates totally promised to meet their infrastructure obligation, they wrote a letter to County. On a paper bag. In crayon. Like, officially.
It was all okay, because everyone else was doing it, with words like "Estates" and "Park" and "Acres".
Favorite part: "agricultural use" on a 7500sf lot, as if someone could make a living (with a legal crop).
