08-05-2013, 09:15 AM
"This wild-eyed libertarianism that people are trying so desperately to import to Hawaii is obnoxious." - - Kelena
It's not obnoxious. It's called a free exchange of ideas, which is something most of us like about Punaweb. Are you a government employee, Kelena? You sound like someone who has never seen a tax, government program, or regulation he/she didn't like. We need some of those for sure, but it's not obnoxious to question them from time to time. It's healthy. Now Hawaii does have some contracting policies and government employee union deals that ARE obnoxious.
As far as the subject at hand, I've never lived in an arid place, but I can see the reasons for watershed restrictions in them. Damming a stream creates evaporation and ground absorption losses that can't be recovered. Hence, the need for strict controls.
It's not obnoxious. It's called a free exchange of ideas, which is something most of us like about Punaweb. Are you a government employee, Kelena? You sound like someone who has never seen a tax, government program, or regulation he/she didn't like. We need some of those for sure, but it's not obnoxious to question them from time to time. It's healthy. Now Hawaii does have some contracting policies and government employee union deals that ARE obnoxious.
As far as the subject at hand, I've never lived in an arid place, but I can see the reasons for watershed restrictions in them. Damming a stream creates evaporation and ground absorption losses that can't be recovered. Hence, the need for strict controls.