04-04-2016, 07:57 AM
I headed into Hilo unusually late for me this morning, but it was during what is usually the sweet spot between mini rushes of 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30, so I was very surprised when right after the joining of Volcano and Pahoa highways the left lane ground to a halt, not just slow, but an outright halt. Several miles down the road the reason was revealed, Greggor Ilagan was out there doing his shaka waving schtick, so close to the road that a bunch of cars ahead of me swerved to avoid hitting him as he "threw" his shaka at the drivers.
Nothing gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling for a politician like being late to a meeting because they are playing in traffic during the morning commute on a Monday, especially months before the election. I didn't see him at the caucus meeting, although I saw virtually every other representative or candidate for that district, when he could have met with many constituents face to face, instead of slowing people's Monday morning commute to a crawl.
Nothing gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling for a politician like being late to a meeting because they are playing in traffic during the morning commute on a Monday, especially months before the election. I didn't see him at the caucus meeting, although I saw virtually every other representative or candidate for that district, when he could have met with many constituents face to face, instead of slowing people's Monday morning commute to a crawl.