06-02-2014, 05:37 AM
Aloha KathyH and Rob,
I agree with your assessment of Leonard Horowitz. I don't think he has a cult, however, for that necessitates followers. I hesitate to speak of LH because I am
apprehensive over being sued again although his suit was thrown out of court. He has already sued the county, several judges, his ex-wife and a whole host of
others. He cannot help himself. He is like Jack Lemmon in The Out-of-Towners "What's your name? You're gonna hear from my lawyers!"
Rob, I would like to take this opportunity to clear up some misunderstandings that you may have about the steam vent legislation. Here is the order of events
concerning the purchasing of the property known as the "steam vents". The owner (not Leonard Horowitz) came to visit my boss in December of 2008 and made her
aware that he wanted to sell his Opihikao property where the steam vents are located. His wish was to preserve the steam vents for the community and future
generations. At that time, there were many people in the district who expressed a desire for the county to purchase the property and make it assessable to the
public. So they had a meeting and their strategy was to try and purchase the steam vents through the open space process. As legislative assistant, I was
responsible for doing the work to apply for open space which is no easy matter. I filled out the application answering all of the detailed questions complete
with photos and submitted it. The open space process would take time, so in the interim, it was decided that perhaps a resolution needed to be crafted to see
what the community and council thought about the idea. I was asked to put together a resolution. The county council thought it was a good idea and voted
unanimously for the resolution. It all came to a halt when Emily Naeole lost the election. The next councilperson wrote a resolution to undo the other
resolution. I think the steam vents were sold to a private individual. End of story.
Rob, remember, I was not the council person I was a legislative assistant and it was my job to write the legislation that was necessary.
I agree with your assessment of Leonard Horowitz. I don't think he has a cult, however, for that necessitates followers. I hesitate to speak of LH because I am
apprehensive over being sued again although his suit was thrown out of court. He has already sued the county, several judges, his ex-wife and a whole host of
others. He cannot help himself. He is like Jack Lemmon in The Out-of-Towners "What's your name? You're gonna hear from my lawyers!"
Rob, I would like to take this opportunity to clear up some misunderstandings that you may have about the steam vent legislation. Here is the order of events
concerning the purchasing of the property known as the "steam vents". The owner (not Leonard Horowitz) came to visit my boss in December of 2008 and made her
aware that he wanted to sell his Opihikao property where the steam vents are located. His wish was to preserve the steam vents for the community and future
generations. At that time, there were many people in the district who expressed a desire for the county to purchase the property and make it assessable to the
public. So they had a meeting and their strategy was to try and purchase the steam vents through the open space process. As legislative assistant, I was
responsible for doing the work to apply for open space which is no easy matter. I filled out the application answering all of the detailed questions complete
with photos and submitted it. The open space process would take time, so in the interim, it was decided that perhaps a resolution needed to be crafted to see
what the community and council thought about the idea. I was asked to put together a resolution. The county council thought it was a good idea and voted
unanimously for the resolution. It all came to a halt when Emily Naeole lost the election. The next councilperson wrote a resolution to undo the other
resolution. I think the steam vents were sold to a private individual. End of story.
Rob, remember, I was not the council person I was a legislative assistant and it was my job to write the legislation that was necessary.