Big Island Circus Fined $50,000 by DLNR

[Guest]

Terry, you can go off on the wonders of Graham Ellis and yet none of what you have just described has to do with your mission statement for the Hawaii's Volcano Circus. Had everything been kept separate then there would be no problem. They would have paid the tax on the unrelated business interest instead of involving the nonprofit and funneling the money thru the Hawaii's Volcano Circus 501©3 .

Remember Terry it is Hawaii's Volcano Circus that holds the 501©3 status.

HVC's mission statement is... "for the purpose of maintaining performing circus artists for educational cultural and entertainment purposes as well as developing an educational center for performing circus artists."

Terry, I would agree with you that all that may have been done and all the people involved are wonderful people and yet I will never over look the abuse that Graham Ellis did and subjected the nonprofit to.