04-04-2015, 05:42 AM
Peter Apo might do better to reform OHA/DHHL and do some actual good for Hawaiians who die of old age while waiting for a land allotment. Or if he can't do that, he might try to better manage a contracting process that pays two to three times the going rate to a select group of well connected contractors rather thatn get the best price for the sake if the beneficiaries. Once he does that, I will listen to him complain about a permitting process that went through multiple reviews, appeals, and a court process. He is not helping.
Opihikao, despite my harsh comment about Apo and his ilk, I do understand the pain that this is causing. By saying that some of that pain is self-inflicted, I am not trying to be disrespectful. Hawaiians would not be in nearly the position of disadvantage that many of them face if OHA and DHHL would get their act together.
Meanwhile, the TMT and its contractors have a well-established legal right to build.
Opihikao, despite my harsh comment about Apo and his ilk, I do understand the pain that this is causing. By saying that some of that pain is self-inflicted, I am not trying to be disrespectful. Hawaiians would not be in nearly the position of disadvantage that many of them face if OHA and DHHL would get their act together.
Meanwhile, the TMT and its contractors have a well-established legal right to build.