04-27-2015, 11:15 AM
I worry about the Pandora's box beautiful and spiritual Hawaii might be opening.
Is it true that China is offering to arm some of the protestors? I hope this is just a scurrilous rumor, which it could be. China is a scary place that you might not want to end up a part of.
Of course, in WWII it is almost certain you would have ended up as a base for imperial Japan. Korea and parts of China can tell you how much fun that was. Barbarism.
Will reparations work out ok? What if the U.S. says they have done wrong to so many people; ok you deserve them, but get in the queue. We owe a ton of money already, none to spare right now, so it might be a long wait, they could say...
What if they say ok, we will pay you something but since everything we ever invested in you after statehood was for states-only you must pay us back for defense, roads, welfare, health care, disaster relief, education, mail service, utilities, add your own ten things to this list...
Hawai'i is also one of the states that gets more than it gives to the federal government. I think it is about $1.50 for every dollar but please don't quote me as I have to look it up. Don't know if the Hawaiian kingdom would raise taxes or cut services.
I'm just curious and it may just be none of my business! But the populations of Maui and Oahu are very different from those of Hawai'i and Kauai. Are their majorities on board with any of the kinds of government the protestors want for Hawai'i ?
Anyway, I'm not taking sides except for the telescopes. I so wish our mountains here had what Mauna Kea has to offer. Secrets of the universe...money, science role model for careers for keiki, relatively clean industry...
With the Hawaiian history of astronomy I feel like taking away telescopes is gouging Mauna Kea's eyes. Eyes that no one in the northern hemisphere gets to have. Throwing away a great gift. It breaks my heart.
You have my concern and my love, Hawai'i.
Pam in CA
Is it true that China is offering to arm some of the protestors? I hope this is just a scurrilous rumor, which it could be. China is a scary place that you might not want to end up a part of.
Of course, in WWII it is almost certain you would have ended up as a base for imperial Japan. Korea and parts of China can tell you how much fun that was. Barbarism.
Will reparations work out ok? What if the U.S. says they have done wrong to so many people; ok you deserve them, but get in the queue. We owe a ton of money already, none to spare right now, so it might be a long wait, they could say...
What if they say ok, we will pay you something but since everything we ever invested in you after statehood was for states-only you must pay us back for defense, roads, welfare, health care, disaster relief, education, mail service, utilities, add your own ten things to this list...
Hawai'i is also one of the states that gets more than it gives to the federal government. I think it is about $1.50 for every dollar but please don't quote me as I have to look it up. Don't know if the Hawaiian kingdom would raise taxes or cut services.
I'm just curious and it may just be none of my business! But the populations of Maui and Oahu are very different from those of Hawai'i and Kauai. Are their majorities on board with any of the kinds of government the protestors want for Hawai'i ?
Anyway, I'm not taking sides except for the telescopes. I so wish our mountains here had what Mauna Kea has to offer. Secrets of the universe...money, science role model for careers for keiki, relatively clean industry...
With the Hawaiian history of astronomy I feel like taking away telescopes is gouging Mauna Kea's eyes. Eyes that no one in the northern hemisphere gets to have. Throwing away a great gift. It breaks my heart.
You have my concern and my love, Hawai'i.
Pam in CA
Pam in CA