12-07-2015, 07:29 AM
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Originally posted by kalakoa
the lack of realistic mechanisms to compel following the by-laws and even state law is the root problem in all the big subdivisions
County and State can't manage to follow their own rules either; what's their excuse?
HPP in particular has grown to well over 10,000 people, the reality that running what is essentially a small town with no actual government using a non profit board with limited mandate to govern
Yes, HPP really should be a town. That said, I don't believe the laws of County/State have any provision for this, otherwise Kona, Hilo, and Pahoa would likely be incorporated.
Seems like everything comes back to "plantation-style centralized management/control", complete with The System pre-empting any possible threat to their power.
Kona is actually 2 districts, N. Kona and S. Kona, and Pahoa (945) is way too small to justify being a town.
HPP (11,404) Hilo (43,263), Waikoloa Village (6,362) and Kailua Kona (11,975) are all large enough to be incorporated communities in any other state. All these numbers are from the 2010 census and these communities are larger today, except maybe Pahoa, which lost population during the lava scare period.