07-25-2016, 05:25 AM
HOTPE, good morning to you.
I may have felt the same way as the woman because my family of 7 is the same size as that woman you had on the phone, threatening you. Sounds like the woman threatening to sue you for discrimination may have been frustrated rather than having a good time conversing with you.
Some should be concerned that Three out of every four who called HOTPE to inquire about a $1,200 house wanted to use "section 8". Puna is not one of those desired districts for schools, safety, or job opportunities. The Section 8 Housing program funds were to be for moving families who qualified for the program to receive the opportunity to move out of slum areas and into areas that offered these equal opportunities. The rest of Puna residents have had to compete with these higher rental rates in part because this section 8 housing program's management's best interests was not the folks qualifying for the program or the working folks in districts like Puna.
This section 8 management may have been failing our local families for decades. To the point that many are now squatting in unsanitary conditions or homeless while they wait on a waiting list that will only trap them and their keiki in one of the most dangerous, drug-ridden districts in the state.
I may have felt the same way as the woman because my family of 7 is the same size as that woman you had on the phone, threatening you. Sounds like the woman threatening to sue you for discrimination may have been frustrated rather than having a good time conversing with you.
Some should be concerned that Three out of every four who called HOTPE to inquire about a $1,200 house wanted to use "section 8". Puna is not one of those desired districts for schools, safety, or job opportunities. The Section 8 Housing program funds were to be for moving families who qualified for the program to receive the opportunity to move out of slum areas and into areas that offered these equal opportunities. The rest of Puna residents have had to compete with these higher rental rates in part because this section 8 housing program's management's best interests was not the folks qualifying for the program or the working folks in districts like Puna.
This section 8 management may have been failing our local families for decades. To the point that many are now squatting in unsanitary conditions or homeless while they wait on a waiting list that will only trap them and their keiki in one of the most dangerous, drug-ridden districts in the state.