09-27-2017, 05:54 AM
glinda,
The details of the ongoing disaster relief in Puerto Rico can be seen as a parallel to what might happen here in Hawaii in the event of a future emergency. There are similarities as well as differences that we might discuss here.
You may think your comments address that issue, but they don't, not really. As pointed out by kalakoa, there's effectively no real difference between parties. It's not black and white, it's two shades of medium gray, one with a little red mixed in, the other a little blue.
One difference between Puerto Rico and Hawaii is that we have massive military infrastructure available across the islands. After Hurricane Iwa hit in 1982 (from Wikipedia):
President Ronald Reagan declared the islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Oahu as a disaster area. The declaration allocated federal funds to aid the affected citizens.[11] The state Department of Education decided to close all schools on Kauai indefinitely.[10]
The thousands of residents without power celebrated Thanksgiving by cooking turkeys on outdoor grills or smokers. Army and Air Force planes delivered 20,000 Thanksgiving rations to the thousands left in temporary shelters. The United States military also airlifted generators to Kauai due to several days of power outages
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
The details of the ongoing disaster relief in Puerto Rico can be seen as a parallel to what might happen here in Hawaii in the event of a future emergency. There are similarities as well as differences that we might discuss here.
You may think your comments address that issue, but they don't, not really. As pointed out by kalakoa, there's effectively no real difference between parties. It's not black and white, it's two shades of medium gray, one with a little red mixed in, the other a little blue.
One difference between Puerto Rico and Hawaii is that we have massive military infrastructure available across the islands. After Hurricane Iwa hit in 1982 (from Wikipedia):
President Ronald Reagan declared the islands of Kauai, Niihau, and Oahu as a disaster area. The declaration allocated federal funds to aid the affected citizens.[11] The state Department of Education decided to close all schools on Kauai indefinitely.[10]
The thousands of residents without power celebrated Thanksgiving by cooking turkeys on outdoor grills or smokers. Army and Air Force planes delivered 20,000 Thanksgiving rations to the thousands left in temporary shelters. The United States military also airlifted generators to Kauai due to several days of power outages
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
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