02-26-2018, 07:55 AM
Funny, I didn’t see the GM at the meeting at all. The newly appointed BOD President, (appointed by the BOD Majority after ousting the Elected one) was at the table before he was replaced by the old President at the Members request. It was also he who said “psst” when asked if he had a President’s report.
As far as the Rooster People go, HPPOA is obligated to represent all of it’s members, not just the usual people who show up at meetings. I haven’t read anything in the Bylaws that says the Association should be Ethnocentric. I thought it was great to see so many Locals at the meeting, and hope at least some continue to add their voices to the mix. They were calm to the point of serene IMO for 4 hours while they waited their turn to speak, and incredibly warm and friendly to anyone who included them in the conversation. Since this was the first time they attended a meeting, it’s not surprising that some didn’t have voting paddles, as they are not familiar with the process. I saw several of them raising their paddles, and attribute the success of passing several Motions of the Membership to their added voices. I can’t remember getting over 80 yey votes for anything in a long time.
By the time their turn finally came, they’d built up a pretty good head of steam, which I too have experienced after waiting hours to speak.
Several of them told me they were born and raised here, and have always raised Roosters. IMO, It must be hard to have your way of life threatened by more and more legislation.
All in all, it was a very productive meeting where some of the major concerns of land owners were dealt with, thanks to Lori Chairing the meeting, and Steve’s presentation. Mahalo to both. Now we will see if this messed up BOD acts on the votes of the Members or just continues to obstruct the will of the Association. (Us)
As far as the Rooster People go, HPPOA is obligated to represent all of it’s members, not just the usual people who show up at meetings. I haven’t read anything in the Bylaws that says the Association should be Ethnocentric. I thought it was great to see so many Locals at the meeting, and hope at least some continue to add their voices to the mix. They were calm to the point of serene IMO for 4 hours while they waited their turn to speak, and incredibly warm and friendly to anyone who included them in the conversation. Since this was the first time they attended a meeting, it’s not surprising that some didn’t have voting paddles, as they are not familiar with the process. I saw several of them raising their paddles, and attribute the success of passing several Motions of the Membership to their added voices. I can’t remember getting over 80 yey votes for anything in a long time.
By the time their turn finally came, they’d built up a pretty good head of steam, which I too have experienced after waiting hours to speak.
Several of them told me they were born and raised here, and have always raised Roosters. IMO, It must be hard to have your way of life threatened by more and more legislation.
All in all, it was a very productive meeting where some of the major concerns of land owners were dealt with, thanks to Lori Chairing the meeting, and Steve’s presentation. Mahalo to both. Now we will see if this messed up BOD acts on the votes of the Members or just continues to obstruct the will of the Association. (Us)