03-26-2018, 07:29 AM
The Farmers Market case speaks to the mentality of individuals who get themselves in government where they can exercise this sort of power.
There's been several cases in Hawaii like this. One was the closure of a beachside hamburger stand on Oahu at Kaimana Beach that operated for many decades before being shut down. Another was the forced removal of a mural in Honolulu of Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushika's famous picture "The Great Wave."
Both these Honolulu items could have been left alone. The Farmers Market could have been left alone. Call it being grandfathered in, if you want.
But these public officials won't have it. They can't stand it. They wake up everyday with the mission to confront something that that irritates them, that is technically out of order, regardless of the fact that it has great value to the public.
The officials harassing the Farmers Market would have been ideal East German Stasi officials before the fall of the USSR. We know where part of their mentality came from. Sieg Heil.
From Kapoho Joe: "It's about time! I have been complaining about the dilapidated look of the HFM for over a decade. "
You have nothing better to do with your time? Hilo isn't Waikiki or Kona. Want upscale, move over there. It's a blue collar town, the HFM fit in just fine with downtown.
There's been several cases in Hawaii like this. One was the closure of a beachside hamburger stand on Oahu at Kaimana Beach that operated for many decades before being shut down. Another was the forced removal of a mural in Honolulu of Japanese artist Hokusai Katsushika's famous picture "The Great Wave."
Both these Honolulu items could have been left alone. The Farmers Market could have been left alone. Call it being grandfathered in, if you want.
But these public officials won't have it. They can't stand it. They wake up everyday with the mission to confront something that that irritates them, that is technically out of order, regardless of the fact that it has great value to the public.
The officials harassing the Farmers Market would have been ideal East German Stasi officials before the fall of the USSR. We know where part of their mentality came from. Sieg Heil.
From Kapoho Joe: "It's about time! I have been complaining about the dilapidated look of the HFM for over a decade. "
You have nothing better to do with your time? Hilo isn't Waikiki or Kona. Want upscale, move over there. It's a blue collar town, the HFM fit in just fine with downtown.