06-14-2018, 03:47 PM
What will Hawaiian Homelands think or do? DHHL is corrupt and incompetent, so doing nothing might be the best we could hope for. The Makuu homesteads behind the market was described to me by a DHHL beneficiary as "just another failure" because it supposedly requires agricultural activity to maintain a leasehold. This has resulted in a low level of occupancy and a number of current residents planting three coconut trees and calling it "agriculture." I was shocked to see so many empty lots in there when people die of old waiting for a piece of land, so I started asking Hawaiians about it.
Meanwhile, Homelands leaders have resolutely opposed alternate routes passing through or near their lands, so they might not be keen for a new settlement of refugees in their backyard.
While I respect Ruderman's desire to help, I agree with others that helping lava home loss victims find similar lots in existing subdivisions would be more practical and fair than the extremely expensive prospect of developing yet another Puna subdivision when we can't properly manage the ones we have.
Meanwhile, Homelands leaders have resolutely opposed alternate routes passing through or near their lands, so they might not be keen for a new settlement of refugees in their backyard.
While I respect Ruderman's desire to help, I agree with others that helping lava home loss victims find similar lots in existing subdivisions would be more practical and fair than the extremely expensive prospect of developing yet another Puna subdivision when we can't properly manage the ones we have.