06-18-2018, 02:04 PM
"Not even "maybe". Unfortunately our fossilized government is deathly afraid they will somehow lose control. Far better to mismanage the situation until people give up and move away..."
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This is most likely what will happen if farmers aren't vocal and have no support. It is exactly what I hope does not happen. I love the rural of Puna . The affordable of Puna .
Not much left in Hawaii compared to when my boat first landed. Seems that more money, more money is all that matters, and yet more money is never enough! I remember when the Japanese discovered Oahu. For them, at the time, it was a very smart investment. They started buying up Kahala , Waikiki. Taxes soared . Many could not afford the tax hikes and sold...to more Japanese. I remember in my stupidity believing that this financial windfall to Honolulu would provide more services and infrastructure to the residents....WRONG. They enlarged the Government. Aside from that nothing much changed. Now, Honolulu cost of living is off the chart for most, it is broke, the rail is a disgrace & pensions are a ticking time bomb.
Our farmers produce for export and us. I appreciate my fresh vegetables, fresh flowers It is part of my cherished lifestyle . not a smart move to watch them go.
To pad the cost of farming with over the top feasibility studies is just gross.
To believe in the myth that big business marijuana growing or expanded tourism will some way protect our life style is something I can not see.
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This is most likely what will happen if farmers aren't vocal and have no support. It is exactly what I hope does not happen. I love the rural of Puna . The affordable of Puna .
Not much left in Hawaii compared to when my boat first landed. Seems that more money, more money is all that matters, and yet more money is never enough! I remember when the Japanese discovered Oahu. For them, at the time, it was a very smart investment. They started buying up Kahala , Waikiki. Taxes soared . Many could not afford the tax hikes and sold...to more Japanese. I remember in my stupidity believing that this financial windfall to Honolulu would provide more services and infrastructure to the residents....WRONG. They enlarged the Government. Aside from that nothing much changed. Now, Honolulu cost of living is off the chart for most, it is broke, the rail is a disgrace & pensions are a ticking time bomb.
Our farmers produce for export and us. I appreciate my fresh vegetables, fresh flowers It is part of my cherished lifestyle . not a smart move to watch them go.
To pad the cost of farming with over the top feasibility studies is just gross.
To believe in the myth that big business marijuana growing or expanded tourism will some way protect our life style is something I can not see.