07-23-2018, 04:57 AM
Well, with great effort we got the PCDP passed as written. It involved demonstrations in front of the county building. Unfortunately as is par for this county Councilman (at the time) J. Yoshimoto later rammed through in bulk 19 amendments drafted by Bill Walter of Shipman without allowing debate of the individual amendments.
This is the way it works here. Straight out of "Land and Power in Hawaii". I can't say all the 19 amendments were bad. For the most part though they were designed to meet the goals of Shipman Ltd the largest landowner in Puna.
Hundreds of citizens labored on the PCDP and it is not without effect though Shipman did succeed, with the help of Hilo's good ol' boys, to bend it to Shipman's needs.
This is the way it works here. Straight out of "Land and Power in Hawaii". I can't say all the 19 amendments were bad. For the most part though they were designed to meet the goals of Shipman Ltd the largest landowner in Puna.
Hundreds of citizens labored on the PCDP and it is not without effect though Shipman did succeed, with the help of Hilo's good ol' boys, to bend it to Shipman's needs.
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