08-16-2018, 03:16 PM
While the governor does have some emergency funds he can tap, the legislature has to appropriate any significant new or on-going funding. So Harry's big suck-up to Ige might not be what it takes to get his Christmas list. Although I have little respect for them, the legislative leadership has been smart enough to have already expressed misgivings for Harry's approach. We'll see where it goes, especially given the fact that lots of things on the list are either ridiculously inflated or have nothing to do with the eruption. Like HiloPuna, I don't expect an island wide bonanza to be in Harry's future, but I could be wrong. I've been wrong before.