08-16-2018, 07:20 PM
quote:Thanks, but you didn't answer my question.
Originally posted by HiloPuna
TomK and Ironyak
It’s simplistic to restrict local officials to their electoral districts. HPP and surrounding subdivisions are bedroom communities of Hilo. This eruption has disrupted all of East Hawaii, not just Puna. And while RR may not be with the majority, as Kai and Lorraine are, that doesn’t mean they don’t interact and go to bat for each other. When RR was ascendant two sessions ago he actively supported Hilo issues, and last session KK tried to carry RR’s Rat Lungworm bill and others thru the session. In addition, both Kai and Lorraine have family and friends throughout Puna.
BTW: It’s also not far fetched for reasonable people to still believe in altruistic behaviors. There’s a persistent parochialism on this forum that’s bedded in grievance, steeped in cynicism and topped with arrogance. It leads to skipping over the obvious, which is that your fellow citizens that make up the government and the business community are not out to get you ( or Puna). In fact, many live in Puna, or came from there.
And just for the record , KK fully supports astronomy on the mountain and TMT in particular. He was playing a long game, you saw the (poorly played) opening hand. He’s still young in the job, and his MK bill showed that, but he’s a quick study. If you have a chance call his office and ask for him to call you back. He will meet with anyone to discuss any issues important to you. He is, by far, the hardest working legislator I’ve met and he’s made himself extremely knowledgeable on the history and uses of public lands on Mauna Kea. His vision is for a resolution of issues such that they will be equitable and durable. Those two qualities are essential and intertwined.