03-19-2019, 05:20 AM
RWR - I love woodworking, wish I had more time for it - and a more refined skill at it than I do. But, in TomK's defense, how would you feel if that activity were suddenly contrary to Hawaii's "cultural beliefs"? if use of "sacred" Koa or Milo wood were suddenly only allowed to be done only by kanaka maoli? Being told that wood shops that were not approved by OHA, and paid them an extortionate "cultural royalty", would be shut down?
I have plenty of my own reasons to be thoroughly disgusted with Hawaii's political class constantly pandering to obstructionists just for their own political expediency rather than showing some real leadership in technology and a host of other arenas. They are sacrificing their constituents' future, and the future of their children, solely in the interest of their political advancement. So I understand TomK's reaction and attitude fully. Gets more than a little tiresome responding to neo-utopian, fact-free rants after a while...
I have plenty of my own reasons to be thoroughly disgusted with Hawaii's political class constantly pandering to obstructionists just for their own political expediency rather than showing some real leadership in technology and a host of other arenas. They are sacrificing their constituents' future, and the future of their children, solely in the interest of their political advancement. So I understand TomK's reaction and attitude fully. Gets more than a little tiresome responding to neo-utopian, fact-free rants after a while...