04-04-2020, 08:09 AM
" . . . necessary to form a township - - " - kalakoa
What's necessary to form a township, or any other form of municipality, in Hawaii is an act of the legislature. Such legislation for HPP was introduced several years ago by Faye Hanohano (of all people, IIRC), and it went nowhere because the Honolulu gang were terrified of the prospect of self governance movements springing up all over the place. Dream on. A class action suit by multiple subdivisions might be the only way, and HPP as the most populous would have to get its act together in a big way for that to go anywhere. Based on the tone and demeanor of the HPP "leaders" who scream at each other on Punaweb, all I can say, again, is "Dream on. '
What's necessary to form a township, or any other form of municipality, in Hawaii is an act of the legislature. Such legislation for HPP was introduced several years ago by Faye Hanohano (of all people, IIRC), and it went nowhere because the Honolulu gang were terrified of the prospect of self governance movements springing up all over the place. Dream on. A class action suit by multiple subdivisions might be the only way, and HPP as the most populous would have to get its act together in a big way for that to go anywhere. Based on the tone and demeanor of the HPP "leaders" who scream at each other on Punaweb, all I can say, again, is "Dream on. '