Big Island Organizations & Programs Losing Funding

[HiloJulie]

While not trying to ask you to divulge too much personal information and I am perfectly fine if you do not desire to answer, but would you be willing Ms. Wao, to first say if you were indeed laid off and what was the reason for such an prior unknown mass layoff?

I'm just curious as to why any employer, government or private would do such a thing that was unknown to happen until the minute it happened. Granted, there are such employment matters that fluctuate in employment such as the construction industry, farming, etc., but those industries generally come with an understanding that when the last nail is driven or the last corn cob is picked, the jobs over. Until the next building or harvest.

Having said that, regardless, I am going to assume and correct me if I am wrong, but I assume you and your co-workers were treated with a modicum of compassion considering people are losing their jobs. The way these sudden and immediate funding cuts and employment terminations are being handled, quite frankly, to me, with screams of a "F&%K YOU get out" mentality coupled with aspects of glee and excitement at those doing the firing is some sick stuff and its being done with "No shame whatsoever"