Big Island Organizations & Programs Losing Funding

[HiloJulie]

Sorry, not a slash and burn chainsaw at all.
You guys really need to do more research.

The program was scheduled to end on September 30th 2025 but ran out of money early.

"The CEO of Maui Economic Opportunity acknowledged the nonprofit had trouble getting its arms around the federal program, created in the months following the August 2023 fires. She enrolled too many people too rapidly, she said, fell behind in billing the government and failed to make a key budget adjustment."

Yes, YOU should do more research.

The funding cut was NOT due to the fund running out of money. It was just cut off, and yes, admittedly the poor bookkeeping aspect of the MEC had a lot to do with that decision, but the reality of the original funding appropriated, which was done so “conditionally,” only 50% of it was actually spent.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/12/maui-f...-troubles/

“According to U.S. Department of Labor spokesperson Monica Vereen, the state was “conditionally approved” in 2023 for a $21 million grant to fund the program and has so far received $10.5 million of that award — $6.8 million of which had been paid out to Cabebe’s nonprofit through October.”

So, once again, you post your opinion so confidently as fact!

Obie, you won't ever have the last word from the wicked witch of Puna.

Maybe she should start her own thread titled:

HiloJulie's last word on everything - try to beat her at the game!

Thank you for such an informative post, that in as much as it has nothing to do with the threads subject or anything to do with Hawaii and is in complete violation PunaWeb's rules about making personal attacks, it shows beyond any doubt what it is you really are!

Good Job L-Dude! I hope you’re taking your daily influx of Vitamin A!

Now, do you have ANY comment of the impacts of these federal cuts on Puna, Hilo, the Big Island and Hawaii, or are you just here to show off your 12-year-old boy mentality?

Maybe even post a made up "fact?'

ETA: Your mention of starting a new thread got me to thinking.

Bill Maher occasionally does a skit on his HBO Real Time Show entitled "I Don't Know It For A Fact... I Just Know It's True!"

I'm thinking you and Obie could get together and start a new thread with that title.

Now, admittedly, there may be a copyright issue with Bill in using that title, but the good news is that I have contacts with some key people over at Bill Maher Productions, the production company that owns the rights to the Bill Maher show, and I am quite sure I could negotiate a very good deal for letting you and Obie use that title.

My bet is that with you and Obie running the "I Don't Know It For A Fact... I Just Know It's True!" thread it would be quite a hit!