The Bicker Board

[HiloJulie]

IMO, rural ghetto is not an inaccurate description for much of Puna and to be fair he did not call any of its people trailer trash.  Rather one step away from it, which also seems to be true in some cases.  

Obviously you hold a grudge with him that colors your perception. He's not a politiican, just a lowly poster on PunaWeb.

Obviously, you missed or forgot this gem. I also think you have been misinformed on the origins and meaning of the term "ghetto."

I'm not the one with a grudge. Just merely pointing out the words spoken, how absurd those words are as well as the racist and bigoted conotations those words bring.

Ponder this question: If I had bought a million-dollar estate in South Kohala, I'd be considered a rich retired lawyer. But if I bought a one-million-dollar cookie cutter spec home in HPP, or as we did, built our retirement home on 9 acres of land in the Acres, I live in a Hawaii Style Ghetto?

And being clear here, while I too am not a politician, as well as just a lowly poster on PunaWeb, I am not the one who holds the grudge here.

When my sister who lived in a house on a 4000 sq ft lot in Dallas with a pool came to visit she thought it was a hellish nightmare.  No AC, no pavement, no services, no shopping, she thought I was crazy.

It’s almost 40 years later and I still wouldn’t trade with her.

Could not have said it any better that this HOTPE!