A good place to start restoring community values:

[DickWilson]

I guess I'm missing something here. $12 an hour for general labor is the going rate here and in most of the surronding states. We pay an entry level Building Technician $16. an hour and the requirements to qualify for that job include job skills such as reading blueprints, basic plumbing skills, ability to troubleshoot electrical systems of 277v or below, and basic HVAC skills. Is the cost of living there so much higher than the last time we were there a year ago? If it is it's not obvious from the cost I'm seeing in the Hawaii-Tribune or the price quotes I've been getting for work we will need for our construction project.

dick wilson