09-08-2008, 03:37 AM
Have had a look at some of the Big Island Video (THANK YOU!).
Two responses from Gumapac that are simply not credible.
(1) How to resolve our wasteful problem?
He proposed a “zero waste to energy facility” There ain’t no such thing. Some of what he described sounded like a sorting station.
If he knows what he is talking about, why not say that? How could he say so much and know so little about the topic?
(2) What was his involvement in the Puna Community Development Plan?
He said the Kanaka Council proposed a “ahupua`a concept” and the “village center” was born from that.
I challenge that as absolutely untrue.
The village center idea was born from frustration of driving long distances to do or get anything.
As it happens, the first time I had the pleasure of meeting Kale was at a CDP small group meeting in HPP; and never saw him again at any workshops, working group meetings, steering committee meetings, or even the online discussions.
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going back to look at more of the video...
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park