06-05-2009, 05:08 AM
Thank you Lack and Dooby for your replies -
I for one would like my son to be able to stay in Puna after he graduates from school whether it be college on the mainland or High School here in Hawaii.
I don't like the fact that my wife is facing furloughs at her government job because our government depends so much about tourism.
I'll be the first to say that I don't want more people "Moving into the area" as I feel that this is more of a squash and a drain then bringing tourist that can afford Hawaii.
I say one of the first solutions that we as online message board readers can do, is be honest about how we feel about things.
Often times we use message boards to only talk about the bad things that happen in the area... ie; venting frustrations about government etc.
But talking about and promoting things more in a positive light will go a long way in the future.
Bashing each others thoughts and ideas online and criticizing people because of who they are instead of the ideas that they bring to the table certainly won't do anything.
Andrew and others have done an excellent job promoting their Scuba Sundays. Others recently have talked about forming writing groups, these are all great ways of talking positively about things that we can do to try and create change.
The county is beginning to listen to online folks... the world has been doing it for awhile.
Making ass out of our community by doing things like protesting Burger King and KFC doesn't do a lot for our world wide image... Nor does it give the opportunity for a tourist on a lighter budget options to eat in town.
My first real job was at KFC. I was only 16 at the time and some of the lessons that I learned from that first job, I still carry with me today.
I have never once met a tourist that was rude on purpose. Yeah, I've met a lot of naive idiotic tourist that didn't know wtf was up with things... but I still have yet to meet one that was purposefully rude.
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I for one would like my son to be able to stay in Puna after he graduates from school whether it be college on the mainland or High School here in Hawaii.
I don't like the fact that my wife is facing furloughs at her government job because our government depends so much about tourism.
I'll be the first to say that I don't want more people "Moving into the area" as I feel that this is more of a squash and a drain then bringing tourist that can afford Hawaii.
I say one of the first solutions that we as online message board readers can do, is be honest about how we feel about things.
Often times we use message boards to only talk about the bad things that happen in the area... ie; venting frustrations about government etc.
But talking about and promoting things more in a positive light will go a long way in the future.
Bashing each others thoughts and ideas online and criticizing people because of who they are instead of the ideas that they bring to the table certainly won't do anything.
Andrew and others have done an excellent job promoting their Scuba Sundays. Others recently have talked about forming writing groups, these are all great ways of talking positively about things that we can do to try and create change.
The county is beginning to listen to online folks... the world has been doing it for awhile.
Making ass out of our community by doing things like protesting Burger King and KFC doesn't do a lot for our world wide image... Nor does it give the opportunity for a tourist on a lighter budget options to eat in town.
My first real job was at KFC. I was only 16 at the time and some of the lessons that I learned from that first job, I still carry with me today.
I have never once met a tourist that was rude on purpose. Yeah, I've met a lot of naive idiotic tourist that didn't know wtf was up with things... but I still have yet to meet one that was purposefully rude.
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Damon Tucker's Blog
FBI Blogs