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Ag Park next to residential neighborhood.
Pesticide and fungicide spraying.
Not zoned R, zoned Ag, therefore all pesticide/fungicide is "permitted agricultural use" by code.
30 years lease ... allows the lessee time to recoup expenditures for improvements and needed infrastructure such as roads, greenhouses and water lines.
Whereas those who purchase fee-simple property need not invest in roads or water lines.
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"He also supports raising the minimum wage to $15 soon and $22 later."
It must be nice to operate businesses that are subsidized by tax dollars.
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If $22/hour is so great and will bring world peace, why not make that the minimum wage *right now*.
Puna: Our roosters crow first
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Isnt that area in the lava zone that Pele was going to visit when she was checking out Pahoa a couple years back?
Tax dollars might be better spent by using Shipman land around Keaau. Just a (friendly) talk should get those folk on board.
Slow Walker
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22.00 an hour you mean people at Mcdonalds will be making more than the school teachers?
Oh this should be good.
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Food security is a noble goal, but do we really want to compete economically with third world slave labor, under first world taxes and regulations? I think the only ways Hawaii agriculture will take off are skyrocketing transportation costs, or elimination of free trade.
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quote:
Originally posted by alaskyn66
22.00 an hour you mean people at Mcdonalds will be making more than the school teachers?
Oh this should be good.
And over 3 times as much as an E1 in the Army.
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Who runs Hawaii?
1) Construction Industry
2) Shipping and Transportation
3) Visitor Indust
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quote:
Originally posted by 2liveque
Who runs Hawaii?
1) Construction Industry
2) Shipping and Transportation
3) Visitor Indust
sorry....I got cut off as it posted.
3) Visitor Industry
4) Land holdings and Real Estate (ties directly in to #1)
5) Military
somewhere down the line, you will see things that appear to play a role in how Hawaii operates, albeit in a much less significant way. This is where you find Agriculture, Hawaiians, TMT, etc. The people who are passionate about these issues will beg to differ, I'm sure. But in the grand scheme of things, this is just the way the new Big 5 would prefer it. Fight each other over the TMT and keep most folks distracted from the march larger enterprises (listed above) of the day. This is just the way Hawaii works my friends. Love it or leave it. Ag parks will be nice and provide relative opportunities. Much of the efforts however will be symbolic at best. Not a reason not to do it though. The land area Russell is proposing is gold for agriculture. Politics ahoy!
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quote:
Originally posted by 2liveque
Who runs Hawaii?
1) Construction Industry
2) Shipping and Transportation
3) Visitor Industry
4) Land holdings and Real Estate (ties directly in to #1)
5) Military
6. The Democratic Party.
