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I saw Emily cooking for people on the street in Pahoa, Greggor Ilagan served free chilli and rice and plate lunches all Saturday. Danny Paleka gave out free ice Sunday. That's just the ones I know about. Thank you so much and also the hundreds of just folks helping out everywhere.
With a million dollar campaign war chest Shatz could could give everyone a free huli huli chicken and Hanabusa could give out spam all week. They don't need to wait for government to act.
That would impress me more than a blizzamrd of flyers and newspaper ads now that we suddenly have our 15 seconds.
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Just saw a sign: Free chilli 4:30 till gone comming into Pahoa from Malama MKT.
Please pass the word if any more places doing this. I don't know who they are but , thanks.
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When the Malama Market reopened Friday after the power was restored, I saw;
No ice left in the freezer and people pushing carts around with 10-12 bags.
(They initiated a rationing system for the next shipment)
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From what I have seen Billy Kenoi'has been putting in 18 hour days as is Greggor (Greggor has supplied over 2000 free meals and still going) and Gil Kaheli ( 800 meals just yesterday and free ice) . Joy S and Lealani B. are out there working full time. I am sure there are countless others doing the same, these are the ones I have seen. No one is sitting around doing nothing.
Perhaps those complaining that these people are not doing anything cannot get out to see what's going on, but doing nothing is not it.
Letters like the one in the paper today about Kenoi must be disheartening. For 99 % this disaster has brought out the best in them. Unfortunately we still have that 1% who would complain that the free beer is too cold.
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My question about Billy Kenoi was that no one had heard from him. I assume he is busy.... but keeping the citizens informed is part of his job too.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Sorry I didn't meant to omit Schatz and Hanabusa and Paleka who have been doing a lot also.
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He (Kenoi) could have been on the TV, etc, with no power I would never know. Civil defence was making announcements all the time on the radio.
We are so use to Harry Kim grabbing the mike I guess we expect that, but I do not need to hear Billy's voice to get the message.
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob Tucker
My question about Billy Kenoi was that no one had heard from him. I assume he is busy.... but keeping the citizens informed is part of his job too.
He has been on KWXX. Also, KWXX has been having up to the minute notices about locations of free food, ice and water as well as places for electronic device charging. KWXX has also been broadcasting the civil defense messages since day one. It used to be, people would know to turn on the radio in the event of emergencies. Nowadays, people turn on their cell phone and if there is no signal, they are lost. Having gone through a couple bad storms on the Pacific NW coast, a couple earthquakes, here is something from direct experience.
THE CELL PHONE IS THE FIRST THING TO STOP WORKING IN A DISASTER.
Remember that. Radio tends to stay up. Have a battery radio for emergencies.
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There was a flood of trucks and workers brought into HPP (15th) to provide Billy with a photo op showing him talking to workers for the TV stations. As soon as the cameras stopped rolling everyone left, leaving the tree cutting unfinished. What a waste of resources needed to get people power again, the TV stations should be ashamed to be complicit in that sort of political BS.
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