Susan McGeachy responds to Senator XXX

Aloha Senator,
We are working with a group that has been under way for many years. The public sentiment has not been there in the past, but Kona has dramatically changed over the past 10 years. The public is ready to get involved and take action.
The county council doesn’t want us to split the island because we are the majority of the revenue for this island.
The cost to implement would be another Mayor. The other services (Police, fire, water,) are already in place. The cost from Hilo budget would be transferred to the Kona budget. The cost currently is far more to Kona due to the incredible mismanagement of our county’s resources. We just had the east Hawaii councilmen take a trip to China on the tax payer’s dollar. The trash from Hilo is being trucked to Kona for dumping. We are still trying to pull out from the law suit against the Police Department for unfair hiring practices. We are pending a law suit with Hokulia for more then the county’s entire budget. We won’t need to worry about how much more it will cost when we don’t have a dime to pay after all of our law suits. Then the State is going have to step in and pay for this mess just to keep us afloat.
What would be helped? All of the children, seniors and citizens of West Hawaii (Hawi to Kau). We would be able to have the wonderful programs they offer in Hilo. We would be able to have roads, we would be able to go to county council meetings and give our input. Our taxes would be used to benefit the people that pay them.
What would be hurt? Hilo. They have enjoyed the fruits of our TAT and property taxes to do all the roads and parks in Hilo. They have great programs for the kids and seniors.
We are due to have a Mayor from Kona and more councilmen from this side of the island. That is the next huge push. We will be out in force with the next election.

#1 on the Hawaii Bill of Rights:
1. All political power of this State is inherent in the people; and the responsibility for the exercise thereof rests with the people. All government is founded on this authority.

Those elected officials that are not working toward a better Hawaii will not be voted in again. We need to clean house. We need to advise the public on all of the islands to stand up and take action.
We do have financial backers and can take the time needed to peruse this goal.
Thank you for your letter and please do respond.

Susan McGeachy