Pubilc Comments on Editorial

Aloha,
Why couldn't a petition drive be started to get the councilmen off the dime to move every other monthly meeting to Kona. Is there anything to stop and initiative petition drive forcing the measure onto a ballot without having to go through the council? Just wondering. Politicians hate things like names on paper. So seventeen showed up to oppose the measure how many names in favor would it take? I'll bet if it was published in the WHT that there was a petition being circulated it would get someone's attention!
Jim Browne
Note: This is Jim Browne of Waikoloa. There is another Jim Browne in Puna and he has requested this be brought to your attention. This is not his comments.

Aloha Susan:
Have you read Flickingers editorial in todays WHT? It is a total eye opener and if it is legal....how DO we find that out?
we will be able to get everything on the ballot as a referendum that we want....A concurrancy direction, 2% solution, meetings on the west side every other month, a West Hawaii Planning commission, Kona becoming a city, all with one name on the referendum. Sounds too good to be true, but if it is.....Lets go for it. Lets really think about what we want to accomplish.
There are so many factions out there that we can draw together and accomplish this with very little effort (which seems to be the problem with splitting the county, or motivating people to get over to Hilo to give testimony).
Wow, Reid Flickinger might just be our new saviour.
Aloha, Lillian

Susan
Reed has been begging for us to move on this council. But, he has been trying to light a fire...I am for a referendum! Now. Let's find a friendly attorney to lead us and go for it.
Susan

While staring him SQUARE in the eyes, Bates asked Higa "Where is Arakaki?" Did you see Higa squirming in the silence? And his answer was so weak "We don't answer questions up here". Well, Higa, if you don't answer questions posed by the people, then what the hell do you DO?
Pointed Questions, like that, are what make me look like the villain, which, IMHO, is the root cause of why I never had a chance for election. The people of Kona need villains & fighters to represent them in Hilo. But they are not quite ready for that yet. Personally, I think Bob Jacobson is one of the nicest men I have ever met in my life.
Kona will choose some other soft-shell, nice person, and continue to get railroaded by Hilo.
The time for politics and political correctness has passed us. It is now time for fighting. I don't really think Kona voters have any guts for the fight. (Sue McGeachy has proven that quite handily by trying to organize us, and seeing the woeful turnout.) We shall see by who runs, and who gets elected.
It's a shame I have no way of knowing who the 260 people were that voted for me. Can you imagine ME running through the halls of Hilo with a reporter in my pocket at ALL times?
ROOOAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR !!!!!!!!
Tim Bates