As the talks stall with the Credit Rating and the People of America being held hostage by this crazy Congress. Please for the good of the Nation and the future of our world, DO the right thing and get our house in order.
Compromise and get rid of the my way or the highway attitude.
It is up to the Republicans to give way to the will of the people.
Tax the richest and stop taking from the poorist.
Can't help feeling like we should be prepareing for the end of times in our generation.
God help us, we are in deep kim chee right now!
What is going to happen in the future! The middle class will be gone and people will become desparate. The times ahead may be one of survival. This Country is truly going down. Egos will be our demise.
Showing posts with label government in Kona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government in Kona. Show all posts
Monday, July 11, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Kona Helping Japan with shelter boxes.
Lot's of activity in organizing this Kona,Kona Mauka, Kona Sunrise multiclub Rotary/Interact project to benefit theJapanese with as many Shelter Boxes as we can. Given our strong sisterclub relationships, it is the least that we can achieve.
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/sending-aloha-japan.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/photo_gallery/photos-of-the-day-march-18-2011/
http://shelterboxusa.org/news.php?id=622
We are up to three so far, and today at Walmart, the project has alreadylaunched out to the Kona public, and they are great. Last October, theysupported 180 Christmas Care boxes to the US Marines.
Ann Goody has been in contact with the recently commenced Aloha for Japan project based on Oahu,and they are very interested in using some of their statewide collected fundsto also support the Shelter Box Program. Please if you would, get thismessage out to your contacts, and WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Aloha,
Cliff Kopp
989-7072
http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/sections/news/local-news/sending-aloha-japan.html
http://news.nationalpost.com/photo_gallery/photos-of-the-day-march-18-2011/
http://shelterboxusa.org/news.php?id=622
We are up to three so far, and today at Walmart, the project has alreadylaunched out to the Kona public, and they are great. Last October, theysupported 180 Christmas Care boxes to the US Marines.
Ann Goody has been in contact with the recently commenced Aloha for Japan project based on Oahu,and they are very interested in using some of their statewide collected fundsto also support the Shelter Box Program. Please if you would, get thismessage out to your contacts, and WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
Aloha,
Cliff Kopp
989-7072
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Kona Police Department AKA Keystone Cops
Yesterday my husband and I were passing Walmart and saw a fender bender in the other direction. 2 cars no injuries. We went to the bank and returned 10 minutes later and the fire truck on the scene and the 2 vechiles in the accident were pulled around the corner and out of the main traffic. Then out of no where 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 police squad cars fight the traffic and arrive making a HUGE TRAFFIC JAM. NO help. just make the situation worse.
My question is does Kona have what is known as a dispatch service?
Our tax dollars, gas wasted for so many to be on a cleared scene?
Do we have someone that sends 2 cars or as needed or is it EVERYONE JUSt go go go go>>>>>>. What a waste of time, money and created a worse traffic jam.
Larry, Moe and Curley would have been proud of these keystone cops.
My question is does Kona have what is known as a dispatch service?
Our tax dollars, gas wasted for so many to be on a cleared scene?
Do we have someone that sends 2 cars or as needed or is it EVERYONE JUSt go go go go>>>>>>. What a waste of time, money and created a worse traffic jam.
Larry, Moe and Curley would have been proud of these keystone cops.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Comments and responses from you on Floating the Bond -County of Hawaii.
Aloha,
Today, a majority of the council voted to have a public hearing on the Reconsideration of Bill 311 ($56 Million bond). This positive action allows the incoming council to weigh
the public’s comments. The new, incoming chairperson will set the hearing
date.
the public’s comments. The new, incoming chairperson will set the hearing
date.
After the public hearing, Bill 311 will come back to the new council. At that time, the new council may be able to get more information from the administration on the project status to be able
to decide what to do with the potential bond issue – wait until the council
knows what the next budget deficit looks like, pass the bond in part or in
total, or vote down the bond issue in its entirety.
to decide what to do with the potential bond issue – wait until the council
knows what the next budget deficit looks like, pass the bond in part or in
total, or vote down the bond issue in its entirety.
It was very difficult for me to vote against the potential bond issue when two extremely important projects in my district (La’aloa Street Extension to Kuakini and the crosswalk in front of
the Kona Bali Kai) were on the chopping block as well, but the greater public
good was at stake. However, now the council will have the time to analyze
and match all of the projects against the upcoming fiscal budget to
determine which ones, if any, get bonded. I will continue to work for the
La’aloa extension and the crosswalk in front of the Kona Bali Kai.
the Kona Bali Kai) were on the chopping block as well, but the greater public
good was at stake. However, now the council will have the time to analyze
and match all of the projects against the upcoming fiscal budget to
determine which ones, if any, get bonded. I will continue to work for the
La’aloa extension and the crosswalk in front of the Kona Bali Kai.
Mahalo for your understanding.
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Strong
points.
Josh Greenpoints.
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I too wrote to the Council and Mayor.
I want to know "How many jobs and where" will
they be created. There is already $36 million waiting to be spent and the $56 million takes the county to the edge of their good credit rating. Any more and the interest rates would go up
and the Country rating would go down.
they be created. There is already $36 million waiting to be spent and the $56 million takes the county to the edge of their good credit rating. Any more and the interest rates would go up
and the Country rating would go down.
Mike Reimer
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Susan,
Good letter! I concur completely with your observations
and recommendations. Thanks for taking the time to write and share it with the "Aye" team in Hilo.
and recommendations. Thanks for taking the time to write and share it with the "Aye" team in Hilo.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Curtis Tyler
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Monday, November 29, 2010
We need you to Testify: Do we need to BORROW NOW? Wake up Hawaii
offices by videoconferencing.
at 326-5684.
at 9AM at the Hilo Council Chambers,
the
agenda (Council Records -> Agendas).
ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS:
reconsideration of Bill 311. Bill 311 was approved by the Council at its meeting of
November 17, 2010, which passed second and final reading by the following vote:
7-ayes and 1-no (1-absent)
Comm. 972.9: From Council Member Donald Ikeda, dated November 18, 2010, requesting that a
Special Meeting by the Council be held before the end of this Council term
Comm. 972.10: From Council Member Dominic Yagong, dated November 18, 2010, requesting the
reconsideration of the vote on Bill 311. Requests that this measure be placed on the
December 15, 2010 Council agenda
the Purpose of Funding All or a Portion of the Costs of Various Public Improvement
Projects; Fixing the Form, Denominations, and Certain Other Details of Such Bonds
and Providing for Their Sale to the Public; and Authorizing the Taking of Other
Actions Relating to the Issuance and Sale of the Bonds. {Principal amount not to
exceed $56,000,000. The projects include: Kawaihae Housing Closure
($1,000,000), Kaloko Housing Project ($4,000,000), Pool Drainage Covers
($500,000), Hawai‘i Paradise Park-New Park Development ($5,500,000),
Kikala-Keokea New Park Development ($100,000), North Kohala Recreational
Facilities Repair and Upgrade ($2,000,000), Banyan Beach Parking Lot ($300,000),
Kapiolani Street Extension ($8,700,000), Puna Makai Alternate Roadway
($500,000), La‘aloa Extension ($20,000,000), Energy Efficiency and Related
Maintenance Upgrades ($4,000,000), Wai‘ōhinu Transfer Station ($8,800,000), and
Waimea Recycle and Transfer Station Garage ($100,000), for a total of
$55,000,000. (The correct total amount should be “$55,500,000”. An additional
$500,000 is included for bond issuance costs.)}
Re: Comm. 972
Intr. by: Mr. Onishi
1st Reading: November 4, 2010
2nd Reading: November 17, 2010
(Note: Pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 92, notice is hereby given that
if the motion to reconsider Bill 311 is approved, a re-vote will be taken on Bill 311 at
this meeting. If reconsideration of Bill 311 is approved, there will be a pending
motion on the floor by Mr. Onishi and duly seconded by Ms. Naeole to approve
Bill 311.)
TESTIMONY:
- In person: You may testify in person at the Hilo
Council Chambers, or by videoconference from the Waimea or Kona Council
offices. - Written testimony: Testimony may be submitted before
noon on the business day prior to the meeting: - (1) by mail to the
- (2) by fax to (808) 961-8912
- By email to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
The Election is over. We are all winners!
After a nasty mean spirited election we are finally done. I consider alot of great things will come over the next 2 years.
First we are happy to have Neil Abercrombie as our new governor (Dem). Linda Lingle / Iona (Rep) took the State of Hawaii into the ditch. We lost 17 school days, the super ferry, 2 cruise ships, Aloha Airlines and the tax breaks for high tech.
Second we got rid of the idiot County Council members. Emily Nagole and Guy Enriques. Both of which couldn't come up with one idea to cut the Mayor's budget. Welcome aboard Brittany Smart and Fred Blas.
Let's work together as ONE island and get this County turned around.
Third we are very happy all the Republicans have new seats in Congress and the Senate, so now they can say something besides NO, NO, NO, NO and NO. They will be accountable for their decisions. Now maybe just maybe they will try to work together to right our course.
We are looking forward to what President Obama has to say this afternoon. John Bohner will now have to answer for his actions. The next 2 years should be exciting.
and last but not least. How do we change the Supreme Court's decision for disclosure of election contributions? The nasty, hateful election was something most of us DO NOT want to endure prior to every election. Open and Honest disclosure should be required.
Good Luck to all and we are hopeful this Country will be in good hands and solid direction.
ps keep the health care (gee it doesn't even take effect until 2012. So how do they know they don't want it?)
First we are happy to have Neil Abercrombie as our new governor (Dem). Linda Lingle / Iona (Rep) took the State of Hawaii into the ditch. We lost 17 school days, the super ferry, 2 cruise ships, Aloha Airlines and the tax breaks for high tech.
Second we got rid of the idiot County Council members. Emily Nagole and Guy Enriques. Both of which couldn't come up with one idea to cut the Mayor's budget. Welcome aboard Brittany Smart and Fred Blas.
Let's work together as ONE island and get this County turned around.
Third we are very happy all the Republicans have new seats in Congress and the Senate, so now they can say something besides NO, NO, NO, NO and NO. They will be accountable for their decisions. Now maybe just maybe they will try to work together to right our course.
We are looking forward to what President Obama has to say this afternoon. John Bohner will now have to answer for his actions. The next 2 years should be exciting.
and last but not least. How do we change the Supreme Court's decision for disclosure of election contributions? The nasty, hateful election was something most of us DO NOT want to endure prior to every election. Open and Honest disclosure should be required.
Good Luck to all and we are hopeful this Country will be in good hands and solid direction.
ps keep the health care (gee it doesn't even take effect until 2012. So how do they know they don't want it?)
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Nov. 2nd Tue. VOTE VOTE VOTE
This election is very important. The Big Island of Hawaii needs to come out and VOTE. I am reaching out and asking for your vote for Neil Ambercrombie and Brian Schatz.
Over the past 8 years with Linda and Duke, have lost/ sunk the super ferry, thrown our schools and kids under the bus, lost 2 cruise ships, lost Aloha Airlines.............
Step up to the plate and VOTE. Our keikei are depending on your vote.
Let's do a better job of voting then we have in the past. Reach out to your friends and neighbors. Ask everyone you know to VOTE>>>:]
Thanks Susan
Over the past 8 years with Linda and Duke, have lost/ sunk the super ferry, thrown our schools and kids under the bus, lost 2 cruise ships, lost Aloha Airlines.............
Step up to the plate and VOTE. Our keikei are depending on your vote.
Let's do a better job of voting then we have in the past. Reach out to your friends and neighbors. Ask everyone you know to VOTE>>>:]
Thanks Susan
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Debbie Hecht on Charter Amendments and Open Space- Vote yes on 1
PLEASE FORWARD to Big Island Family and Friends-apologies for duplicates!
For a listing of ALL of the charter amendments: click here: http://www.dhecht.com/
and the League of Women Voters' Pros and Cons listing
On Nov. 2nd-or walk in voting is happening now!
Vote "YES" for proposition 1-
Relating to the Establishment of the Open Space Fund.
Mahalo to Council members Ford, Hoffmann, Yagong for supporting THE PLEDGE. Candidates Smart and Blas have also support THE PLEDGE. Angel Pilago and Emily Naole told me that they did NOT want to sign THE PLEDGE. After two phone calls and two emails, the following council members did not respond: Yoshimoto, Onishi, Enriques and Ikeda. PLEASE vote for Brittany Smart and Fred Blas; they will support resuming deposits to the fund and saving land for future generations.
ASK your council members to save our treasured lands and protect the aina.
The Save Our Lands Citizen's Committee asked all of the elected council members and candidates to sign our pledge to support the Open Space Fund charter amendment and to support resuming the deposits to the Fund in 2011. We felt this was important for three reasons: 1) If we can elect a council which agrees to fund the 2% amount, then we can acquire the lands that are pending; 2) so that the 100 people that showed up to testify during budget hearings won't have to attend the hearings, which will save their time and the council's time and 3) to introduce a degree of accountability in the Open Space Fund process.
The PLEDGE that we asked council members and candidates to sign states:
1. I support the Open Space Fund Charter amendment and will encourage my supporters to vote for Proposal #1 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN SPACE FUND on November 2, 2010.
2. I pledge to honor the voters of Hawaii County who voted for the 2% Land Fund ordinance in 2006 to deposit 2% of our property taxes in an open space fund. I will vote to support resuming the deposits to the 2% OpenSpace Fund in 2011 and I will vote to make sure that deposits are not suspended again.
Please vote for Brittany Smart and Fred Blas who have signed the Pledge and support saving Hawaii's great places.
Here's a SHORT LEGISLATIVE HISTORY of the 2%-1% Open space Fund. In 2006, The Save Our Lands Citizen's Committee collected 10,000 signatures on petitions, of which the County disqualified 6,000 signatures. The council placed the Open Space Fund measure on the ballot. 63% of Hawaii County voters voted to save Hawaii Island's treasured places in 2006.
In 2009, the county council voted to suspend deposits to the 2%Open Space Fund for two years. Mayor Kenoi submitted this measure BEFORE the budget was even printed. Stopping the Fund was his first piece of legislation in office. Only 3 council members voted against the suspending deposits to the fund: Greenwell, Ford and Yagong. The rest of the council: Naole, Enriques, Yoshimoto, Onishi and Hoffmann, voted to ignore the 2006 voter's mandate regarding the Open Space Fund. Deposits will resume as of July 1, 2011, unless the council votes to suspend the deposits to the fund again during budget hearings in the spring of 2011. THAT is why your vote for the council seats in Puna and Ka'u is so important.
The land fund is working! The county has acquired Waipio look out, Kawa Bay (Ka'u) and Kaiholena (N Kohala). Purchases that are pending if deposits resume are Pao'o and Kaiholena in N. Kohala, Kawa Bay in Ka'u and the Kingman Trust Parcels in Kona. To see past and pending purchases with matching funds go to:http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=196
IN 2010, the Save Our Lands Committee submitted a 2% Open Space Fund charter amendment to the charter commission. This amendment echoed the existing ordinance and was meant to replace the ordinance. We submitted the charter amendment because 1) Charter amendments can only be changed by a vote of the people, NOT by the council or Mayor; 2) and all other counties in Hawaii have an Open Space Fund charter amendment. The charter commission left the ordinance intact in the Code and put the Open Space Fund charter amendment on the Ballot at a minimum of 1% of our property taxes ($2 million per year). The 2% ordinance in the county is still in effect, so the council can still vote to fund the 2% amount or more. With the ordinance still in effect it became evident that we needed to make sure that the council members would fund this amount in 2011, so we could buy the properties approved by the Open Space Commission and the council to protect shoreline access, beaches, surfing and fishing.
For information on all of the charter amendments and to get the link to the League of Women Voters Pros and Cons publication, go to http://www.dhecht.com/.
Debbie Hecht
Campaign Coordinator 2% for the Land Fund
(808) 989-3222
For a listing of ALL of the charter amendments: click here: http://www.dhecht.com/
and the League of Women Voters' Pros and Cons listing
On Nov. 2nd-or walk in voting is happening now!
Vote "YES" for proposition 1-
Relating to the Establishment of the Open Space Fund.
Mahalo to Council members Ford, Hoffmann, Yagong for supporting THE PLEDGE. Candidates Smart and Blas have also support THE PLEDGE. Angel Pilago and Emily Naole told me that they did NOT want to sign THE PLEDGE. After two phone calls and two emails, the following council members did not respond: Yoshimoto, Onishi, Enriques and Ikeda. PLEASE vote for Brittany Smart and Fred Blas; they will support resuming deposits to the fund and saving land for future generations.
ASK your council members to save our treasured lands and protect the aina.
The Save Our Lands Citizen's Committee asked all of the elected council members and candidates to sign our pledge to support the Open Space Fund charter amendment and to support resuming the deposits to the Fund in 2011. We felt this was important for three reasons: 1) If we can elect a council which agrees to fund the 2% amount, then we can acquire the lands that are pending; 2) so that the 100 people that showed up to testify during budget hearings won't have to attend the hearings, which will save their time and the council's time and 3) to introduce a degree of accountability in the Open Space Fund process.
The PLEDGE that we asked council members and candidates to sign states:
1. I support the Open Space Fund Charter amendment and will encourage my supporters to vote for Proposal #1 RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN OPEN SPACE FUND on November 2, 2010.
2. I pledge to honor the voters of Hawaii County who voted for the 2% Land Fund ordinance in 2006 to deposit 2% of our property taxes in an open space fund. I will vote to support resuming the deposits to the 2% OpenSpace Fund in 2011 and I will vote to make sure that deposits are not suspended again.
Please vote for Brittany Smart and Fred Blas who have signed the Pledge and support saving Hawaii's great places.
Here's a SHORT LEGISLATIVE HISTORY of the 2%-1% Open space Fund. In 2006, The Save Our Lands Citizen's Committee collected 10,000 signatures on petitions, of which the County disqualified 6,000 signatures. The council placed the Open Space Fund measure on the ballot. 63% of Hawaii County voters voted to save Hawaii Island's treasured places in 2006.
In 2009, the county council voted to suspend deposits to the 2%Open Space Fund for two years. Mayor Kenoi submitted this measure BEFORE the budget was even printed. Stopping the Fund was his first piece of legislation in office. Only 3 council members voted against the suspending deposits to the fund: Greenwell, Ford and Yagong. The rest of the council: Naole, Enriques, Yoshimoto, Onishi and Hoffmann, voted to ignore the 2006 voter's mandate regarding the Open Space Fund. Deposits will resume as of July 1, 2011, unless the council votes to suspend the deposits to the fund again during budget hearings in the spring of 2011. THAT is why your vote for the council seats in Puna and Ka'u is so important.
The land fund is working! The county has acquired Waipio look out, Kawa Bay (Ka'u) and Kaiholena (N Kohala). Purchases that are pending if deposits resume are Pao'o and Kaiholena in N. Kohala, Kawa Bay in Ka'u and the Kingman Trust Parcels in Kona. To see past and pending purchases with matching funds go to:http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=196
IN 2010, the Save Our Lands Committee submitted a 2% Open Space Fund charter amendment to the charter commission. This amendment echoed the existing ordinance and was meant to replace the ordinance. We submitted the charter amendment because 1) Charter amendments can only be changed by a vote of the people, NOT by the council or Mayor; 2) and all other counties in Hawaii have an Open Space Fund charter amendment. The charter commission left the ordinance intact in the Code and put the Open Space Fund charter amendment on the Ballot at a minimum of 1% of our property taxes ($2 million per year). The 2% ordinance in the county is still in effect, so the council can still vote to fund the 2% amount or more. With the ordinance still in effect it became evident that we needed to make sure that the council members would fund this amount in 2011, so we could buy the properties approved by the Open Space Commission and the council to protect shoreline access, beaches, surfing and fishing.
For information on all of the charter amendments and to get the link to the League of Women Voters Pros and Cons publication, go to http://www.dhecht.com/.
Debbie Hecht
Campaign Coordinator 2% for the Land Fund
(808) 989-3222
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Debbie Hecht Loses District 8
Aloha Kona friends,
These last two days have been confusing as to the election results because of conflicting reports. I recently got this information from Ken Goodenow, County Clerk as to how the results are figured. Since blank ballots are not included in the final tally, Angel Pilago won the primary with 51.1% of the vote (see the actual part of the charter that addresses this below).
A heartfelt mahalo for everyone who worked on my campaign and took time to tell me their concerns about our quality of life in West Hawaii. Mahalo for considering me to represent you as your council member.
THREE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
THE 2012-2013 BUDGET: I hope Mr. Pilago will consider requesting the following budget items BEFORE the Mayor designs the budget so that they can be included in the 2011-2012 budget for District 8-North Kona. These were projects that you told me were important to you.
1.Open existing bathrooms or build new bathrooms near the police station at Hale Halewai
2. Open the parking lot at Hale Halewai for use by residents and tourists
3. Look into using portions of the parking lots at Lowe's and/or K-Mart for park and ride stops for the island wide bus system AND
4. Obtain two small buses circulating from the park and ride stops along Ali'i from the King Kamehameha Hotel to Huggo's, with a stop at the Regency to ease parking and congestion on Ali'i Drive
5. Pave Kaiminani
SHORELINE PARK: Would you be interesting in working to obtain a 2,000 foot setback on state lands from Kailua to Kawaihae to create a shoreline park? We can protect the Ala Kalakai Trail (The King's Trail) and possibly build a parallel trail for recreation and exercise. This supports the Kona Community Development Plan. We may be circulating a petition to lobby the state.
For more information go to: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=14
CHARTER AMENDMENTS: We will be starting a big push to pass the following new or amended charter amendments: The League of Women Voters has done a terrific job on writing the educational piece with the Charter Commission. We need to raise money to buy signs for the 1% Land Fund and educate the public.
1. 1% land fund
2. Recall
3. Revising the charter
4. Reapportionment
5. Preservation of Natural and Cultural Resources
6. WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE COMING WEEKS
A hui hou!
Debbie
989-3222
http://www.dhecht.com/
Hawaii County Charter- Section 13-27. County Election.
(a) No person shall be a candidate for more than one elective office in the same election. If no person is elected to a county office, the county council shall appoint a person to fill such office. County elections shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state insofar as applicable.
(b) All county elective officers--mayor, council members and prosecuting attorney-- shall be elected in nonpartisan special elections. Such special elections shall be held with the primary and general elections of the applicable year.
(c) First special election. The first special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled primary election. Any candidate for mayor, prosecuting attorney or council receiving a majority of all votes validly cast for candidates for that office, excluding blank and spoiled ballots, shall be deemed elected. If there is only one candidate for the office, that candidate shall be deemed elected regardless of the number of votes received.
(d) Second special election. The second special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled general election. Unless a candidate has been elected in the first special election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office in question in the first special election shall be placed on the ballot for the second special election. At the second special election the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each respective office shall be deemed elected.
These last two days have been confusing as to the election results because of conflicting reports. I recently got this information from Ken Goodenow, County Clerk as to how the results are figured. Since blank ballots are not included in the final tally, Angel Pilago won the primary with 51.1% of the vote (see the actual part of the charter that addresses this below).
A heartfelt mahalo for everyone who worked on my campaign and took time to tell me their concerns about our quality of life in West Hawaii. Mahalo for considering me to represent you as your council member.
THREE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT:
THE 2012-2013 BUDGET: I hope Mr. Pilago will consider requesting the following budget items BEFORE the Mayor designs the budget so that they can be included in the 2011-2012 budget for District 8-North Kona. These were projects that you told me were important to you.
1.Open existing bathrooms or build new bathrooms near the police station at Hale Halewai
2. Open the parking lot at Hale Halewai for use by residents and tourists
3. Look into using portions of the parking lots at Lowe's and/or K-Mart for park and ride stops for the island wide bus system AND
4. Obtain two small buses circulating from the park and ride stops along Ali'i from the King Kamehameha Hotel to Huggo's, with a stop at the Regency to ease parking and congestion on Ali'i Drive
5. Pave Kaiminani
SHORELINE PARK: Would you be interesting in working to obtain a 2,000 foot setback on state lands from Kailua to Kawaihae to create a shoreline park? We can protect the Ala Kalakai Trail (The King's Trail) and possibly build a parallel trail for recreation and exercise. This supports the Kona Community Development Plan. We may be circulating a petition to lobby the state.
For more information go to: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=14
CHARTER AMENDMENTS: We will be starting a big push to pass the following new or amended charter amendments: The League of Women Voters has done a terrific job on writing the educational piece with the Charter Commission. We need to raise money to buy signs for the 1% Land Fund and educate the public.
1. 1% land fund
2. Recall
3. Revising the charter
4. Reapportionment
5. Preservation of Natural and Cultural Resources
6. WATCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN THE COMING WEEKS
A hui hou!
Debbie
989-3222
http://www.dhecht.com/
Hawaii County Charter- Section 13-27. County Election.
(a) No person shall be a candidate for more than one elective office in the same election. If no person is elected to a county office, the county council shall appoint a person to fill such office. County elections shall be conducted in accordance with the election laws of the state insofar as applicable.
(b) All county elective officers--mayor, council members and prosecuting attorney-- shall be elected in nonpartisan special elections. Such special elections shall be held with the primary and general elections of the applicable year.
(c) First special election. The first special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled primary election. Any candidate for mayor, prosecuting attorney or council receiving a majority of all votes validly cast for candidates for that office, excluding blank and spoiled ballots, shall be deemed elected. If there is only one candidate for the office, that candidate shall be deemed elected regardless of the number of votes received.
(d) Second special election. The second special election shall be held with the regularly scheduled general election. Unless a candidate has been elected in the first special election, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office in question in the first special election shall be placed on the ballot for the second special election. At the second special election the candidate receiving the highest number of votes for each respective office shall be deemed elected.
Brittany Smart district 6 Let's go!
Aloha e,
Please check out this excellent Youtube interview with Brittany Smart…she REALLY IS akamai. What a great young lady for the county council!
1 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_IENp7Qj0w&feature=related
2 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBQOTKVNsA8&feature=related
3 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYaKNLxdbgg
FROM BRITTANY SMART…
Aloha Friends, Supporters, and District 6 Residents:
Thank you for your generous support of my campaign. Please help spread the word that I came in first for Hawaii County Council’s District 6 seat in the Primary Election on September 18!
This is a very exciting time for the campaign and we feel that the momentum is on our side, but the race won’t be won until the General Election on Tuesday, November 2. I am humbly asking each and everyone of you for your continued support of my campaign. If you would like yard signs, respond to smartforcouncil@gmail.com with your physical address and the number of signs you want and we will have volunteers drop them off. Please remind your friends and family to vote as well.
If everyone would encourage two or more of your friends, family or neighbors to vote, we can win this. The last day to register to vote in the General Elections is OCTOBER 4, 2010. Click on the link below to download the information and application from the State of Hawaii’s Office of Elections.
http://hawaii.gov/elections/voters/registration.htm
And please check out my website to view more about me and the campaign at SmartForCouncil.org.
Mahalo nui loa for all your support,
Brittany Smart
Candidate for County Council, District 6
Paid for by the Friends of Brittany Smart, Brittany Smart Treasurer, PO Box 7151, Hilo, HI 96720
smartforcouncil.org • 989-6110
Please check out this excellent Youtube interview with Brittany Smart…she REALLY IS akamai. What a great young lady for the county council!
1 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_IENp7Qj0w&feature=related
2 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBQOTKVNsA8&feature=related
3 of 3 videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYaKNLxdbgg
FROM BRITTANY SMART…
Aloha Friends, Supporters, and District 6 Residents:
Thank you for your generous support of my campaign. Please help spread the word that I came in first for Hawaii County Council’s District 6 seat in the Primary Election on September 18!
This is a very exciting time for the campaign and we feel that the momentum is on our side, but the race won’t be won until the General Election on Tuesday, November 2. I am humbly asking each and everyone of you for your continued support of my campaign. If you would like yard signs, respond to smartforcouncil@gmail.com with your physical address and the number of signs you want and we will have volunteers drop them off. Please remind your friends and family to vote as well.
If everyone would encourage two or more of your friends, family or neighbors to vote, we can win this. The last day to register to vote in the General Elections is OCTOBER 4, 2010. Click on the link below to download the information and application from the State of Hawaii’s Office of Elections.
http://hawaii.gov/elections/voters/registration.htm
And please check out my website to view more about me and the campaign at SmartForCouncil.org.
Mahalo nui loa for all your support,
Brittany Smart
Candidate for County Council, District 6
Paid for by the Friends of Brittany Smart, Brittany Smart Treasurer, PO Box 7151, Hilo, HI 96720
smartforcouncil.org • 989-6110
Sunday, September 12, 2010
My Personal Choices:
My choices are based on Education, Experience, and actual past Accomplishments.
These are the Best Choices for Hawaii and Hawaii County. We are looking for People to represent all of us as ONE ISLAND, weather it is Honolulu including Kona or Hilo including Kona. We need people with enough (college) Education to now how to problem solve and write and vote on solutions. No more Ol'e boys lined up in Hilo voting against Kona (the cash cow). We need solution minded people.
Dan InouyeSenator
Neil Ambercrombie Governor
Brian Schatz- Lt. Govenor
Pete Hoffman- District 9
Debbie Hecht- District 8
Brenda Ford- District 7
Maegan MacGregor District 7 State House
Brittany Smart- District 6
Denny Coffman- District 6 State House
James Weatherford-District 5
Fred Fogel- District 5 State House
Anthony Marzi-District 4 State House
Cliff Tsuji-District 3
Sammye-Ann Young-District 2
Mazie Hirono- District 2 State House
Mark Nakashima-District 1
Monday, September 06, 2010
Who did the Kona Coastview Water system???
Let’s get the story straight.
After Joe Fagundas’sattempted to do the water without success, I stepped in and organized the neighborhood. No we don’t have a homeowners association so It was by mailing, calling and setting up email correspondence so we can work together. My help researching and putting this project together came from Bonnie Goodell of Volcano. She was my first point of guidance. She came out and walked the subdivision and worked on solutions. I could talk to her and trouble shoot.
My core group was Contractor David Livingston, Jim Williams, Margaret Marceron, Julian and Karen Silva, Jake Jacobs. David wanted a private system but we needed the Federal funding in order to do it and the County fought for a deductible system and it had to be their design. We had an engineer do his Masters degree on our system for ¼ the cost of the county system. The water from the Mamalahoa crashing down the hill ran the entire system without any power (OIL), It had metal tanks and heavy duty PVC type of pipe (they have been using over the past 2 decades, due to iron pipes breaking down and leaching shards of iron into the water system. The research showed Concrete tanks were NEVER used in a seismic area due to cracking and huge maintenance and repairs). The County wanted the concrete tanks and iron pipes, and the county was the only one that could sign for the USDA Federal Funding (Clinton Water 2000), (I found calling Washington D.C.).
The original thought was to complete a fire station at the same time as the water system so our homeowners insurance would go down (within 5 miles of a fire station) and cover the $65.00 cost of the new system. The Matsumoto water company was in the rears for our water for more than a decade. Harry Kim and Curtis Tyler signed a contract to get 1 acre of Matsumoto’s land (between Palisades and Coastview) for the fire station. Due to the lack of follow up from both Harry and Curtis we lost the land because the contract they signed stated the County had one year to survey the land. They failed to do it and it was sold to Bolton.
Then comes time for the County to offer their design and it comes in at over $16,000.00 a lot. We knew people couldn’t afford it if it was over $10,000.00. So we found Attorney Alan Tuhy to work pro bono. He told me to order the Kona Coastview subdivision file from Hilo through the County building department. 2 weeks later it comes in and the file is almost 4 inches thick. I was told it is .10 per copy, so I had a $20.00 in my purse and just starting copying away. I took all my copies to Alan and he began looking through it and asked if I could order the whole file again so he could come down and review it. The file comes back form Hilo and now it is less than ½ inch. It lost weight between Hilo and Kona??? Go figure. By the grace of God I had copied the County dedication of the roads dated 1963. But when the file came back that was gone! So the water department had to redo the figures and take out the $860,000.00 they were charging for the cost of our roads. Then the figures came back under $10,000.00 per lot.
Harry and the water department failed to add all the of costs in the Water Improvement (add in meters and hook up into the USDA funding) so when it came time to hook up we had up charges ( in the thousands) of a new meter, water pipes (and standards to hook up? None provided and what about those that couldn’t afford it?.) We had a meeting with at my house with plumbers, back hoe operators, and George Wilkins (water board volunteer), no I didn’t see Harry, or Angel there. I fielded call after call asking what are the standards to hook up? What if I can’t afford it??????? I helped dig holes and find pipes to give those that couldn’t afford it. No Angel wasn’t there.
After all that work do you think the County (Angel at the time) would step in and help those in need. NO he was not there. Finally I had it. I was exhausted, not being paid for hours and hours of work and I told people to call your county council man (Angel) and let him do the job he is being paid to do. Then and Only then did Angel’s office field the calls (Karen Eoff). As I said before Angel was not there in the time of need for his constituents. For him to claim he did the water system in Kona Coastview is laughable.
Susan McGeachy
After Joe Fagundas’sattempted to do the water without success, I stepped in and organized the neighborhood. No we don’t have a homeowners association so It was by mailing, calling and setting up email correspondence so we can work together. My help researching and putting this project together came from Bonnie Goodell of Volcano. She was my first point of guidance. She came out and walked the subdivision and worked on solutions. I could talk to her and trouble shoot.
My core group was Contractor David Livingston, Jim Williams, Margaret Marceron, Julian and Karen Silva, Jake Jacobs. David wanted a private system but we needed the Federal funding in order to do it and the County fought for a deductible system and it had to be their design. We had an engineer do his Masters degree on our system for ¼ the cost of the county system. The water from the Mamalahoa crashing down the hill ran the entire system without any power (OIL), It had metal tanks and heavy duty PVC type of pipe (they have been using over the past 2 decades, due to iron pipes breaking down and leaching shards of iron into the water system. The research showed Concrete tanks were NEVER used in a seismic area due to cracking and huge maintenance and repairs). The County wanted the concrete tanks and iron pipes, and the county was the only one that could sign for the USDA Federal Funding (Clinton Water 2000), (I found calling Washington D.C.).
The original thought was to complete a fire station at the same time as the water system so our homeowners insurance would go down (within 5 miles of a fire station) and cover the $65.00 cost of the new system. The Matsumoto water company was in the rears for our water for more than a decade. Harry Kim and Curtis Tyler signed a contract to get 1 acre of Matsumoto’s land (between Palisades and Coastview) for the fire station. Due to the lack of follow up from both Harry and Curtis we lost the land because the contract they signed stated the County had one year to survey the land. They failed to do it and it was sold to Bolton.
Then comes time for the County to offer their design and it comes in at over $16,000.00 a lot. We knew people couldn’t afford it if it was over $10,000.00. So we found Attorney Alan Tuhy to work pro bono. He told me to order the Kona Coastview subdivision file from Hilo through the County building department. 2 weeks later it comes in and the file is almost 4 inches thick. I was told it is .10 per copy, so I had a $20.00 in my purse and just starting copying away. I took all my copies to Alan and he began looking through it and asked if I could order the whole file again so he could come down and review it. The file comes back form Hilo and now it is less than ½ inch. It lost weight between Hilo and Kona??? Go figure. By the grace of God I had copied the County dedication of the roads dated 1963. But when the file came back that was gone! So the water department had to redo the figures and take out the $860,000.00 they were charging for the cost of our roads. Then the figures came back under $10,000.00 per lot.
Harry and the water department failed to add all the of costs in the Water Improvement (add in meters and hook up into the USDA funding) so when it came time to hook up we had up charges ( in the thousands) of a new meter, water pipes (and standards to hook up? None provided and what about those that couldn’t afford it?.) We had a meeting with at my house with plumbers, back hoe operators, and George Wilkins (water board volunteer), no I didn’t see Harry, or Angel there. I fielded call after call asking what are the standards to hook up? What if I can’t afford it??????? I helped dig holes and find pipes to give those that couldn’t afford it. No Angel wasn’t there.
After all that work do you think the County (Angel at the time) would step in and help those in need. NO he was not there. Finally I had it. I was exhausted, not being paid for hours and hours of work and I told people to call your county council man (Angel) and let him do the job he is being paid to do. Then and Only then did Angel’s office field the calls (Karen Eoff). As I said before Angel was not there in the time of need for his constituents. For him to claim he did the water system in Kona Coastview is laughable.
Susan McGeachy
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Politics of Lieing - District #8 K. Angel Pilago
Politicians LIE
First Harry Kim claims he built the Kona Coastview/ Wonderview water improvement district. Now K. Angel Pilago in his run for District #8 claims he was responsible for building Kona Coastview/ Wonderview water improvement district. Even Cindy Evans claimed credit for the project too.
The truth is NONE of these people have showed up at a single meeting, fund raiser, planning or execution of the contract.
Jim Rath lives in the neighborhood and he never showed up to a single meeting either.
The process was one of 3 tries over 30 years. We finally got it with the help of NO ELECTED OFFICIALS. We spent 7 ½ years working, planning, researching and holding meetings to get this project complete. The project credit should go to the Homeowners who persevered over the many years and meetings. It was the homeowners that found the funding from the USDA. It was the homeowners that did the entire project and donated it to the Semi-automous Water Department. We are still paying for the project (30 year loans). It was the homeowners that organized and helped those that couldn’t hook up in the end. Meeting with plumbers, back hoe operators, etc…
So the next time a Politian claims they did the Kona Coastview / Kona Wonderview water improvement project. KNOW for a FACT they are lieing.
Susan McGeachy
Kona Coastview since 1988
First Harry Kim claims he built the Kona Coastview/ Wonderview water improvement district. Now K. Angel Pilago in his run for District #8 claims he was responsible for building Kona Coastview/ Wonderview water improvement district. Even Cindy Evans claimed credit for the project too.
The truth is NONE of these people have showed up at a single meeting, fund raiser, planning or execution of the contract.
Jim Rath lives in the neighborhood and he never showed up to a single meeting either.
The process was one of 3 tries over 30 years. We finally got it with the help of NO ELECTED OFFICIALS. We spent 7 ½ years working, planning, researching and holding meetings to get this project complete. The project credit should go to the Homeowners who persevered over the many years and meetings. It was the homeowners that found the funding from the USDA. It was the homeowners that did the entire project and donated it to the Semi-automous Water Department. We are still paying for the project (30 year loans). It was the homeowners that organized and helped those that couldn’t hook up in the end. Meeting with plumbers, back hoe operators, etc…
So the next time a Politian claims they did the Kona Coastview / Kona Wonderview water improvement project. KNOW for a FACT they are lieing.
Susan McGeachy
Kona Coastview since 1988
Nonpartisam moderated Candidate Forum 8/31 from 6-9pm
The public is invited to a nonpartisan, moderated candidate forum.
Thursday, August 31, County Council Candidate Forum, 6 p.m. til 8 p.m.
Come early, food sales benefit Kealakehe High Culinary Program and Rotary Sunrise by Tante's Restaurant at 5 p.m.
County Council District 7, South Kona: Incumbent Brenda Ford, Enoch Friere
County Council District 8, North Kona: Incumbent Kelly Greenwell, Debbie Hecht, Angel Pilago, Jim Rath
Forum moderator is Sherry Bracken, news reporter for Hawaii Public Radio and host of the LAVA 105.3 fm and KKOA 107.7 fm weekly broadcast, Island Issues.
Please submit questions in advance to sherryb@lava105.com or at the forum. Questions call Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, 329-1758.
Sponsors:
West Hawaii Today
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Kohala Coast Resort Association
Kona Outdoor Circle
Community Enterprises - Kona Town Meetings
Rotary Sunrise and Tante's Restaurant
LAVA 105.3 FM/Mahalo Broadcasting
Kealakehe High School
Thursday, August 31, County Council Candidate Forum, 6 p.m. til 8 p.m.
Come early, food sales benefit Kealakehe High Culinary Program and Rotary Sunrise by Tante's Restaurant at 5 p.m.
County Council District 7, South Kona: Incumbent Brenda Ford, Enoch Friere
County Council District 8, North Kona: Incumbent Kelly Greenwell, Debbie Hecht, Angel Pilago, Jim Rath
Forum moderator is Sherry Bracken, news reporter for Hawaii Public Radio and host of the LAVA 105.3 fm and KKOA 107.7 fm weekly broadcast, Island Issues.
Please submit questions in advance to sherryb@lava105.com or at the forum. Questions call Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce, 329-1758.
Sponsors:
West Hawaii Today
Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce
Kohala Coast Resort Association
Kona Outdoor Circle
Community Enterprises - Kona Town Meetings
Rotary Sunrise and Tante's Restaurant
LAVA 105.3 FM/Mahalo Broadcasting
Kealakehe High School
Sunday, August 22, 2010
> Council Woman Naeole Beats her new husband?
Emily Naeole has proven time and time again she can not separate Church from State at the County Council meetings. Now the truth comes out. She held him hostage, took his money and beat him.
If God is in your heart you don't need to advertise you are religious.
What goes around comes around. She is receiving from the seeds she has sewn.
In Hawaiian: poor ting.
West Hawaii Today - Local > Naeole Beats Him?#blogcomments
If God is in your heart you don't need to advertise you are religious.
What goes around comes around. She is receiving from the seeds she has sewn.
In Hawaiian: poor ting.
West Hawaii Today - Local > Naeole Beats Him?#blogcomments
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
All District 8 Canidates will be speaking at Kealakehe High 8/31
District 8 Canidates: Debbie Hecht, Jim Rath, Angel Pilago and Kelly Greenwell.
The answer here is Debbie Hecht!.
The other three didn't accomplish much where they were in office.
NEW BLOOD AND NEW SMART METHODS are necessary.
The rest have been there and did nothing.
Just look at our Fire Department?
Oh yea what fire department.
My VOTE is for Debbie.
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August 19th- TOMORROW last day to register to vote for the primary election: Kona Elections office on Kuakini across from Dixson 76 Station or click here and download to mail by tomorrow: http://hawaii.gov/elections/voters/registration.htm.
August 31st -Candidate Forum-5:45 pm at Kealakehe High School Cafeteria sponsored by the Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Sherry Bracken. The public is invited to submit questions at forum or in advance to sherryb@lava105.com).
September 2nd- Kona County Farm Bureau is hosting a candidate forum for County Council races 6, 7, and 8. The Forum will be held at KCFB's bay next to the Hawaii Island Food Basket in Honalo /Keauhou area. The building is at the marshalling yard. Approx. 1/2 mile north of Honalo junction on Kuakini Hwy. We will have a sign out on the highway.
PLEASE PRINT AND HAND OUT THE ATTACHED PAMPHLET
ELECT Debbie HECHT
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8, NORTH KONA
ON SEPTEMBER 18.
Building Community by Representing You!
http://www.dhecht.com/
Experience: Full resume: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=145
* Working with community- Coordinator, 2% for the Land Fund campaign approved by 63% of voters in 2006, working to form the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park, Old Airport / Make'o Park, Hawaii Natural History Assoc, assistant tennis coach Kealakehe HS. Activities since 2008: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=142
* Writing legislation- I know the job! I know the people, because I worked as a Legislative Aide for the county council, reviewing budgets, doing research and writing laws.
o Wrote the Land Fund charter amendment and presented to Charter Commission. This will be a 1% charter amendment on the ballot in November- PLEASE VOTE YES!
o Worked with League of Women Voters to write the charter amendment on Initiative and Referendum approved by voters 2008.
o IN 2009-2010- Wrote 5 charter amendments for the Charter Commission to consider on Vacancies, Board and Commissions, Recall, Revising the Charter and Impeachment.
* Small business owner, licensed real estate broker, property manager, project manager for remodeling and small-scale development since 1978.
* Teaching degree, trained facilitator and mediator.
Ideas:
* Strengthen communication between the county council and residents by:
o Providing email newsletter on issues like I have been doing.
o Holding regular talk-story sessions
o Polling residents on important issues
o Meeting with citizen's organizations regularly
* Work with community to create a shoreline park system, from Kailua to Kawaihae using Land Fund money + matching funds, linked by National Park Service' s Ala Kahakai Historic Trail to create an eco-tourism industry, to protect access, reefs and fishing. Increase care for parks.
* Support Eco-tourism and Agriculture as sustainable industries to provide food, create jobs and stabilize our economy. see an article on this subject published in WHT: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=14
* Address infrastructure shortfalls- roads, sewers, water etc. and pave streets (like Ka'iminani).
* Work with business to provide park/ride and bus service for Kailua Village.
* Support responsible development and the Kona CDP- for an essay on this subject that was published in WHT: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=101
* Keep youth busy! Work to obtain funding to build Old Airport / Make'o Park. Work to get 200+ acres makai of Kealakehe HS for the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park to build sports facilities, work to expand youth programs.
Dates to Vote: Primary- September 18, 2010 * General- November 2, 2010 *
INFORMATION? go to: http://www.dhecht.com/ , call 989-3222 or electhecht@gmail.com
How you can HELP this is a Grassroots effort!
1. Basic Grassroots Strategy - Talk to friends, family and co-workers - Historically 4,000+ voters vote for Council in District 8. Please talk to 20 people in Kona, give them campaign literature and ask them to vote for me. Then ask them to talk to 20 more people to pass on the good word.
2. Hand out information –Please hand out campaign information in a public place or at a public event. Kid's baseball games? Church? Family dinner? Neighborhood potluck? PRINT OUT ATTACHED CAMPAIGN FLYER
3. Signs - Let me post a sign on your property, if your home or business in District 8. (E-mail me to get a map of district boundaries.) Are you on a busy street? Call to get a sign: 989-3222
4. Want to meet us to Sign wave early in the morning or late afternoon?
5. DONATE to Friends of Debbie Hecht, P.O. Box 4148, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745. I can qualify for matching dollar for dollar public funding if I get 150 to 210 people at $100. each. All amounts at $100 or less go to helping me to qualify for public funding. MAHALO!
6. Gatherings with family, friends, and neighbors - Are you having folks over? May I attend to speak for 5 minutes, then answer questions, and listen to your concerns?
7. Services –Help with printing, signs, [and] radio and newspaper ads. Any ideas for discounts?
8. Walk your neighborhood with me - I want to meet you and your neighbors and listen to what you would like me to do if I am elected
9. Educate others - Invite me to a meeting of your civic group, neighborhood association or office meeting. Print my campaign material in a newsletter.
10. Ads - Pay for an ad through your business.
11. Encourage people to vote - help with phone calling from September 16th to 20th
12. Get out the vote on primary day- by driving people to the polls and phone calling.
Mahalo!
With warm aloha-
Debbie
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Debbie Hecht, Candidate for Hawai'i County Council District 8
http://www.dhecht.com/
(808) 989-3222
The answer here is Debbie Hecht!.
The other three didn't accomplish much where they were in office.
NEW BLOOD AND NEW SMART METHODS are necessary.
The rest have been there and did nothing.
Just look at our Fire Department?
Oh yea what fire department.
My VOTE is for Debbie.
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August 19th- TOMORROW last day to register to vote for the primary election: Kona Elections office on Kuakini across from Dixson 76 Station or click here and download to mail by tomorrow: http://hawaii.gov/elections/voters/registration.htm.
August 31st -Candidate Forum-5:45 pm at Kealakehe High School Cafeteria sponsored by the Kona Kohala Chamber of Commerce and moderated by Sherry Bracken. The public is invited to submit questions at forum or in advance to sherryb@lava105.com).
September 2nd- Kona County Farm Bureau is hosting a candidate forum for County Council races 6, 7, and 8. The Forum will be held at KCFB's bay next to the Hawaii Island Food Basket in Honalo /Keauhou area. The building is at the marshalling yard. Approx. 1/2 mile north of Honalo junction on Kuakini Hwy. We will have a sign out on the highway.
PLEASE PRINT AND HAND OUT THE ATTACHED PAMPHLET
ELECT Debbie HECHT
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8, NORTH KONA
ON SEPTEMBER 18.
Building Community by Representing You!
http://www.dhecht.com/
Experience: Full resume: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=145
* Working with community- Coordinator, 2% for the Land Fund campaign approved by 63% of voters in 2006, working to form the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park, Old Airport / Make'o Park, Hawaii Natural History Assoc, assistant tennis coach Kealakehe HS. Activities since 2008: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=142
* Writing legislation- I know the job! I know the people, because I worked as a Legislative Aide for the county council, reviewing budgets, doing research and writing laws.
o Wrote the Land Fund charter amendment and presented to Charter Commission. This will be a 1% charter amendment on the ballot in November- PLEASE VOTE YES!
o Worked with League of Women Voters to write the charter amendment on Initiative and Referendum approved by voters 2008.
o IN 2009-2010- Wrote 5 charter amendments for the Charter Commission to consider on Vacancies, Board and Commissions, Recall, Revising the Charter and Impeachment.
* Small business owner, licensed real estate broker, property manager, project manager for remodeling and small-scale development since 1978.
* Teaching degree, trained facilitator and mediator.
Ideas:
* Strengthen communication between the county council and residents by:
o Providing email newsletter on issues like I have been doing.
o Holding regular talk-story sessions
o Polling residents on important issues
o Meeting with citizen's organizations regularly
* Work with community to create a shoreline park system, from Kailua to Kawaihae using Land Fund money + matching funds, linked by National Park Service' s Ala Kahakai Historic Trail to create an eco-tourism industry, to protect access, reefs and fishing. Increase care for parks.
* Support Eco-tourism and Agriculture as sustainable industries to provide food, create jobs and stabilize our economy. see an article on this subject published in WHT: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=14
* Address infrastructure shortfalls- roads, sewers, water etc. and pave streets (like Ka'iminani).
* Work with business to provide park/ride and bus service for Kailua Village.
* Support responsible development and the Kona CDP- for an essay on this subject that was published in WHT: http://www.dhecht.com/?page_id=101
* Keep youth busy! Work to obtain funding to build Old Airport / Make'o Park. Work to get 200+ acres makai of Kealakehe HS for the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park to build sports facilities, work to expand youth programs.
Dates to Vote: Primary- September 18, 2010 * General- November 2, 2010 *
INFORMATION? go to: http://www.dhecht.com/ , call 989-3222 or electhecht@gmail.com
How you can HELP this is a Grassroots effort!
1. Basic Grassroots Strategy - Talk to friends, family and co-workers - Historically 4,000+ voters vote for Council in District 8. Please talk to 20 people in Kona, give them campaign literature and ask them to vote for me. Then ask them to talk to 20 more people to pass on the good word.
2. Hand out information –Please hand out campaign information in a public place or at a public event. Kid's baseball games? Church? Family dinner? Neighborhood potluck? PRINT OUT ATTACHED CAMPAIGN FLYER
3. Signs - Let me post a sign on your property, if your home or business in District 8. (E-mail me to get a map of district boundaries.) Are you on a busy street? Call to get a sign: 989-3222
4. Want to meet us to Sign wave early in the morning or late afternoon?
5. DONATE to Friends of Debbie Hecht, P.O. Box 4148, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745. I can qualify for matching dollar for dollar public funding if I get 150 to 210 people at $100. each. All amounts at $100 or less go to helping me to qualify for public funding. MAHALO!
6. Gatherings with family, friends, and neighbors - Are you having folks over? May I attend to speak for 5 minutes, then answer questions, and listen to your concerns?
7. Services –Help with printing, signs, [and] radio and newspaper ads. Any ideas for discounts?
8. Walk your neighborhood with me - I want to meet you and your neighbors and listen to what you would like me to do if I am elected
9. Educate others - Invite me to a meeting of your civic group, neighborhood association or office meeting. Print my campaign material in a newsletter.
10. Ads - Pay for an ad through your business.
11. Encourage people to vote - help with phone calling from September 16th to 20th
12. Get out the vote on primary day- by driving people to the polls and phone calling.
Mahalo!
With warm aloha-
Debbie
--
Debbie Hecht, Candidate for Hawai'i County Council District 8
http://www.dhecht.com/
(808) 989-3222
Monday, August 09, 2010
Brenda Ford sign waving! Help her out she always stands up for West Hawaii.
Subject: Brenda's sign waving schedule
Aloha,
If it is raining, do NOT come to the sign waving. It's just not safe with the slippery roads. Larry and I can do it alone. Also, I will list two locations for every date that are close together in case another candidate selects the spot we want.
The following is the sign waving calendar:
Tues 8-10-10 7- 8:00 am mauka side of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway near the intersection of Kuakini and Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway (park in our ususal parking spots) OR along the mauka side of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway from Lako Street (park on Lako Street for safety)
Thu 8-12-10 4:30 - 6:00 pm makai side of Mamalahoa Highway in Honalo near the Ushijima Store OR on the Triangle of the intersection of Kuakina Hwy and the Old Mamalahoa Hwy in Honalo.
Thu 8-19-10 4:30 - 6:00 pm makai side of Mamalahoa Highway in Honalo near the Ushijima Store OR on the grass Triangle of the intersection of Kuakina Hwy and the Old Mamalahoa Hwy in Honalo.
Mahalo for all of your support.
Brenda Ford
Aloha,
If it is raining, do NOT come to the sign waving. It's just not safe with the slippery roads. Larry and I can do it alone. Also, I will list two locations for every date that are close together in case another candidate selects the spot we want.
The following is the sign waving calendar:
Tues 8-10-10 7- 8:00 am mauka side of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway near the intersection of Kuakini and Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway (park in our ususal parking spots) OR along the mauka side of Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway from Lako Street (park on Lako Street for safety)
Thu 8-12-10 4:30 - 6:00 pm makai side of Mamalahoa Highway in Honalo near the Ushijima Store OR on the Triangle of the intersection of Kuakina Hwy and the Old Mamalahoa Hwy in Honalo.
Thu 8-19-10 4:30 - 6:00 pm makai side of Mamalahoa Highway in Honalo near the Ushijima Store OR on the grass Triangle of the intersection of Kuakina Hwy and the Old Mamalahoa Hwy in Honalo.
Mahalo for all of your support.
Brenda Ford
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Coqui Frogs in Kona Coastview.
What a GREAT accomplishment. I finally got the LOUD Coqui frog that has been going all night every night for the past week. I bought a sprayer and citric acid and sprayed the heck out of the area and then it went quite. If anyone has a coqui in your yard give me a call I now know how to do it.
YES>>>>I did sleep like a lamb.
YES>>>>I did sleep like a lamb.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Debbie Hect for County Coucil, district 8
ELECT Debbie HECHT
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8,
NORTH KONA
Vote SEPTEMBER 18.
Building Community by Representing You!
http://www.dhecht.com/
Experience:
• Working with community- Coordinator, 2% for the Land Fund campaign approved by 63% of voters in 2006, working to form the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park, Old Airport / Make'o Park, Hawaii Natural History Assoc, assistant tennis coach Kealakehe HS.
• Writing legislation- I know the job! I know the people, because I worked as a Legislative Aide for the county council, reviewing budgets, doing research and writing laws.
o Wrote the Land Fund charter amendment and presented to Charter Commission. This will be a 1% charter amendment on the ballot in November- PLEASE VOTE YES!
o Worked with League of Women Voters to write the charter amendment on Initiative and Referendum approved by voters 2008.
o IN 2009-2010- Wrote 5 charter amendments for the Charter Commission to consider on Vacancies, Board and Commissions, Recall, Revising the Charter and Impeachment.
• Small business owner, licensed real estate broker, property manager, project manager for remodeling and small-scale development since 1978.
• Teaching degree, trained facilitator and mediator.
Ideas:
• Strengthen communication between the county council and residents by:
o Providing email newsletter on issues
o Holding regular talk-story sessions
o Polling residents on important issues
o Meeting with citizen's organizations regularly
• Work with community to create a shoreline park system, from Kailua to Kawaihae using Land Fund money + matching funds, linked by National Park Service' s Ala Kahakai Historic Trail to create an eco-tourism industry, to protect access, reefs and fishing. Increase care for parks.
• Support Eco-tourism and Agriculture as sustainable industries to provide food, create jobs and stabilize our economy.
• Address infrastructure shortfalls- roads, sewers, water etc. and pave streets (like Ka'iminani).
• Work with business to provide park/ride and bus service for Kailua Village.
• Support responsible development and the Kona CDP
• Keep youth busy! Work to obtain funding to build Old Airport / Make'o Park. Work to get 200+ acres makai of Kealakehe HS for the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park to build sports facilities, work to expand youth programs.
Dates to Vote: Primary- September 18, 2010 * General- November 2, 2010 *
INFORMATION? go to: www.dhecht.com , call 989-3222 or electhecht@gmail.com
How you can help:
How you can HELP this is a Grassroots effort!
1. Basic Grassroots Strategy - Talk to friends, family and co-workers - Historically 4,000+ voters vote for Council in District 8. Please talk to 20 people in Kona, give them campaign literature and ask them to vote for me. Then ask them to talk to 20 morepeople to pass on the good word.
2. Hand out information –Please hand out campaign information in a public place or at a public event. Kid's baseball games? Church? Family dinner? Neighborhood potluck? PRINT OUT ATTACHED CAMPAIGN FLYER
3. Signs - Let me post a sign on your property, if your home or business in District 8. (E-mail me to get a map of district boundaries.) Are you on a busy street? Call to get a sign: 989-3222
4. Want to meet us to Sign wave early in the morning or late afternoon?
5. DONATE to Friends of Debbie Hecht, P.O. Box 4148, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745. I can qualify for matching dollar for dollar public funding if I get 150 to 210 people at $100. each. All amounts at $100 or less go to helping me to qualify for public funding. MAHALO!
6. Gatherings with family, friends, and neighbors - Are you having folks over? May I attend to speak for 5 minutes, then answer questions, and listen to your concerns?
7. Services –Help with printing, signs, [and] radio and newspaper ads. Any ideas for discounts?
8. Walk your neighborhood with me - I want to meet you and your neighbors and listen to what you would like me to do if I am elected
9. Educate others - Invite me to a meeting of your civic group, neighborhood association or office meeting. Print my campaign material in a newsletter.
10. Ads - Pay for an ad through your business.
11. Encourage people to vote - help with phone calling from September 16th to 20th
12. Get out the vote on primary day- by driving people to the polls and phone calling.
Mahalo!
With warm aloha-
Debbie Hecht
P.O. Box 4148
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
(808) 989-3222
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 8,
NORTH KONA
Vote SEPTEMBER 18.
Building Community by Representing You!
http://www.dhecht.com/
Experience:
• Working with community- Coordinator, 2% for the Land Fund campaign approved by 63% of voters in 2006, working to form the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park, Old Airport / Make'o Park, Hawaii Natural History Assoc, assistant tennis coach Kealakehe HS.
• Writing legislation- I know the job! I know the people, because I worked as a Legislative Aide for the county council, reviewing budgets, doing research and writing laws.
o Wrote the Land Fund charter amendment and presented to Charter Commission. This will be a 1% charter amendment on the ballot in November- PLEASE VOTE YES!
o Worked with League of Women Voters to write the charter amendment on Initiative and Referendum approved by voters 2008.
o IN 2009-2010- Wrote 5 charter amendments for the Charter Commission to consider on Vacancies, Board and Commissions, Recall, Revising the Charter and Impeachment.
• Small business owner, licensed real estate broker, property manager, project manager for remodeling and small-scale development since 1978.
• Teaching degree, trained facilitator and mediator.
Ideas:
• Strengthen communication between the county council and residents by:
o Providing email newsletter on issues
o Holding regular talk-story sessions
o Polling residents on important issues
o Meeting with citizen's organizations regularly
• Work with community to create a shoreline park system, from Kailua to Kawaihae using Land Fund money + matching funds, linked by National Park Service' s Ala Kahakai Historic Trail to create an eco-tourism industry, to protect access, reefs and fishing. Increase care for parks.
• Support Eco-tourism and Agriculture as sustainable industries to provide food, create jobs and stabilize our economy.
• Address infrastructure shortfalls- roads, sewers, water etc. and pave streets (like Ka'iminani).
• Work with business to provide park/ride and bus service for Kailua Village.
• Support responsible development and the Kona CDP
• Keep youth busy! Work to obtain funding to build Old Airport / Make'o Park. Work to get 200+ acres makai of Kealakehe HS for the Kealakehe Regional Sports Park to build sports facilities, work to expand youth programs.
Dates to Vote: Primary- September 18, 2010 * General- November 2, 2010 *
INFORMATION? go to: www.dhecht.com , call 989-3222 or electhecht@gmail.com
How you can help:
How you can HELP this is a Grassroots effort!
1. Basic Grassroots Strategy - Talk to friends, family and co-workers - Historically 4,000+ voters vote for Council in District 8. Please talk to 20 people in Kona, give them campaign literature and ask them to vote for me. Then ask them to talk to 20 morepeople to pass on the good word.
2. Hand out information –Please hand out campaign information in a public place or at a public event. Kid's baseball games? Church? Family dinner? Neighborhood potluck? PRINT OUT ATTACHED CAMPAIGN FLYER
3. Signs - Let me post a sign on your property, if your home or business in District 8. (E-mail me to get a map of district boundaries.) Are you on a busy street? Call to get a sign: 989-3222
4. Want to meet us to Sign wave early in the morning or late afternoon?
5. DONATE to Friends of Debbie Hecht, P.O. Box 4148, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96745. I can qualify for matching dollar for dollar public funding if I get 150 to 210 people at $100. each. All amounts at $100 or less go to helping me to qualify for public funding. MAHALO!
6. Gatherings with family, friends, and neighbors - Are you having folks over? May I attend to speak for 5 minutes, then answer questions, and listen to your concerns?
7. Services –Help with printing, signs, [and] radio and newspaper ads. Any ideas for discounts?
8. Walk your neighborhood with me - I want to meet you and your neighbors and listen to what you would like me to do if I am elected
9. Educate others - Invite me to a meeting of your civic group, neighborhood association or office meeting. Print my campaign material in a newsletter.
10. Ads - Pay for an ad through your business.
11. Encourage people to vote - help with phone calling from September 16th to 20th
12. Get out the vote on primary day- by driving people to the polls and phone calling.
Mahalo!
With warm aloha-
Debbie Hecht
P.O. Box 4148
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
(808) 989-3222
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
West Hawaii Today; Councilman arrested Greenwell
West Hawaii Today - Local > Councilman arrested
Now this is funny. Kelly (Mister I know how!) gets pulled over for speeding and ends up at the jail.
Ok so maybe he was the only one runing for County Council at the time. Not this time.
The canidates so far:
Debbie Hecht
K. Angel Pilago
Kelly Greenwell
and now
Jim Rath
Boy, the list is growing as the unemployment is effectiving all of us.
and the beat goes on......
Now this is funny. Kelly (Mister I know how!) gets pulled over for speeding and ends up at the jail.
Ok so maybe he was the only one runing for County Council at the time. Not this time.
The canidates so far:
Debbie Hecht
K. Angel Pilago
Kelly Greenwell
and now
Jim Rath
Boy, the list is growing as the unemployment is effectiving all of us.
and the beat goes on......
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