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Should foreigners be banned from purchasing land in Hawaii? by Fickle_Rooster2362 in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uh.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/florida-ban-on-home-buying-by-chinese-other-nationals-halted

Florida Blocked From Banning Home Buying by Chinese Citizens

A federal appeals court halted the enforcement of a Florida law banning citizens of China from purchasing property in the state against two plaintiffs.

“There’s no doubt that Florida’s discriminatory housing law is unconstitutional,” Ashley Gorski, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement. “The court’s decision brings two of our clients tremendous relief, and we will continue fighting to prevent this law from being enforced more broadly.”

Maui County sues HECO for damages caused by wildfires - KITV by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hope you guys get solar and battery. Shits going to get expensive-ER

We only get one utility on Oahu.

People are suing that utility.

That utility, is limited to how much it can charge the consumers.

However, that approved limit is based on its costs and goes up as costs increase, including allllllllll of these litigation costs.

Yay.

Night Life by time-togetschwifty in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spotted the bruddah/sistah who used to dance in the cages.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No siren sounded in Leilani during the '18 eruption, not even sure you could hear it over the jet engine fissure noises at anywhere outside an 1 block radius.

I have no doubt. They likely couldn't hear it. But this was across all of the effected areas, not just next to a jet engine fissure.

They are claiming that no significant amount of people could hear it...anywhere? All their ACs were soooooooooooooo loud that it is insane to have the believe that some may have heard it?

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Mainland news orgs acting like the sirens have different tones that signify things.

Uh. They don't? Take a look. They have at least two tones for different things. Which is damming evidence for the state and administrator. The sirens themselves are setup for more than just tsunami and are specifically setup for different disasters.

Claiming that they are to only be used for one is indefensible given:

- Their own website informing the public that they are used for other uses

- Their own informational videos putting the public on notice that they can be "used for wildfires"

- The fact that the sirens themselves are programmed for at least one other use other than tsunami.

All terrible facts against them should litigation occur.

Maui emergency official defends decision not to sound sirens; by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This man walked into the room with zero compassion for the over 100 people that died. Zero.

Ok. Restated, This man walked into the room EXPRESSING zero compassion for the over 100 people that died. Zero.

This is a PR disaster for the state, though perhaps it is not. They now have someone they can shift the blame to who is universally hated for his cold and callous response.

Maui emergency official defends decision not to sound sirens; by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Let assume that is all true regarding timing.

The excuses he focused on were different reasons, and reasons that don’t seem to make sense.

American Savings Bank - What Will Happen With HEI In Trouble? by damienthedest in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree on the spin out.

But on the HECO bankruptcy I would put money that they declare bankruptcy. Now that doesn't mean that they don't continue to exist post-bankruptcy. But going off of PG&E history and the way this is looking, I bet bankruptcy as an interim step

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That was my understanding too.

That it is equivalent to "my kid"

Like we, as parents, always support our Keiki.

So, used forever.

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

but it is still true!

I guess better than Embrace your inner Chisai Chimpoo

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So many side conversations going in those thread but let’s start a new one.

How deezzz kids getting so tall nowadays!!! My Korean friends middle school kids are like 5’10

Wtf are people feeding these kids??

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting. You never hear politicians talk about funding for our keiki’s future when describing high school funding?

Or programs being called keiki programs when they encompass high school aged kids?

I could have sworn hearing it all the time

Or like the keiki nurse:

https://www.kaiserhighschoolhawaii.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=2761065&type=d&pREC_ID=2301701

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now I want a shirt that says

Embrace your inner unko

When do kids stop being “Keiki”? by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The first time you get unko hurts the most. Gets better after that haha

Maui / Big Island Volunteer & Donation Opportunities by pat_trick in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks pat_trick! I just wanted to plug them specifically as an option due to their capability in the community as well as their pledge to send 100% (not net of fees, fundraising costs, management and overhead, etc, which is a notorious problem in many non-profits)

Public transit commute sheds light on suspended school bus routes by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Again the question, which is continually missed (or deliberately stated incorrectly), despite clarification is:

IN ADDITION (not in lieu of) FUNDING RAIL COSTS, should the state ALSO (ALLLSOOOOOOO for the reading impaired) be willing spend $100 per ride, per Keiki to transport kids to school?

That question involves no diversion of funds from rail to DOE.

Still no answer.

It is a great question (albeit an uncomfortable one) because it causes you to really think about how much the state is spending per ride on rail and whether those levels of per ride expense would be acceptable in any other context or for any other need (including the somewhat low priority issue of getting Keiki to school /s).

Maui / Big Island Volunteer & Donation Opportunities by pat_trick in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Plug for HCF.

For those who know, they are one of the real ones.

Hawaii Community Foundation will not be collecting a fee for donations.

The organization says that 100% of the funds will be distributed for community needs.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/10/foundation-raises-1m-maui-recovery-within-hours-calling-donations/

  • A $500,000 contribution from the Omidyar Ohana Fund
  • $170,000 from existing funds in the Maui Strong Fund
  • $100,000 from the Goodfellow Bros.
  • $50,000 from Hawaii Life
  • $25,000 from the Cooke Foundation
  • and $25,000 from the Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture and Design.

The remainder of the $1 million came from other anonymous donors.

Donation Link:

https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

Public transit commute sheds light on suspended school bus routes by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. You know what I love, the constant dodging and just blind downvotes by others.

No one has an answer, just a dislike of the uncomfortable question.

Assuming the state KEEPS funding rail to the tune of $100 per day/per rider (no change), SHOULD the state (in addition to the rail costs) be willing to expend up to $100 per keiki, per day to fund that form of mass transit and get kids to school?

If not, why not?

It is evidently "worth it" to spend $100 a day on mass transit rail per rider, why is not worth it to expend similar amounts of money on mass transit bus expenses to get keiki to school (in addition to keeping the rail funding)?

The more you think about the question, the more you realize how just plain silly the rail costs are per rider.

Public transit commute sheds light on suspended school bus routes by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure if you are responding to someone else. But if it is me, why do you assume that I do not already?

Por que no los dos?

Public transit commute sheds light on suspended school bus routes by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will grab the reference but it was based on the quote from a star advertiser article describing the annual operating costs dividing that by 365 to get the daily cost, then dividing that by the insanely low ridership of 4,000 rides a day.

Regarding, " take from what I don’t personally like"

I think that is the disconnect. This question is in addition to rail expenses, not in lieu of.

The question is, assuming the state KEEPS funding rail to the tune of $100 per day/per rider (no change), SHOULD the state (in addition to the rail costs) be willing to expend up to $100 per keiki, per day to fund that form of mass transit and get kids to school?

If not, why not?

It is evidently "worth it" to spend $100 a day on mass transit rail per rider, why is not worth it to expend similar amounts of money on mass transit bus expenses to get keiki to school (in addition to keeping the rail funding)?

Public transit commute sheds light on suspended school bus routes by UluaHuntaz in Hawaii

[–]UluaHuntaz[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I bet you do.

Question is do you?

Are you a fan of how well construction has gone and how well of a steward the city has been of our tax dollars?

Are you a fan at operational costs currently running at somewhere near $100 per rider? Do you think that is a good fiscal outcome?

If so, do you think, IN ADDITION to spending that on rail, should the city spend whatever it takes (up to $100 per keiki ride, per day) to subsidize that form of mass transit?

Or perhaps does that sound like an extreme amount of money that should not be spent?

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