HATE IN THE ALOHA STATE

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AN ANNIVERSARY OF RACISM & "REVERSE-RACISM"

YOUTUBE: BROTHER NOLAND
"MR. SAN CHO LEE"
A musical compendium of Hawaii racism. A very popular song here in Honolulu. Prejudice sells.


RACISM IS RACISM, NO MATTER THE SOURCE, NO MATTER THE EXCUSE

Hawaii's Hypocritical Stance On Racial Violence

On the fiftieth anniversary of Hawaii's accession to Statehood, there were no official celebrations. It was feared that there would be violence, as there has been in the past. The fact that the perpetrators are a tiny and well-known minority of a minority has not led to any action by local law enforcement. This in itself is an indictment of the entire State: Deliberate official ignorance, avoidance and denial of frequent hate crimes is as bad or worse than the crimes themselves.

The centralized State school system tolerates and even allows the promotion of an annual "Kill Haole Day," when white students, "haole's," are physically and verbally attacked right inside of the public schools. Black students, or "popolo's," have also been subject to racial attacks, even including a school-sponsored and managed yearbook that featured pictures of black students with racist defacements and captions. The yearbook was edited & published by the school authorities with the racist material included. This has happened at least three times in the last ten years alone.

The fact that the State has been run almost exclusively by a local Japanese elite (who are in effect a minority within the largest minority in a population consisting entirely of minorities) for over fifty years now does nothing to ameliorate or share the collective guilt foisted upon innocent Caucasian children and adults for wrongs done, and continuing to be done, against the Native Hawaiian population. The exclusionary local elite Japanese-run State government has engineered programs since 1959 which have increasingly marginalized and hurt the health and well-being of Native Hawaiians, even as local elite Japanese politicians pander to "Local" hate-groups by blaming everything, including their own actions, on "da fahkin' howlees." Using whites as scapegoats helps to turn the attention away from the dominant local elite Japanese politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen & women and their deliberate and racist acts against the Native Hawaiians as well as "haole's" and others.

As long as Caucasians can be blamed for every problem, the local Japanese elite and their toadies in business & government can go on lining their own pockets at the expense of everyone else. As long as racism is the predominant political force here in the "Aloha State," nothing will ever change, and the problems of all the people of Hawaii, including "Locals" (local self-description of local but not Hawaiian non-white & [mainly] non-Asians) as well as Native Hawaiians.

The anemic local Republican Party and their owners & operators on the Mainland have tried to import their traditional conservative tactics of racial divide and conquer to Hawaii. The result has been a net loss for the Republicans, and a ratcheting-up of "Local" anti-white racism. The historical memory of the Overthrow, the Republic, the Annexation, the Territory, the white Ascendancy and Statehood, all Republican-engineered, will never dim as long as corporate racist Republicans from the Mainland continue trying to use Hawaii to fan flames of racial hatred and disharmony everywhere.

The despicable acts of the Republicans do not, however, excuse Hawaii's own racists. Divide and conquer along racial lines may have worked well for the local Democrats, but it is hurting the State in the long run. With an education system on a par with that of Mississippi, and a poverty-driven healthcare crisis that hits brown-skinned people hardest, only by uniting all ethnic groups can our reverse-Dixiecrats ever manage to lift Hawaii out of its' plantation-days cultural and economic slums.


SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER: INTELLIGENCE REPORT
"Prejudice in Paradise: Hawaii Has a Racism Problem"
You'll never hear this here. It could get you lynched.

' With no known hate groups and a much-trumpeted spirit of aloha or tolerance, few people outside Hawaii realize the state has a racism issue. One reason: The tourism-dependent state barely acknowledges hate crimes. That makes it hard to know how often racial violence is directed at Caucasians, who comprise about 25% of the ethnically diverse state's 1.3 million residents. Those who identify themselves as Native Hawaiian — most residents are of mixed race — account for nearly 20%. Hawaii has collected hate crimes data since 2002 (most states began doing so a decade earlier). In the first six years, the state reported only 12 hate crimes, and half of those were in 2006. (All other things being equal, the state would be expected to have more than 800 such crimes annually, given the size of its population, according to a federal government study of hate crimes.) There was anti-white bias in eight of those incidents. But that doesn't begin to reflect the extent of racial rancor directed at non-Native Hawaiians in the Aloha State, especially in schools. "Here in Hawaii, there is no compulsion to speak out on racist attacks. There are all these hate crimes and violent things happening to white people and you don't hear sovereignty activists speaking out against it," says Conklin, who manages a massive website on Hawaiian issues. "The violence has been going on for years and it's always been hush-hush." '

USA TODAY
"Racial tensions are simmering in Hawaii's melting pot"
The world knows what Hawaii will not acknowledge.

' The current controversies are exposing racial tensions below the surface of a tropical paradise that Gov. Linda Lingle says is "a model for the world" in diversity and peaceful integration. Simmering divisions pit Hawaiians against other groups, and "locals" of all races against newcomers including immigrants and military members. At issue now is whether Hawaii will acknowledge and overcome these threats to its friendly reputation. Racial troubles in the islands usually don't get much public discussion. In a tourism-dependent state, talk about tensions is "like news about shark attacks," says Jon Van Dyke, a University of Hawaii law professor. "People are afraid they might lose customers." '

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN
"Isles shape Obama’s racial identity "
It's even hard out here for a POTUS.

' White added in an e-mail interview that despite whatever "hapa street cred" Obama has in Hawaii, it doesn't displace the prejudice blacks find here. "Being of African descent is not valued in the same way that other ethnic backgrounds are valued here. In spite of the many positive aspects of multiethnic, multiracial and multicultural interaction in Hawaii, we still have to realize ... that being black continues to be negatively perceived in Hawaii," White said. In a 1999 essay written for Punahou's school alumni magazine, Obama recalls how his first perceptions of Hawaii as being "the world's mythical melting pot" changed that by the time he graduated from Punahou, his consciousness of race was much sharper. "As an African American teenager in a school with few African Americans, I probably questioned my identify a bit harder than most," Obama wrote. "As a kid from a broken home and family of relatively modest means, I nursed more resentments than my circumstances justified and didn't always channel those resentments in particularly constructive ways." '

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN
"Waianae High recalls yearbooks containing racial slur"
Once is an accident. Three times is a policy.

' Hundreds of Waianae High School yearbooks are being recalled to replace a page with a photograph of what school officials call a "racially offensive" word spelled out in cards held by five students in the senior class on football field bleachers. The photograph, with the racial N-word slur, was overlooked during a review of the publication, state education officials said. State education spokeswoman Sandra Goya said the recall because of a racially insensitive photograph was a first at Waianae High, but similar problems have occurred at a couple of other public schools. Stickers were placed over a racially offensive caption in a yearbook at Kalaheo High School in 1997 and a racially offensive photograph at Castle High School in 1998, Goya said. '

FOX NEWS
"Hawaii Served as Melting Pot, Source of Racial Tension for Young Obama"
This was not at a public school This was at an "elite" private school here in Honolulu. This is the place that schools our elite. Is it any wonder that they have a problem coming to terms with racism, especially their own?

' Obama's experience in Hawaii is echoed by other blacks, including some of his schoolmates, and challenges the state's vaunted image of racial harmony. "A big joke amongst the brothers was you could be anything else but a brother and have free rein of the world in Hawaii," said Rik Smith, a black former schoolmate of Obama's at Punahou, an elite private school in Honolulu. "When it comes to people of color, black people, there's a huge amount of racism." In his memoir, "Dreams from My Father," Obama, who is half black and half white, recalled a seventh grader calling him a "coon" and a tennis pro who joked that his color might rub off. One person wanted to touch his hair, and he was asked whether his father, a native of Kenya, ate people. An assistant basketball coach used a racial epithet in referring to black players. '

HONOLULU ADVERTISER
"Hate crime not ruled out in Waikele assault"
Racism is so pervasive here that even prosecutors can't recognize an obvious hate crime. Especially not when they have political ambitions that require "Local" support. Carlisle is now running for Mayor of Honolulu.

' As debate continued over the assault on an Army couple in the parking lot of a Waikele shopping center, city Prosecutor Peter Carlisle yesterday said he had not ruled out handling the case as a hate crime. The assault remains under investigation, and the charges are up for evaluation, Carlisle said. Carlisle met with Andrew Dussell, a 26-year-old soldier, and his wife after they were allegedly beaten in the parking lot of the shopping center Feb. 19. The pair asked that their privacy be respected, and Andrew Dussell is under orders from the Army not to speak out about the case, Carlisle said. Both Andrew Dussell, who has served two tours of duty in Iraq, and his wife, Dawn Dussell, a 23-year-old nursing student at Hawai'i Pacific University, suffered broken noses, concussions and facial fractures. A police affidavit filed in court said the attack occurred after the Dussells' car collided with a vehicle while trying to pull into a parking stall. Gerald D. Paakaula, 44, and his son were arrested in connection with the assault. The father has been charged with second-degree assault; the son's case is being handled by the Family Court in confidential proceedings. The affidavit said the son was "extremely angry that his vehicle had been struck." "He began yelling obscenities toward Andrew Dussell, calling him a 'f------ haole' while kicking his driver side door," the document said. Paakaula was released after posting $20,000 bail. The police affidavit did not allege that he made any racial remarks. Much of the public debate was touched off by comments from two University of Hawai'i at Manoa professors. Jonathan Okamura, an ethnic studies professor, said he believed the alleged beating occurred or escalated as a result of racial considerations, based on the uttering of the phrase "f------ haole." But Jonathan Osorio, chairman of the Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, said the case should not be classified as a hate crime and that Hawaiians should not be painted with a broad brush as a result of the incident. UH professors contacted yesterday said that while many residents see Hawai'i as a land of aloha, racial tension does exist. Many wondered if the public outcry would have been greater if a Hawaiian couple had been beaten by Caucasians, and suggested that such a circumstance would more likely have resulted in prosecutors charging the attackers with a hate crime. Carlisle said in response that race is relevant to an assault case only if it can be proven that a person selected a victim based on that person's race. '

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HAWAIIAN RAINBOW AT THE END OF THE WASHINGTON POT OF GOLD

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ALOHA STATE GETS SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR

UNCA DAN, AKA CAPT. PORK, WILL CONTROL FEDERAL CASH MACHINE



I, Cosanostradamus, Foresee An H-4, H-5, H-6 and H-7 Freeway And An All-State Bridge

It's only fifteen hundred miles from the Big Island to Midway. Why not a bridge, linking all the main islands in between? Or maybe a tunnel? Hell, why not both? And another one to California. And one to Japan! And Tahiti! Woo-Hoo!!!

Corrupt, incompetent local construction firms are already ejaculating over this one. The biggest pork-barrel spender in Congressional history now has the power of the purse in his own pocket. Uncle Dan Inouye, Hawaii's senior U.S. Senator and local power-broker since the invention of volcanoes, has provided jobs and infrastructure for people and places here in the Islands (whether they needed them or deserved them or not) so reliably over the years, that he can single-handedly be held responsible for 10-20% of the State's entire local economy. Not bad for a one-armed man, or as some low-life called him, a one-armed bandit.

Inouye lost his right arm fighting for our side in The Big One, the Tom Hanks movie war. Hard to say no to a Japanese guy who lost his arm fighting for your side, once he starts twisting yours. Inouye is one of the last of the WWII guys left in Warshenden. He was awarded the Medal of Honor belatedly, after being denied it due to his ancestry. Largely because of this, he commands far more respect in the Senate than his legislative abilities merit.

An officer in the legendary 442nd Regimental Combat Team that, to hear them tell it, single-handedly won the War, Inouye and his men went on to take over the Democratic Party once they got home, and then the Territory, and then the State of Hawaii. They were the vanguard of a political and socio-economic revolution that forced accommodation upon the old "haole" ascendancy (whites, foreigners, greedy racist bastards) and Hawaiian ali'i (aristocracy, parasites, traitors). "Lowly" Asian and Pacific Island cane-cutters and pineapple-canners entered the worlds of politics and business, academia and the professions for the first time. Meanwhile, the local Japanese ended up pretty much running things, so long as they were willing to accommodate the remains of the old elite, still in place behind the scenes today.

Unfortunately, that revolution has sputtered out. It never quite reached much beyond the new local Japanese elite. Other Asians and Pacific Islanders are still shut out. There are precious few good jobs here, other than those that are directly or indirectly dependent upon the government. After 50 years of representing the 50th State and its' ruling Democratic Party, Dan Inouye has yet to help foster the creation of one new industry to replace the old dying ones, and few new businesses or jobs outside of government itself. When he dies, Inouye will leave a legacy of dependence upon Washington, which, without him in place, will result in a huge deficit of cash to the Islands, and nothing to replace it.

Inouye & Co. have presided over the death of agriculture, once our main industry, and the sputtering of tourism, pretty much all we have left. The military, which is a huge part of the local economy, will be cutting back now. They spend most of their time and more of their money on their endless deployments since 911, anyway. This leaves only low-paying retail and government-dependent health care as major components of our local economy. And of course, construction, which is utterly dependent upon all of the above. And your tax dollars, Mainlanders. T'anks, eh?

This past Tuesday, a new revolution was narrowly averted by Dan & company. The overwhelming force of new & disaffected voters that made it to the caucuses and the primaries did not quite overwhelm in the general election. Bad ballot measures passed, the same old same old will be returning to power in even greater numbers. (Not that the wacky Republicans had anything better to offer.) Nothing is going to change here any time soon: Especially not with the oldest same-old same-old of all handing out the candy on Capitol Hill.

It's too bad. The entire nation may experience the same disappointment once the dust settles in DC. Obama is only one man, beholden to many, especially the many who run the old Democratic machine, more especially in Congress. There is already talk of "moving to the right," and "governing from the center." Obama's first picks for his White House staff are old-school Clintonians, abrasive power-brokers who have worked better with conservatives than liberals in the past. Whether Obama is simply making calming gestures to a newly nervous Wall Street, or signaling a quick end to talk of change of any real sort, I guess we'll find out.

Meanwhile, back in Paradise, the celebrations can continue. And thanks for picking up the check, America! We couldn't live without ya! Or your money! MWA! Mahalos! Aloha! Suckers!


POLITICO
"Byrd will voluntarily give up chairmanship"
Revenge of the ninja's! HAIIIIII!!!!!!

' Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), who is 84, will take over for Byrd on the powerful panel, which oversees hundreds of billions of dollars annually in federal spending. Byrd will officially hand off the gavel on Jan. 6, 2009. And in a sense, it is a very Byrd-like move to step aside in favor of Inouye. After all, Inouye served with Byrd in the leadership for years, only to lose out when he tried to move up after Byrd stepped down as majority leader in 1988 to take the Appropriations Committee post. In doing so, Byrd stepped in front of Inouye, who would have otherwise succeeded then-Appropriations Chairman John Stennis (D-Miss.), and at 84, he has waited a long time for some time at the helm. '

HONOLULU ADVERTISER
"Inouye takes over powerful Senate committee"
Senators suddenly reminded: Inouye is still alive.

' Democratic Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii will become the next chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee with an announcement today that Sen. Robert Byrd would step down from the position Jan. 6. Byrd, who is 90, said it was time for Inouye, 84, to take over the committee. He will also continue as chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Inouye has been a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee since January 1971. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., confirmed that Inouye would be chairman in the next Congress that convenes in January. Inouye will be taking over at time when the Democrats will have increased majorities in the Senate and the House, and Hawaii native son Barack Obama, also a Democrat, is in the White House. The senator will preside over a committee that decides how hundreds of billions of federal dollars are spent annually. For Hawaii, it means the senator could build on his successes in steering hundreds of millions a year to the state for various projects from Native Hawaiian health care to brown tree snake control. But the congressional appropriations process has been coming under greater scrutiny in the past few years over the billions of dollars federal lawmakers divert to special projects, known as earmarks. Steve Ellis, vice president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, said there will be a change in the top leadership of the committee but "certainly Inouye has not been any slouch in delivering the bacon to Hawaii and I think that is going to continue." "I don't think Senator Inouye is about to pick up that mantle of reform or change. He is a member of the old guard." '

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Embattled Alaska Sen. Stevens Tops List for Earmarks"
So, we're in good company here. Good thing the local Democrats didn't take a look at Uncle Dan's finances...

' On the House side, the biggest earmarker was again Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. John Murtha , with $111.1 million, according to the data compiled by TCS. The spending bills will fund disaster aid, Defense, Homeland Security, military construction and Veterans Administration budgets for fiscal year 2009. Other big earmarkers in the House were Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young (R., Fla.), with $99 million; Rep. Jerry Lewis (R., Ca.), $78.2 million, and Rep. David Obey (D., Wisc.), $51.5 million. Senate standouts included Sen. Thad Cochran (R., Miss.), $238.5 million; Sen. Robert Byrd (D., W.Va.), $224.9 million; and Sen. Daniel Inouye (D., Hawaii), $222.2 million. '

PACIFIC BUSINESS JOURNALS
"Inouye brings home the pork"
Oink, oink.

' A government watchdog group said Tuesday Sen. Daniel Inouye is one of Washington’s top five pork-barrel spenders. Citizens Against Government Waste criticized the Hawaii Democrat for $182 million in wasteful spending, including $23 million for the Hawaii Federal Healthcare Network, $10 million for the Hawaii Technology Development Venture, and $3.6 million for Intelligent Decision Exploration. Inouye is chairman of the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee. Despite the reduction, Citizens Against Government Waste said at least seven legislators appropriated more than $100 million, including Inouye. They other top pork-barrel spenders were Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska; Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss.; Sen Robert Byrd, D-W. Va.; and Rep. Bill Young, R-Fla. '

HONOLULU ADVERTISER
"Isle economic outlook lowered by economist"
Welcome to the Pearl-Diving Economy: Please bring us your money, we have none of our own!

' Hawai'i's economy is reeling from a number of shocks to tourism and jobs brought on by a slowing U.S. economy, high oil prices, subprime mortgage problems and in recent weeks, a financial market crisis. That resulted in visitor arrivals tumbling 19.5 percent and unemployment reaching a seven-year high in September. Brewbaker's revised forecast is similar to other forecasts this year in that it lowers most projections. While some of his estimates — he forecasts visitor arrivals will drop by 10.6 percent this year and the number of jobs will shrink by 0.4 percent — are slightly more negative than other economists locally, the state and the University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization are expected to revise their numbers downward in coming weeks. '

HONOLULU STAR BULLETIN
"Little relief seen for Hawaii real estate"
After 50 years of Uncle Dan, we still don't make anything we can sell elsewhere. We have no local economy. We have only that portion of YOUR econonmy that you're willing to export here.

' Hawaii's slumping visitor industry may be one of its greatest commercial real estate concerns during the current cycle, said Jonathan D. Martin, principal author of the report, which is based on surveys from more than 600 leading real estate experts from investors to developers, brokers and consultants. "Given Honolulu's dependence on tourist travel, the market could face headwinds next year - companies will cut back on corporate events and individuals will be scaling back vacation plans," Martin said. "As a result, the local economy is probably more vulnerable to recessionary impacts, and that will hurt hotels and shopping centers especially." '

PACIFIC BUSINESS NEWS
"Maui Land & Pineapple CEO stepping down"
Lotta land. Not so much pineapple.

' The executive changes were announced along with the Maui Land & Pineapple’s third quarter results, which showed a drop in profits amid Hawaii’s slowing real estate and tourism markets. Maui Land & Pineapple (NYSE: MLP) reported a net loss of $8.7 million, or $1.09 per share, for the third quarter, compared with a net loss of $155,000, or 2 cents per share, during the same period last year. Revenues were $19.1 million, compared with $28.5 million during the third quarter last year. “Results reflect deteriorating market conditions in the Hawaii real estate and hospitality segments, including $2.5 million in severance costs and a $4 million increase in reserves for potential defaults on closings,” Cole said in a statement. “The Residences at Kapalua Bay, a project that is continuing despite the bankruptcy of its lead lender, recorded $11 million of sales in the third quarter.” The company’s resort business reported an operating loss of $5.7 million for the third quarter, compared with a loss of $3.1 million for the same period in 2007. The company noted a reduction in visitor arrivals and occupancy at the resort combined with higher operating costs and higher fuel and energy prices were responsible for the increased operating loss. '

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
"Economy at a Glance"

USBLS
"HONOLULU CONSUMER PRICE INDEX"
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THE CON CON CON

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HAWAII POWERS THAT BE LIE ABOUT CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

COSTS & RISKS EXAGGERATED, BENEFITS & NEEDS DENIED

Those With Cushy Positions In Business & Government Don't Want ANY Change, Ever, So VOTE YES ON CON-CON

Those without cushy positions can only benefit by change. It's a no-brainer in this big Obama "CHANGE" campaign. But somehow, the local Democrats, who control everything in the Aloha State, don't think that message applies here. They're wrong. Here's where we need change, which will NEVER come from them, and that's why we need a new Con Con:

I. THE COST OF LIVING, ETC.

Ever hear a local politician talk about this? Ever see one do anything about it? Hawaii is uniquely capable of making changes to its' own cost of living, and the local government has tremendous powers to effect change. But that would be rocking their own boat, for the benefit of the rest of us, about whom they don't give a sh*t. If they did, they'd do all this:

1. Repeal Or Get An Exemption From The Jones Act:
That's the Federal Law that says only US-flagged ships can carry cargo between US ports. It was originally meant to protect US shipping, and preserve the domestic commercial fleet. But all that is dying now, and Hawaii never had much effect on it anyway. If the many foreign-flagged ships that are now traversing our waters empty, or half-empty on their way back to their home ports from the Mainland could pick up loads there and drop them off here, that "15%" that Matson & Horizon say is all they add to the price of EVERYTHING might be cut by half, or more.

2. Lease Or Sell All Non-Essential Government Owned Or Controlled Lands
The City, State and Federal governments control an unheard-of 30% of all the land in Hawaii. Private trusts and big land-owners control another 10% or more. Forty per cent of all of our land is permanently off the market. That's part of the reason that real estate sales prices and rents for homes and businesses are so bloody high. If the government got its huge, unproductive ass off all that land, it would provide an immediate and permanent boost to the local economy. The land could be designated for high-employment businesses and lower-middle-class housing, and bring down prices to affordable levels. That would benefit everybody.

3. Stop Pyramiding The Excise Tax
Businesses and consumers can end up paying 16% in "sales" taxes or more for locally-produced products. All you see is the tip of the iceberg: The last 4.712% at the cash register. But locally grown, processed, warehoused, and retailed goods can be taxed at each step in the production & marketing process. That's why Mainland and even Japanese-imported goods can be so much cheaper than local products, since they only pay the tax once. Local businesses could be more productive and local consumers could save money if they were only taxed once, at the register. Pyramiding should be stopped, and food, medicine, housing and small independent contractors' salaries should be exempted.

4. Settle With The Hawaiians, Once And For All
Uncertainty about Hawaiian Sovereignty is hurting local workers and business-owners by discouraging investment here. Nobody wants to take a chance on such a large unknown factor. The State has had several opportunities in the recent past to come to an equitable settlement: Large portions of Lanai and Molokai have been bought and sold by foreign and Mainland investors, while the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the State government, and the various trusts and sovereignty groups stood by and did nothing, while native Hawaiians went homeless. Land that should have gone to the Hawaiian people in exchange for other lands and revenue the State needed instead was lost. The State should make an absolute commitment to take advantage of any & all such opportunities, and start negotiating seriously for a fair and equitable settlement of all claims with the kanaka maole. Everyone will benefit from it, not to mention the aloha.

5. Reduce The City & State Government Work Force Through Attrition By 50%
One third of Hawaii's workers are employed by the City, State or Federal government. That means that every working couple is carrying an unproductive civil servant on their shoulders. Instead of working at jobs that would stimulate the economy, civil servants are simply draining blood from it. They produce nothing, they only consume. The perpetual motion machine that keeps politicians in office in exchange for providing unproductive jobs for some of the people who then vote for them is in fact powered by the rest of us. We cannot afford it any more, and neither can our economy. Nobody has to be laid off, but no one else should be hired until the government payroll is reduced to 15% of our total workforce through retirements. The slow pace of a hiring freeze will soften any ill effects, and the savings should be returned to the taxpayers.

6. Put Some Teeth In Worker, Consumer And Tenant Protections
Hawaii claims to be a liberal State, but in comparison with truly liberal States like NY and CA, we have no protection at all for workers, consumers or tenants. The help-wanted ads have been full of scams here for years. Hard-working people are ripped off by them every day, with no recourse. Consumers are overcharged and kept in the dark as to pricing, ingredients, warranties, and basic rights. Again, there is no recourse. Tenants are evicted every day after withholding rent from abusive landlords for substandard housing: Often evictions happen without due process, sometimes by the police without a warrant. Family Court TRO's have been used fraudulently to evict tenants without even a hearing in advance. They have no recourse, and many end up homeless. In States like NY and CA, government Consumer Protection advocates, Tenants Rights advocates, and Workers Rights advocates defend the rights of citizens, along with the State Attorney General. Here, we pay them, but they do nothing: They can't. The laws are toothless, and anti-labor, anti-consumer, anti-tenant; grossly unfairly so. They must be changed, reoriented and strengthened, with teeth for enforcement.

7. Shift The Tax Burden Onto The Rich, Tourists & Mainland & Foreign Businesses
Right now the local government funds itself mainly out of the pockets of hard-working local middle-class taxpayers. The pyramided State excise tax, the exorbitant State income tax, the ever-increasing State & City fees and charges, and the City property taxes, especially on small businesses and condominiums, fall most heavily on those least able to afford them. Instead, they should fall on those best able to afford them: The rich and the tourists, the Mainland and foreign corporations. They can easily absorb a little more in taxes for all the benefits we are providing, and the rest of us desperately need a break.

8. Streamline The Process Off Setting Up A Small Business, Cut Fees & Taxes For Start-Ups That Provide Jobs For Locals
The State demands so much up-front from new business owners that many are unable to even get started. Hundreds of dollars in filing and license fees are required before a business even makes a dime. Then the State is back again right away with its hand out and a big gun if you don't pay. Let the State wait at least a year or two before requiring any big payoffs. Give fledgling small businesses a chance to make it, and start spreading the wealth, before the State demands a cut. We need more jobs and cheaper local products.

9. Stop Feeding Politicians & Bureaucrats Unproductive Cronies' Businesses
On the rare occasions that local government does offer some aid to businesses, it either goes to some giant Mainland or foreign corporation, or some well-connected local freeloader. Somehow, jobs promised never materialize, and sweetheart deals never go away. Preference should be given to small locally-owned & operated businesses that are NOT connected to the rich & powerful. That's where most jobs originate. And those small independents always give us local consumers the best deals.

10. Legalize Shipboard Gambling
Hawaii is the only State in the Union with no gambling of any kind allowed. Well, except for Utah; so you know who is behind this: The minority Mormon Church, with it's disproportionate financial clout and long, blue nose. That, and the Vegas operators who don't want to lose our business, or any business we might generate here. They regularly buy our local politicians with free casino junkets, and this is why. If we are ever to have any hope of attracting our share of the emerging & gigantic Chinese tourist market, we must offer gambling: It's their number one vice. Having it here would make us the closest gambling spot in the US to everywhere in Asia. And it couldn't hurt us with jaded East-Coasters and Europeans. Locals could be kept off the boats in the same way that they are kept out of duty-free shops. There is no downside. We need to do this. A deal might be negotiated with Native Hawaiians to own and or operate the casinos, in exchange for a settlement of their claims against the State. It would provide jobs, income, and tax-relief. Why aren't we doing it already?

Still think we don't need a Constitutional Convention? Why do you think no local politician ever talks about any of this stuff? Why should they rock their own comfy boat? They never will. That's why we need a People's Con-Con. Now. And that's why they're against it.
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UH BECOMES GAME PRESERVE FOR CRIMINALS

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THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LETS HOODS RUN WILD

BORN FREE, AS FREE AS THE WIND BLOWS, ALL YOUR STUFF IS FREE TO THEM, LA-LA LA-LA-LA LA-LAAAH!

That Would Include Your Sex And Your Life If They Want To Take It

Hawaii's only State university has no real security whatsoever. One of their rentacops was beaten and robbed right on his own post the other day. You can sail right through the college gates and cruise around all day with no question, unless you park illegally: Then they'll tow you, even if you're a student. If you're a violent criminal, eh, no probs, brah!

If you want to rob, assault, rape or kill someone, it's open season there all year round. The UH Manoa, in a wealthy section of Honolulu on the south shore of Oahu, has become the hunting ground of choice for Hawaii's crooks, the largest group of thieves in the nation. Bus lines run right around and through the wide-open campus day and night, carrying thugs from everywhere on the Main island right into the vulnerable institution of higher learning. The criminals know that there are virtually no patrols by either the Honolulu Police Department or the Hawaii State Sheriff's Department. It's a cop-free zone. Not that it matters.

Even off-campus, Hawaii has one of the highest rate of robberies and burglaries in the nation: Proportionally more than New York or Los Angeles, Newark or Oakland, Detroit or Houston, Miami or Chicago. Most of the property crimes victimize tourists, but locals are feeling the pain now too. The highest crime areas on Oahu, the most populous island in the chain, are the major hotel and shopping areas, and the wealthiest neighborhoods. "Haoles" and foreigners are targeted, students and Japanese tourists are easy prey. Law enforcement officers do little or nothing, criticizing victims for "being in the wrong place at the wrong time," "carrying valuable jewelry and electronics," and "tempting local people by having cash."

Crime reports are discouraged: "We're not gonna catch them now," "You're never gonna get your stuff back," "You'll be long gone before this ever comes to trial," "The courts' gonna let 'em go anyways," "They never do time," "They'll just target you if you testify," "The police cannot protect you 24/7," "Why are you reporting this," "Are you just trying to get someone in trouble," "Are you lying," "Would you be willing to take a lie detector test," "Do you have any warrants outstanding," "Gotta check up on you first," "Are you Local," "Do you have any proof like pictures or recordings," "Too busy to do the paperwork right now," "Paperwork takes hours," "You have to go downtown to file an official report," "You're in the wrong place," "We're closed," "No can."

The attitude of many "Local" people is that anything that isn't nailed down is fair game. If somebody has something you want, just take it, it's OK. If they have more than you to begin with, it's only fair, they probably deserve to get ripped off. Especially if they're black, white, from Asia, the Mainland, tourists or military. Not only do many "Locals" not care if these people get assaulted or robbed, some even applaud it. Is it any wonder the crime rate is so disproportionately high? Is it any surprise that the cops simply don't care? Nobody does. Just having something, anything, makes you a legitimate target. Eh, you asked for it, braddah! Be humbo no grumbo!

This apparently applies even to uppity "Locals" who show they "tink you betta dan me," the worst possible crime in "Local" society. You know, students, strivers, hard-working people struggling to better themselves, rocking the "Local" boat. The idea that anyone here might bust their ass for a better life, and then attempt to enjoy it, just infuriates many of these "Local" losers. It makes them feel like, well, losers, which is what they are. So it's totally OK to strike out at anybody who is doing better than you, even if they just look like they're doing better, you know, like, by going to college, having a good job or being a different color. That's our system of reverse-apartheid here in the Aloha State.

"Local," by the way, means "not white or black or oriental." Even if you're "Fresh Off the Boat," you're "Local" if your ass is the approved shade of brown: Not too light, not too dark. Doesn't matter if you're even from anywhere around the Pacific, or whether you speak English or any Polynesian language: You're brown, you're "Local," until proved otherwise: Mexican, Portuguese, Egyptian, Pakistani, Indonesian, or just really really tan. If you're not the approved shade, even if you're Hawaiian, born here, ancestors buried here, going back centuries, you can never be "Local," until you can prove it, by connection to someone who is the "right" color. Although you are welcome to put on your pidgin, wear a coconut hat, fake the hula and curse "da fockin haoles," for a few "Local" points; you'll still be judged by your skin color.

So, don't send your kids to college here. If you live here, send your kids someplace nice on the Mainland, where they can get a real education. If you leave them here, they will become human prey on any campus of the University of Hawaii system. And nobody cares.
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