Kaua'iSnarkclectic: 2014

HI U.S. Senator Vacancy
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Brian SCHATZ (D / Inc.)	95,153	72%

	Cam CAVASSO (R)	33,545	26%

	Michael KOKOSKI (L)	2,779	2%


HI Governor and Lieutenant Governor
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	IGE / TSUTSUI (D)	72,714	53%

	AIONA / AHU (R)	46,716	34%

	HANNEMANN / CHANG (I)	15,499	11%

	DAVIS / MARLIN (L)	1,948	1%


HI U.S. Representative, Dist I
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	Mark TAKAI (D)	34,094	54%

	Charles DJOU (R)	28,481	46%


HI U.S. Representative, Dist II
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	Tulsi GABBARD (D / Inc.)	58,413	81%

	Kawika CROWLEY (R)	12,002	17%

	Joe KENT (L)	1,540	2%


HI Mayor, County of Kauai
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Bernard CARVALHO (Inc.)	7,630	70%

	Dustin BARCA	3,267	30%


HI Mayor, County of Maui
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Alan M. ARAKAWA (Inc.)	11,660	64%

	Tamara (Tam) PALTIN	6,663	36%


HI State Representative, Dist 1
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Mark M. NAKASHIMA (D)	3,197	84%

	Eric Drake WEINERT (L)	628	16%


HI State Representative, Dist 3
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	Richard H.K. ONISHI (D)	2,626	77%

	Bill DICKSON (R)	461	14%

	Fred F. FOGEL (L)	310	9%


HI State Representative, Dist 4
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Joy A. SANBUENAVENTURA (R)	2,271	73%

	Gary THOMAS (D)	849	27%


HI State Representative, Dist 5
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Richard P. CREAGAN (D)	1,705	60%

	Dave BATEMAN (R)	1,060	37%

	Jon A. LALANNE (L)	95	3%


HI State Representative, Dist 6
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Nicole LOWEN (D)	1,885	63%

	Kelly VALENZUELA (R)	1,085	37%


HI State Representative, Dist 8
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Joe SOUKI (D)	2,858	68%

	Cranston Kaleialoha KAPOI (R)	1,339	32%


HI State Representative, Dist 10
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Angus L. McKELVEY (D)	1,130	69%

	Chayne M. MARTEN (R)	506	31%


HI State Representative, Dist 11
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Kaniela ING (D)	1,820	78%

	Pat BROCK (L)	519	22%


HI State Representative, Dist 12
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Kyle T. YAMASHITA (D)	3,101	80%

	Richard H. POHLE (R)	798	20%


HI State Representative, Dist 14
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Derek S.K. KAWAKAMI (D)	2,498	79%

	Jonathan K. HOOMANAWANUI (R)	672	21%


HI State Representative, Dist 15
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	James Kunane TOKIOKA (D)	3,212	77%

	Steve YODER (R)	937	23%


HI State Representative, Dist 16
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Daynette (Dee) MORIKAWA (D)	2,510	77%

	Victoria (Vickie) FRANKS (R)	739	23%


HI State Representative, Dist 17
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Gene WARD (R)	2,580	74%

	Chris STUMP (D)	929	26%


HI State Representative, Dist 18
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Mark Jun HASHEM (D)	2,573	68%

	Susan Kehaulani HALVORSEN (R)	1,209	32%


HI State Representative, Dist 19
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Bertrand (Bert) KOBAYASHI (D)	2,108	70%

	Victoria Elizabeth MATHIEU (R)	676	22%

	Anthony HIGA (L)	240	8%


HI State Representative, Dist 20
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Calvin K.Y. SAY (D)	1,765	58%

	Julia E. ALLEN (R)	661	22%

	Keiko BONK (G)	617	20%


HI State Representative, Dist 21
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Scott Y. NISHIMOTO (D)	1,515	81%

	Larie Kuulei Langi MANUTAI (R)	362	19%


HI State Representative, Dist 22
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Tom BROWER (D)	1,017	58%

	Janet M. GRACE (R)	743	42%


HI State Representative, Dist 24
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Della Au BELATTI (D)	1,799	74%

	C. Kaui Jochanan AMSTERDAM (R)	646	26%


HI State Representative, Dist 25
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Sylvia LUKE (D)	1,946	70%

	Ronald Y.K. LAM (R)	850	30%


HI State Representative, Dist 26
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Scott K. SAIKI (D)	1,675	71%

	Eric B. MARSHALL (R)	699	29%


HI State Representative, Dist 27
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Takashi OHNO (D)	1,674	64%

	Max R FOWLER (R)	926	36%


HI State Representative, Dist 28
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	John M. MIZUNO (D)	931	67%

	Carole Kauhiwai KAAPU (R)	460	33%


HI State Representative, Dist 31
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Aaron Ling JOHANSON (R)	1,161	73%

	Lei SHARSH (D)	434	27%


HI State Representative, Dist 32
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Linda E. ICHIYAMA (D)	1,670	71%

	Marcia Ann R. TAGAVILLA (R)	681	29%


HI State Representative, Dist 33
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Sam KONG (D)	2,477	76%

	Robert Helsham (R)	793	24%


HI State Representative, Dist 34
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Gregg TAKAYAMA (D)	2,235	69%

	Jaci AGUSTIN (R)	1,018	31%


HI State Representative, Dist 35
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Roy M. TAKUMI (D)	1,249	67%

	LuAnn M. POTI (R)	604	33%


HI State Representative, Dist 36
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Beth FUKUMOTO CHANG (R)	1,689	63%

	Marilyn B. LEE (D)	987	37%


HI State Representative, Dist 37
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Ryan I. YAMANE (D)	2,441	78%

	Emil SVRCINA (R)	692	22%


HI State Representative, Dist 40
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Bob McDERMOTT (R)	907	63%

	Rose MARTINEZ (D)	527	37%


HI State Representative, Dist 41
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Matthew LOPRESTI (D)	1,135	52%

	Bryan E. JEREMIAH (R)	703	32%

	Tom BERG (L)	339	16%


HI State Representative, Dist 42
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Sharon E. HAR (D)	1,906	75%

	Suk MOSES (R)	642	25%


HI State Representative, Dist 43
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Andria P. TUPOLA (R)	803	56%

	Karen Leinani AWANA (D)	639	44%


HI State Representative, Dist 44
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	Jo JORDAN (D)	817	66%

	Allen (AL) FRENZEL (L)	207	17%

	Cedric Asuega GATES (G)	205	17%


HI State Representative, Dist 45
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	Lauren CHEAPE MATSUMOTO (R)	868	73%

	Michael Yadao MAGAOAY (D)	315	27%


HI State Representative, Dist 47
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Kent K. FONOIMOANA (D)	574	53%

	Feki POUHA (R)	516	47%


HI State Representative, Dist 48
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	Jarrett K. KEOHOKALOLE (D)	1,739	60%

	Eldean L. KUKAHIKO (R)	1,060	37%

	Kaimanu TAKAYAMA (L)	57	2%

	Kana NAIPO (N)	30	1%


HI State Representative, Dist 50
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	Cynthia THIELEN (R)	1,697	80%

	Holly A. BROMAN (D)	420	20%


HI State Representative, Dist 51
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	Chris LEE (D)	1,494	64%

	Wayne T. HIKIDA (R)	853	36%


HI State Senator, Dist 1
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	Gilbert KAHELE (L)	6,472	87%

	Gregory (Kobata) ARIANOFF (D)	938	13%


HI State Senator, Dist 3
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Josh GREEN (D)	4,303	84%

	Michael L. LAST (L)	817	16%


HI State Senator, Dist 4
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Lorraine Rodero INOUYE (D)	4,115	79%

	Alain SCHILLER (L)	1,081	21%


HI State Senator, Dist 5 Vacancy
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	Gil S. Coloma KEITH-AGARAN (D)	5,055	73%

	Joe KAMAKA (R)	1,909	27%


HI State Senator, Dist 6
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Roz BAKER (D)	2,512	63%

	Jared P. (Pika) DUBOIS (R)	1,101	28%

	Bronson Kekahuna KAAHUI (L)	388	10%


HI State Senator, Dist 12
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Brickwood M. GALUTERIA (D)	2,518	58%

	Chris LETHEM (R)	1,813	42%


HI State Senator, Dist 17
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Clarence NISHIHARA (D)	2,729	74%

	Roger CLEMENTE (I)	962	26%


HI State Senator, Dist 18
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Michelle KIDANI (D)	3,402	60%

	Dennis C.H. KIM (R)	2,144	38%

	Raymond Banda III (L)	102	2%


HI State Senator, Dist 21
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Maile S.L. SHIMABUKURO (D)	1,670	67%

	Tercia L. KU (R)	821	33%


HI State Senator, Dist 23
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Gil RIVIERE (D)	1,226	54%

	Richard Lee FALE (R)	1,050	46%


HI State Senator, Dist 24
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	Jill N. TOKUDA (D)	4,454	77%

	Kilomana Michael DANNER (R)	1,347	23%


HI Councilmember, Dist IV
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	Tommy WATERS	6,214	52%

	Trevor OZAWA	5,833	48%


HI Councilmember, Dist VI
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	Carol FUKUNAGA	6,618	63%

	Sam AIONA	3,883	37%


HI Councilmember (Kauai County)
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	Mel RAPOZO	7,066	12%

	Ross K. KAGAWA	6,863	11%

	Arryl KANESHIRO	6,341	11%

	KipuKai L.P. KUALII	5,094	8%

	Darryl D. PERRY	4,243	7%

	Arthur BRUN	4,148	7%

	Jay FURFARO	4,052	7%

	JoAnn A. YUKIMURA	3,985	7%

	Mason K.	3,704	6%

	Billy DeCOSTA	3,257	5%

	Gary L. HOOSER	3,140	5%

	Felicia COWDEN	3,086	5%

	Tim BYNUM	2,865	5%

	Tiana K. LARANIO	2,401	4%


HI Councilmember, Dist 5
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	Daniel PALEKA	1,191	56%

	Tiffany EDWARDS HUNT	920	44%


HI Councilmember, Dist 9
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	Margaret WILLE	1,351	57%

	Ronald S. GONZALES	1,008	43%


HI Councilmember (East Maui)
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	Bob CARROLL	12,695	76%

	Nick NIKHILANANDA	4,061	24%


HI Councilmember (Kahului)
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Don S. GUZMAN	9,671	56%

	Joe PONTANILLA	7,482	44%


HI Councilmember (Makawao Haiku Paia)
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Mike WHITE	10,026	57%

	Mike J. MOLINA	7,457	43%


HI Councilmember (South Maui)
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Don COUCH	11,525	69%

	John M. FITZPATRICK	5,177	31%


HI Councilmember (Upcountry)
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Gladys Coelho BAISA	12,327	73%

	Courtney A. BRUCH	4,524	27%


HI Councilmember (Wailuku Waihee Waikapu)
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	Michael (Mike) VICTORINO	11,285	67%

	Joseph G. BLACKBURN	5,615	33%


HI Councilmember (West Maui)
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	Kaala BUENCONSEJO	8,875	51%

	Elle COCHRAN	8,621	49%


HI At Large Trustee(OHA)
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	John D. WAIHEE	53,159	22%

	Rowena M.N. AKANA	46,147	19%

	Lei (Leinaala) AHU ISA	42,984	18%

	Mililani B. TRASK	38,484	16%

	Kelii AKINA	33,287	14%

	Harvey McINERNY	27,932	12%


HI Maui Resident Trustee (OHA)
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	Carmen Hulu LINDSEY	44,241	59%

	Mahealani WENDT	30,966	41%


HI CON AMEND: Relating to Dams and Reservoirs
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	YES YES	87,261	63%

	NO NO	39,923	29%

	BLANK BLANK	10,920	8%


HI CON AMEND: Relating to Disclosure of Judicial Nominees
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	YES YES	113,922	82%

	NO NO	14,882	11%

	BLANK BLANK	9,322	7%


HI CON AMEND: Relating to Early Childhood Education
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	NO NO	67,970	49%

	YES YES	63,230	46%

	BLANK BLANK	6,852	5%


HI CON AMEND: Relating to State Justices and Judges
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	NO NO	100,958	73%

	YES YES	30,396	22%

	BLANK BLANK	6,719	5%


HI HAWAII: Term of Appointment for the County Clerk
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	YES	17,574	76%

	NO	5,465	24%


HI KAUAI: Relating to Charter Amendment
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	YES	8,807	88%

	NO	1,180	12%


HI KAUAI: Relating to Recall Ballots
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	YES	8,917	91%

	NO	869	9%


HI KAUAI: Relating to the Department of Personnel Services
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	YES	6,849	70%

	NO	2,894	30%


HI MAUI: Council: Affordable Housing Fund
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	YES	12,574	71%

	NO	5,234	29%


HI MAUI: Council: Penalties
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	YES	8,496	51%

	NO	8,171	49%


HI MAUI: Voter Initiative: Genetically Engineered Organisms
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	NO	11,370	58%

	YES	7,655	39%

	BLANK	430	2%


HI CON AMEND: Relating to Agricultural Enterprises
0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING
	YES YES	70,694	51%

	NO NO	55,084	40%

	BLANK BLANK	12,303	9%

How shocked are you? We figure the party will rage on for the next several years, as GMO's all over the world are celebrating at the decimation of kaua'is county council, which has been OMFG-did Joan actually say "You shot your wad, buddy?", regarding tim Bynum? Seriously!? Omg, I am laughing so hard I am crying. Juswt trying to imagine, demure, delicate and virginal Joan Conrow, growling out "You shot your wad, Bynum!", to a computer screen as she typed that. That has got to be the funniest line ever in this entire blog! My second favorite was..."Girl, haven't you heard, 2491 is dead?", I can just see her, with her lill;y white hands poised on a lilly white hip, and bustin out her best ghetto slandg for that one, the other hand limp wristedly flapping in the air, with her chin down, and her eyes bugging out, at an imaginary jeri DiPietro, kinda like when that guy talked to a chair for a couple of hourse, old whats his name.. God I love thisj j blog!! Please, please please Joan never ever stop writting it. I have no life without this blog I live for it!"Shot your wad". Girl-such eticate. tsk tsk. Laughing my ass off that was really cool, Joan, you know your "hip" vernacular! You can talk just like those young, hip hippies do! I so wanna be you when I grow up! From a younger admirer, who wants to be you in my next life, if I have really really good karma!Post a Comment On: KauaiEclectic "Musings: Lingering Drama" 45 Comments - Hide Original Post It looks like some political drama will persist past tomorrow's election. The “red shirts” who endorsed the GMO/pesticide regulatory Bill 2491/Ordinance 960, which was killed by a federal judge before it took effect, are making a last gasp effort to salvage that piece of crap. They'll be rallying at Wednesday's Council meeting to protest proposed Bill 2562, which would repeal the invalidated law from the books. This time, though, they'll be wearing black arm bands to mourn their defeated champions — informal polls show Councilmen Mason Chock and Tim Bynum are out, and Gary Hooser is barely hanging on by his fingernails — and chanting DON'T PASS THE BILL. What's that old saying? Oh, yeah: “Karma's a bitch.” Kauai Ohana member Fern Rosenstiel issued the tepid rallying cry on Facebook: Its last minute and its late notice, but lets get together our ohana's and huis and be there to insist on supporting 2491 and provide testimony for NO REPEAL of 2491!!!! Insist on supporting 2491? It's a little late for that. Haven't you heard it's dead, girl? As in the county is barred from implementing it on the grounds that only the state, and not any of the counties, is empowered to regulate GMOs and pesticides. Which is why I shake my head when Kilauea resident Elif Beall says silly stuff like, “To abandon protections at the County level is to abandon looking out for our local residents' health and safety.” Don't you guys get it? There are no protections at the county level. Ordinance 960, which didn't actually protect anyone's health, is DEAD. Even if it's not repealed, the county still has no power to regulate the chem/seed companies. Gary showed he doesn't get it, and never will, when he labeled proposed Bill 2562 “an unfortunate example of political opportunism at the expense of our community.” Mmmm, you mean, like your entire last term on the Council, Gary? Gary went on to say that “the Council may and should pursue other regulatory initiatives.” Give it up, Gary. There ain't gonna be no more regulatory initiatives on GMOs and pesticides. You shot your wad, buddy, and you got nothing to show for it, save for legal bills, bad vibes, a big win for the seed/chem companies and sweat-stained red tee-shirts. Councilmen Mel Rapozo and Ross Kagawa, who introduced proposed Bill 2562, say they want to repeal the dead law to stop the county from spending any more money on an appeal. It's unclear whether a repeal would totally halt the appeal process, since Earthjustice, Center for Food Safety and other mainland groups have joined in. But if Ordinance 960 is repealed, winning on appeal would mean nothing, since the law would be off the books. Meanwhile, Kilauea goat farmer and “red shirt” Louisa Wooten was absolutely right when she wrote, in a recent letter to the editor: The voters in Kauai County and throughout the state need to pay attention and wake up to who is trying to control the power, land and economy of our home. They sure as heck do. Make no mistake, folks, this is indeed the latest battle for land and power playing out in Hawaii. And it's mainland groups like Center for Food Safety, Pesticide Action Network and Surfrider that are jockeying for control of land and water in the Islands. These groups have turned Hawaii into a “ground zero” poster child for their fundraising efforts. They're also using the Islands as a “test site” for experimental legislation and an anti-ag political agenda that they want to impose elsewhere. They're starting here because it's small, insular and easy to con the gullible into believing they're “malaming the aina,” even as they actually do nothing to reduce pesticide use or improve human or environmental health. Every action these groups are taking is geared toward destroying big ag, which is essentially the only profitable ag in the Islands. When ag succeeds in Hawaii, land values level off. When it fails, land values are driven up. Hence the reward for the upscale Realtors who are also backing this movement. A press release issued by Andrea Brower for the Coalition for 960 includes a comment from Aria Castillo, leader of the Kauai Young Democrats, saying she “hopes voters turn out in large numbers on November 4 to show their support for a council that is more willing to work together in the best interests of all of Kauai’s people.” That's exactly what the voters will be doing. Which is why we're going to see a slap-down of certain candidates, a new power bloc on the Council, and a renewed focus on important county issues like roads, landfills, sewage, drug treatment centers, affordable housing and property tax reforms, rather than the single-issue politics of mainland advocacy groups that dominated this past term. posted by Joan Conrow at 7:29 AM on Nov 3, 2014 1 – 45 of 45 Anonymous said... The mainland advocacy groups are seeking the ultimate in gated communities. Gated white retirement communities with a sprinkling of Hollywood and CA artists posing as local color. While the real local color is reduced to ghetto like existence in old plantation camps. November 3, 2014 at 8:03 AM Anonymous said... "a new power bloc on Council, and a renewed focus on important county issues like roads, landfills, sewage, drug treatment centers, affordable housing and property tax reforms, rather than the single-issue politics of mainland advocacy groups that dominated this past term." Keep on dreaming the county of Kauai spent all of the 50 million in surplus on consultant fees. Yeah it's gonna cost the county 2 million to build a new roof on the Kilauea gym- now pay me my 110 k consultant fee. Hahaha cha ching. Yeah its gonna cost about 350-450k for affordable housing- now pay me my 250k consultant fees. Hahaha cha-ching Yeah we can have a landfill ova hea (cha-ching) no ova dea (cha-ching) nah jus keep em at the same place (cha-ching) millions in consultant fees. Yeah we can have a drug facility in a neighborhood that doesn't want a facility because there's already many half-way houses that would lose federal funding (cha-ching). Hey for solid waste lets double-triple tax the citizens. They won't know- they're too stupid and work too many jobs to notice this tax scheme. (cha-ching) tax schemers salary, consultant fees, and 3-6 million a yr from the stupid tax payers. Property tax reform- do the county really want to SUE itself again to over turn the voters consensus of the 2% annual cap? Let's just raise the tax then lower so we can look like heroes (cha-ching) elected official seat for 55k to 115k yearly salaries Now who's fooling who round hea? Guess its true the animals run this Kauai Dirty Pig Farm! Tourist Y'all come back now u hea! But go back home! Mahalo very much fo yo money. Now I gotta pay these frickin county idiots. We all pay for these Frickin Idiots. November 3, 2014 at 8:12 AM Anonymous said... Thank you, Joan. Whatever the results of the election. The island is tired. Too much BS passion. Too much "I'm smarter than you". Too many Council members taking pot shots from the Council floor. Whatever the results, if Jay is re-elected, whether he stays on as Chair or not, hopefully he will find some balance. He has really put his hat in with the newcomers and the Anti-Ag profiteers. The new Chairman MUST keep ALL Council members and testifiers ON POINT. Hit the gavel, point of order, move the meetings along. The budget looms like a big angry hornet's nest over the entire County. This Council's legacy is -an angry citizenry, a divided citizenry, a broke County and finally NOT ONE thing was done by LAW to modify Ag's perceived bad actions. Guaranteed, a NEW council with level heads WILL be able to work with Big Ag and, together they will work out plans for dust mitigation (the real big problem), testing etc......the Council has treated Big Land like they are law breakers and criminals....they are not. November 3, 2014 at 8:13 AM Anonymous said... 8:03 Except JoAnn want Apartments...the old camps are not ghettos, they are nice neighborhoods with too many people living in the houses....we need local housing, get JoAnn out and maybe we can get some. November 3, 2014 at 8:15 AM Anonymous said... If we can have "protections" on a county level then I want our police armed under the 1033 program with M16 semi-automatic rifles, camouflage, masks and full body armor, heavily armored trucks, night-vision goggles, and aircraft so that they can protect us against the criminals destroying people's campaign signs, cutting down GMO crops, writing graffiti all over public property, etc. Or maybe that's not what they wanted for "County protections". But if they can have their protections, I want mine against them! November 3, 2014 at 8:49 AM Anonymous said... Joan, what poll are you referring to? What's it looking like? November 3, 2014 at 11:38 AM Joan Conrow said... It's an informal early election and telephone poll that has Tim out, and KipuKai Kualii, Darryl Perry and Gary in a close race for sixth and seventh. November 3, 2014 at 11:41 AM Anonymous said... Way to go. Run the term "red shirts" into the ground. Use it for people who don't even own a red shirt. Polarize, polarize, polarize. Way to go. Stereotype, stereotype, stereotype. Let's teach our kids to use stereotypes, too. Mom, "What's a red shirt?" "Son, a red shirt is one of those awful people who are working for a world where chemical pollution of our air, water and soil becomes a thing of the past." "But Mom, you never wear red. You teach me the importance of a healthy aina and a healthy people. I don"t think you should be called a "red shirt". "I know, son, but some people just have a need to put people into categories and then blame them for the problems of the world. Beware of the labels people use in ways that polarize and separate. Use your words carefully in ways that help bring people together in harmony." "It's hard, Mom, but I have you for a teacher. I love you and mahalo for always keeping me on the path of aloha!" November 3, 2014 at 11:51 AM Anonymous said... The "red shirts" made their own label and stereotype when THEY decided to wear red shirts to the marches and council hearings. November 3, 2014 at 12:12 PM Anonymous said... I'm glad Mel and Ross laid it out there. They're telling everyone its going to be different from now on. November 3, 2014 at 12:24 PM Anonymous said... Oh 11:51. Spare us the crocodile tears, self righteous lament and heaping serving of bullshit. You folks wore red shirts and marched in them on Rice Street for the parade nobody witnessed, your mainland friends viewing on YouTube excepted. You compounded it by wearing them in the infamous “Pass the Bill” Council meeting that plainly demonstrated to a lot of us up to your misplaced fanaticism. And who subjected us to a stream of fakers like Vandana Shiva, Jeffrey Smith, Don Huber, Andrew Kimbrell, little Jennie Ruggles with her Puna buds and ambulance chasers like Achitoff and poaching district health officers like Lorrin (“let’s not call it a ban; let’s call it a moratorium”) Pang who make take the hoodwinking prize in this little freak show? Wrap yourself in a mantle of malama ‘aina and the “preemptive principle” and all the propositions that you can barely wrap your mind around if it stokes your delusions of grandeur. Red Shirt behavior renders your comment here as meaningful as a fart in a whirlwind. Tell me that you have not tried mightily to stigmatize the seed companies. Do not for a minute consider that many of us who disagree with you, have not done far more work informing ourselves on the issues of GE technology and pesticide use and the legal regimes governing them in addition to research and reading on available presentations of various diseases presenting in Hawaii- without resorting to Facebook and YouTube. You are trying to stake out a high ground you have abysmally failed to demonstrate you are entitled to. By the way, I hope your kid isn't home schooled and has some of the science and logic courses you seemed to have missed in your education. November 3, 2014 at 1:43 PM Chuck Lasker said... All we've heard from the red shirts has been, "The people have spoken! Majority Rules! The people want 2491!" They forget that only five people on Kauai voted for the 2491 veto override. Five. So when the results come in and the winners are anti-2491 folks, the people WILL have spoken. Will the red shirts follow "majority rules," like they have been preaching, or will they hypocritically try to force their minority will on the majority? I predict they will simply declare the election results corrupt, because faith-based beliefs are not altered by facts. November 3, 2014 at 2:18 PM Anonymous said... News Flash- from undocumented sources The new County Council of Hooser, Chock, Bynum, Felicia, JoAnn, Jay and Arryl just got elected. They had a meeting at MIDNIGHT with all but Arryl Kaneshiro in attendance. After congratulatory snickers and and sneers the new rules were in place- The new Council will hold all meaningful meetings at Midnight. Tim- the new Chairman announced the new laws. The Police Department budget will be cut by 75 percent. The new department now called, Harmonious Living Services and will NOT be allowed to carry guns and must count to ten three times backwards before asking permission to see someone's ID. Theft and Vandalism from Big Land is OK. Tourist Theft is still a no-no and will have a 25 dollar fine per incident. All Drug Offenders will be let out of jail immediately. All Auto registrations will be $2000 per year per car. The Planning Dept is abolished. The newly named, Department of Social Engineering will be headed by Gary Hooser. He immediately announced that all plans and permits are stopped. He will determine which will be a go or no go, on an individual basis. All of his friend's permits will go ahead and all Ag TVRs will be expedited. The Parks Department is abolished. The New, Department of Social Rejuvenation is headed by DYLAN HOOSER. All non-residents will be required to pay $20 entry to parks per hour of use. Residents will pay a 2 dollar entry. No cooking of meats and a $1,000 per Hot Dog will be enforced. Smoking is banned, except marrywanna. The Water Department is now part of the County and not a separate entity. it is headed by Gary Hooser, who will collect $200,000 per year as Water head. The Water Department, now called Resource Replenishment agency will NOT be allowed to use Restricted Chemicals and so Chlorine is abolished. The residents will have to boil the water for drinking. Ag use for Goats is OK. The Finance Department, now called Subsidize and Spend will be headed by Tim Bynum, who will receive $200,000 for this work. All Ag lands will be taxed at $1,000 per acre. GF, AandB and GandR will now be taxed at about $50,000,000 each. Tim will personally determine how excess funds will be spent. First on the list will be Anger Management Courses for anyone that throws pencils during Council meetings. The KIUC will IMMEDIATELY stop all Smart Meters. All Hospitals can only use County approved medicines. No GMO medicine permitted. Mason will be in charge of carrying Hooser's lunchbox and papers. He can be on "loan" to Tim Bynum as time permits. JoAnn will supervise all Study Groups. She will be required to ride the bus to Mt Yukimura daily, to monitor growth and development. Jay will bloviate about nothing. All Council testimony will be limited to people who agree with Tim and Gary. The Mayor will only be allowed to sing at public events, he will not have a "say" on anything. All illegal rentals will be required to have a COUNTY approved Rice Cooker. All meetings are started with a namaste prayer. All references to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Bible or Christianity are BANNED. All Newspaper and Blog reports must be approved by Hooser or Bynum. God Bless America. November 3, 2014 at 2:18 PM Anonymous said... 1:43; i am 69 years old, never wore a red shirt, marched from the stadium up Rice Street and am glad i did! You may be correct on some of the things you stated, but don't think all the people who marched are not local and have other intentions then to malama the aina. We look to people like Vandana Shiva, Jeffery Smith, D. Huber, Andrew Kimbrell and Lorin Pang because they have given us the other side of your story. They have also educated me and made me realize that pesticides and the foods produced by gmo crops have caused some people to suffer, they have animal studies to share that explain the dangers. I realize you will not agree with me, and that's fine----but, your retort to 11:51 is so mean spirited that i had to reply. Maybe if your response was kinder with a lot of facts, you wouldn't enrage people to have to respond with the same. I agree with 11:51, and she wasn't ugly or mean with her words! Be kind and reasonable---like Joan said, karma is a bitch---what goes around, comes around! November 3, 2014 at 2:23 PM Anonymous said... Amen Joan. I hope this election sends a clear message to the Council. Hoosier, if he gets back in, will not have his pit-bull and side kick. He will finally feel all the frustration he has caused us. Right back at ya...baby. November 3, 2014 at 2:26 PM Anonymous said... If you want to find out who is playing politics, find out when the bill to repeal was written. Supposedly, Mel and ross wrote it in July, but the chair decided to post it on the agenda now. November 3, 2014 at 2:54 PM Anonymous said... 8:15. Please check the record. JoAnn has done more to develop both single family and multi-family affordable housing on Kauai than any other politician. Housing along with Public Transportation and Parks have been her focus for decades. In the past she's gotten very little support for her efforts because she was so far ahead of her time. Now almost everyone in the community can see how essential these services are for all of us. Because, whether we as individual citizens use them or not, affordable housing, public transportation and recreation build a stronger, healthier, more diverse and affordable community. November 3, 2014 at 3:07 PM Anonymous said... Joan, My immediate concern is how quickly your fans forget: Remember Shaylene Iseri Carvalho and her office full of lying criminals? Shay guys are Mel guys. Kipu Kai came running at Shay's and Mel's bidding. Their corrupt and conflicted gang is backed by Chief Perry against the Mayor and his nepotistic administration of friends and relatives. Kipu Kai promised that he would override the Mayor's veto if he were chosen to replace Nadine. Connect the dots and it's not a pretty picture. How to get rid of Gary and Tim without giving Mel control of the Council and making it ugly[ier]? November 3, 2014 at 3:23 PM Dawson said... Way to go. Run the term "red shirts" into the ground. Use it for people who don't even own a red shirt. Polarize, polarize, polarize. Way to go. Stereotype, stereotype, stereotype. Let's teach our kids to use stereotypes, too. Mom, "What's a red shirt?" "Son, a red shirt is one of those awful people who are working for a world where chemical pollution of our air, water and soil becomes a thing of the past." "But Mom, you never wear red. You teach me the importance of a healthy aina and a healthy people. I don"t think you should be called a "red shirt". "I know, son, but some people just have a need to put people into categories and then blame them for the problems of the world. Beware of the labels people use in ways that polarize and separate. Use your words carefully in ways that help bring people together in harmony." "It's hard, Mom, but I have you for a teacher. I love you and mahalo for always keeping me on the path of aloha!" Yikes! Good luck to your kids if that's the kind of dysfunctional reasoning and non-critical thinking you're modeling for them. November 3, 2014 at 3:28 PM Anonymous said... GMO bill was suppose to be about Restricted Use Pesticides then came the circus. I guess the show was better than the program. The Chem/Bio companies are Lovin it! Basically the zoo keepers let the animals loose and are laughing at the big show. You clowns are just an after thought. November 3, 2014 at 5:47 PM Anonymous said... Dawson, In what way is teaching our children to walk the path of aloha 'aina, the importance of a clean and healthy environment, and how to use language in ways that unite people instead of dividing and polarizing them- in what ways are such teachings dysfunctional and require non-critical thinking? November 3, 2014 at 5:51 PM Anonymous said... "and a renewed focus on important county issues like roads, landfills, sewage, drug treatment centers, affordable housing and property tax reforms" Or rezoning Grove Farm and A&B land. November 3, 2014 at 6:39 PM Dawson said... Dawson, In what way is teaching our children to walk the path of aloha 'aina, the importance of a clean and healthy environment, and how to use language in ways that unite people instead of dividing and polarizing them- in what ways are such teachings dysfunctional and require non-critical thinking? Oh, please. If you think the sanctimonious bullshit of your previous post isn't obvious, you're in terminal denial. November 3, 2014 at 6:41 PM Anonymous said... I'm glad that I'm not the only one that sees this. We have talented and educated people on island that would better serve this county than these good ol boys and gals. Now we have to suffer another 2 years for council and 4 years for the Mayor's seat. November 3, 2014 at 7:32 PM Anonymous said... Dawson, some people truly believe what 5:51 conveyed to you----come to our world and find out---we teach our children just what she/he voiced. We hope for a better world for our children----peace, kindness, respect, empathy, aloha/malama the aina---has to start with someone and we hope that our children will be able to walk that path. November 3, 2014 at 8:19 PM Anonymous said... It's not the belief systems themselves but the sanctmony that's offputting. Look at all the hate, stigmigtising and labeling done by the red shirts! Doesn't matter if they never wore a red shirt. The denial about the tactics of their own movement is shocking and hypocriticalm November 3, 2014 at 8:54 PM Joan Conrow said... I just keep wondering why 11:51, 2:23, 8:19 etc. never said a peep about the death threats, hate speech, bullying and mob mentality perpetrated by the 2491 supporters. Why weren't they out there leading by example, acting as a moral compass? Instead they're anonymously chiding us for using the term "red shirt." You can't be anonymously claiming the high road here when it wasn't taken by the movement in real time! November 3, 2014 at 9:12 PM Anonymous said... Aloha all of Joan’s bloggers! Vote of 8 and 9, Kipukai and Perry in order to gain ground, you will have to vote for them to remove 6 & 7. So far we’ve been gaining ground, finish off what we’ve all started to do. Vote for candidates who will represent ALL OF KAUAI, who are respectful, responsible, honorable and FAIR for ALL OF US. To the silent majority, please continue to remove the lair, public divider and the hypocrites at its worst. Remember, this blog has been bashing these people because, of the lies and hypocrisy. Let’s finish our responsibility on November 4th. Good luck to you all! Remember, it is what it is. What happens will happen. At the end, let the Kauai County Council continue conducting Kauai’s responsible business for ALL OF KAUAI. November 3, 2014 at 9:29 PM Anonymous said... Joan, Maybe because 99% of the people do not condone such behavior and would rather talk about issues than personalities. The behavior you speak of happens with people on both sides of the issue. By far, most"red shirts", "blue shirts", "green shirts", "yellow shirts", "t-shirts" and "sport shirts" agree that such behavior is deplorable. Time to drop that focus and move on to the real issues. Ask kupuna if the chemical companies practice aloha 'aina. Speak of the difficulty of testing long-term the effects of chemical poisons and GMO's. Speak of the wisdom of claiming safety based upon 90 day studies. Speak of the wisdom of releasing GMO's into the wild without understanding the long-term effects on the environment. Speak of the history of the chemical companies and ask if such companies with such histories have our well-being at heart. There are so many topics to research and explore. Go to schools, talk to young people, go into depth about issues. And to vilify everyone who has worn a red shirt in support of aloha 'aina? Maybe you could balance all this one-sidedness by speaking of those "red shirts" who do not support death threats, hate speech, bullying and mob mentality. What are their good points? What is their vision for the future? A red shirt is just a shirt. It does not convey the personality of the person wearing it. All "red shirts" are different and I feel it is demeaning to lump them all into a single category which only emphasizes the negative. November 3, 2014 at 10:33 PM Anonymous said... Of all the candidates, it would be unfortunate if Mason, on his first trip to the table, was sent home because of the Hooser curse. Mason is probably the most level headed person up there. We should be lucky guys like that are puting their name in the hat. Clearly he has a lot to learn about being a solid policy maker, but lets start with solid humans and work from there. Remember when Kipukai got put up? He was Mel and Shays Bi&$%... Anyway, at least Mel isn't a fan of overloading the vacation rentals. November 3, 2014 at 10:54 PM Joan Conrow said... 10:33. So why are you lumping all GMOs and pesticides together if that approach is so abhorrent? And if 99% don't condone such behavior, why didn't even one person speak publicly against it, especially your elected leaders? Couldn't you see it was turning people off and turning them against your cause? It's not a question of discussing issues vs personalities. It's about the moral fiber of a movement that repeatedly tries to claim the higher ground. But instead of accepting responsibility you make excuses (the other side does it too) and want us all to gloss over it. That isn't going to happen. It has affected the credibility and general acceptance of your movement regardless of what color shirt you wore in the march. I recognize the movement comprises individuals with different views but surely you have heard the old sayings, ""you are judged by the company you keep" and "lie down with dogs get up with fleas?" You wanted everyone to think of the movement as a solid majority when you were saying "pass the bill." You cannot now so easily distance yourself from the negativity that was not an isolated event, but remains characteristic of the movement. November 3, 2014 at 11:52 PM Anonymous said... Vote Mason, despite being put in at a bad time in a bad way, he is a good champion for the people. November 4, 2014 at 5:41 AM Anonymous said... 10:54 Mason had a chance. He was appointed in one of the slipperiest side-deals in Kauai political history. However, even AFTER his vote (which was mandated, in order for him to be on the Council), he continued to follow in Hooser/Bynum footsteps. We all have understanding that a new Council person needs a little time to learn the ropes, but Mason did nothing. Ross, on the other hand, who has been ridiculed relentlessly by many Antis, showed quickly that he got to the point, faced issues head on and was a man, not a limpy little wimpy. Mason did nothing and acted like a limpy little wimpy. He is a nice guy, but he was used by da Hoos and Bynum. They did NOT allow him to be the leader he may have been. Now, maybe he can go work with his Sister and Gary at HAPA...they are getting major dollars November 4, 2014 at 6:38 AM Anonymous said... Joan's 11:52 PM posting-The excuses and lack of accepting responsibility for yes, the abhorrent behavior of the GMO mob mentality is so reflective of my 3 year old mo'opuna. She deflects responsibility to her 2 year old sister, hides the evidence of culpability and cries when confronted with the truth. Wah, wah, wah! But at 3 she is still learning about impulsivity and consequences....what's the anti's excuse besides hiding behind mistruths and a whole lot of conjecture. That we want to protect the aina....Oh puhleese. in my household, that's called a tantrum and stretching the truth! Any lie, no matter how "justified" my mo'opuna thinks it is, is a lie. Vote people, and vote wisely. November 4, 2014 at 6:52 AM Anonymous said... Extremism in defense of d'Aina is no vice November 4, 2014 at 7:35 AM Anonymous said... Feeling sorry for the children in in the family above where aloha'aina means having tantrums and stretching the truth. So sad. November 4, 2014 at 9:19 AM Anonymous said... 11:52. I do not lump all pesticides and GMO's together. I never said that all GMO's contain pesticides. GMO salmon and mosquitoes do not contain or require pesticides or herbicides. And I have no idea what you mean by "your" movement. I belong to no movement, neither do my children. We strive to learn and practice aloha 'aina but I would not call that a movement. It is a way of living and relating to the world. You say I make excuses. Let me be clear, I do not excuse the negative behavior you write about in relation to the "red shirts". And now that you have shown us the negativity that you claim is characteristic of a movement, when are you going to spend equal time showing us the negativity of the other side? Extend the same moral scrutiny to the chemical companies? I teach my children to seek information from both sides of an issue. And they are old enough to understand what you write. And we are not asking you to examine the "blue shirt" workers because we support them. We are asking you to give equal time to examining the companies that employ them. I have done my own research and do not need to belong to a "movement" to make my own decisions. Please, Joan, investigate the companies and share with us their history, approach, their morals, and what aloha 'aina means to them. Perhaps you could even write about the history of the so-called "movement" on Kaua'i leading up to the passage of the bill. What happened to get so many people upset at these companies. Kaua'i is a microcosm of the world. What has upset people here is the same thing that upsets people all over the world. Go for it Joan. Balance is the key to a blog that can help enlighten our community. Mahalo! November 4, 2014 at 10:00 AM Comment deleted This comment has been removed by the author. November 4, 2014 at 10:24 AM Joan Conrow said... I have written about all the things you mention, as well as about the history of the so-called movement on Kauai leading up to the passage of the bill. Did you just start reading yesterday? As for what happened to get so many people upset at the companies on Kauai, I've also written about that: It was an intentional fear-mongering campaign launched by GMO Free Kauai/Hawaii Seed after it failed to find any evidence of pesticide drift. Before that, it was just a small group of people bitching, quite rightly, about dust. I'm happy to reiterate some of this going forward, but in these weeks leading up to the election, I thought it most important to enlighten voters about the sleazy politicians who have manipulated the public and a movement that used fear, lies and mob rule to polarize the community, push a flawed bill and attempt to impose a mainland-based political/social agenda. November 4, 2014 at 10:25 AM Anonymous said... How about interviewing residents on the west side whose lives have been adversely affected by the neighboring chemical/seed companies? Would love to hear their stories. Real life stories from real life neighbors. Now that I would love to read. November 4, 2014 at 10:48 AM Joan Conrow said... What about interviewing westside residents whose lives have been positively affected by the chemical/seed companies? People who had been unemployed for a long time after the sugar plantations closed, and were glad to get good-paying jobs so they could save their homes from foreclosure, send their kids to college. Would you love to read those, too? Or do you just want tales of woe because that's what fits your belief system? November 4, 2014 at 11:02 AM BorninHawaii said... Why is that the red shirt supporters are now playing the "polarization" theme now that they are losing. This reminds me of the big bully getting beat down by the average Joe who had enough and gave the Bully back his own medicine. Listen Red Shirts, if you pick a fight don't try and back out after its not going your way, take your licks, then go home. Simple as that. November 4, 2014 at 12:12 PM Anonymous said... Joan, My belief system says to look at both sides. Not just tales of woe. Tales from both sides. It's all about balance. Every one knows about the benefits of having a job and income, but many have no idea about the other side. The stress caused by the companies actions in the community. The best companies do not have this kind of problem in their communities. Please give us positive stories of jobs and incomes if you wish, but do not forget the people who have suffered and are suffering in our community because of the actions of certain companies. By the way, this suffering is not found only on our island, but in communities all over the world. That is why the history of these companies is so important for the public to know. The Gulf of Mexico, Bhopal, West Virginia, Alabama. Companies earn or lose respect because of their histories. For me, the main issue is not jobs, but relationship with the environment. The main issue is aloha 'aina. The best jobs are with companies that value the health of the environment over profit and this is a major shift that is happening worldwide. Topics for future blog posts? November 4, 2014 at 12:22 PM Dawson said... Please give us positive stories of jobs and incomes if you wish, but do not forget the people who have suffered and are suffering in our community because of the actions of certain companies. Please give us factual evidence documenting "the people who have suffered and are suffering in our community because of the actions of certain companies." Oh, wait -- there isn't any. Just lies, innuendo and fear mongering. November 4, 2014 at 12:51 PM Anonymous said... Dawson, How about you go door to door in the Waimea neighborhood next to the Waimea River. Talk to the people who live there and get back to us? Let us know what you find. November 4, 2014 at 2:19 PM "Shot your wad". Girl-such etticate. tsk tsk. Laughing my ass off that was really cool, Joan, you know your "hip" vernacular! You can talk just like those young, hip hippies do! I so wanna be you when I grow up! From a younger admirer, who wants to be you in my next life, if I have really really good karma! Um, can you please explain what that actually means? It means he spend all of his money, right? Just wondering, because I know this is a G rated blog, and although I know that you do use swear words occasionally, I don't recognize "shot his wad". Did Joan actually write "Blew his wad", in speaking of Tim Bynum? How crass!! Joan, that kind of writing is beneath you. It belongs in a pornographic novel, and certainly not on a blog read by people who do not wish to see such disgusting things! Please, tone down your use of offensive language, words, and pornographic references! I know you are trying to b e "hiP" and "cool", and all that, but between Dawson's liberal use of swear words, and your offensive porn references, I am really not sure we should be reading this with any seriousness. I mean, can we really trust poeple to be telling us the truth, that write stuff like "blew his wad", and "crap, bulshit", every other sentence? isn't that supposed to be what those horrible redshirts do? Why are you doing? Doesn't that mke you as crass and disgusting as you say that they are? It really is not very nice. If that is what the Pro-GMO movement stands for, I for one, will side with the red shirts! Dear Joan: I am a regular reader of your blog. I am a "mature" person, (elderly) who does not like it when people have to write swear words to get the point across or crass language. Did you actually write "Blew his wad", in speaking of Tim Bynum? How crass!! Joan, that kind of writing is beneath you. It belongs in a pornographic novel, and certainly not on a blog read by people who do not wish to see such disgusting things! Please, tone down your use of offensive language, words, and pornographic references! I know you are trying to b e "hip" and "cool", and all that, but between Dawson's liberal use of swear words, and your offensive porn references, I am really not sure we should be reading this with any seriousness. I mean, can we really trust people to be telling us the truth, that write stuff like "blew his wad", and "crap, bullshit", every other sentence? isn't that supposed to be what those horrible redshirts do? Why are you doing? Doesn't that make you as crass and disgusting as you say that they are? It really is not very nice. If that is what the Pro-GMO movement stands for, I for one, will side with the red shirts! Has someone high-jacked your blog without your knowlege/ It certainly seems as if other people other then you and Dawson are actually authoring your blog peices the last few months. The tone and style of both blogs have changed, and it seems that neigther one of these blogs are actually being written by the original authors, but arre perhaps only being "rented out", for a fee to other nindividuals, who cannot keep up the certaiin style of the original authors. I would assume perhaps that may be why you don't write those lovely entry posts anymo0rre? Because the real person writing them cannot write like that? I don't know, Joan, I am just trying to rationalize why in the world you would be writing like that, goodness gracious me, how horrific! Please, stop that. "Musings: What Ails Us" 7 Comments - Hide Original Post Each report is more dire than the last — and I don't mean Election Day predictions. No, I'm talking about the global climate, and the newest United Nations report that warns of “irreversible and dangerous impacts,” and an “increased likelihood of severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts for people and ecosystems.” As in the delicate, interwoven web of life is seriously fraying, folks. And nobody can claim we haven't been duly warned. It's the most comprehensive assessment of climate change ever undertaken, the work of some 800 scientists, and it leaves no doubt that the climate is indeed changing, with serious ramifications for agriculture, fresh water, islands and coastal communities, public health and the poorest among us. Our assessment finds that the atmosphere and oceans have warmed, the amount of snow and ice has diminished, sea level has risen and the concentration of carbon dioxide has increased to a level unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years,” said said Thomas Stocker, Co-Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group I. Yet despite the increasingly bleak findings, and the exhortation that steps can be taken to limit the effects, but they must be taken now, governments, industry and consumers across the globe are poised for business as usual: keep burning fossil fuels, and consume like there ain't no tomorrow. Because maybe there isn't. Or at least, not a tomorrow that looks anything like today, with its astounding biological diversity and cheap, abundant food. To quote from James Martin's book, “The Meaning of the 21st Century:” There are huge vested interests with massive financial reasons for not changing course... There is widespread ignorance... The desire for short-term benefits overwhelms the desire to solve long-term problems. That sure fits a lot of what ails us, especially the widespread ignorance part, which is ironic, considering people have more access than ever to information. But it seems that belief systems continually trump facts and evidence, which is why so many people will make stupid choices at the polls today. Like supporting the insane anti-farming initiative on Maui, for one. And duplicitous politicians, for another. It's kind of sad, seeing all the tattered campaign signs that are destined for the dump; all the money burned on ads; all the candidates waving alongside the road, and knowing that a lot of them will be going down in flames tonight — some justly, others not. Each election brings a new record for campaign spending, with the wealthy on the left and right trying hard to influence the outcome. But less and less truth is told, more and more ignorance is intentionally perpetrated. Is it any surprise, really, that we're in paralyzed denial about a huge issue like climate change, the precarious predicament of our species, when we can't — won't — even fix the failings of our political system? posted by Joan Conrow at 11:43 AM on Nov 4, 2014 1 – 7 of 7 Anonymous said... 8-10 million $ spent by GMO companies in this election. Wow!! I bet the employees would have appreciated that money going to them. Keep the jobs, change the method of "farming" so that it does not incite and inflame the public. More jobs in healthy farming that do not cause so many problems in the community, less jobs following plantation mentality that bow down to foreign corporate control. Local control of food production. Power to the people! November 4, 2014 at 12:43 PM Anonymous said... Jingoism at its finest! You forgot malama the aina and it's all good! $8 million is a small price to pay to protect an industry that generates revenues of $85 million a year for Maui County. If you want local control of food production, get your ass off the computer and out into a field! Oh, but that's too hard. Easier to whine and complain. November 4, 2014 at 12:55 PM Anonymous said... I am one of the employees and I am PROUD that our companies stood by our families. After all...these companies do everything they can to support the communities they are part of...year round. They are dedicated to sustaining the islands...and I wouldn't expect anything less of our leaders. November 4, 2014 at 12:55 PM Anonymous said... Yes, Blame the problems on the public. These companies have wonderful track records around the world. They never go to court. They never cause harm to people or the environment. The public is stupid and does not know what is good for them. We should all pay more attention the corporations. They definitely are the leaders in the world when it comes to malama 'aina. And we all know that they value malama 'aina over profit. Forget about traditional Hawaiian values and culture, what do they know. Obsolete. Foreign corporations are to be trusted. We do not need to research issues in depth, just trust the corporations to enlighten us. And they obviously have the money to do it. Look to these companies for examples of how to malama the soil, the reefs, the air, the water, and ALL of their neighbors. They bring happiness to all wherever they go. November 4, 2014 at 2:00 PM Anonymous said... 12:55. You must be psychic. How do you know the professions of anonymous commenters? Please teach us your secret? November 4, 2014 at 2:14 PM Anonymous said... No worry Joan, climate change is just a cover story for something else. Sure we humans have added lots of pollution, but that is not the reason for all the changes. Can you explain why there is also warming on the other planets? Can you explain why the recent uptick in seismic and volcanic activity? No worry, the USA is now the Saudi Arabia of fracking and Canada has lots of tar sands. So there is no reason that we should not be pushing full speed ahead with industrial Ag, big Ag. Big Ag is big because it is profitable. It profitable because it saves labor with machinery and chemicals. It takes 10 calories of oil to produce 1 calorie of food, but look at all the profit. No county can equal ours in Ag production because we are the most industrial and GMOs are the cutting edge of our advantage. Everyone should realize that labeling could hurt the bottom line and not worry about food safety. There have been lots of 90 day testing that shows GMOs just as safe as ordinary food. Let's get out and vote for Mel and Ross, men who know who butters their bread. November 4, 2014 at 2:17 PM Anonymous said... Perhaps, the doom and gloomers of Climate Change are pure ethnocentric Chicken Littles. Why in the millions of years of cataclysmic upheavals, as the Earth journeys thru time, do we think that in our smidgeon of time that all things will end. Sh*t happens. Dinosaurs and amoebas, time goes on. Perhaps, the end of earthers are searching for values and meanings in their temporal lives. Even after every person has a bowl of rice and an Iphone, we humans will always press forward. We will want more, we will be corralled by fads, beliefs and Government powers. Adapting to changes and trying to exact some peace in our lives, that is the human's lot. The Apocalypse is near if you think it is near. But, time and the universe have no master. Climate Change, a fluttering in the wind or a new religion? Footsteps and castles, all in the sand. The unknown looms. A void. But still as has been said, a life without music would be a mistake. November 4, 2014 at 3:54 PM Explain, if you can, how one single solitary Chem Company or Seed Cvompany was laid off, lost their jobs, or was in any single solitary way negatively impacted by 2491/ You cannot, because there is not opne single incident that terminated anyone's employment due to 2491 or 960, and nor would there have been. Fact is, there never would have been a single job lost to 2491. The company you work for is expert at dividing communities along racial, ethnic, religious, and political lines for the good and gain of their pocketbooks. They may have looked at 960 as an excuse to cull a few of you back, in favor of migrant field laborors, cuz let us be honest, the only “jobs” that there are out there for “real Kauai poeple”, are a human scarecrow, and a field applicator. The cushy jobs go to mainlanders. The rest go to migrant labor from other countires. Give me a break with the whole “ourn company supported our families!', crap. The companies employ very few local people, and if they do it is in very menial jobs. Name me three employees from each company who is an executive, or a supervisor (not a field worker crew supervisor, that is just glorified feildwork), that is BORN AND RAISED on KAUAI. You cannot. Impossible. Do it, I will eat my shirt with Shoyu and a big assed bucket of GMO corn, RAW!Uh-Oh Joan, you may get into trouble with the GMO people, talking about climate change, and writing that it may actually be a fact. Don't you know that those 800 scientists think that chemical pollution is a major factor in global warming, and that those scientists aren't on the GMO payroll? These people may start giving you a hard time, because GMO companies do not believe in global warming, that is common knowledge. They feel that people that believe in global warming also believe in unicorns, and chem-trails. I actually like unicorns. I ho0pe you do to, Joan! Just hope the GMO companies do not get upset that you wrote that! I hope that Ross, Kipu and Mel and Arryl can forgive you too, since you have been so kind and helped them out so much to get elected here on your very nice blog. But don't upset them, by talking about climate change and that it might be real, Joan, becasue I do not think that they would agree with you! And we really need those four to like you, so that they will listen to all of the wonderful things you have to say to the council, but please do not talk that global warming is real, becasue that is just hippiue red shirt talk. There is no global warming, there are no unicorns, or chemtrails, and GMO is the best! We love the GMo companies, and god bless the GMO's! Please do not beleive in global warming. That is only for liberal losers, not nice bloggers like you, Joan! God bless you and keep you always. The bible says there is no global warming. There is only the second coming of christ, and the bible is beleived by every single human being on earth, and no one is not a christian, so just beleive only what you read in the bible, Joan. There is no mention of global warming, dinosaurs, chemtrails, or organic food in the bible, therefore these things are against god and the bible, and should neverf be listened too. Also,l there were no environmentalists in the bible either, so please remember Joan that the "greenies", are bad poeple, and the "red shirts" are wicked too! Red is the color of the devil. Alright, I will concede, that the colors used by the red shirts were ethnic references to the colors of the royalty and hawaiian pride and ethnicity, and that to make fun of the royal red and gold of the alii colors is extremely rude, prejudiced, and wrong, but Joan, seriously they are demons sent from the pit of hell, to annoy gods anointed appointed messengers like yourself! So, please, Joan, please say that global warming is just a left wing, greenie redshirt conspiracy and does not exist, becasue credible GMO scientists have not analyzed the data yet, and so far they have not said tht there is any global warming. These 800 scientists are sent by the devil to deceive poeple. Do not listen to them, Joan, becasue they are not sent from god. God bless.Uh-Oh Joan, you may get into trouble with the GMO people, talking about climate change, and writing that it may actually be a fact. Don't you know that those 800 scientists think that chemical pollution is a major factor in global warming, and that those scientists aren't on the GMO payroll? These people may start giving you a hard time, because GMO companies do not believe in global warming, that is common knowledge. They feel that people that believe in global warming also believe in unicorns, and chem-trails. I actually like unicorns. I ho0pe you do to, Joan! Just hope the GMO companies do not get upset that you wrote that! I hope that Ross, Kipu and Mel and Arryl can forgive you too, since you have been so kind and helped them out so much to get elected here on your very nice blog. But don't upset them, by talking about climate change and that it might be real, Joan, because I do not think that they would agree with you! And we really need those four to like you, so that they will listen to all of the wonderful things you have to say to the council, but please do not talk that global warming is real, because that is just hippie red shirt talk. There is no global warming, there are no unicorns, or chem-trails, and GMO is the best! We love the GMo companies, and god bless the GMO's! Please do not believe in global warming. That is only for liberal losers, not nice bloggers like you, Joan! God bless you and keep you always. The bible says there is no global warming. There is only the second coming of Christ, and the bible is believed by every single human being on earth, and no one is not a christian, so just believe only what you read in the bible, Joan. There is no mention of global warming, dinosaurs, chemtrails, or organic food in the bible, therefore these things are against god and the bible, and should never be listened too. Also, there were no environmentalists in the bible either, so please remember Joan that the "greenies", are bad people, and the "red shirts" are wicked too! God gave the earth to man, to do whith it what man chooses to do, the earth is man's dominion, and no where in the bible does God ever say that man has to "protect and preserve' the earth, God said to use everything for yourselves, becasue that is why he put everything here, to use it all up. When man is done using everything that God gave the poeple on earth, the apocolypse will happen, only poeple that listened to God and the bible will be saved, and God will destroy the earth, and all of the greenies and environmentalists, and red shirts becasue they did not use everything up on the earth that God gave them as a present, and so now God will destroy all of the bad envoironmentalists just like he did Sodom and Gomorrah. Only God can do this, and no one else. They just have to be left alone to live the sad lives of deprivation from all of gthe good things that God has provided, like GMO's, oil, corporations, and being prosperous and happy. They also will not be allowed to work for a GMO company which will be very sad for them, and they will live in poverty, and by that time, they will not have public housing or welfarfe or social security, becasue GMO company policy is that you have to work as a human scarecrow, even if you are disabled or blind, deaf or any handicap, or even if you are very sick, becasue you only have to sit there and chase birds. THis is not a hard job, and if poeple refuse to do it, they will not be able to gegt any free assistance anymore. That is the real future. Bible based, good christanity and moral values, Joan. I am a huge swupporter of GMO's. I am 80 years old, and I am a lifelong republican white male, and I approved this message, beause I saw a vision of Saint Peter the other day, holding the gates of heaven open for me, and he was wearing a GMO made noutfit! Even his wings were a GMO hybrid! Mold resistant! Red is the color of the devil. Alright, I will concede, that the colors used by the red shirts were ethnic references to the colors of the royalty and hawaiian pride and ethnicity, and that to make fun of the royal red and gold of the alii colors is extremely rude, prejudiced, and wrong, but Joan, seriously they are demons sent from the pit of hell, to annoy gods anointed appointed messengers like yourself! So, please, Joan, please say that global warming is just a left wing, greenie redshirt conspiracy and does not exist, becasue credible GMO scientists have not analyzed the data yet, and so far they have not said tht there is any global warming. These 800 scientists are sent by the devil to deceive poeple. Do not listen to them, Joan, becasue they are not sent from god. God bless. P.S. If you print this, I will say a prayer to baby Jesus for your health, happiness and welfare, and pray that no bloggers flame you. Just me! REDONEAND EDITED USE THIS ONE NOT THE ONE ABOVE Uh-Oh Joan, you may get into trouble with the GMO people, talking about climate change, and writing that it may actually be a fact. Don't you know that those 800 scientists think that chemical pollution is a major factor in global warming, and that those scientists aren't on the GMO payroll? These people may start giving you a hard time, because GMO companies do not believe in global warming, that is common knowledge. They feel that people that believe in global warming also believe in unicorns, and chem-trails. I actually like unicorns. I ho0pe you do to, Joan! Just hope the GMO companies do not get upset that you wrote that! I hope that Ross, Kipu and Mel and Arryl can forgive you too, since you have been so kind and helped them out so much to get elected here on your very nice blog. But don't upset them, by talking about climate change and that it might be real, Joan, because I do not think that they would agree with you! And we really need those four to like you, so that they will listen to all of the wonderful things you have to say to the council, but please do not talk that global warming is real, because that is just hippie red shirt talk. There is no global warming, there are no unicorns, or chem-trails, and GMO is the best! We love the GMo companies, and god bless the GMO's! Please do not believe in global warming. That is only for liberal losers, not nice bloggers like you, Joan! God bless you and keep you always. The bible says there is no global warming. There is only the second coming of Christ, and the bible is believed by every single human being on earth, and no one is not a christian, so just believe only what you read in the bible, Joan. There is no mention of global warming, dinosaurs, chemtrails, or organic food in the bible, therefore these things are against god and the bible, and should never be listened too. Also, there were no environmentalists in the bible either, so please remember Joan that the "greenies", are bad people, and the "red shirts" are wicked too! God gave the earth to man, to do with it what man chooses to do, the earth is man's dominion, and no where in the bible does God ever say that man has to "protect and preserve' the earth, God said to use everything for yourselves, because that is why he put everything here, to use it all up. When man is done using everything that God gave the people on earth, the apocolypse will happen, only people that listened to God and the bible will be saved, and God will destroy the earth, and all of the greenies and environmentalists, and red shirts because they did not use everything up on the earth that God gave them as a present, and so now God will destroy all of the bad environmentalists just like he did Sodom and Gomorrah. Only God can do this, and no one else. They just have to be left alone to live the sad lives of deprivation from all of the good things that God has provided, like GMO's, oil, corporations, and being prosperous and happy. They also will not be allowed to work for a GMO company which will be very sad for them, and they will live in poverty, and by that time, they will not have public housing or welfare or social security, because GMO company policy is that you have to work as a human scarecrow, even if you are disabled or blind, deaf or any handicap, or even if you are very sick, because you only have to sit there and chase birds. I would so love to work for them! I would bring a nice pillow, an umbrella and a nice brown bag lunch out there and just enjoy the lovely cool breeze and refreshing air! GMO fields are never hot, because the air surrounding the seeds is purified. This is not a hard job, and if people refuse to do it, they will not be able to get any free assistance anymore. That is the real future. Bible based, good Christianity and moral values, Joan. I am a huge supporter of GMO's. I am 80 years old, and I am a lifelong republican white male, and I approved this message, because I saw a vision of Saint Peter the other day, holding the gates of heaven open for me, and he was wearing a GMO made outfit! Even his wings were a GMO hybrid! Mold resistant! Red is the color of the devil. Alright, I will concede, that the colors used by the red shirts were ethnic references to the colors of the royalty and Hawaiian pride and ethnicity, and that to make fun of the royal red and gold of the Ali'i colors is extremely rude, prejudiced, and wrong, but Joan, seriously they are demons sent from the pit of hell, to annoy gods anointed appointed messengers like yourself! So, please, Joan, please say that global warming is just a left wing, greenie redshirt conspiracy and does not exist, because credible GMO scientists have not analyzed the data yet, and so far they have not said that there is any global warming. These 800 scientists are sent by the devil to deceive people. Do not listen to them, Joan, because they are not sent from god. God bless. P.S. If you print this, I will say a prayer to baby Jesus for your health, happiness and welfare, thank you for reading. completely obliterated, and replaced with one hundred percent GMO supporters! THE COUNTY COUNCIL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A COUNCIL OF GMO SUPPORTERS WITH LOT OF BIG BUCKS! EVERYONE IS OUT< AND ITS ROSs AND MEL< AND ARRYL AND KIPU AND ALL OF THE GOOD OLE BOYS OF THE GMO CLAN! YOU TOO CAN BUY YOURSELF A COUNCIL!!!!!!!! ITS EASY!!! STICK A FORK IN US< PEEPS WE OUTTA HEA!we tired we are drunk we didn't spell check, but we got u election results before anyone else did peace out more tomorrow. its a weird new day on kauai. but we will be bloggin on, so dont worry little snarkie minions. FROM DA EDITOR IN CHEF...yeah we said chef. he is stuffing his face with election food. he is a mess.				(we a	our	Th	This blog will now revert to chocolaty goodness mode!

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