Opening Up Our County Council… Public Input?

I’d like to hear of ideas of opening up government access to the general people of the Big Island. I’ve got a few things planned for my blog in the near future following the most recent council meeting that Attorney Margaret Wille Blogged live on my blog via email posting. Video Streaming of these council [...]

Coqui’s Complaint

The End of the Council Meeting

I will put these notes on my blog site…. so if some did not come through .. you will be able to find there margaretwille.com *EDIT* Margaret thank you for the wonderful job you did reporting what you did.  I appreciate it very much and judging from the amount of page views this blog has [...]

Hoffmann comments to Enriques

Hoffmann: to Enriques [this email may not have gone out earlier I challenge your comparison to sports -

resumed testimony 200, 201, 202

NOt sure if this email went out …earlier Speaker: Gregory SMITH I oppose these resolutions. This is a step backward to when a small handful of people controlled our county

Onishi asks to postpone this vote

This occurred after the break [email did not go out right away] Onishi moves to postpone vote to the call of the chairman Naeole: I feel shame … you are causing me shame. If akua believes in me I I have put this on the line and I want the vote to go forward. Our [...]

vote on reso 200

reso 200 passes-

Greenwell on Emily

Greenwell: I don’t get up to seat number 1 in the canoe if I can;t canoe….. you have been going on about this Hawaiian thing. I am tired with it. YOu should know better than to think you can do this job,, everyone on this council knows you are not up to this… and just [...]

Dominic speaks about Emily

Yagong: Emily .. I don;t think you are ready to be council vice chair … you are doing committee chair. .. Council meetings are very difficult those meetings are very difficult

Ikeda speaks in support of Emily

Ikeda: supports Emily People say Emily can not do …. but we should give her a chance. She cares about people.

Ikeda speaks in support of Emily

Ikeda: People say she can not do …. but we should give her a chance. She cares about people.

Emily speaks

Greenweil this is all about qualification: and Pete is very qualified … but Emily is not … and everyone here knows that…. Emiily: When I went to party for police chief mahuna, akua told me that I need to cover J’s back…. just like Pilago protected Pete’s office when he was chair. When I say [...]

L&L in Pahoa is Closed Tonight

Well I’m bummed… I’ve been watching Margaret blog her heart out and I wanted to go get some food. Go figure… L&L is closed tonight due to some electrical problems. Back to your regular programming.

reso 200

Brenda in support of Pete Hoffmann Mr Hoffmann has never done anything wrong to deserve this.. He has always been calm and worked patiently with me and all of us when he He does not complain when his legislation fails

Vote on Resolution 200

Resolution  202 is withdrawn. Onishi moves: reso 200 -

Vote on Resolution 201

All yeas except Ford, Hoffmann, Yagong and Greenwell.

Yoshimoto speaks

Yoshimoto says We all work our best. When we think about change it is many things… it can be scaring. but change also brings opportunity …but the key thing for me is giving people an opportunity .. we are all capable. With change is scary

Onishi says

Onishi: Mr. Higa never had a chairmanship between 2006 and 2008 Brenda: Mr. Higa refused any chairmanship Pete: Mr. Higa was offered a position but said he did not want it at this time. Brenda: so if this is in retribution for Higa not having a chair that is not right

Emily speaks….

Emily: It is all about leadership styles… some are about aloha and some are all about fighting. Enriques and Onishi watched us these past 7 months and now see it like it is. I have been pushed outside many times. I am an uplifter, not a push-downer. People think I am not pono; but I [...]

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Enriques says: What I want is teamwork

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