West Maui’s Best Candidate
I would like to once again thank each of my supporters who believed in my candidacy for the West Maui County Council seat. You leave me humbled and grateful to live in such an amazing community.
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1 CommentsToo Many Blank Votes
My opponent and I were concerned about the large number of blank votes for the Board of Education (BOE) election. It is understandable for people to leave votes blank, if they do not have information about the candidates. For the general election it should be easy and less blank votes.
There are two candidates running for the Maui County seat on the BOE. One is a successful business person. The other is a successful Hawaii public school teacher. Do you want a business person on the BOE or a public school teacher on the board?
Please pass this on to your friends. We need less blank votes.
Remember, all five neighbor islands vote for this seat which represents Maui County. Please tell friends and relatives on other neighbor islands.
Shame No Planner
It is with regret that I read in The Molokai Dispatch online of the loss of Mr. Mike Torgerson as the Molokai Planner for the Maui County Planning Department (MCPD). He was a voice of reason with a common sense, customer friendly approach to the projects on Molokai. He was a strong supporter of the Molokai Veterans project and authored a detailed letter, signed by Mr. Jeffrey Hunt, then Director MCPD, to Mr. Jeffrey Eng, Director of the Department of Water Supply, urging his approval of the Molokai Veterans building permit. That letter was ignored and, sadly, Mr. Hunt has since resigned and now Mr.
Mahalo Nui Loa for V-ball Support
The Molokai High School Lady Farmers Volleyball Booster Club would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm mahalo to our community for their continued support and donations – the bento sale was a success!
Lesson of the Day
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Kualapu`u 4th graders visit Keawanui Fishpond where Ho`omana Hou high school students teach them agriculture, aquaculture, and traditional Hawaiian games. Kualapu`u students learn by "doing" in the fishpond, and Ho`omana Hou students learn by teaching younger students. Lesson of the day: "In the doing comes the learning", a great Hawaiian proverb.
Walter Ritte
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Responsible Development
Throughout this campaign, my opponent and his supporters have attempted to tag me as “pro-development,” and therefore a bad guy that the voters shouldn’t trust.
Let’s set the record straight. When I worked in the Arakawa administration, the only developments I supported were Jesse Spencer’s Waikapu project and the West Maui Breakers projects, both successful affordable housing projects. I opposed, and testified against the Puunoa project in Lahaina because it was poorly designed and in the wrong location.
An Ounce Of Aloha
This year the level of domestic violence has risen to the point where I myself have become a victim. It is hard to admit, but since the police report was printed it is public knowledge. We are so quick to offer strangers aloha we have been nicknamed “the Friendly Isle.” But how much aloha do we have for each other here on Molokai?
Is it aloha to become violent with your loved ones? Anyone of us who have survived being abused as children know it's wrong to hit your children or others.
From Five Years to Five Minutes
On Saturday, Oct. 9, the Molokai Veterans hosted a “talk story” session on the Veteran property with Alan Arakawa. Mahalo to the approximately 130 veterans, families, and friends for attending. A solution to the long building permit process for the veterans sounds simple – the fire department and water department together test the same fire hydrant at the same time and find a solution. Amen. Thank you to the Vets Jesse Dudoit, Bo Mahoe, Earl Paleka, Ray Sambueno, Manny Garcia, Adolph Helm, Cappy Caprida, Hank Ellertsen, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kelly, Douglas, Norm DeCosta, Connie Hao, Albert Pu, Alice Kono, Silvia Pablan, Andre Cibiyan and Oliver Young. Thank you also to Jerry Johnson, Jovencio Ruiz and his gang, Nathan Ignacio, Ipo and William Davis, and the Catholic Church.
Council Candidate Unbefitting
Mike White says he will keep his well-paid general manager position at the Ka`ananpali Beach Hotel, while also getting paid for a full time position on the County Council. He tries to justify his decision by saying that he will be just like all the other people who have two jobs here on Maui! Anyone I know that has two jobs is doing that out of necessity, because one job cannot pay the bills and it is certainly not by choice. What a disservice to the people of Maui County! Too bad we didn’t have district voting because Mike White sure doesn’t represent the Haiku-Makawao-Paia district.
Mahalo,
Ku`uipo Davis
Alan Fukuyama for Council
I would like to congratulate each of my opponents for a spirited race in the Maui County Council Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency seat. Many people in the days after the election have asked if I will be endorsing any of the remaining candidates. After thinking long and hard about this, I have decided to stay neutral because I believe both Kai Nishiki and Mike White have not taken a strong stance on supporting our working families.
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