Super PAC
Super PAC
An invasive species
In his recent letter, Mr. Elarionoff warns us that invasive species are not limited to insects, plants and certain ungulates that will destroy Hawaii Island.
How right he is.
Our most recent invasive/destructive threat comes in the shape of the Pacific Resource Partnership Super PAC. It was revealed the Pacific Resource Partnership, super PAC used a deceptive flyer to imply that one of the candidates for the Hawaii County District 9 seat was supported by the Waimea Outdoor Circle.
Thankfully the folks at the Waimea Outdoor Circle set the record straight and clarified they do not support candidates for public office. They exposed the flyer as unauthorized and deceptive.
The case for the invasive/destructive species classification for Pacific Resource Partnership super PAC becomes more solid when you consider election officials have asked for more information from Pacific Resource Partnership and its shadow affiliates concerning donations to the same District 9 candidate.
The question seems to be whether these campaign contributions may have exceeded limits for cash donations.
What interest does a pro-rail Honolulu super PAC have in the election in District 9 of Hawaii County? Why is it actively running deceptive political advertisements and donating cash to a candidate here?
From an invasive/destructive species standpoint, the effects of a Honolulu super PAC influencing the election here in District 9 could dwarf the damage of the coffee borer beetle.
Joe Appleton
Waimea
Hawaiian flights
Some more questions
Well, well, well here comes Hawaiian Airlines with its hat in its hands looking for community support for its Tokyo-Kona flights touting its one-trick pony propaganda about jobs.
Although a few jobs may be created for islanders, the majority will go to Japanese nationals fluent in Japanese, those who are working in their Philippine call center and those benefiting from outsourced accounting and maintenance. Why is that?
But before I put my hat in the ring of support, I want a few answers and a lot of attitude and service adjustments from Hawaiian Airlines.
I would like to know where affordable inter-island fares are when Big Islanders need to go to Honolulu for funerals, doctor, court and other last- minute life necessities.
I want to know why it does not put on extra flights for heavily traveled holiday weekends, like the recent Labor Day weekend when airfares back to Honolulu were sold out in coach most of the day and only one-way fares were available were in excess of $150. I know this airline could have added more flights and extended its interisland operational day, but no, it didn’t. Instead, it stayed with gouging mentality the keeps families apart and keeps locals from enjoying the other parts of Hawaii Nei. Why is that?
I would like to bring Liliha Bakery cream puffs home, buy Zippy’s chili and Napples as omiyage, check golf clubs for a round on Oahu — but no, because Hawaiian is making us pay baggage fees that are ridiculously disproportionate to mainland-bound bags. Why is that?
In principal, I support the added flights to Kona, but I also think Hawaiian Airlines simply doesn’t deserve it. I vote no to the airline and the cronies who support this gouging.
Hoku Tagupa
Waimea