PRESS RELEASE: A NEW CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF HAWAII.
A new contender for the position of 'Mayor of Hawaii County', Jasper Moore arrived at the County Office of Elections on the first morning of the Mayor's race. On Friday, February 1st Jasper Moore launched a brand new campaign that, he says, is inspired to focus on the fact that we are an island community, heavily dependent on oil for just about all of our needs.
'Instead of relying so heavily on 'fossil fuels', we need to be looking at 'the power of our community' to prepare for changes that are ahead. Most of our energy and transportation is fuelled by petroleum sources. Our industries of tourism and agriculture are dependent on fuel says Moore. Most of the food we eat is brought in by barge. We need to be ready for the day when those fuel supplies become much more expensive or unobtainable and we will have major adjustments to make. Most people here seem to have thought a little about that and are already wondering 'What would life would be like 'If the barges stopped coming'?"
Jasper Moore says that, far from being a 'single issue' campaign, this very issue of our dependence on oil touches just about every aspect of our lives here on the Big Island.
"I love the Big Island" says fifty-nine year old Moore, licensed general contractor and a resident here of the last twenty six years.
"I consider myself lucky to have been here when sugar cane was still the mainstay though change was already happening. Those were the 'old days' to some, but the harder times prove that the Big Island people are strong." What was it that Jasper Moore remembers most about the times? I think there was more community back then. It was community that brought about the mixed plate lunch. We had to learn how to get along. Nobody had much then. Nothing seemed as easy as it does now."
"The other thing I saw was how our whole island changed after the cane days. I think we are going to see some big changes in the near future.
I don't think it is that long