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Hunter and other green comrades,

"Green" and "anti-development" majority, indeed!
I like the words to the song, but the music just doesn't fit.
Hoffmann and Pilago are fine people and we are all fortunate to have them on the Council. However, per San Diego Tribune blogger, Chris Reed, "anti-development"? ...easy bruddah!
Jacobson actually is a 'Green' Party member; at least by name. Of course, he has not taken a lead in questioning the biggest anti-environmental proposal on the horizon: garbage incineration! He has been going along with the idea.
I'm not totally up to speed on Ford, but she does seem to want to do the right thing for the people and the land.
Yagong, likewise, seems to be independent of the developers, at least relative to Doc Holschuh.
Safarik and Naeole are wild cards; and, while apparent indpendence can be laudible, inconsistency, incoherence, and unpredictability are not so clever.

Bottome line: A majority dominated by Hoffmann, Pilago, Jacobson, Ford, and Yagong would be a great improvement... however, a great improvement, 'Green' does not make.

Having read this blog site for a few weeks, I would like to try predicting Hunters predictions......
Gary Safarik and Fay Hanohano.
My prediction is that Hunter is 50/50 with the Council race. He comes to Gary Safarik because the Unions support Safarik. He also seems to personally prefer Safarik. There is alot to be said for the experence of Incombentecy in this race.
In the State House Race, much more important to the Unions, he really has no choice. His Job with the Union is at stake. He argues she is best for the job, but without conviction. He is speaking for the Union and his own employment. I wonder if that will still matter to his intelligence once he is actually voting his own ballot. Or do they actually let him vote for himself? Come on, Hunter, even you know in your heart and head, Jordan is the only true choice for District 4!

Hi Hunter!
Nice to talk with you at the Makuu Market today!
But, You already had your endorsements chosen before going there to gather intel. I just hope you enjoyed the time spent there. It is a great place to talk with a diverse group of great personalities!

What I actually wanted to say for this blog....

Being Ballyhooed by the Sierra Club is more wishful thinking (by the Sierra Club) than actual fact. An endorsement, even with a cash donation, doesn't buy a candidates soul. I give credit that nearly all of our Big Island candidates are stronger than a limited amount of cash! But I do hope they are all environmentally aware! Afterall, we are an Island. We have problems we must address. The Sierra Club does have a voice, and alot of knowledge taking care of the environment. Listening to what they have to say is important. But what we do with the information gathered, is up to all of us.

I find problems with equatinbg the rabid Sierra Cklubbers who are my way or never with the green novement that worries about important things such as greenhouse gases.

I separated company with the Sierra guys some years back when they would have blocked my wife's legal entry to our national under a plan to block all immigration.I have no notion how they may have treated our daughter, but I'd guess not very well.

As with all stirdent movements from Pastor Ted to President W boy, the Sierra folks are alarmingly dishoest and impractical and do not deserve our support.

I find the Sierra Club to be an interesting group who pick by ????. Sen. Akaka votes for ANWR and he's your choice? If I said that I'd be crucified as a typical GOP polluter. It turns out I worked with REP to lobby our party against such drilling and push Bio Fuel. Whats really going on here?

Brian,

My preference, expressed to the Sierra Club Exec, was NOT Akaka. Others also said the same. It was a painful and much debated topic. The final endorsement was by a razor thin margin -- that is democracy.

To interested,

So all union jobs hinge on Hanohano's election? Sounds like you have some "experence of Incombentecy" yourself!