Entries by Hunter Bishop (620)
Notes from the Connections forum
Six of the 11 who've pulled papers to run for mayor took part in a forum Wednesday in Hilo hosted by Connections Public Charter School. From left, Roger Christie, Lorraine Inouye, Jasper Moore, Angel Pilago, Randy Riley and Stacy Higa.
'Weed biocontrol' plan unconvincing
I see in the draft environment assessment that there are two reasons given for the state's planned strawberry guava attack.
Hunter Bishop
in Local planning, Environment
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Charter school hosts mayor's forum
There's a mayor's campaign forum today at Connections charter school in the Kress Building in downtown Hilo. Inouye, Higa, Pilago and others are expected to be there -- but not Kenoi, as I understand it. It's open to the public and starts at 1 p.m. It's right around the corner from my office so I guess that's where I'll take my lunch.
Hunter Bishop
in Politics, Community
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Can't find out when the mayor's poll ends
I called West Hawaii Today this morning to find out how long the Mayor's Poll will be up on the Web site.
Hunter Bishop
in Politics, Media
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Many more candidates to watch
One candidate's name I should have mentioned in my "Five races to watch" post is another one running for Stacy Higa's Fourth District Council seat.
Hunter Bishop
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Pilago leads Higa in WHT survey
West Hawaii Today is currently conducting a Web site survey on the Hawaii County mayor's race. A few moments ago I checked the results and, not surprisingly, West Hawaii Councilman Angel Pilago is leading but with less than half the votes -- 476, or 46 percent of the total.
Tucker rips county parks director
Rob Tucker, who moderates the Punaweb Forum and helped found Friends of Puna's Future, tries to effect change by using good information, common sense and persistent moderation in his approach to getting the County to recognize that Puna is not getting the services it should be. But Tucker apparently reached the end of his rope recently, resulting in a scathing critique of Parks and Rec Director Pat Engelhard's performance in Puna, which was published Friday on Punaweb Forum and in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald Sunday. It's worth a read if you haven't seen it.
Hunter Bishop
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Herkes gets under Harry Kim's skin
Rep. Bob Herkes (D-Puna, Ka'u, S. Kona) apparently hit a nerve with Harry Kim with his letter to the governor about the state's readiness to deal with volcano problems.
Hunter Bishop
in Politics, Local planning
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Singer out to save strawberry guava
Strawberry Guava Opihikao resident Syd Singer has had thoughtful and provocative insights on coqui frog eradication in the past and now he’s weighing in against the DOA’s plan to introduce new insects to Hawaii to stop the spread of strawberry guava trees.