Hawaiian

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/us/lahaina-water-failure.html

Many here in Hawaii have placed the blame on out-of-state buyers driving up housing prices. As a retired home builder and mini developer, I have always maintained it's the unreasonable and cumbersome rules and regulations that are chiefly responsible. Now, Grassroots Hawaii has confirmed that along with several well respected economists agreeing.

Inaccurate and confusing article.

The phrase "Know what side one's bread is buttered on," seems appropriate. Now that sugar and pineapple gone, tourism is all the more important as an economic driver. So be nice to the tourists. Entire families have moved to the mainland USA because employment opportunities are limited. Many are native Hawaiians who are giving up their cherished local life style. Last week, two of my tenants, both full bloodied Hawaiian, left for higher paying jobs. They are also close friends that I hate seeing leave.

Did you see my LOL? My comment was made in jest.

Stop confusing yourself. Have you you been taking lessons from Biden and Harris?

The subject is whether Xi has invaded Taiwan yet.

It was a swamp before Trump got there. Trump wanted to drain the swamp, but he couldn't find the plug.

No, maybe Putin warned him of the mess he is in for invading Ukraine. LOL.

D.C. is a dirty place controlled by filthy people. Compromise is now a dirty word in Congress. I remember Colin Powell's wife asking him not to run for president because she had enough of the place. And no, I don't approve of Sen. Tuberville holding our military hostages.

If you mean the U.S. Army, Gen. Randy George has taken over until someone is confirmed by the Senate. As for the 300 vacancies, most could go unfilled and nothing much would change.

Most of the areas where frequent brush fires occur are lands that were deforested for the planting of pineapple and sugar or the establishment of cattle ranches. These are lands that already had a history of low rainfall and were irrigated. Now that sugar and most of the pineapple is gone fast growing invasive grasses, such as guinea grass from Africa, have taken over. During the summer months these grasses are easily ignited by dry lightning. Two years ago one of these fires came close to torching our home.

You mean that the Pentagon is run by woke brass that haven't figured out why recruiting goals are not being met causing our armed forces to be seriously undermanned. The Chinese know that. They also know that Biden is foolishly depleting our strategic oil reserve in order to bring gas prices down. They even bought some of that oil. And what's this ask putin (sic) bit?

If Xi were rational he wouldn't be saber rattling in regards to China's neighbors surrounding the South China Sea. He is not rational if he thinks invading Taiwan will not backfire.

As long as Xi and his CCP are in power only a fool would think a rational relation is possible.

Now let's see if these tough restrictions are enforced.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte thought he could deal with Chinese aggression by distancing the Philippines from the U.S. China became more aggressive.. Now Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Bong Bong) has welcomed back the U.S. military. Smart move? Only time will tell.