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Why do you think Iran can be trusted to stop their nuclear weapons program? Normalizing relations with the mullahs......you got to be kidding.

Long term strategy? Biden's days may be numbered. Come 2024, a new administration and a new Congress may not be so "green." Then what? The real reason for selling SPR oil was to reduce prices at the pump. If the Keystone Pipeline was not shut down the Covid and Ukraine situations may not have been so disruptive.

"leave it in the ground" and sell more oil from our strategic oil reserve to replaced by more expensive imported oil. Typical Biden strategy.

Start with the Chinese mafia headquarters in Sinhanoukville's Chinatown.

So says a fabricated intelligence operative.

Seems as many posters don't know this. I do. Through medication I have been able to keep my readings below 120/80. However, it did go over 165/100 during one emergency room visit. Judging from my own personal experience I would say the report of Thaksin's "hypertensive crisis seems quite plausible.

Mine doesn't. And the exchange rate is more than fair.

Finally, a sensible post.

Maya Bay in Krabi and Haunama Bay on Oahu are two examples of what can be done to protect these popular hot spots.

Like any business, customers come in all shapes, sizes and attitudes. The majority of tourists that I have met are polite and courteous. It's the rude jerks that turn off the locals. I have been visiting Thailand once or twice a year for over twenty years. I have been to more than 40 provinces and everyone has been nice to me.

Idyllic utopian culture? Not so, according to history and stories from my grandparents and others. Same as today, only the alii (elite) had it good. Ever heard of the kapu system based on the ancient Hawaiian religion?

Hypertension, the silent killer.

https://www.khon2.com/top-stories/visitors-implored-to-come-back-as-maui-job-cuts/

www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-shock/basics/art-20056620

Again, your choice.

Your choice. Besides, I am talking about individuals who are ill or not feeling well and would be better off by conserving their energy.

Common sense tells you that extreme heat or extreme cold requires the body to exert more effort to either keep cool or keep warm. This is the reason it's important for sick people to be in a place with a comfortable room temperature.

I also have a political axe to grind. In 1954, the Democrat Party came to power in Hawaii. They have become the party of corruption. In the past few years the feds have been prosecuting dirty politicians and government officials that Hawaii's AGs have refused to do. Since being elected a trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Keli'i Akina has exposed a lot of corruption and graft in the organization and continues to do so. He just happens to be the President and CEO of Grassroots. I don't care if he is a right wing Libertarian. At least he has the you-know-what to do something few people in Hawaii are willing to do. If you haven't already done so, read Land and Power in Hawaii by George Cooper and Gavan Daws. I lived and experienced much of what was written.

So!

A large percentage of the hospitality workforce are immigrants from the Philippines who continually sponsor their relatives to also immigrate to Hawaii. You're right about the pay. That is why many have of them work at more than one job. Unionized hotel workers starting pay is from $22 to $27 an hour. Skilled "engineering" positions are in the $35 an hour range. With overtime and tips some in housekeeping can make as much as $70,000 a year or more.

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.