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NORTH KOHALA
A RURAL DISTRICT
MANIFESTO
In the face of the on-rushing urban development in the state of
Hawaii, it has become necessary to preserve and protect the few
really rural communities left. We are the lifeblood of the future.
We must be absolutely clear about what it is that is important to
us and make that known to all concerned, other wise be
constantly fighting an out of control pattern of development that
in the end will destroy the very land we have chosen to hold in
righteousness as stated in the state motto.
We are a rural district with our multi-cultural Ohana intact. We
have chosen to operate by simple rural and village values such
as aloha, ohana, and kokua. We have rebuilt our businesses by
ourselves to support the beauty of this culture and its artifacts.
We won a presidential award for the sustainable recovery of our
towns after our last industry, sugar, disappeared. But, in these
days and times tourism is a fragile business.
We chose to live in an environment where we can see nature all
around us. We choose to live in a community where everyone
can come to know each other. We stand today at the edge of
that possibility and therefore claim that we have achieved the
correct population for the land and its resources and say we
have reached our desirable carrying capacity. Therefore we
seek no further development that will increase our population.
We seek only development that will build a real sustainable
industry like farming and the affordable housing that entails.
We choose to live in a natural footprint without tall buildings,
excess lights, and excess noise as detractors. We like a green
day view and a dark night view. Charming unlighted narrow
streets are fine and don't need to follow a grid. We aspire to
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never having a traffic signal here. All buildings should seek to
hide in the hillsides. We want clean water and access to our
streams and shores. We will acquire open space for future needs
and to allow a breath between all that we do.
We value good meeting places where we can keep track of our
small groups and our future plans. We are accustomed to having
several great dance halls and small theaters. We need a
dependable newspaper or its modern day version to provide
continuity for our local planning process. We expect our fair
share of the tax money that we provide the county and will apply
it to a locally generated list of needs. We expect an immediate
and direct disclosure of these resources as they are tallied and
empower our councilman to attend to the current list of priorities
we determine.
We intend to become self-sufficient in energy, food, clean water,
and emergency preparedness as soon as is practicable. We
expect the basic services we have received to improve as they
normally do in a progressive world. With these firm and clear
rural objectives we believe we can continue to pursue our
mission of local leadership with the multi-cultural volunteer
culture we have nurtured.
We expect that those who serve us at the county level and above
will become conscious of these lour rights and chosen ways to
support our State Motto that the land shall be held in
righteousness.
Submitted as a draft
to prepare for the
upcoming community planning meetings
town recorder
We Need Your Support Now
to
Save Our North Kohala Pristine Dark Skies
Wind Turbines OK, Flashing Red Lights No Way
The Issue:
• There is light pollution from 16 flashing re is atop our new wind turbines.
• This industrial strength lighting affects everyone et you see it from your house or
when driving into Hawi.
• How did this light pollution come to be?
What we have done:
• We have contacted the developer, Hawi Renewable Development.
• We have contacted the State Airport Division.
• We have contacted the FAA regional office in Honolulu.
• We have consulted with the International Dark Skies organization.
• We have contacted local light pollution specialists.
Possible Solutions:
• Install radar equipment to detect aircraft and automatically turn lights on and off
• Install equipment to allow pilot to "squawk" lights on when needed.
• Privatization of the Upolu airport
What you can do:
• Join us in finding a way to keep our North Kohala skies dark.
• Tell your friends and neighbors to support this community effort.
Contact: Richard at