No raises
It stinks to high heaven: a raise for the managers of Hawaii County.
REALLY?
After the incomplete work that was done by the county and the Federal Emergency Management Agency “helping” the lava victims and not helping the toxic gas, ash and laze victims, it seems like the proposed raises should go immediately to support the businesses and help pay back the voters who have had to shell out plenty on hotel rooms, eating out and driving around like a maniac to their storage lockers.
Puna has suffered, and you guys in Hilo cannot smell the gases inside your air-conditioned offices that are still escaping from the ground out here.
FEMA gave practically nothing to individuals who applied, even in the lava zone, but for some ridiculous reason you gave $18,000 to mostly Johnny-come-lately homeless people to get them out of the park.
What was that about?
Toby S. Hazel
Pahoa
A terrible message
More raises are being discussed for the county’s top officials. “Bad optics” is an understatement.
Do you folks not know what’s been happening to the people of the island, because of all the disasters?
The county keeps saying it needs more money. Well, I guess now we know why.
Shame on you.
A. Yamamoto
Hilo
HTH delivers
Just a short note to send a giant KUDOS to the newspaper personnel who delivered the papers from Kona to Hilo for delivery to the individual houses, and another giant KUDOS to the personnel who delivered the papers in the storm (Hurricane Lane).
I was very much surprised to see that my paper was delivered and kept saying to myself, “I don’t believe it!”
Please thank all of your employees who continued to do their jobs during a difficult time. Much appreciated.
Edie Esteban
Hilo