Fwd: Puerto Rico news
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*this "scoop" is all over the radio stations here, in other media, and being talked about in the streets. Many are calling it "A SCANDAL."
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From: M. Alohalani Boido, M. A., Certified Spanish Interpreter <boido@hawaii.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 12:04 AM
Subject: Puerto Rico news
-- SCOOP: A $300 million contract to restore Puerto Rico’s electric grid was awarded to Whitefish Energy, a small for-profit company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's home state, Steven Mufson, Jack Gillum, Aaron C. Davis and Arelis R. Hernández report. The contract for the Whitefish, Mont., based firm is an “unusual” arrangement that is now being scrutinized by Congress — the company had only two employees when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, but has now dispatched 280 people to the island, a number that grows daily.
Whitefish's “chief executive, Andy Techmanski, and Zinke acknowledge knowing one another — but only, Zinke’s office said in an email, because Whitefish is a small town where ‘everybody knows everybody.’ … Zinke’s office said he had no role in Whitefish securing the contract for work in Puerto Rico. Techmanski also said Zinke was not involved. Techmanski said in an interview that the contract emerged from discussions between his company and the utility rather than from a formal bidding process. … The House Committee on Natural Resources is examining Whitefish’s role in Puerto Rico, said Parish Braden, a spokesman for the committee. … NBC Montana quoted Techmanski in a report Oct. 1 as saying he had asked Zinke for help in getting personnel and equipment to the territory.”
Brawny, Bounty, and Puerto Rico
From: M. Alohalani Boido, M. A., Certified Spanish Interpreter <boido@hawaii.edu>
Date: Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 12:04 AM
Subject: Puerto Rico news
One can click on this link and then scroll down, or simply read the text, below.
-- SCOOP: A $300 million contract to restore Puerto Rico’s electric grid was awarded to Whitefish Energy, a small for-profit company from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's home state, Steven Mufson, Jack Gillum, Aaron C. Davis and Arelis R. Hernández report. The contract for the Whitefish, Mont., based firm is an “unusual” arrangement that is now being scrutinized by Congress — the company had only two employees when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, but has now dispatched 280 people to the island, a number that grows daily.
Whitefish's “chief executive, Andy Techmanski, and Zinke acknowledge knowing one another — but only, Zinke’s office said in an email, because Whitefish is a small town where ‘everybody knows everybody.’ … Zinke’s office said he had no role in Whitefish securing the contract for work in Puerto Rico. Techmanski also said Zinke was not involved. Techmanski said in an interview that the contract emerged from discussions between his company and the utility rather than from a formal bidding process. … The House Committee on Natural Resources is examining Whitefish’s role in Puerto Rico, said Parish Braden, a spokesman for the committee. … NBC Montana quoted Techmanski in a report Oct. 1 as saying he had asked Zinke for help in getting personnel and equipment to the territory.”
Brawny, Bounty, and Puerto Rico
He was explaining why he had chosen to throw a cache of 1BigRoll!s at people who had no electricity, damaged roads, and insufficient medical supplies......the paper towel moment didn’t clean up any problems, either for the residents of Puerto Rico or of the White House.
BEGINS TODAY! Re: Pueo to get Showered in Rat Poison Waianae Hills
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See the image pasted here below- this went completely under the radar because our politicians and state DLNR kept claiming no poison bait was to be applied to Oahu- that was a ruse.
We have raptors- endemic owl- short eared owl- Pueo in Hawaii- endangered on Oahu- ---it is believed/assumed that Pueo are living in the hills where the bait is to be applied- starting today- air drop/buckets and buckets of poison spewed about by helicopter- and it's our rainy season- the stuff will just wash into the streams and into the ocean immediately after application- insane. This poison bait has been proven to kill raptors- owls- 100% confirmed.
The Army should be asked- "Do you have Pueo on your property where the poison bait is to be applied- yes or no?" They won't answer.
They must answer- last time they did- OR CHECKED- the Army said NO Pueo lived on their property- that was in the 1990's.
TO SENATOR GABBARD who lied emailing all just the other day that absolutely zero poison bait is scheduled for any lands on Oahu- Gabbard downright lied:
For USFWS/DLNR/UH MANOA - WITH HIRES Dr. Javier Cotin and Dr. Price, doing a Pueo Islandwide Survey on Oahu RIGHT NOW- one would think, that the survey where Pueo are inhabiting would be advanced/completed/findings brought forth FIRST BEFORE the bait were to be applied- SO THAT SCIENCE KNOWS WHAT AFTERMATH OF UNINTENDED KILLS of Pueo happens where - where it TRANSPIRES and see the blood oozing out of Pueo nostrils as the Pueo die a cruel death due to eating infected prey saturated with the poison. We have proof- witnesses that claim they have seen Pueo with the blood oozing out from the their nostrils when found dead due to the bait.
TOM BERG
August 8, 2017 The Environmental Notice 10 As a courtesy, listed below are documents submitted for publication that have been prepared pursuant to NEPA, rather than Chapter 343, HRS. Accordingly, these entries may have unique comment periods. Occasionally, actions are subject to both NEPA and Chapter 343, HRS. In those cases, a separate entry would be published in The Environmental Notice. Protecting Endangered Oʻahu ʻElepaio Using Rodenticide within Schofield Barracks Military Reservation Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (SEA and Draft FNSI) Island Oʻahu District(s) Wahiawā TMK(s) (1) 7-7-001:001 Permit(s) NPDES Permit Proposing/ Approving Agency United States Army Garrison, Hawaiʻi, Directorate of Public Works, Environmental Division (IMPC-HI-PWE) Dave Fluetsch, NEPA Coordinator, (808) 656-5670, usaghi.pao.comrel@us.army.mil 947 Wright Avenue, Wheeler Army Airfield, Schofield Barracks, HI 96857-5013 Status 30-Day Comment Period for this SEA and Draft FNSI runs from 8 August 2017 through 7 September 2017. USAG-HI proposes to conduct the broadscale distribution of rodenticide within Līhuʻe Management Unit on Schofield Barracks to control rat populations and protect endangered species as required by Biological Opinions of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No significant impacts are anticipated from the Proposed Action. Impacts are anticipated to be minimized through avoidance and implementation of best management practices (BMPs). Avoidance results from selecting an area already closed to entry and enclosed by ungulate-proof fencing, and by maintaining an application buffer around surface waters. BMPs include scheduling operations to avoid heavy precipitation events and using licensed applicators. Army Natural Resources Program and U.S. Department of Agriculture National Wildlife Research Center managers will monitor the bait application rate, the bate availability period, bait condition, water quality, nontarget species health, and the effectiveness of the Proposed Action. When published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the public comment period runs 30 days (8 August –7 September 2017). Copies of the SEA and Draft FNSI are available for review at the Hawaiʻi State Library, Wahiawā Public Library, Waialua Public Library, and Waiʻanae Public Library. Copies may also be obtained by contacting Dave Fluetsch, NEPA Coordinator, via email at usaghi. pao.comrel@us.army.mil or online at http://www.garrison.hawaii.
On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 2:26:22 AM HST, Lisa Owens Viani <lowensvi@icloud.com> wrote:
This is just horrible. Can you tell me who to send the letter to?
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On Oct 31, 2017, at 10:00 PM, Tom Berg <tomberg00@yahoo.com> wrote:See below- mahalo- it's late- but any input to get on the record would be appreciated- used to help educate so it hopefully doesn't happen again.....Hello Tom,I got your long email chain asking for help, but I don’t really understand what the issue is— are they going to apply rat poison in pueo habitat? If so, we’d be happy to write a letter, etc.LisaLisa Owens VianiDirectorRaptors Are The SolutionA Project of Earth Island Institute----- Forwarded Message -----From: Tom Berg <tomberg00@yahoo.com>To: Hesh Goldstein <heshgoldstein@gmail.com>; Sen. Mike Gabbard <sengabbard@capitol.hawaii.gov>; David G. Smith <david.g.smith@hawaii.gov>; Carroll Cox <carrollcox@carrollcox.com>; Carroll Cox <carroll@carrollcox.com>; Carroll Cox <photos@estudioshawaii.com> Cc: Dr. Kioni Dudley <drkionidudley@hawaii.rr.com>; Michael Lee <keakuaskahu777@yahoo.com>; John Bond <ewabond@gmail.com>; Kai Markell <kmarkell@hawaii.rr.com>; Kai Markell <kaim@oha.org>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2017, 3:53:41 PM HSTSubject: Pueo to get Showered in Rat Poison Waianae Hills Starting TomorrowThis is the 21st century- so I thought-For there are dozens of other methods being used besides the poison to lessen rat and mongoose populations.So why is the archaic air drop poison methodology still being advanced when we have so many alternatives- much safer?Now air drops of poison for Waianae?Why isn't the Army waiting until after the Pueo Survey is completed before it strikes ---so we know the range of the Pueo first?Are you listening Dave Smith- DOFAW?The Pueo at UHWO are plot hoppers as you know Mr. Smith- going from plot to plotto survive in search for foodstuffs during specific seasons. They areon the move right now.POISON for Waianae FIRST WEEK NOVEMBER 2017 "Waianae Range" ??? AIR DROP- are you kidding me?Are we back in 1960's with DDT sprays up and down city streets to combat mosquitoes mentality again?So the Pueo get /got - to be extirpated out of Ewa/Honouliuli Ahupua'a on the basis that "they were never there" to begin with-This justified per the FEIS that said "No Pueoinhabit the area"- when we know that to be false- the Pueo were /are there.If any Pueo head into the Waianae hills-Are the Pueo to be subjected to the poison? What poison?FIRST WEEK IN NOVEMBER 2017- Air drop of this poison we know kills raptors.....insane.Has DLNR gone madd? Senator Gabbard said none of this poisonwas being applied on our Island when he was queried on this matter.....So it ain't DLNR then running the drops- be it the Army then Senator Gabbard, what difference does it make?For this article says that the poison is comin' around the mountain when she comes! Sing along now!
Air Dropping Poison Could Help Save Elepaio Bird
The Army plans to drop rat poison from helicopters over Mount Kaala on West Oahu to eradicate the rodents that t...EnvironmentAir Dropping Rat Poison Could Help Save Rare Hawaiian Bird
The U.S. Army, which says only about 1,200 elepaio birds remain on Oahu, proposes stepping up eradication efforts.
Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat Exposes Ige in NonCompliance!
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This is a good read- had no idea Land Board could be used for Pueo here- to advocate on their behalf - culturally/"native Hawaiian concerns" via Land Board- this is insulting to know how Ige handled this position that could have been used as a voice for the Pueo- I would like to see Mike Lee nominated for the seat- or given the opportunity to apply- no one was per the post pasted below-
TB
HERE IS THE "REST OF THE STORY OF SAM B. GON...
Very important points here regarding the BLNR Native Hawaiian seat.
Very important points here regarding the BLNR Native Hawaiian seat.
Trisha Kehaulani Watson-Sproat
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I've decided to post a bit of history on the Land Board situation. And I think many of you are going to be interested.
21 hrs · Honolulu ·
I've decided to post a bit of history on the Land Board situation. And I think many of you are going to be interested.
First, a little history on the particular seat currenting being occupied on the Land Board. In 2014, Native Hawaiians were successful in passing Act 104, which amended the law to have seat set aside to "ensure assistance to the board to better administer the public lands and resources with respect to native Hawaiian issues and concerns, the public land trust obligations, and the recognition of native Hawaiian cultural values that are intrinsically tied to the ‘āina." Much like the OHA Trustees, which by law don't have to be Hawaiian or the many culture seats on various boards across the state which are not expressly Hawaiian, it was widely understood that because DLNR oversees the ceded lands, it would be respectful and appropriate to appoint a qualified Native Hawaiian to this seat.
It was not about meeting certain qualifications, it was about having someone who could represent Hawaiians who had their lands taken from them. Lands that are overseen by DLNR. The key language, therefore, is not in HRS 171-4, but in HRS 26-15.
The first person appointed to this seat was Hawaiian. Yet, when she needed to resign early... and you're going to love this...
No one else was even allowed to apply.
I'm going to let that one sink in... when the seat opened, no one, NO HAWAIIANS, were given the opportunity to even APPLY. The governor immediately appointed a NON-HAWAIIAN “to the board to better administer the public lands and resources with respect to native Hawaiian issues and concerns.”
***native Hawaiian issues and concerns***
How do I know this, you ask? Because I personally inquired about applying when it was announced the previous board member was resigning and was told Sam was being given the seat. End of story.
So this is far more insidious than people realize, and for me, it has nothing to do with TMT. It has to do with all the decisions before the Land Board, and that Hawaiians have a right to have a seat at the table and have a right to have their voice heard.
I also want those of you who aren't Hawaiian to ask yourselves if you would take this seat away from wanting, highly qualified Hawaiians? Ask yourself what kind of person would? What kind of person does that? What kind of person justifies himself staying in it when asked to resign by Hawaiians? Who does that?
Hawaiians weren't even given an opportunity to apply for a seat they had advocated for. And I didn't ask for it to be given to me, I simply asked for the opportunity to apply. And there are many other highly qualified Hawaiians who I am sure would have loved the opportunity to apply.
We were never given the chance.
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I've decided to post a bit of history on the Land Board situation. And I think many of you are going to be interested.
First, a little history on the particular seat currenting being occupied on the Land Board. In 2014, Native Hawaiians were successful in passing Act 104, which amended the law to have seat set aside to "ensure assistance to the board to better administer the public lands and resources with respect to native Hawaiian issues and concerns, the public land trust obligations, and the recognition of native Hawaiian cultural values that are intrinsically tied to the ‘āina." Much like the OHA Trustees, which by law don't have to be Hawaiian or the many culture seats on various boards across the state which are not expressly Hawaiian, it was widely understood that because DLNR oversees the ceded lands, it would be respectful and appropriate to appoint a qualified Native Hawaiian to this seat.
It was not about meeting certain qualifications, it was about having someone who could represent Hawaiians who had their lands taken from them. Lands that are overseen by DLNR. The key language, therefore, is not in HRS 171-4, but in HRS 26-15.
The first person appointed to this seat was Hawaiian. Yet, when she needed to resign early... and you're going to love this...
No one else was even allowed to apply.
I'm going to let that one sink in... when the seat opened, no one, NO HAWAIIANS, were given the opportunity to even APPLY. The governor immediately appointed a NON-HAWAIIAN “to the board to better administer the public lands and resources with respect to native Hawaiian issues and concerns.”
***native Hawaiian issues and concerns***
How do I know this, you ask? Because I personally inquired about applying when it was announced the previous board member was resigning and was told Sam was being given the seat. End of story.
So this is far more insidious than people realize, and for me, it has nothing to do with TMT. It has to do with all the decisions before the Land Board, and that Hawaiians have a right to have a seat at the table and have a right to have their voice heard.
I also want those of you who aren't Hawaiian to ask yourselves if you would take this seat away from wanting, highly qualified Hawaiians? Ask yourself what kind of person would? What kind of person does that? What kind of person justifies himself staying in it when asked to resign by Hawaiians? Who does that?
Hawaiians weren't even given an opportunity to apply for a seat they had advocated for. And I didn't ask for it to be given to me, I simply asked for the opportunity to apply. And there are many other highly qualified Hawaiians who I am sure would have loved the opportunity to apply.
We were never given the chance.
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