Letter of Mahalo to Hawaii State Supreme Court from Kaua'i

Letter today on these matters from Fred Dente of Kaua'i:

As a long time activist for social justice, I never thought I'd be 
singing the praises of the judicial system.  But, Monday's unanimous 
Hawai`i Supreme Court decision, following their initial unanimous 
decision, has brought light into darkness.  It has also completely 
destroyed any credibility or trust we may have had in Linda Lingle 
and Mark Bennett.  They have become tragic cartoon characters of 
their own making.  The Supreme Court Justices have become the 
People's Heroes, by their wisdom and their courage to give us the 
truth, no matter what the opposition on O`ahu, or anywhere else.

As my lawyer friend said right after the Supreme Court decision: "The 
Legislature should have focused on impeaching the Governor and the 
Attorney General for participating in a conspiracy to violate the 
law, rather than passing special legislation to protect a private 
business."

What a sorry bunch of "leaders" we have in Honolulu, with a few 
notable exceptions.  How many unanimous Supreme Court decisions does 
it take before the criminals and the corrupt in our government 
understand what they have done?  All in the name of "necessary for 
the economy" and "even more tourism".  And, don't forget the military 
scam being perpetrated on all of us by the Superferry's owners.

The jails aren't big enough to contain all those who would profit by 
raping the environmental laws protecting the `aina.  Perhaps the 
biggest travesty here is that Lingle and Bennett actually created an 
Environmental Crimes Unit.  "Protecting our Islands’ environment and 
natural resources is a top priority for our Administration,” said 
Governor Lingle.  “...this new environmental crimes unit will help 
strengthen the state’s ability to be good stewards of the `aina.”   
“The State intends to maximize compliance and reduce threats to 
public health and the environment through... vigorous civil and 
criminal enforcement, said Attorney General Mark Bennett.”  I wonder 
who in the Environmental Crimes Unit will prosecute Lingle and Bennett.

Remember the state motto?  Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono.  Try 
live up to it.

Fred Dente
P.O. Box 974 
Kapa`a, HI  96746