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CONSENT of the GOVERNED PROJECT

to change the county charter  and restore sovereignty to every citizen.

Recent quotes from three of our own county council members on their positions as elected officials are revealing as to how they view their proper roles : 

“it sometimes takes a law to change people's behavior”

 "Sometimes I have to be forced to do things that are right and I don't want to.”

 (I need) “to take charge, to lead our County, to define policy in the best interests of the people of our island. “

Frightening, isn't it !


Our county government lately has taken on 3 roles:

  • Administrative (such as determining how many police to hire, or where a road should go, or how to process garbage). This is an appropriate level of authority and responsibility for them to play.
  • Telling us what things we CAN NOT do i.e.:restricting our rights, more so every year
  • Taking our money: i.e.: taxes and fees

We the people have delegated out elected officials the power to be administrators, but we have NOT delegated them the power to restrict our lives and take our money without our permission.

The Consent of the Governed acts will restore forever this authority and sovereignty to the people of the Big Island.

 

 

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Sunday
Jan222012

Heritage Foundation director to speak on Hope for Hawaii Education 

 

Heritage Foundation director to speak on Hope for Hawaii Education

 

Jennifer Marshall of the distinguished national think-tank Heritage Foundation will be speaking in Hilo on “Hope for Hawaii Education: How We Can Win School Choice”.   The talk is open to the public and will be at 6:00 pm Thursday February 2 at the New Star restaurant, 172 Kilauea Ave., Hilo.  Ms. Marshall is Director of Domestic Policy Studies for the Heritage Foundation, widely considered one of the world's most influential public policy research institutes. In 2010, National Journal named her as “one of 12 power players” in Washington, D.C. for her work on school choice and education reform.

She will be speaking about Hawaii education at several engagements around the state, on Oahu at BYU and at the Heritage Foundation special event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, then in Hilo and Kona.

Big Island residents ranked Education their #1 concern at the recent Hawaii Island Economic Summit sponsored by the County of Hawaii and Kona transportation.  There are ongoing concerns about the quality of our Hawaii public schools, the increasing popularity of charter schools and the recent HSTA contract issues about teacher performance evaluation. Parents are increasingly seeking empowerment to influence their children’s education for the better. Ms. Marshall has great insight in such issues, especially in light of recent Washington, D.C. school system experiences such as their Opportunity Scholarship Program passed by Congress in 2004, phased out by President Obama in 2009 and resurrected in 2011.

The Conservative Forum for Hawaii and The Hilo Tea Party are jointly sponsoring Ms. Marshall’s Hilo presentation.

$15 charge will include buffet dinner.

For further information contact Marie Ruhland   895-3741   marie@hiipm.com



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