March 23, 2008
The Maui News
There was a staggering number of hours of testimony against granting zoning for the Honua‘ula project above Wailea. One letter writer in favor of the project called it a filibuster. Maybe so.
Passionate opposition to the 1,400-unit housing project prompted scores of individuals to testify before the County Council. That’s as it should be, but the testimony tended to be long-winded and repetitious, adding little or nothing to what had been said previously.
The United States is a representative democracy. That is, the public democratically elects representatives to make decisions. A pure democracy would put every issue out to a vote, an obviously impractical process.
It’s obvious the Honua‘ula testimony got out of hand. Opposition groups could have...
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