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dutch777

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1. Why do we let private property owners let their stuff decay or get polluted and then we the taxpayer take it over?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 05:42 PM

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I get the now apparently dire safety aspect here but seems to me lax laws and/or long term lack of reasonable government oversight and enforcement encourages this sort of thing. And Hawaii, like most state and local governments, don't have lots of spare funds just laying around.

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Hawaii to take over aging dam after failure scare prompted evacuations [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Why do we let private property owners let their stuff decay or get polluted and then we the taxpayer take it over? dutch777 Saturday #1

DOLE BumRushDaShow Saturday #2

Because we don't like HOAs telling us that we need to replace our windows. Igel Saturday #5

Hopefully HAWAII put a lean on DOLE Foods for the present and continuing costs dave99 Saturday #3

dole kept complaining they had no money to fix it despite record international profits. one supects msongs Saturday #4

Mahalos to the State of Hawaii For Cha Sunday #6