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BumRushDaShow

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2. DOLE

Reply to dutch777 (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 28, 2026, 06:23 PM

Mar 28

'Nuff said. They owned who knows how much land for pineapples (plus one of the smaller islands).

The cousin of the Dole company founder was the administrator of Hawai'i after the U.S. carried out a coup to overthrow Queen Liliʻuokalani in the 1890s so they could take over the islands.

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Why do we let private property owners let their stuff decay or get polluted and then we the taxpayer take it over? dutch777 Mar 28 #1

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Because we don't like HOAs telling us that we need to replace our windows. Igel Mar 28 #5

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