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Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann has issued the following statement: The old cliche “desperate people do desperate things” appears to be alive and well in some sections of Hawaii County these days as we careen towards the Nov. 2 General Election. We’ve heard that a tired, well-worn figment of someone’s imagination has surfaced again in an […]

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The following was released Wednesday, June 16 by Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann: After a record-setting Council meeting on June 7 (lasting some 18+ hours) the forty amendments suggested by various Council members left the Mayor’s version of the 2010-2011 County Operating Budget largely unchanged. I remain convinced that the County did not have to promote […]

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Waimea Councilman Pete Hoffmann issued the following statement concerning the county budget: The Council is more than knee-deep in the annual budget morass. Keeping a sense of perspective on this topic has not always been our strong point, but some of us do attempt to see a bigger picture than simply dollars and cents. I […]

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MEDIA RELEASE When it rains, tons of harmful sediment pour into the nearby ocean destroying the reef and damaging the entire marine environment. This is not surprising to those familiar with watershed management, but during a recent very localized rain storm upslope of Pelekane Bay near Kawaihae, “an amazing amount of silt was retained by […]

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By Pete Hoffmann, Councilman for District 9 (Waikoloa, Waimea, Hawi, Halaula) It’s that time of the year again – budget season – that time when politicians sound intelligent and well-informed, but do their utmost to avoid the tough decisions in the hope that their constituencies will forget how they’ve eventually voted. I know this sounds […]

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* Waikoloa Town Meeting, 6-8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 29 at the school cafeteria. Hear updates on the Community Development Program (CDP), the keiki park, plans for a health clinic, and other upgrades for Waikoloa from County Councilman Pete Hoffmann. Learn who Waikoloa’s representatives are on the newly appointed CDP Action Committee. Current issues and items […]

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Kohala County Councilman Pete Hoffmann has issued the following statement: In a former “lifetime” working for the Department of Defense in the Pentagon, I was assigned to an office responsible for the preparation of the annual Army Intelligence budget and the accompanying Congressional justification process. After several months, I was able to wade reasonably well […]

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MEDIA RELEASE 6 p.m. – Friday, Nov. 20 in the barn behind Luke’s Restaurant, Hawi Councilman Pete Hoffmann will review recent County Council actions to include the sale of the Hamakua lands, transparency in government, the establishment of a Food Policy Council, the upcoming publicly funded elections in 2010, and the introduction of a plastic […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island residents are invited to call in and be part of the show for this live broadcast Sunday, Aug. 16, via the Internet on www.bigislandlive.com. Calls will be taken at 769-0998. This edition of Big Island Live will be hosted by Kristine Kubat. Councilman Pete Hoffmann will be first up at 5:30 […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247 Contributing Editor We should be really green by the time they are done. A week after Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann’s legislative aide was invited to not participate in the “Mayor’s Green Team,” the council and county clerk’s office are doing their own green thing. Hoffmann’s aide, Kareen Forrissier, had been asked to join […]

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OUR LEADERSHIP DESERT Despite promises to the contrary, the Kenoi administration and a few County Council members present themselves as pilots of a rudderless political ship. Look at some of the recent examples: – the 16 June Council reorganization fiasco was a dismal failure. Much time, hot air and money were wasted as Council novices […]

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Sweeping votes push power positions back to Hilo; Naeole voted council’s new vice chair

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor Need some GREEN inspiration? Check out the presentation by Kareen Forissier, legislative aide to Councilman Pete Hoffmann, at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at Keck Lecture Hall in Waimea. Forissier spent four days at a “Green Cities” conference in Portland, Ore that inspired her to share the information in this informal […]

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A Special Council Meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, April 13 at the Hilo Council Chambers relating to House Bill 345 – the Fair Election Act. Kohala Councilman Pete Hoffmann explains the act and his opinion:  I am informed that our Council Chairman, J Yoshimoto, has called a Special Session of the County Council […]

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