The price of living in “paradise” is too expensive for most people. Hawaii’s cost of living is one of the highest in the nation. Yet how many ways are there on the islands to earn good incomes? Few. Hawaii reeks from the stench of long-time political corruption. It’s too isolated, too dependent on too many third party people and places. Judging by what I read in his relocation book, I’ll bet Joel would say there’s not much “self-sufficient” about Hawaii. Good place to get trapped and boxed in during a crisis, I’d think. Hawaii may be beautiful with its beaches and sapphire skies, but beauty can be very deceiving.
Pearl Harbor(Honolulu) is in the cross hairs without a doubt. I mean if the military is the prime target then the naval base there would be a big bullseye. Also getting an ongoing stream of supplies in from the mainland would be diffcult in those circumstances. In the long run you would be probably forced to live off the sea for food and after nuke exchanges you think that you could risk that? A glowing wahiwahi may be easy to catch but hard to eat.
Shoots, as I write this, 24 hours haven't passed since we posted our thoughts and fears about Hawaii yesterday. Check out this ominous report from Bill Gertz, which I saw on 3-3-03.
Terrorists Aim At Pearl Harbor; Plan To Hijack Airliners, Fly Them Into Nuclear Subs
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030303-104.htm
More Land In Hawaii For Military Than Hawaiians
It’s summer in Hawaii, the state is considering another generous land donation to the military and has made homelessness a crime. Under the cover of the term "Military Transformation" and with the blanket of 9/11, the military is taking a wide berth in land stealing. And, recently enacted Act 50 makes criminals out of people who have been displaced by the military itself, many of them Native Hawaiian.
http://www.rense.com/general56/homesles.htm
Many Dams in Hawaii Share Fragility of Ka Loko
Of the 53 dams across Hawaii that the federal government rates as "high hazard," an estimated 37 are privately owned and built from dirt and stone for irrigation during the glory days of sugar cane and pineapple over a century ago. They are earthen and fragile, particularly during heavy rain, civil engineers say. Interestingly, the Ka Loko Dam on Kauai, was rated "low hazard" by the society in an annual "report card" issued in 2005 to alert taxpayers to the problems with the nation's infrastructure, including dams, bridges and roads.-Star Bulletin
http://millennium-ark.net/NEWS/06_USA/060317.50.Hawaii.dams.html
Hawaii Authorizes Emergency Dam Checks
Fearing another dam break like the one that killed as many as seven people earlier this week (mid-March 2006) on Kauai, state officials invoked emergency authority Thursday to enter private property and inspect earthen dams across the state.-AP
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060317/D8GD81GG1.html