Joseph Uno, CCP, PMP, VMA, LEED AP BDC’s Post

It has been an honor to have the opportunity to work with the professionals at OTIE, RIM Architects, and Coffman Engineers to provide our services to our Uniformed Forces and their Families up and down Japan. Great Team of professionals!!

Understanding is the first step in countering fear and hate. Every American except our indigenous citizens have a story to tell about coming here and becoming a part of the tapestry that is the American Dream. My family is no different and faced conflicts from outside as well as internally.

Got my first vaccination shot on Friday! Great job Hawaii Pacific Health!! You were completely organized and professional. Really outstanding!!!

You must listen to this interview of our COO and BD Director, Rachel Mamiya. Great job Rachel!

Time to consider ‘Plan C’ for HART? In 2008, this project was $4.8 billion and was projected to be completed in 10 years. By most measures at the time, this was a good project, worthy of support. However, I think it is fair to ask on behalf of the citizens and voters if, at more than $11 billion and another 15 years, does this project still make sense? Without taking 2020 into account, a nonpartisan think tank described Honolulu’s financial situation as the third worst in the nation. HART will be looking for support from the Legislature and governor, who themselves are dealing with significant shortfalls in revenue. This is a good time to reassess rail. The existing guideway construction contract ends at Middle Street, and HART has not yet designed or contracted for any guideway beyond Middle Street. Continuing to frame the future of this project with short-term mentality based on old data and assumptions, without a real, unbiased consideration of “Plan C” alternatives, would be our mistake — but it would be paid for by future generations for decades. Ignoring the enormity of the growing debt will create even larger political and social problems down the road. In 15 years, how will we be remembered for this moment of opportunity?

Thanks Mr. Cook, the spirit of Apple lives.

Hawaii’s beaches belong to Hawaii’s people! Transitioning owners from their properties could be as simple as disallowing continued use of illegal sea walls by heavier fines that are actually implemented. At some point it becomes a financial decision for the landowners. They made a decision to live on the coast. That decision did not give them a right to steal our beaches. That decision also includes the possibility of losing everything to a storm or a tsunami or the March of nature along with the beautiful location. I do not agree with Mr. Souki and others who advocate that the State pay full market value for those homes. In fact, I think those owners should pay the State for the beaches they’ve stolen. I say no more illegal sea walls and no more building permits makai of the existing roads.

0% ICU beds available in SoCal. Please people, be smart and have some empathy for the health care workers whose professionalism drives them to work in extremely dangerous conditions. Make the connection that your personal choices have consequences for your neighbors and fellow citizens.

Hard to believe but proud that our world has changed.