Latest on Carlyle Group Hawaii Telco Purchase

[Bill Bored]

Let's hope they unload it BEFORE the next ELECTION! We don't need them hacking the vote in Blue HI, do we?

<http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Jan/18/bz/bz02p.html>

[mod mom]

1. Do we really want Carlyle group buying a phone co? Scary. nt

[tommcintyre]

4. Activist groups here are very concerned and tried to fight it

In October(?) there was a hearing held, which was not well-publicized. So many people that would have, didn't have a chance to testify against the acquisition.

Someone (ACLU?) came to talk to us about it at a showing of "Carlyle Exposed!" (link below). I remember these comments:

1) Carlyle had a history of raiding the assets of it's acquisitions (the lucrative pension fund could be at risk?)

2) We really don't want a company like Carlyle (heavy Bushco ties) owning the telco lines that will be transmitting the votes to the mainland.

Watch "Carlyle Exposed!" free online here:
http://www.independentmediasource.com/video2/carlyle.htm

[mahina]

8. Wow Tommy I didn't know that...

What is your local progressive website again?
Mahalo!

[tommcintyre]

9. Here's the Hawaii page

http://www.independentmediasource.com/hawaii_happenings.htm

<Latest entry:>
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I think this movie is a "must-see" since so much of our present problems (including campaign finance corruption) stem from "corporate overgrowth". I would rank this among the top five progressive documentaries.

[mahina]

2. Thanks to some really dedicated people SafeVoteHawaii looks good to go.

Jason Forrester for one- wow are we lucky to have a brainiac like that who gave a jillion hours to make sure that nightmare does not come to pass. We will have a paper trail!

For updates:
http://www.safevotehawaii.com/
to check current status of the bill:
http://capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/docs.asp?press1=docs

Yesterday the house finance committee passed the campaign finance reform bill too, though we are not pau on that one either. http://www.cleanelectionshawaii.org/ It was a very ugly meeting. The only person who has voted against it so far, Mark Moses (R- Bonehead) takes deep offence at the suggestion that money may have a less than positive influence on politics. "I am deeply insulted!" Perish the thought!

Anyway we are doing what we can for these two critical issues.

Thanks for caring!

(Oh Carlyle still stinks)

[Nictuku]

3. Thanks Mahina

Thanks for the updates! Keep up the good work.

Maluhia

[mahina]

5. 'Ano ai!

Always fun to cruise around the capitol. I think we have the most beautiful capitol building of all the 50 states.

Hey if you don't mind it would be awesome if you could call your representative and senator and ask them to please pass HB 1713 and SB 1689 (clean elections) and SB 1325 (safe vote, paper trail bill).

Pleeease?

You can find their phone numbers on this hand little chart dealy: http://www.cleanelectionshawaii.org/action/testimony_home.html

slick ya?

a hui hou...

[mahina]

6. Oh and welcome, welcome, welcome to DU!

Too bad there's no little lei smiley.
Aloha no!

[newyawker99]

10. Hi Nictuku!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Amaryllis]

11. Aloha, Mahina. Welcome to DU.

[tommcintyre]

7. Yes, they are a very dedicated group, and same for you mahina

We, in Hawaii, are very lucky to have people like you and them fighting for us.

Most of my time is taken up on the national level, but I do what I can - when I can.

I will be compiling and emailing the following info to Jason (per his request earlier in Feb.). Hopefully, it is still useful, it did come in a little late, but it is very compelling. (He already had the Mythbreakers info since he told me they gave it to everyone on the election commission.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=203x335194