Hawaii - DONE!

Governor Linda Lingle has signed the Bill!!!

Hawaii has become the first state in the USA to prohibit the possession, sale, trade or distribution of shark fins. Huge Kudos to everybody involved!!!!
Crack open the Champagne!!!!

Oh, and do not vote for Riki!

Story here.

Hawaii - Riki Karamatsu's defining Moment!

Well what did I tell you.

After being against the bill and trying to stall it, Riki Karamatsu voted in favor of it whilst in committee, only to then stand up and hold a long speech against in in the House.
I've seen the speech and unsurprisingly, it panders to the fishermen, to the Chinese community (Feng Shui beads made of rubies, no less!) and to Xenophobia whilst slamming the conservationists and trying to re-interpret scientific insights - pretty revealing and if you ask me, pretty pathetic on top of it.

It's nothing more than unabashed politicking and electioneering and lemme tell you: it aint working!

In sailing, multiple changes of course are often conducive to reaching one's destination.
In politics, it's called flip-flopping and leads to lost elections.

Turns out that on top of being a Shark hater and convicted felon, Jon Riki Karamatsu is a flip-flopper - hardly the mettle of a leader!

Please, give your vote to someone else.