Haleiwa Arts Festival 20Th Anniversary Fundraiser, May 20, 2017 at Dillingham Ranch
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IS BUGG • D AH “E Ala Na Moku Kai Liloloa” S F W R E E N E ! Congratulations Class of 2017! E • R S O I Waialua High N H C S Page 11 E H 1 T 9 R 7 Kahuku High O 0 N Pages 12 & 13 NORTH SHORE NEWS May 24, 2017 VOLUME 34, NUMBER 9 Haleiwa Arts Festival 20th Anniversary Fundraiser, May 20, 2017 at Dillingham Ranch. Photos: Ole & Anuhea Seyler Haleiwa Arts Festival - “Art of Aloha” PROUDLY PUBLISHED ON THE Permit No. 1479 No. Permit North Shore of Oahu Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. Home of STANDARD Hale‘iwa, HI 96712 HI Hale‘iwa, Haleiwa Arts Festival PRE-SORTED 66-437 Kamehameha Hwy., Suite 210 Suite Hwy., Kamehameha 66-437 July 15 & 16, 2017 Page 2 www.northshorenews.com May 24, 2017 OFF da Island in the Dr. Todd Okazaki French Alps and the staff at North Shore residents Theresa and Anthony Fla- ment took a trip to the French Alps. They are pictured Hale‘iwa Family Dental Center here snowboarding at 10,000 feet in Tignes in the Tarentaise Valley. Theresa brought along a copy of the North Shore News to remind her of the warm good times on Oahu's beautiful North Shore. For more information on the OFF da Island cam- paign turn to page 23. Congratulates all graduates! Aim high, set lofty goals, and pursue God’s plan for your life. Make full use of the unlimited potential that each of you have. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” —Philippians 4:13 cell office(808)638-8492 IMUA!!! May 24, 2017 www.northshorenews.com Page 3 Page 4 www.northshorenews.com May 24, 2017 Your kids. Our villages. This summer, take your kids to Polynesia. Explore our 42 acres of One greatfamily fun including summer. 6 island villages. And the best way to save while you’re here, is with our Ohana Club. To sign up for free and to see our amazing summer specials, visit PCCOhana.com. Join the Ohana‘ and you could win 2 ticketsClub to the MayJah RayJah MUSIC FESTIVAL July 28 & 29 | Waikiki Shell Call (808) 293-3469 for details. Some restrictions apply. Must have valid Hawaii ID. Closed on Sundays. The Friends of Waialua Building the most loved spas for over 35 Bandstand in the Park present years! We support our troops and are proud sponsors of Wish For Our Heroes. Visit our website at: Na Lei Nani sundancespasofhawaii.com O Waialua Hula Halau Sunday, June 4 4 PM Waialua Bandstand Come one and all to the free concert at our bandstand. COME VISIT OUR SHOWROOM! www.waialuabandstand.com 3140 KOAPAKA ST. HONOLULU, HI 96819 808-833-6046 May 24, 2017 www.northshorenews.com Page 5 Council Chair Congratulation Emeritus Ernie Martin Graduates Serving You in District 2 KAHUKU HIGH & Real Property Taxes Should Be Used for Core INTERMEDIATE Government Services SCHOOL The State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released a report in March 2017, An Analysis of Real Property Tax in and Hawaii. The report focused on real property tax for government financing and residency of property own- WAIALUA HIGH ers. The residency was based on the mailing address for each Tax Map Key identified property. Since the SCHOOL mailing address was used and actual residency wasn’t confirmed, that statistic was used as a reference point for the analysis. Best wishes for your According to the report, Honolulu’s, Residential and Related property tax category had 89.6 percent of continuing journey! property taxes paid by residents with in-state mailing addresses. The share of property taxes paid by owners in the Residential and Related property tax category was 55.6 percent of the overall real property taxes collected in the City and County of Honolulu. 56-117 Pualalea Street Kahuku, HI 96731 808.293.9221 The DBEDT report referenced the Tax Founda- www.kmc-hi.org tion’s 2016 State Tax and Spending Policy, the Facts on Hawaii’s Tax Climate, which placed Hawaii’s total tax burden in 14th place among the 50 states. Further explaining that while Hawaii’s property tax rates are relatively low, other taxes including the General Excise Tax (GET) and the individual income tax, increase the overall tax burden for Hawaii’s households. An increase in residential real property taxes to fund rail transit would place the financial burden on an already struggling group of taxpayers. Property taxes are paid by all income groups whether owners or renters. Many of those are seniors, low to moderate income earners and those on fixed incomes which is why I don’t support increasing real property taxes. Real property taxes should be used for core City and County of Honolulu services such as the mainte- nance of roads, parks and sewers, and for fire, police and lifeguards among the other basic services needed on Oahu. As the Honolulu City Council continues to de- liberate to pass a balanced budget for the City and County of Honolulu, I will not be supporting real property tax increases. Memorial Day 2017 “Home of the free, because of the brave” Mahalo Page 6 www.northshorenews.com May 24, 2017 The Waialua Lions will host the 70th Annual Waialua Lions Memorial Day Vigil Saturday, May 27, 2017 5:00 - 6:00 pm Haleiwa Beach Park Haleiwa, Hawaii Art Valbuena at 808 653-0786 or 808 224-1346 “Congratulations to all the graduates. We wish you all the best in your future goals and dreams.” IMUA KAHUKU & WAIALUA GRADUATES! CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 20162017 ! City Council Chair Ernie Martin & Family Paid for by the Friends of Ernie Martin P.O. Box 892727 Mililani, HI 96789 May 24, 2017 www.northshorenews.com Page 7 rail project will probably be completed in one form Senator or another, but adjustments will need to be imple- mented. Gil Riviere If the rail project is going to be completed, the Mayor, City Council and must finally address rail’s Serving Oahu’s North and budget problem. Windward Shores My phone number is 586-7330. My email ad- dress is [email protected]. If you still City Leaders Must Finally Address use a fax, you can transmit to 586-7334. Follow Rail’s Budget Problem news like this on FaceBook or online at SenatorRiv- iere.com. Please visit us in Room 217 at the Capitol; The impasse between the House and Senate on or let’s talk closer to home, maybe the next time we how to capture more tax money for the City’s in- pass in the street. Mahalo. satiable rail expenses is not a failure, but rather an opportunity for City leaders to pause and consider alternatives based on today’s reality. The First Law of Holes states: If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging! Congratulations to the KHS There is no doubt that rail spending is out of control. The cost of the project expanded from $5.2 graduating class of 2017 billion in 2014 to nearly $10 billion less than two from years later. By comparison, the entire City operating budget is $2.3 billion a year. The Red Raider Health Center and Think about that for a moment. The currently projected cost of rail is greater than four years of ev- Koolauloa Health Center ery other City expense combined. That is now the 293-9231 best-case scenario and presumes the final construc- "Improving the quality of life for all. Imua!" tion contracts thorough the most difficult segment, Downtown, will stay on budget. After three extensions granted by the Federal Transit Authority, the HART Recovery Plan was fi- nally published on May 1, 2017 with two options: Plan A would complete the full project for nearly $10 billion (If billions of additional tax revenues are approved), and Plan B would complete the project within the existing budget of $6.8 billion by defer- ring several stations and ending the line at Aloha Tower. Meanwhile, a group of architects has proposed a third option to complete the project within the $6.8 billion budget by modifying the route and build- ing the remaining segment at street level. Another group has long advocated for MagLev and a mod- ern, more affordable alternative. The proposals from SalvageTheRail.org and MagLev advocates has been panned by rail proponents, who claim there is no option but to continue building elevated rail and all the stations, no matter how much it costs. Returning to the sheer magnitude of the cost overruns, the City and the State cannot continue to increase spending on rail and still afford other priorities like cooling our schools, educating our children, upgrading sewer infrastructure, caring for homeless, maintaining parks and roads and all other governmental services. I disagree with the characterization that the state failed by not approving billions more in tax- es to fund the rail project. I do not agree that the only option is more, possibly permanent taxes. The Page 8 www.northshorenews.com May 24, 2017 see you this year but I want you to know that I am Representative available to meet you in the community if you’d like to schedule a meeting. I’m always eager to hear from Lauren you so if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas, please feel free to contact me at (808) 586-9490, Matsumoto [email protected], or RepMatsu- Serving You in District 45 moto.com. Aloha Friends, Family, and Neighbors! As the Legislative Session and the school-year comes to a close, I want to start out by congratulat- Olakino Maika‘i (Good Health) ing all of our 2017 graduates for their hard work.