"Welcoming Syrian refugees to Hawaii?" 'James "Kimo" Rosen'

James "Kimo" Rosen was one of the last people
in America without a cell phone.
Rosen currently talks to 'Siri' (not Syria) on a regular basis.
Rosen  lives with his best friend
 and spiritual advisor Obama  Da Dog
on the cosmic Garden Island of Kauai...

Welcoming Syrian refugees to Hawaii

Hawaii Governor Ige during
his inauguration in   December 2014.
Public domain photo from Google

Editors note; This blog also appeared as an opinion article in the 11-18-15 edition of the Kauai garden island news;
http://thegardenisland.com/news/opinion/mailbag/letters-for-nov/article_a8335aee-8dac-11e5-a326-9b14f50191c0.html

Governor Ige says Hawaii will welcome refugees from Syria with "Aloha." 

We already have an out of control homeless situation in Honolulu. The worst homeless situation in the country. Lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do with our own refugees, yet alone refugees from another country. Send them to a state with a low cost of living and jobs. Hawaii is the most expensive state, very few jobs and has some of the worst traffic congestion in America. 

If we are going to be fighting Syria with boots on the ground, then welcoming them just doesn't sound pono?  This would be like welcoming Germans into our country during World War II.

I don't believe transporting refugees to one of the most remote, small and costly places on the planet is logical.  Our grand-standing governor should realize this. I bet he'd rather find a way to ship Hawaii's homeless to Syria.




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