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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
Thu May 14, 2015, 02:12 PM May 2015

Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa calls Councilmembers White, Hokama ‘snollygosters’

http://mauitime.com/news/politics/maui-mayor-alan-arakawa-calls-councilmembers-white-hokama-snollygosters/

While our publication doesn’t usually publish op-ed pieces from local elected officials, we’ll make an exception for the following opinion piece on county budget politics, which was written by Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa and emailed to us and other local news organizations on May 7. It is, as you’ll see, rather pointed–especially towards Maui County Councilmembers Mike White and Riki Hokama (should these councilmembers wish to write rejoinders, we’d be happy to post those as well).

So here you go:

By Mayor Alan Arakawa

A “snollygoster” is a person, usually a politician, who is guided by personal benefit rather than the common good. It’s an unscrupulous person who is shrewd enough to convince people that they have their best interests at heart, even if they don’t.

Council Chair Mike White and Council Budget and Finance Chair Riki Hokama are the very definition of snollygosters, especially when one reviews their budget proposals. Upon first glance their proposals seem to benefit the community, until you look at the long-term effects.


"Snollygosters" FTW!
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