Those of you who follow local news would know by now that the State Legislature is seriously considering proposals to use money from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to help balance the state budget. Apparently, the state’s actual and aspiring leaders have been promoting this idea for years already, incl. during much better economic times. “It’s like déjà vu all over again.”
Here is a quotable I’d like to share with you – enjoy 
D. G. “Andy” Anderson, who is the father of Brian Anderson, was a gubernatorial candidate back in 2002 and was actively promoting the idea of borrowing from the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund to balance the budget. Here is his argument: “Only the funds would be borrowed. The hurricane program as is on the book would stay intact.” If you click on this link, you will read more on Andy Anderson’s campaign proposals. And here is another quotable from there, “Anderson is running this year as a Democrat. He has run unsuccessfully twice before for governor as a Republican.”