I just testified to the council for the plastic bag ban

The plastic bag ban is expected to pass .  Now 3 of our islands will be plastic bag free.
I told them how its been something that’s near dear to my heart for several years now. I told them how I’ve created a documentary about plastic bags. I told them how I interviewed ryan k rubbish . and the 1 thing he said that would be have the biggest impact is banning plastic bags. I told of about the story of when I was in kauaii on the first day of the plastic bag ban there. I was walking from the grocery store with my paper bag of groceries in the rain. And sure enough all my groceries ended up on the ground. And all I could do was smile. Because the plastic bag ban is so important to me. And I couldn’t help but think how could I forget my reusable bags. Another lesson we all need to learn. Remember your  reusable bags!!

The Sky Down Kapoho side

Recently I’ve been fascinated with the sky. Beautiful. This one is my current phone wallpaper.

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Mahalo
Michael Hale
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Knowlege and experience are the key!

Some time ago there was this privately owned ship, it was owned by a multimillion dollar corporation headed by two men. While on a cruise the engine broke down, the two men in charge called upon mechanic after mechanic and they just could not fix the ships engine.
This old man dressed in ragged clothes and appeared to have missed a meal or two who professed to be a seafarer told the two educated very wealthy men in charge that he could fix the ships engine. They laughed and told the old man they had nothing to loose since the best of the best trained mechanics had failed. Sure they said somewhat doubtful you show us! Well the old man had this shabby but adequate tool bag, so he drug his tool bag aboard, down the hole to the engine room and engine. He looked at it said a few words to the engine, causing them to think he was totally bonkers, then took out a smallish hammer and tapped somewhere in the engine. The powerful engine kicked over immediately and the old man left and the ship went on its’ way. Several weeks later a bill arrived from the old man, it was for ten thousand dollars,The rich men in charge sent the bill back angrily and said all you did was hit the engine with a small hammer, knowing they could outsmart the old man they sent a message telling the old man to please provide an itemized bill of what he did and the cost of each thing he did.
After a few weeks the itemized bill arrived and two men ripped it open and it read, $2.00 for the hammer usage, $9998.00 for knowing where to tap the hammer!
Life works in a similar way, you can have al the tools in the world and have all the titles and education in the world, but having the knowlege of experience will overpower everytime! Don’t be afraid to try things even if we make a mistake, because we tend to learn more from the mistakes we make in life then by any other thing. If we never make a mistake we have never challenged ourselves completely!
Love and Respect,
Bishop DR Chuck Sanders, Colonel

Knowlege and experience are the key!

Some time ago there was this privately owned ship, it was owned by a multimillion dollar corporation headed by two men. While on a cruise the engine broke down, the two men in charge called upon mechanic after mechanic and they just could not fix the ships engine.
This old man dressed in ragged clothes and appeared to have missed a meal or two who professed to be a seafarer told the two educated very wealthy men in charge that he could fix the ships engine. They laughed and told the old man they had nothing to loose since the best of the best trained mechanics had failed. Sure they said somewhat doubtful you show us! Well the old man had this shabby but adequate tool bag, so he drug his tool bag aboard, down the hole to the engine room and engine. He looked at it said a few words to the engine, causing them to think he was totally bonkers, then took out a smallish hammer and tapped somewhere in the engine. The powerful engine kicked over immediately and the old man left and the ship went on its’ way. Several weeks later a bill arrived from the old man, it was for ten thousand dollars,The rich men in charge sent the bill back angrily and said all you did was hit the engine with a small hammer, knowing they could outsmart the old man they sent a message telling the old man to please provide an itemized bill of what he did and the cost of each thing he did.
After a few weeks the itemized bill arrived and two men ripped it open and it read, $2.00 for the hammer usage, $9998.00 for knowing where to tap the hammer!
Life works in a similar way, you can have al the tools in the world and have all the titles and education in the world, but having the knowlege of experience will overpower everytime! Don’t be afraid to try things even if we make a mistake, because we tend to learn more from the mistakes we make in life then by any other thing. If we never make a mistake we have never challenged ourselves completely!
Love and Respect,
Bishop DR Chuck Sanders, Colonel

Knowlege and experience are the key!

Some time ago there was this privately owned ship, it was owned by a multimillion dollar corporation headed by two men. While on a cruise the engine broke down, the two men in charge called upon mechanic after mechanic and they just could not fix the ships engine.
This old man dressed in ragged clothes and appeared to have missed a meal or two who professed to be a seafarer told the two educated very wealthy men in charge that he could fix the ships engine. They laughed and told the old man they had nothing to loose since the best of the best trained mechanics had failed. Sure they said somewhat doubtful you show us! Well the old man had this shabby but adequate tool bag, so he drug his tool bag aboard, down the hole to the engine room and engine. He looked at it said a few words to the engine, causing them to think he was totally bonkers, then took out a smallish hammer and tapped somewhere in the engine. The powerful engine kicked over immediately and the old man left and the ship went on its’ way. Several weeks later a bill arrived from the old man, it was for ten thousand dollars,The rich men in charge sent the bill back angrily and said all you did was hit the engine with a small hammer, knowing they could outsmart the old man they sent a message telling the old man to please provide an itemized bill of what he did and the cost of each thing he did.
After a few weeks the itemized bill arrived and two men ripped it open and it read, $2.00 for the hammer usage, $9998.00 for knowing where to tap the hammer!
Life works in a similar way, you can have al the tools in the world and have all the titles and education in the world, but having the knowlege of experience will overpower everytime! Don’t be afraid to try things even if we make a mistake, because we tend to learn more from the mistakes we make in life then by any other thing. If we never make a mistake we have never challenged ourselves completely!
Love and Respect,
Bishop DR Chuck Sanders, Colonel

A Night in the Flow

January 31 2011

What’s going on down at the end of the road where the lava took the road. There’s lava boat tours there’s lava glass art there’s lava hiking tours there’s drinks. And photography art of lava. 
Oh yeah there’s HOT LAVA TOO!
As luck(is there such a thing) may have it,  I’m heading there again tonight.
Mike
808-936-6347

Parks and Rec meeting in Pahoa really the new Senior Center

Parks and recs held a meeting today in Pahoa regarding the new senior center. Most of the work For the remodel is being donated except for the hazardous material removal.
Regardless it seems that it won’t be finished for 6 months to a year. The seniors are restless and aren’t looking forward to having to move there operation again this summer.

FoPF Notice: House Bill 1385 – Preserve 100 miles of coastline on Hawaii Island

Aloha FoPF supporters and community activists,

The purpose of HB 1385 is to support a 2,000 foot coastline buffer zone on all state-owned lands for Hawaii Island.

FoPF supports this measure and especially encourages group organizations to do the same.

For detailed information, please read our recent blog post, dated 2/6/11.

We thank you for your attention.

Respectfully submitted,

Delia Montgomery
FoPF Secretary

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Just Because!

To Our Local Veterans

By DR. Chuck

This is the fourth in a series of articles and information for our Veterans in Hawaii

Where have all the Veterans gone!

With the passage of time I find more and more veterans in need of help and too often we have folks out there giving bum scoop and claiming to care about their fellow veterans.

When we truly give, and it is from the heart then we do so without the expectation of something in return. Please do not misunderstand, we as do others that willingly and gladly give of their time and resources to help do need financial assistance, but those giving must be desirous of giving and because they care about the welfare of others!

Times are hard for many of us, and too often we fear our ability to provide for the physical security needs of our loved ones and ourselves. I can through personal experience assure you that when you give from the heart your needs will somehow be provided. I am not saying all your wants, but your needs. We as Americans too often confuse our wants with our needs and allow ourselves to get down and even depressed when we do not get what we felt was a need.

Recently, I lost several thousand dollars trying to help someone that needed to get home for what they claimed was a dying parent. The initial thought was to quit helping and crawl away in my little cubby hole of the world in a life of limited association, but after the initial shock, then anger, depression and finally acceptance I picked up the pieces and began moving forward again striving not to become skeptical and callous. This is when I forced myself to appreciate that in this world we will have that small percentage that will take advantage, but we must keep ever present in our hearts and minds that many more out there and especially on our beautiful Island truly need the help and are very Thankful for it.

It always amazes me how it is though that have the least tend to give the most, but I guess that is my lot in this life, I will possibly never be financially rich, but the rewards I get from helping others far out weighs the monetary rewards.

For those of us who served, and especially for those of us who served in combat and shed our blood, freedom has a taste the protected can never know, in order to truly live life and know the things that are most important we must has almost lost life. For many of us who suffer the disease and symptoms of PTSD and Depression due to our experience and exposure to a world many will never know, it is difficult to keep in mind and focus on all the beauty that surrounds us, after all we paid the price to be able to take the time to appreciate all this. Life is short, and temporal as is everything in and of this world we know as Mother Earth, try to take a moment each day to tell those we love that we love them, pet a dog or smell a flower, but most of all, give yourself this gift of closing out all adversity and taking just a moment to be inspired by its beauty.

If you desire to make a donation, you can always contact me at 966-5092 or write to PO Box 1437, Kurtistown, Hawaii 96760, or email to:asktherev@flex.com. Please remember all donations are tax deductable as we are a non-profit 501 ( c) 3 organization strictly to help those in need.This holds true as well if you need assistance in filing a claim with the Veterans Administration or social security.

From the Heart,
Chuck