Comments on: Hawaii’s tyranny of the minority http://hawaiiblogger.com/2007/10/09/hawaiis-tyranny-of-the-minority/ News, Reviews, Opinions from Hawaii Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:44:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: larry http://hawaiiblogger.com/2007/10/09/hawaiis-tyranny-of-the-minority/comment-page-1/#comment-39 larry Sat, 13 Oct 2007 01:43:23 +0000 http://hawaiiblogger.com/2007/10/09/hawaiis-tyranny-of-the-minority/#comment-39 one note, it is not illegal to grant an exemption (at least not at the federal level for NEPA) you just must back it up with documentation. i am not sure what was done for the exemption in this case but it is wrong to keep saying the law was not followed because if the law allows for an exemption then the real "criminal" in this case would be the judge for throwing out the exemption. it's too bad the reporters covering this were not more informed so they could provide us with the facts as to what really occurred here but since they intermix EA and EIS as if they are the same document, there is little hope for that. one note, it is not illegal to grant an exemption (at least not at the federal level for NEPA) you just must back it up with documentation. i am not sure what was done for the exemption in this case but it is wrong to keep saying the law was not followed because if the law allows for an exemption then the real “criminal” in this case would be the judge for throwing out the exemption.

it’s too bad the reporters covering this were not more informed so they could provide us with the facts as to what really occurred here but since they intermix EA and EIS as if they are the same document, there is little hope for that.

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