Showing posts with label Carleton Ching. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carleton Ching. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

ALERT! - YOUR KOKUA NEEDED NOW TO STOP THE CARLETON CHING CONFIRMATION 

Please forward this to all Hawaiians and our supporters.

Your kokua, your help, is desperately and immediately needed to help stop the confirmation of Carleton Ching as head of the Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Sources are reporting the 25-member state Senate now appears deadlocked over the nomination.

Some sources are placing the count at 12 to 12, with one senator's stance unknown and with a few senators likely to flip-flop before this week's expected vote.

One in particular, Sen. Brian Tani­gu­chi (D, Makiki-Tantalus-Manoa) who has formerly stated he was “inclined to oppose” Chingʻs selection is now telling residents he is undecided.

Word is that the senators representing Maui will be critical swing votes
.

The vote in the Hawai`i state senate may happen as early as tomorrow, Wednesday, or Thursday.

However, reliable reports state that Hawai`i Governor Ige will not bring the vote to the floor until he is certain he has the votes for confirmation.

If confirmed, Mr. Ching, a commercial developer, will control the future of Hawaiian Kingdom lands.

We hope you understand the gravity of that and therefore what is at stake.

We ask each and every one of you to email and call as many state senators as you can to declare your opposition to Mr. Chingʻs nomination.

You may send one email to the entire senate at - sens@capitol.hawaii.gov.

However below is the list of the entire Hawai`i state senate and we strongly suggest you call and email your senators personally today to say “NO!” to Carleton Chingʻs confirmation.
Mahalo.

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Hawai`i State Senate

If You Are Not Sure Who Your Senator Is, Click Here -  http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/findleg.aspx?street=Enter%20Street%20Name

Baker, Rosalyn H.
Phone 808-586-6070
Email: senbaker@Capitol.hawaii.gov
District 6 South and West Maui

Chun Oakland, Suzanne
Phone 808-586-6130
Email: senchunoakland@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 13 Liliha, Palama, Iwilei, Kalihi, Nu‘uanu, Pacific Heights, Pauoa, Lower Tantalus, Downtown

Dela Cruz, Donovan M.
Phone 808-586-6090
Email: sendelacruz@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 22 Mililani Mauka, Waipi‘o Acres, Wheeler, Wahiawa, Whitmore Village, portion of Poamoho

English, J. Kalani
Phone 808-587-7225
Email:  senenglish@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 7 Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka‘i, Lana‘i, Kaho‘olawe

Espero, Will
Phone 808-586-6360
Email: senespero@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 19 ‘Ewa Beach, Ocean Pointe, ‘Ewa by Gentry, Iroquois Point, portion of ‘Ewa Villages

Gabbard, Mike
Phone 808-586-6830
Email: engabbard@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 20 Kapolei, Makakilo, and portions of ‘Ewa, Kalaeloa, and Waipahu

Galuteria, Brickwood
Phone 808-586-6740
Email: sengaluteria@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 12 Waikiki, Ala Moana, Kaka‘ako, McCully, Mo‘ili‘ili

Green, Josh
Phone 808-586-9385
Email: sengreen@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 3 Kona, Ka‘u

Harimoto, Breene
Phone 808-586-6230
Email: senharimoto@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 16 Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, ‘Aiea, Royal Summit, ‘Aiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Halawa, Pearl Harbor

Ihara, Les Jr.
Phone 808-586-6250
Email: senihara@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 10 Kaimuki, Kapahulu, Palolo, Maunalani Heights, St. Louis Heights, Mo‘ili‘ili, Ala Wai

Inouye, Lorraine
Phone 808-586-7335
Email: seninouye@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 4 Hilo, Hamakua, Kohala, Waimea, Waikoloa, Kona

Kahele, Gilbert
Phone 808-586-6760
Email: senkahele@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 1 Hilo

Keith-Agaran, Gilbert S.C.
Phone 808-586-7344
Email: senkeithagaran@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 5 Wailuku, Waihe‘e, Kahului

Kidani, Michelle N.
Phone 808-586-7100
Email: senkidani@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 18 Mililani Town, portion of Waipi‘o Gentry, Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia

Kim, Donna Mercado
Phone 808-587-7200
Email: senkim@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 14 Kapalama, ‘Alewa, Kalihi Valley, Ft. Shafter, Moanalua Gardens & Valley, portions of Halawa and ‘Aiea

Kouchi, Ronald D.
Phone 808-586-6030
Email: senkouchi@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 8 Kaua‘i, Ni‘ihau

Nishihara, Clarence K.
Phone 808-586-6970
Email: sennishihara@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 17 Waipahu, Crestview, Manana, Pearl City, Pacific Palisades

Riviere, Gil
Phone 808-586-7330
Email: senriviere@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 23 Kane‘ohe , Ka‘a‘awa, Hau‘ula, La‘ie, Kahuku, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Wahiawa, Schofield Barracks, Kunia

Ruderman, Russell E.
Phone 808-586-6890
Email: senruderman@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 2 Puna, Ka‘u

Shimabukuro, Maile S.L.
Phone 808-586-7793
Email: senshimabukuro@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 21 Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nanakuli, Ma‘ili, Wai‘anae, Makaha, Makua

Slom, Sam
Phone 808-586-8420
Email: senslom@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 9 Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu, ‘Aina Haina, Wai‘alae-Kahala, Diamond Head

Taniguchi, Brian T.
Phone 808-586-6460
Email: sentaniguchi@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 11 Manoa, Makiki, Punchbowl, Papakolea

Thielen, Laura H.
Phone 808-587-8388
Email: senthielen@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 25 Kailua, Lanikai, Enchanted Lake, Keolu Hills, Maunawili, Waimanalo, Hawai‘i Kai, Portlock

Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 207
Phone 808-587-7215
Email: sentokuda@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 24 Kane‘ohe, Kane‘ohe MCAB, Kailua, He‘eia, ‘Ahuimanu

Wakai, Glenn
Phone 808-586-8585
Email: senwakai@capitol.hawaii.gov
District 15 Kalihi, Mapunapuna, Airport, Salt Lake, Aliamanu, Foster Village, Hickam, Pearl Harbor


Saturday, March 14, 2015

WASTE NO TIME IN VOTING DOWN DLNR NOMINEE

Honolulu Star Advertiser - March 14, 2015

The marathon public and decision-making grilling sessions that Carleton Ching endured at the state Capitol provided a window into the democratic process that is rarely seen in Hawaii.

It wasn't always easy to watch the controversial nominee to head the state Department of Land and Natural Resources confronted by some tough questioning by the Senate Committee on Water and Land. Some committee members who opposed the nomination seemed very uncomfortable about poking at the former Castle & Cooke Inc. lobbyist and development advocate, who did bring an earnest demeanor to the process.

What Ching didn't bring, however, was any clear understanding of the agency's core mission or vision for how he would approach challenges of resource management. Neither was there any real sign that he had enough interest in the issues to bone up on the administrative processes he would be shepherding.

And for this reason, the committee came to the correct conclusion in its 5-2 vote to recommend against Ching's confirmation for the job.

The full Senate should concur with that recommendation and reject the nomination when it comes up for a floor vote.

And that should happen soon: There's been enough time for arm-twisting and vote-whipping between the start of the session and now, the session's halfway point. Ample testimony was presented over the day-and-a-half allowance for the Senate's advice and consent, so it's time for an informed decision to be made promptly.

It was a rare chance to see the Democratic leadership of the Senate in a position to turn thumbs- down on a key appointment by a new governor of their own party — one who only last fall moved up from their own ranks to the executive office, no less. The long speeches delivered along with the vote proved that the senators felt compelled to justify their verdicts.

Gov. David Ige surely knew, or should have expected, that a grueling test of endurance was coming. Environmental groups came out four-square against Ching's nomination the moment it was announced. In one voice, they expressed the unassailable position that — while Ching may have skills that befit a manager, garnered throughout his business career — the nominee's resume showed scant evidence of interest or experience in natural resource management.

Rather than address this beforehand, the governor insisted that Ching would make the case for himself in the hearing process.

He did not. And it didn't help him that state Sen. Laura Thielen, who chaired the committee, had once held the DLNR job Ching now seeks. She pressed him on hypotheticals he well could face, and in many instances his answer was that he'd seek some kind of balance, that he would ensure compliance with the law and that he'd be informed by the recommendation of staff.

As Thielen rightly pointed out, DLNR actions are driven by compliance but also by policy and administrative interpretation — all of which Ching would have influence in shaping. Staff would be waiting for direction from him, too.

The governor, who sat nearby, at one point rose while Thielen was asking about what message Ching might bring to a coming conservation conference. Ige said he didn't find such hypotheticals relevant. But absent such questions, Ching was not illuminating his own philosophy about the underlying mission of the DLNR.

 The point is that, while DLNR should be charged with managing resources efficiently to best serve the public, a businesslike approach is helpful but insufficient. What seemed lacking here was the grasp of the primacy of some Native Hawaiian and other public claims to resources, rights that have been upheld in court.

Instead, Ching stressed the need to preserve what he called Hawaii's "brand," a term that reflected a rather corporate mindset about the mission.

A lot of the fault for this disastrous spectacle lies at the feet of the governor, who should have put up a qualified candidate with the capacity for the job.

And if senators are wavering about taking a difficult vote, they must now show they have the capacity to handle their own job, and just do it.

Friday, March 13, 2015

CARLETON CHING REJECTED FOR DLNR
































A state Senate committee rejected the appointment of Carleton Ching as chairman of the Board of Land and Natural Resources Thursday, setting the stage for a contentious vote in the full Senate over Gov. David Ige's most controversial decision so far.

Members of the Senate Committee on Water and Land voted 5-2 to not recommend the nomination after two days of hearings that included testimony from dozens of unhappy environmentalists who argued Ching is not qualified to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources and its 900 employees. 


The committee also spent hours Wednesday and Thursday grilling Ching on his background working for developers.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

TOMORROW - HELP STOP A DLNR DISASTER






























Carleton Ching Confirmation Hearings

WHEN -  Wednesday, March 11th 10AM 

WHERE - Hawai`i Capitol - Room 229 

Canʻt Attend? - Submit Your Opposition Testimony Now!

Submit Your Opposition Online Testimony Here -  
Hawai`i State Legislature 

Or By Email Here - Email My Testimony

All written testimony should indicate whether you will be testifying in person.



Monday, March 09, 2015

OPPOSE CARLETON CHING TO DLNR 
THIS WEDNESDAY






























As President of the Land Use Research Foundation, a pro-development lobby group, Carleton Ching advocated 

- to weaken protections for public access to beaches.
 

- to weaken protections for traditional and customary practices.
 

- to remove permit requirements that protect shorelines from development.

- against laws to address climate change.
 

- for the Public Lands Development Corporation (PLDC)


Carleton Ching Confirmation Hearings

WHEN -  Wednesday, March 11th 10AM 

WHERE - Hawai`i Capitol - Room 229 

Canʻt Attend? - Submit Your Opposition Testimony Now!

Submit Your Opposition Online Testimony Here -  
Hawai`i State Legislature 

Or By Email Here - Email My Testimony

All written testimony should indicate whether you will be testifying in person.



Friday, March 06, 2015

SAY "NO!" TO CARLETON CHING - 
A DLNR DISASTER






























As President of the Land Use Research Foundation, a pro-development lobby group, Carleton Ching advocated 

- to weaken protections for public access to beaches.
 

- to weaken protections for traditional and customary practices.
 

- to remove permit requirements that protect shorelines from development.

- against laws to address climate change.
 

- for the Public Lands Development Corporation (PLDC)


Carleton Ching Confirmation Hearings

WHEN -  Wednesday, March 11th 10AM 

WHERE - Hawai`i Capitol - Room 229 

Canʻt Attend? - Submit Your Opposition Testimony Today!

Submit Your Opposition Online Testimony Here -  
Hawai`i State Legislature 

Or By Email Here - Email My Testimony

All written testimony should indicate whether you will be testifying in person.



Friday, February 27, 2015

CARLETON CHING - A DLNR DISASTER






















CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR CARLETON CHING AS DLNR HEAD ANNOUNCED 

WHEN -  Wednesday, March 11th 10AM 

WHERE - Hawai`i Capitol - Room 229 

Canʻt Attend? - Submit Your Opposition Testimony Today!

Submit Your Opposition Online Testimony Here -  
Hawai`i State Legislature 

Or By Email Here - Email My Testimony

All written testimony should indicate whether you will be testifying in person.



Thursday, February 26, 2015

CONFIRMATION HEARING FOR CARLETON CHING AS DLNR HEAD ANNOUNCED

Submit Your Opposition Testimony Today!




































Submit Your Opposition Online Testimony Here -  
Hawai`i State Legislature 

Or By Email Here - Email My Testimony

All written testimony should indicate whether you will be testifying in person.



Tuesday, February 24, 2015

OFFICIAL OPPOSITION BEGINS AGAINST CARLETON CHING FOR DLNR
































Honolulu Civil Beat - February 20, 2015

Hawai`i State Sen. Josh Green has asked Gov. David Ige to withdraw his nomination of Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to lead the state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

“After meeting with Carleton Ching to discuss his nomination, I have determined that Mr. Ching is the wrong choice for Director of DLNR,” Green said in a statement Friday. “Although he is personally likable, he does not have the experience, background, or expertise to lead this department. He simply is not qualified for the job.”

Green, who serves as majority floor leader and leads the Health Committee, is the first senator to publicly oppose Ching’s nomination.

“We need a Director of DLNR who has a proven record of fighting to protect and preserve our natural and cultural resources, not a career lobbyist for the development industry who has a record of calling for the elimination of cultural and environmental protections,” Green said. “This nomination is the wrong choice for Hawaii, and we should not move forward with it.”

Ching’s confirmation hearing before the Committee on Water and Land is scheduled for March 11. The committee will issue an advisory vote before the matter is taken up by the full Senate.

The governor has stood by the nomination, lauding Ching’s business management experience. But opposition appears to be mounting: more than 7,400 people have signed a petition asking Ige to withdraw the nomination.

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Tuesday, February 03, 2015

"JUST SIGN A DOCUMENT & TELL US GO" - DLNR NOMINEE ON DEVELOPMENT

From a 2005 Honolulu Advertiser report by Gordon Pang on a move by Carleton Ching, Igeʻs nominee to DLNR, to remove regulations on development. 

Housing developers told legislators yesterday that it takes too long to get government approvals and urged them to streamline the land-use process, in part by reducing the role of the state Land Use Commission. 

The lack of affordable housing is “a supply-and-demand issue,” said Carleton Ching, director of community and governmental relations for Castle & Cooke Homes. 

The housing supply cannot meet the demand when applications for such projects are tied up in the lengthy permit process, he said. 

Ching was one of a number of developers who appeared before the Senate’s task force on affordable housing yesterday. 

Streamlining the land-use process was among the suggestions made in a report issued Monday by a government and private industry task force coordinated by the Housing and Community Development Corp. of Hawai`i. 

It often takes four years to obtain approvals from the Land Use Commission and another two more years to get county permits, Ching said, “and then you go get the (building) permits af

Asked by one senator how long it should take to approve a housing development, Ching deadpanned, “Just sign a document and tell us go,” drawing laughter from yesterday’s participants.

OPPOSE Carleton Chingʻs Nomination By Emailing All Hawaii State Senators At sens@capitol.hawaii.gov No Later Than Tomorrow - Feb. 4th

Thursday, January 29, 2015

SIGN THIS PETITION - 
DO NOT CONFIRM THIS CASTLE & COOKE DEVELOPER AS HAWAI`IʻS DEPT. OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES HEAD         




























Sign The Petition HERE


Wednesday, January 28, 2015

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New Hawai`i Fake State Governor David Ige Has Done Something Stupid. 

He Wants A Developer To Head Hawai`iʻs Dept. Of Land & Natural Resources. 

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