Sickening, just sickening.

First we have Democratic Gov. David Ige cutting general assistance payments to the poorest of the poor, most of whom are disabled, by one-third, from the unlivable rate of $388 per month to the even more unlivable rate of only $260 per month. Then we have the cutting of 145 positions from the Department of Human Services, including almost 50 positions that help our neediest neighbors with assistance with shelter and food and child care.

Not wanting to be outdone by Ige’s cruelty to our people, Trumpite Mayor Rick Blangiardi is giving away millions of dollars to greedy developers just so that they can provide fake “affordable” rentals including “only” $2,360-plus per month for a tiny studio, $2,519 for a one-bedroom, and, no surprise, almost $3,000 for a two-bedroom unit.

Why, in my townhouse complex in Waiʻalae-Kahala, the rents for a two-bedroom, two-bath units are less than that.

This may be good news to those who thought Democrats and the GOP would never agree on anything. But to everyone else, we know we have been hoodwinked and scammed.

Joel Fischer
Waiʻalae