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Have you ever had a problem and called the Maui agency, mayor or council member and were told they don't have control of that issue and refer you to a new place and number. You try one and get the same answer and a new referred agency or number. Sometimes you get an answering machine but never a call back.
That happened to me again this week calling about the piles of tree trunks and limbs on Pi'iholo road and the surrounding sides after Hurricane Lala. Nothing has been removed a week after the storm.
I did finally get hold of the Maui Emergency Management Agency and was informed they only "make recommendations to agencies during emergencies."
MEMA is like the yellow of a traffic light you can stop or ignore and continue on as you were. It's just a suggestion?
We have wildfires, earth quakes, hurricanes, Kona lows that bring mud slides filling homes and streets. During elections, I hear about climate change, affordable housing, water shortages and sustainable food. Nothing ever changes, but I hear about it every election cycle. I never hear about the need to make our government agencies accountable to the people.
We have the ongoing problem of no agency being held accountable for anything. A problem that our elected officials continue to ignore.
It's time to address the lack of accountability in our public sector.
Pamela Weber
Makawao