Supposedly they are to “develop and present an educational program for elementary school children to encourage behavior changes that will result in healthier watersheds.”

What does this involve? I know the Gabbards have dressed up and put on plays for school kids in the past, or as Gill says in the letter, “when their schedules permit,” but when was the last time they did that? And—again—what’s the 25K for? Coloring books?

Sure, the Polluted Runoff Control Program is federally funded, but four of the six people on the Request for Proposals Evaluation Committee who allocate the funds are state employees. It’s hard not to think there’s something going on behind the scenes here with all the hubbub surrounding watershed initiatives this year, and the Gabbards at center of it all…

We all pay state AND federal taxes, so we need to make federal funds given to the State of Hawaii are being put to good use too.