By Dr. Ed Gutteling
Dr. Alton Okinaka, assoc. professor of sociology at UH–Hilo, addressed the February meeting of the Conservative Forum for Hawaii. Speaking on “The Inherent Contradictions in Representative Government,” he painted a troubling picture of our present system.
The near-capacity audience at the Naniloa Hotel’s Palm Room enjoyed a detailed exposure of the flaws of how our present representative government has removed power from the people, and that dysfunctional government has been allowed to flourish by the citizenries own flaws as well.
“We have a system where most people don’t have a voice in making decisions, where there are structural problems so that only a small portion of people are represented, and most people don’t even notice,” Okinaka said. Read the rest of this entry »

By Robert Duerr

Calling both the present Hawaii and proposed National healthcare system unsustainable, Dr. Edward Gutteling, a Hilo orthopedic surgeon, recently spoke to the non-partisan Conservative Forum of Hawaii. For Gutteling, predicting what’s wrong with the upcoming national system is seeing what’s already playing out in the healthcare debacle in Hawaii.  Not wanting to be only autopsying a bleeding to death patient, Dr. Gutteling also offered workable cures. 

Dr. Gutteling, with degrees in physics, oceanography and medicine, opened his prepared talk with “the USA, the wealthiest nation on the planet, we can afford to have a health system that takes care of every citizen that needs care, that is high quality, flexible, affordable, and does not infringe on the freedoms of any citizen… It can be done, and it should be done.” Read the rest of this entry »

(Media release) — Harvey Tajiri is the slated guest speaker at a Conservative Forum of Hawaii meeting at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at a private home.

Harvey Tajiri served as a Hawaii County Council member  for ten years, a state representative for six years, and has served on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents since 2008.

The forum meets at the home of Darla & Walter Moe, at 15-1544  22nd Ave., in Hawaiian Paradise Park.    Take Kaloli Drive off highway, drive to 22nd Ave., turn right on 22nd, and it’s the first house on the right (two-story).

Officers and board members  are asked to come one half hour earlier, at 1:30 p.m., for a short board meeting. Read the rest of this entry »