I live in Hawaii, land of fire and ice, paradise, and everyone's dreams.
Well, let me tell you it's not what you think. been here for 10 years, and have learned alot about hawaii. it's expensive, schools don't prep students for collage or the job market, most jobs pay min. wage, and if you are white you WILL experience discrimination, and if you live in small rich towns they don't want you to live there if you do not have a 6 figure bank account, there are no jails, just one big prison system that costs the tax payers an arm and a leg, the police here are corrupt (they are protected from being sued for wrongful arrest and convictions). But one of the biggest problem is state government and state offices is that they are not transparent and accessible to the people. They pass the buck onto someone else who say's they can't do anything.
My problem...
2 years ago i was robbed at gun point. my wallet was taken. at first i pissed that they took my hard earned money, but soon i found that this was the lest of my problems.
when i went to replace my state I.D. card a problem arose. they want me to produce a marriage cert. that does not exists. I have told them that the document exists, but they insist that i produce it. so they give me the number for the main office to work it out, but the number is a "dead" number, meaning when you call all you get is a recording that say's " You have reach the state I.D. office, please leave your name and number and we will contact you at our earliest convenience."
THEY NEVER CALL BACK!!!
I've been dealing with this for 2 years. in that time I've become homeless because i could not cash checks, withdraw money from my accounts, find a job, and renew my app. for low income housing. my bank account a year ago was considered an abandoned account and was closed down because i could not make any transactions. I've lost all my savings, 12 years worth of savings.
I can't fly, do banking, get ajob, renew my low income housing. Hell, i can't even check out a basket ball at the local gym.
in this state it is illegal to NOT have I.D.. The cops ask you for I.D. and if you do not have it they will take you to "jail" for 72 hour investigation hold to find out who you are.
Anyway I could go on, but i think that you kind of have an idea of whats going on.
This whole thing is wrong. These state offices are the peoples offices and the people who work them are employees of the people. If it wasn't for our tax dollars, those offices would not be there and those people would not have a job. Not only that, but in the satellite offices, kona and hilo here on the big island, there are signs that say if the staff feel as though they have been threatened you will be arrested under the patriot act. AND THEY DO IT. All you have to do is show any kind of resistance or try to stand up for yourself and that's the end of you. forever.
I don't know what to do. I've contacted my state rep. but he just sends me back to the main office.
All roads lead to this main office. All roads are a dead end. I've called lawyers, they wont take on the state.
I don't know what to do...
I'm in paradise and I'm hating it...
If you are thinking about moving here, think again...
