Adopt-A-Tent program reaps artistic and literary bonus

Mahalo to all (De)Occupy Honolulu supporters who continue to provide Freedom Furniture for the Public Forum. These items are the most difficult to protect from seizure by the HPD and City crews and their lifetime in public service is necessarily rather short. The last raids were on April 9, 10, and 12.

Of course, HPD and the City haven't at all bothered to follow the law on the seizure of tents, seizing untagged tents, tarps and other stuff necessary for living on the sidewalk outside the park. So another big mahalo to those donating such gear needed to maintain a 24/7 vigil over the Public Forum.

A special mahalo to the masked man who has not only dropped off tents and Freedom Supplies several times, but often accompanies the donations with a limerick (and please do keep limerick meter when reciting please):

The recent expeditionary encampment in front of Central Pacific Plaza gained some attention as well: 

Mahalo to the masked man. This is the kind of stuff that helps make it worthwhile!

H. Doug Matsuoka

15 April 2012

Makiki, Honolulu