I am starting this petition, because Council Member White's attitude of bigotry must not be tolerated from a DC Government legislator - or any official.

I, Carl Walden, got benefits form the Union County Office in Elizabeth NJ. They took my stuff away not giving me any fair warning about it and took my housing away form me . This had forced me to go for a fair hearing . I am currently on probation and without an address i am subjected to going back to jail . They know that i have mental disabilities. They understand this and my stuff was stolen from me in one of their establishments. This has been happening to a lot of people . Their workers are very disrespectful and not very informative. The lack of education that they have about your programs and them putting us where they want to is just unfair. They treat us disrespectfully and inhumane. They have no knowledge of the programing and their limitations and some off them do and choose not to give us any clarity of the problem.

REPEAL or AMEND THE 2015 UPCOUNTRY WATER BILL Public Documents now reveal that in 2015, Gladys Baisa, then Chair of the Water Resources Committee, Corporation Counsel, and Director of Public Works David Goode, apparently pulled a classic Bait and Switch on the rest of the County Council and the people of Maui County. THE BAIT: The Upcountry Water Bill was said to aid residents on the Upcountry Water Meter Priority List eligible to get a second water meter, which would allow them to subdivide their property into two lots. All public notices of the bill specified its intent to exempt those 2 lot subdividers from having to perform costly infrastructure improvements related only to water connections for fire protection. SWITCH #1: After numerous committee hearings, at the Council’s first reading for the proposed bill, Public Works Director David Goode testified that in addition to fire protection, costly roadway improvements could also prevent residents from building a second home for their family. So, responding to Director Goode’s suggestion, language was added to the bill that significantly extended the exemption for 2 Lot Subdivisions beyond fire suppression, to include all roadway improvements as well. Contrary to our County Charter, no public notice has ever been made of that significant change to the bill’s scope and intent. THE BIGGER SWITCH: Certainly not the public, and perhaps not even the Council Members, were made aware that when Corporation Counsel’s Jennifer Oana (who has recently been nominated for a judgeship) added David Goode’s suggested roadway exemption, the language Oana added to the bill to amend the County Code's Title 18 Subdivision Ordinance was not specific to ‘Family” Residential Subdividers on the Upcountry Priority List. Instead, Oana’s significant language change is today allowing professional residential and commercial developers, island-wide, to inappropriately avoid performing roadway improvements along their two-lot subdivisions, effectively shifting their financial burdens into Maui's taxpayers. Public documents, received through Freedom of Information requests, reveal that by virtue of the “Upcountry Water Bill”, Alexander and Baldwin has been awarded a roadway improvement exemption for a 1200 acre parcel just south of Puunene and Dairy Rd. and that Snorkel Bob's got an exemption for a commercial development on Front St. in Lahaina and that the Blue Golf Course got an exemption for 60 acres in Wailea. That’s just not fair. So far Public Works has admitted to 20 exemptions awarded to approved 2 lot subdivisions, we don't know yet how many more have their preliminary subdivision approvals. In fact, the specifics of this "mistake” and the potential for this abuse was communicated in July of 2016 to Water Committee Chair Baisa, Council Chair White, Council Member Guzman, Council Member Hokama, Council Services’ David Raatz, Corporation Counsel’s Jennifer Oana and Mayor Arakawa. None of them has ever responded, nor has anyone initiated any action to correct and stop the growing harm that public documents now prove is being done to our community. The County Council must act immediately to repeal or amend the Upcountry Water Bill and stop this extraordinary exploitation of Maui County Taxpayers.

I have been personally effected by this issue. We could not handle the work without our H2B workers in 2017 and the company lost half of its revenue, a quarter of its customers and a valuable American exmployee. This year we are in the same position. The following link explains well my experience: http://fox8.com/2018/02/25/local-landscapers-worried-about-having-workers-this-summer/ The issue is complex and involves rules set in place by Congress. At the most the number of foreign seasonal workers would be 120,000 spread all throughout the country. My goal is to teach people that it is a labor issue - NOT an immigration issue. Please tell Congress to allow seasonal businesses to use the H2B visa by increasing the number of visas available to us. Right now we are basically in a lottery system and if we lose (by not getting the visas), we might go out of business...

Gerard was my younger brother. I miss him every day. He loved being a father and husband.

Many Americans have been deeply disturbed by the uncertainty of the 2016 Presidential election and of the subsequent chaos. We need a non partisan body to inform us what actually occurred and if there were any crimes committed by American Citizens! Let the truth emerge!

On Friday night, we learned Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired Andrew McCabe -- the Deputy Director of the FBI -- just two days before he was set to retire. At this moment, we don’t know all the facts or the reasoning behind this decision, but Sessions’ and Trump's involvement in this process raise serious questions. We need answers. I am calling on Jeff Sessions to testify before the Judiciary Committee to answer questions on the firing of McCabe. He must explain the Department of Justice’s process and whether this is an attempt to target, punish, or silence those investigating Russia and the Trump campaign. On Saturday morning, one of Trump’s attorneys used McCabe’s firing to call for an end to the Russia investigation and the firing of Bob Mueller. That’s unacceptable and deeply dangerous. We can't allow partisan or personal influence to taint the Russia investigation or undermine the hard work of our law enforcement officials. That’s why we have to make our voices heard now and demand Sessions testify next week.

I would like to see an end of these irrational and petty attacks against officials in our government who do not agree with the president or his policies. These schoolyard bullying tactics are not becoming of our president, our government or America in general. This is NOT what makes America Great! Andrew McCabe worked 21 years for the FBI and he did everything in his power to make this country safe and secure and to preserve the America and the American values that the FBI was designed to preserve. It is NOT ACCEPTABLE that he be punished in such an obviously cruel and needlessly vindictive way. We, the undersigned demand that his full retirement benefits be returned to him immediately and in full!

Unfortunately, the Edgewood borough has been discriminating against me and I've had to create this petition which will be followed by a discrimination Lawsuit and civil case to get money back plus towing fees. In addition I will be filing a freedom of information act request for amount of money the Chief Messina fraudulently took from residents and said residents were never paid back or notified.

Changing the minimum wage to $15 an hour. We cannot afford to live if we make any less

This petition is to bring this situation to the attention of the US Senate by showing how many people this affects and/or feel strongly about ending this taxation. I'm a young woman who has been getting a menstrual cycle for the past five years and will continue to do so till I go through menopause. A menstrual occurs naturally for every woman, therefore, the products that aid in menstruation are a necessity, and in the United States a necessity product is not subject to tax. Stand up for all women and end this matter now

Syrian refugees are facing persecution that has put children and families in danger. They need immediate safety and protection.