Richard Ha writes:

There’s something really interesting, and different, about what we’re doing now – about this Big Island Community Coalition campaign to make the Big Island’s electric rates the lowest in the state.

When I ask people to write a letter in support, they are saying, “I’m going to send this around to my email list.” In the past when I’ve been involved in campaigns to get something done, people would write an individual letter. Now they are spreading the word far and wide and getting their own contacts involved. They are volunteering to share it with their people.

This is a big difference compared to anything else I’ve been involved with.

The idea of lowering our electric rates, rather than just letting them rise uncontrollably, really resonates with people across all walks of life. Everyone feels we need to do something. I haven’t heard anyone say, “No, we want our electric rates to be higher!”