2009-10-08 News

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October 08, 2009

Concerted adj. efforts n. Commonly employed in corporate and government press releases, often to justify an unpopular decision.

Usage: "We know that these are challenging times and understand that any increase is difficult for our customers. We've made concerted efforts to contain costs and improve efficiency but we must also make the investments to fulfill our responsibility to provide reliable service to our customers."

- Maui Electric Company President Ed Reinhardt in a statement addressing proposed rate increases

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October 09, 2009 | 08:42 AM

I don't think MECO or the PUC care that the increase is difficult for the customers. And how can we be sure that the increase in rates will be going toward the projects stated in The Maui News articles dated October 2? May I also refer you to read Rowena Akana's article in this month's Ka Wai Ola newspaper (http://www.oha.org/kwo/2009/10/kwo0910.pdf)

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