Ripping land D9 references in Hawaiian acres advic

[VancouverIslander]

The "property class" or zoning for all of the 1 acre and larger subdivisions is "Agricultural".

Just call me Mike

[kalakoa]

zoning for all of the 1 acre and larger subdivisions is "Agricultural"

True of most subdivisions regardless of lot size, although Nanavale does have a handful of R-zoned lots up at the front (no idea how that was accomplished).

[iambebabeba]

Ok after lots of thought we decided to NOT rip the land at all. The pasture grass grows well on the little soil we had. I just had the invasive orchids, bushes and sleeping grass crushed and what ever grass was there grew back. Was much easier then we expected. I am building the paddoxes one at a time but it's not nearly as expensive as people have said here. I realize one cow is to much right away without the acreage fenced so I have many chickens, ducks, geese, turkey , goats and sheep.I don't understand the negative advice? Why not just say " ripping isn't always nessesary and one cow is to much for 3 acres. Goats and sheep would work better ."

[Chas]

Good idea not to rip the lot. You might have some interesting lava under some of that vegetation that you can preserve. That's the beauty of Hawaii. Where else can you have LAVA as part of your landscaping? Never understood why people rip everything to make it look like the mainland.

Negative advice? Have you ever read the responses to posts by Dakine, Gypsy or Opihikao Bob, just to name a few?

These days, if you get an answer to your post without a personal attack you are ahead of the game.

[bananahead]

common sense would tell you cheapest way to go would be to buy old sugar cane land with actual soil and far less century old native Ohia (less work)
Buy land where the endemic trees were already removed in past and may already have some fencing in.... ie ag lots between HA and hwy 11 (east of SoKulani Rd)

if you strip HA land you will have no soil (only cannonball to basketball sized rocks w/o soil below it), and you would have removed many endemic trees in the process... iow please buy land where someone already screwed it all up ... dont screw up more native forests just to raise more damn ungulates in Hawaii.
aloha

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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha

[bananahead]

ps the bamboo orchids were originally air seed for cattle fodder.. (ie they are very tasty to pigs cows goats etc.)

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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha

[MarkP]

On my property in Eden Roc I frequently find wads of chewed up fibers, blond in color and about the size of your thumb, lying about on the ground. I believe that they are from the pigs eating or rather chewing on the orchids and spitting out the mass of fibers after the flavor is gone. I think this because about a year ago when there were baby pigs running all over the place I watched one munching on an orchid and it just seemed to fit, although I did not see him spitting anything out. Has anyone else seen this?