02-04-2011, 05:08 PM
quote:Where do you get the idea that "toxic chemicals" are going to be used? Do you know this for a fact, or is another one of your "sky is falling" tactics? Are these chemicals, if any, going to be any more toxic than the arsenic, which was used on the sugarcane lands?
Originally posted by silverpenny10
mdd7000: "What do you not understand? It would be fuel to produce your electricity, instead of using imported coal and oil.
This land is not producing food, nor has been, nor will be. Sugarcane wasn't food."
What do YOU not understand? Electricity is FREE, from solar, wind, geothermal, etc...Why spray more toxic chemicals into the air/ocean unnecessarily? Instead of poisoning our environment, instead of reliance on imports, instead of endless gluttony, why not reduce usage and practice sustainability?
Sugarcane wasn't food??? LOL!!! What do you put in your coffee to sweeten it? The pink, blue, or yellow packets?
All this talk about jobs for Kau is nonsense. People who want jobs live in Kona, Hilo. People who choose to live in Kau do it because they like the rustic open space. I wouldn't move to Kau if I was looking for a job. What do YOU not understand?
Are your cows now eating arsenic-laden grass? Do you want others to have cows grazing on that land? I don't.
I take my coffee black, and we buy almost zero sugar.
What about all of those local, true Hawaiians that have lived in Kau for generations and are struggling? They aren't big landowners like you. Don't you think they might like to have decent jobs? Do they not deserve decent jobs for their families? Do you think they should have to move in order to support their families?
PS - electricity is not "free". It costs money to buy the equipment to produce it and maintain it. People have to have jobs to make the money to have "free" electricity.