Hawaiian Shore's speed bumps

[Whitey]

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Originally posted by Gray Cat

It amazes me how people spend time blogging and making mountains out of molehills. What a waste of time! Go out an dig a hole and plant a tree. Better yet, go to the new Ocean Park and dig a hole and plant a native plant. That way you might look around and realize that the grass "paspalum" is a Hawaiian native, the naupaka planted along the borders is native,and the hala, milo, and fan palms are all natives! Obviously someone doesn't know their native plants! The new park is a vast improvement over the non native highly combustable gunpowder trees and other weeds that inhabited the parcel previously as it had been allowed to grow up in an impenetrable jumble (not jungle!). Recovering the park is a work in progress. Meantime the park is being enjoyed by many people!

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Sorry this response took so long, but had to make sure I was correct. The grass planted at the park "Seashore paspalum" (AKA Paspalum vaginatum)is NOT native to Hawaii. It is native to East Central South America, from Argentina through Uruguay and into Brazil. It has been brought to Hawaii for golf course grass as it is highly salt tolerant. Check it out at http://grove.ufl.edu/~turf/turfcult/ralish.html

The red ti plants aren't native either. The ti plant is not native to Hawaii, but is considered culturally significant as a "canoe plant". (meaning it was brought here by the Polynesians) Haven't seen any loulu or milo, but the naupaka and hala are there. But they were there in greater abundance before the area was decimated to make room for the "paspalum". Now come on and admit that many "native hala" trees were bulldozed and hauled off as green waste.

Sorry Rob, I just had to set the record straight on the natives!