06-19-2014, 03:43 AM
Here is another LOCAL ISSUE that has more impact on me than some global issue. I would see this trash down Kahakai and Hwy 130 and thought why are these people so disrespectful of this aina that they supposedly love?
Then, over time, especially after being behind a few, this trash isn't from people deliberately throwing it out of their cars. It is their rubbish haul that is blowing out. This is the result of not having a municipal garbage service, not that it's a suggestion we need one.
The Hawaii island rubbish handling is such a contrast to the mainland. I don't think I have seen one Litter Warning sign on this island. You get to haul your own rubbish to the transfer station, almost anything. The flip side is people are going to get careless with the loading. In Washington state, it was becoming common to see news about people being killed on the freeway from flying rubbish.
What is needed is a SECURE YOUR LOAD campaign, possibly handing out rope net tie downs, and make people more aware of how much of their rubbish is blowing out, to litter the sides of the road. The road side cleaning guys are another group that should get a mahalo nui.
"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"
Then, over time, especially after being behind a few, this trash isn't from people deliberately throwing it out of their cars. It is their rubbish haul that is blowing out. This is the result of not having a municipal garbage service, not that it's a suggestion we need one.
The Hawaii island rubbish handling is such a contrast to the mainland. I don't think I have seen one Litter Warning sign on this island. You get to haul your own rubbish to the transfer station, almost anything. The flip side is people are going to get careless with the loading. In Washington state, it was becoming common to see news about people being killed on the freeway from flying rubbish.
What is needed is a SECURE YOUR LOAD campaign, possibly handing out rope net tie downs, and make people more aware of how much of their rubbish is blowing out, to litter the sides of the road. The road side cleaning guys are another group that should get a mahalo nui.
"This island Hawaii on this island Earth"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*