08-21-2014, 02:19 AM
And right-wing Stephen's Media failed to report there was an albizia mitigation meeting held with Schatz, Kenoi, HELCO, Ruderman, et al, to begin development of a hazard mitigation plan. However, Callis could write another slanted article on the PGV shutdown. Damon Tucker was the only one to report on the remarkable coming together of the county leadership.
Albizia may not be possible to eradicate from Hawaii island but that doesn't mean the citizens and government should just lay down and not fight back. Albizia can definitely be cut back and that would reduce the hazards and damage. It isn't just a nuisance, it is a hazard and a menace. This storm could have been a lot worse and at least it served to put a spotlight on this problem that has been allowed to grow and spread. This isn't some insurmountable technical problem. It is the cost of large tree topping equipment to first remove the fragile, dangerous branches, then killing the trunk. The big problem is albizia has been generally classified in its own category, separate from the invasive species category which has funding. All it would take is political action to merge albizia with the invasive species list and put it as one of the top priorities, then start working the legislation to fund the effort.
Stephen's Media is such a rag but then there isn't anybody local to provide a newspaper that is a resource for the island, rather than a mainland right-wing propaganda effort to manipulate local issues.
"We come in peace!" - First thing said by missionaries and extraterrestrials
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Senator Schatz met with Mayor Kenoi’s cabinet, HELCO, State Senator Ruderman, Director of Civil Defense Darryl Oliveira, representatives from the Big Island Invasive Species Council and the U.S. Forest Service, to begin the process of developing a hazard mitigation plan for albizia on the Big Island.
Albizia may not be possible to eradicate from Hawaii island but that doesn't mean the citizens and government should just lay down and not fight back. Albizia can definitely be cut back and that would reduce the hazards and damage. It isn't just a nuisance, it is a hazard and a menace. This storm could have been a lot worse and at least it served to put a spotlight on this problem that has been allowed to grow and spread. This isn't some insurmountable technical problem. It is the cost of large tree topping equipment to first remove the fragile, dangerous branches, then killing the trunk. The big problem is albizia has been generally classified in its own category, separate from the invasive species category which has funding. All it would take is political action to merge albizia with the invasive species list and put it as one of the top priorities, then start working the legislation to fund the effort.
Stephen's Media is such a rag but then there isn't anybody local to provide a newspaper that is a resource for the island, rather than a mainland right-wing propaganda effort to manipulate local issues.
"We come in peace!" - First thing said by missionaries and extraterrestrials
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*