02-25-2015, 04:22 AM
Leilanidude, I thought of another when I read the article (dam fungus).
What is truly sad is the response I received from so many when I first called this ohia problem in about 5 years ago. Dlnr was worthless and never even came out to see. The mayors office was worthless as some guy named Kevin had no clue to what I was complaining about but assured me it was not caused by geothermal. I first called J.B Friday back in 2010 and he told me (over the phone) it could not be a disease or the bore beetle because these things have never killed ohia this large before. He also said he wouldn't be able to come out and take pictures for at least another year because he had no students or classes around this subject for some time. Well I called him back a year later and begged a bit, he did finally come out to see for himself in 2012. He was the only one to come out to take a look or sample of these dying trees. Our states divisions that are set up to help protect our forests really failed big time.
They still don't know where this started or how it spreads, yet I told many that the die-off started around geothermal poihiki plant about 5 years ago. After watching this spread like a wild fire and seeing next to no response by those who were in positions to do something, I lost hope. I even was told not to bring in samples to the hilo office because it would be a waste of time and nothing would be found. I asked for pictures to be taken every 3 months so maybe we could identify the spreading, helco,geothermal, mayor,dlnr, and forest division all told me they had no funds. Yet these helco flights take place every 3 months to check their lines. I asked if green harvest was using agent orange or some kind of poison, because they spent days in this area that first started showing this die-off.
Anyway our county and state seemed worthless in my eyes and only wanted to pass the problem down to some other division. J.B Friday deserves the work or study money for the next 20 years because he did show up and follow up, thank you. I still have notes taken from 5 years ago that shows how or where these trees first started dying, maybe they could be useful now years later?. Leilanidude what did you do about this? That's right nothing because you don't care its not your HOME, or where you come from to give a rats a--.
What is truly sad is the response I received from so many when I first called this ohia problem in about 5 years ago. Dlnr was worthless and never even came out to see. The mayors office was worthless as some guy named Kevin had no clue to what I was complaining about but assured me it was not caused by geothermal. I first called J.B Friday back in 2010 and he told me (over the phone) it could not be a disease or the bore beetle because these things have never killed ohia this large before. He also said he wouldn't be able to come out and take pictures for at least another year because he had no students or classes around this subject for some time. Well I called him back a year later and begged a bit, he did finally come out to see for himself in 2012. He was the only one to come out to take a look or sample of these dying trees. Our states divisions that are set up to help protect our forests really failed big time.
They still don't know where this started or how it spreads, yet I told many that the die-off started around geothermal poihiki plant about 5 years ago. After watching this spread like a wild fire and seeing next to no response by those who were in positions to do something, I lost hope. I even was told not to bring in samples to the hilo office because it would be a waste of time and nothing would be found. I asked for pictures to be taken every 3 months so maybe we could identify the spreading, helco,geothermal, mayor,dlnr, and forest division all told me they had no funds. Yet these helco flights take place every 3 months to check their lines. I asked if green harvest was using agent orange or some kind of poison, because they spent days in this area that first started showing this die-off.
Anyway our county and state seemed worthless in my eyes and only wanted to pass the problem down to some other division. J.B Friday deserves the work or study money for the next 20 years because he did show up and follow up, thank you. I still have notes taken from 5 years ago that shows how or where these trees first started dying, maybe they could be useful now years later?. Leilanidude what did you do about this? That's right nothing because you don't care its not your HOME, or where you come from to give a rats a--.