07-03-2015, 05:39 AM
We are going to be cutting down another dozen dead Ohia around our property lines this week. The dead Ohia eventually fall on our fence(happened four times already) if we don't cut them down. Should we discard the green waste somewhere or just let them continue to rot where they drop? The spreading of this lawyer tree disease does not appear to be slowing or stopping anytime soon.
The area around the zoo in hilo is getting hit hard by the lawyer disease(I call it). The medium between the highways heading in or out of hilo from keaau are losing all of its Ohia. It looks like the tree crews were trying to work around the Large Ohia trees. The Ohia are now dying and further spreading the disease throughout the entire area now. What other trees are being planned or could be planted along that stretch of highway to replace the foliage we once were use to seeing? Is it all going to be kept grass that will need to be cut by more over paid, over staffed, county lawn mowing crews?
To many lawyers who care about big money or big business have been running the show here long enough in my opinion. This environmental catastrophe to our Ohia stands here in Puna have happened on Kenoi's watch. Ground zero of this Ohia tree killing disease started within the 1 mile radius, of Our Trask, Kenoi, OHA and Ormat ran puna geothermal power plant,jmo.
A mayor in office like an environmentally caring or friendly Harry Kim may have made a difference? This Ohia disease may not have started or been ignored the way it was for years? Kenoi's assistant Kevin told me over the phone several years back(2010) that this dieoff was natural like others studied and funded in the past. He assured us that it was not being caused from our nearby geothermal power plant. Kevin did not want me talking to more leilani residents about the dieoff being related to the geothermal power plant, understandably. Then a few days later J.B Friday called me and asked to come out and take a look at the Ohia Death around our place. Disturbing and concerning that we still don't know the cause, or how it spreads, or have the funds for the proper studies.
The area around the zoo in hilo is getting hit hard by the lawyer disease(I call it). The medium between the highways heading in or out of hilo from keaau are losing all of its Ohia. It looks like the tree crews were trying to work around the Large Ohia trees. The Ohia are now dying and further spreading the disease throughout the entire area now. What other trees are being planned or could be planted along that stretch of highway to replace the foliage we once were use to seeing? Is it all going to be kept grass that will need to be cut by more over paid, over staffed, county lawn mowing crews?
To many lawyers who care about big money or big business have been running the show here long enough in my opinion. This environmental catastrophe to our Ohia stands here in Puna have happened on Kenoi's watch. Ground zero of this Ohia tree killing disease started within the 1 mile radius, of Our Trask, Kenoi, OHA and Ormat ran puna geothermal power plant,jmo.
A mayor in office like an environmentally caring or friendly Harry Kim may have made a difference? This Ohia disease may not have started or been ignored the way it was for years? Kenoi's assistant Kevin told me over the phone several years back(2010) that this dieoff was natural like others studied and funded in the past. He assured us that it was not being caused from our nearby geothermal power plant. Kevin did not want me talking to more leilani residents about the dieoff being related to the geothermal power plant, understandably. Then a few days later J.B Friday called me and asked to come out and take a look at the Ohia Death around our place. Disturbing and concerning that we still don't know the cause, or how it spreads, or have the funds for the proper studies.