07-14-2015, 11:45 AM
I feel fortunate for having arrived here in Puna while it's pristine (by mainland standards).
It's more pristine than some areas of the mainland, less pristine than others. Our ohia forests were cut & shipped away to the mainland years ago, large areas of land in Puna were cleared of native plants and trees then planted in sugarcane. Birds are extinct due to human hunting. Have you noticed all of the greenhouses & shade houses growing flowers? They're not organic flowers. Don't get me wrong, I love Puna too, but it's not an untouched Garden of Eden.
It's more pristine than some areas of the mainland, less pristine than others. Our ohia forests were cut & shipped away to the mainland years ago, large areas of land in Puna were cleared of native plants and trees then planted in sugarcane. Birds are extinct due to human hunting. Have you noticed all of the greenhouses & shade houses growing flowers? They're not organic flowers. Don't get me wrong, I love Puna too, but it's not an untouched Garden of Eden.
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