12-29-2015, 05:55 AM
They are Still studying the rapid Ohia death.http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2015/12/28/video-rapid-ohia-death-in-the-lab/
JMO to how and where this rapid ohia death started.
The dying of the Ohia trees started next to the Puna Geothermal power plant several years back. The Geothermal plant had a leaking production well for years, this escaping warm chemically laced steam was happening for years. The Puna Geothermal power plant had a planned release of steam over the leilani subdivision during hurricane Iselle, this caused the ongoing problems to be found. They then needed to drill a new production well immediately(day and night) in order to kill off that leaking well. All the dead Ohia have now been bulldozed around the Power plant which may have also helped spread the fungus. We no longer see the steam or gasses in the early morning hours laying low to the ground around leilani the way we use to for YEARS before the new well was drilled.
I have a notebook filled with dates, notes, and folks I had talked to about how or when this ohia tree disease first started. J.B. Friday is the gentleman who came out to my house to see this rapid ohia death first hand. He did not seem to think it was very concerning then, even assured us the fungus would not be dangerous to brush our teeth with. Now that it has continued to spread like a wild fire, it is finally getting the attention it probably needed after the first calls of concerns,jmo.
JMO to how and where this rapid ohia death started.
The dying of the Ohia trees started next to the Puna Geothermal power plant several years back. The Geothermal plant had a leaking production well for years, this escaping warm chemically laced steam was happening for years. The Puna Geothermal power plant had a planned release of steam over the leilani subdivision during hurricane Iselle, this caused the ongoing problems to be found. They then needed to drill a new production well immediately(day and night) in order to kill off that leaking well. All the dead Ohia have now been bulldozed around the Power plant which may have also helped spread the fungus. We no longer see the steam or gasses in the early morning hours laying low to the ground around leilani the way we use to for YEARS before the new well was drilled.
I have a notebook filled with dates, notes, and folks I had talked to about how or when this ohia tree disease first started. J.B. Friday is the gentleman who came out to my house to see this rapid ohia death first hand. He did not seem to think it was very concerning then, even assured us the fungus would not be dangerous to brush our teeth with. Now that it has continued to spread like a wild fire, it is finally getting the attention it probably needed after the first calls of concerns,jmo.