04-27-2016, 05:41 AM
Great reply Vancouverislander, mahalo for the valid points and good advice you shared.
I remember my dad being upset when he would get stuck behind a large cane truck on the hamakua highway when driving from one side of the island to the other. Now only a couple decades later i catch myself getting upset when i have to pay more than an hours working wage($5.00 after taxes)for my kids teri-burgers, grilled cheese, gallon of milk, or box of corn flakes. I get upset when tour helicopters fly active volcano banners over the house as I am trying to give my kids a nap on most days. I get upset when our mayor supports, donates, or spends hard earned tax payer money on off island drinky-drinky establishments, rather than equal or quality educational opportunities for our island keiki (especially during emergency times). I get very upset when I see tourist standing,pissing, or sh----g on precious coral reefs, especially within the fish sanctuaries. Watching my many local friends or the Micronesians catch,prepare,and eat from those now fish sanctuaries always left me a better feeling than today's state made human sanctuaries. They seem to be designed for todays ignorant sunscreened ladened tourists to snorkel or use as natural swimming pools,jmo.
This old article about tourism and pollution was written some 40 years ago, but does offer an interesting tourism causing pollution opinion.
http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/51/pollution-by-tourism/
Hard to believe Oahu's transformation (tourism facelift) in such a relatively short period of time too. Here is another article I found that makes some interesting points regarding the effects from tourism.
http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2014/...economies/
Thankfully Puna is not a third world country, or is it?
I remember my dad being upset when he would get stuck behind a large cane truck on the hamakua highway when driving from one side of the island to the other. Now only a couple decades later i catch myself getting upset when i have to pay more than an hours working wage($5.00 after taxes)for my kids teri-burgers, grilled cheese, gallon of milk, or box of corn flakes. I get upset when tour helicopters fly active volcano banners over the house as I am trying to give my kids a nap on most days. I get upset when our mayor supports, donates, or spends hard earned tax payer money on off island drinky-drinky establishments, rather than equal or quality educational opportunities for our island keiki (especially during emergency times). I get very upset when I see tourist standing,pissing, or sh----g on precious coral reefs, especially within the fish sanctuaries. Watching my many local friends or the Micronesians catch,prepare,and eat from those now fish sanctuaries always left me a better feeling than today's state made human sanctuaries. They seem to be designed for todays ignorant sunscreened ladened tourists to snorkel or use as natural swimming pools,jmo.
This old article about tourism and pollution was written some 40 years ago, but does offer an interesting tourism causing pollution opinion.
http://www.edwardgoldsmith.org/51/pollution-by-tourism/
Hard to believe Oahu's transformation (tourism facelift) in such a relatively short period of time too. Here is another article I found that makes some interesting points regarding the effects from tourism.
http://www.theprofessionalhobo.com/2014/...economies/
Thankfully Puna is not a third world country, or is it?