07-02-2016, 10:30 AM
Assuming that ROD will kill off all the ohias and demanding we do something about it before it is too late is a "chicken little" approach to the problem.
State has a history of reacting too slowly to make a difference, and the potential impacts of ROD are far greater (eg, losing the watershed) compared to previous pests.
What do you think are the percentage of people in puna who own pressure washers? What part of that percentage is going to wash the bottom of their vehicle EVERY DAY leave their home (ROD infected area)?
By the time ROD is evident, it's already too late to pressure-wash the bottom of your vehicle -- besides which, you probably drive through multiple infected areas daily. (Funny how "keepin' it country" requires more travel, thereby increasing the opportunity to spread infections...)
State has a history of reacting too slowly to make a difference, and the potential impacts of ROD are far greater (eg, losing the watershed) compared to previous pests.
What do you think are the percentage of people in puna who own pressure washers? What part of that percentage is going to wash the bottom of their vehicle EVERY DAY leave their home (ROD infected area)?
By the time ROD is evident, it's already too late to pressure-wash the bottom of your vehicle -- besides which, you probably drive through multiple infected areas daily. (Funny how "keepin' it country" requires more travel, thereby increasing the opportunity to spread infections...)