02-24-2017, 09:19 AM
I'm still shocked that the Kaimu/Kalapana transfer station is closed 4 days a week given garbage is not only an attractant but increases the rat population. It is also an attractant for the mosquito that spreads dengue fever, another lovely disease here in Puna.
1. Transfer station needs to be open with garbage moved out daily so it doesn't sit around properties and sit in the transfer station.
2. Free snail bait for Puna residents or even at a discount, would be much less expensive than the hospital bills the state pays for comatose victims of rat lung worm disease.
This is simple effective prevention however the state and county don't seem to care or think along these lines. WTF? Perhaps they both need to be sued by the victims and their families.
1. Transfer station needs to be open with garbage moved out daily so it doesn't sit around properties and sit in the transfer station.
2. Free snail bait for Puna residents or even at a discount, would be much less expensive than the hospital bills the state pays for comatose victims of rat lung worm disease.
This is simple effective prevention however the state and county don't seem to care or think along these lines. WTF? Perhaps they both need to be sued by the victims and their families.