05-16-2018, 07:58 PM
Bananahead's comment is just part of the endless "more jobs/development/jobs for Hawai'ian people! Look at how many homeless we have, we should have as many job opportunities as we can!" vs. "No, we need to preserve the 'aina above all else, no matter what! Every time some asshole tries to make Hawai'i "better" by introducing a species or building something, it just ****s the environment!" argument that I hear endlessly hear in Hawai'i. I dunno what side I'm on, personally. The 'aina is why I love Hawai'i. On the other hand, it feels selfish of me to want to enjoy the wilderness of Ka'u at the expense of jobs for the average working guy. I wish some comprimise could be made, but as has been proven many times in the past, we can't know what even a small change will do to Hawai'i's incredibly diverse microclimates, there's simply not enough people studying our island, sadly. So, while I agree with anything that increases economy and jobs for the kama'aina, OTOH, what's the environmental impact of planting conifers? Will it crowd out native plants or provide a home for invasive species?
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