02-06-2019, 08:36 AM
For a moment think about it from another perspective, one unhitched from the Mauna Kea hot button issues. What if instead the dirt ski team pulled their caper within HVNP - say maybe over there off the Mauna Loa Trail. If that happened there would be a lot of public outrage because of the potential harm for the environment, damage and disrespect to a beloved place which is part of our public lands, and potentially putting our rescuers at risk if they had had to bail these kids out.
Maybe the more important question to consider from this conversation is: is there really no other way for everyone here in Hawai'i to have food than by allowing ridiculous tourists to do dangerous, potentially destructive and culturally insensitive bs? Did all that dirt skiing really result in anybody here getting groceries?
It reminds me a little of the gal who tried to surf under the lava ocean entry a few years back. And that line about "not from here" is easy to take out of context. If you listen to the woman speaking her point seems to be that they had no clue about their impacts. And yes, we can and should hold them accountable.
Tourism is an important part of the economy but that doesn't mean we have to sell out every place just for a buck or let people do ridiculous crap. They like tourist money at the Louvre but they don't let you pee on the statues and post it on Facebook...Why can't we have dignity and groceries too?
Maybe the more important question to consider from this conversation is: is there really no other way for everyone here in Hawai'i to have food than by allowing ridiculous tourists to do dangerous, potentially destructive and culturally insensitive bs? Did all that dirt skiing really result in anybody here getting groceries?
It reminds me a little of the gal who tried to surf under the lava ocean entry a few years back. And that line about "not from here" is easy to take out of context. If you listen to the woman speaking her point seems to be that they had no clue about their impacts. And yes, we can and should hold them accountable.
Tourism is an important part of the economy but that doesn't mean we have to sell out every place just for a buck or let people do ridiculous crap. They like tourist money at the Louvre but they don't let you pee on the statues and post it on Facebook...Why can't we have dignity and groceries too?