12-12-2020, 05:51 AM
The governors office & DLNR issued a press release today about the desecration of public lands in Hawaii, some of it DHHL property. A few excerpts:
“Quite frankly these camps are like hazmat sites. You see needles, human waste, and dead animals. It’s quite disgusting what we find sometimes.
... occupants typically pack-up a few things and leave tons of trash behind.
In addition to the huge quantities of rubbish found in the camps, during heavy rains human and animal waste can flow into streams and ultimately into the ocean, and there’s the ever-present risk of wildfire. Sensitive archeological and cultural sites have been damaged.
https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/dln...resources/
It’s unfortunate there’s not a group of people in Hawaii, those who are willing to fly from island to island, take off work for months at a time, and live in temporary camps so they can address problems on a 24/7 basis. Those with a stated goal to protect the sacred aina, archeological sites, and the water table from pollution. A group which claims tens of thousands of supporters from across the world, followers who will donate money to their cause. A group with connections and financial support from OHA, which has millions of dollars in funding. If they existed they might effectively engage in every aspect of their mission statement if they were to step in and help Native Hawaiians in unsanitary homeless camps, perhaps decommission the camps and return the land to its original pristine state.
Maybe if we gave them their own stoplight?
“Quite frankly these camps are like hazmat sites. You see needles, human waste, and dead animals. It’s quite disgusting what we find sometimes.
... occupants typically pack-up a few things and leave tons of trash behind.
In addition to the huge quantities of rubbish found in the camps, during heavy rains human and animal waste can flow into streams and ultimately into the ocean, and there’s the ever-present risk of wildfire. Sensitive archeological and cultural sites have been damaged.
https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/dln...resources/
It’s unfortunate there’s not a group of people in Hawaii, those who are willing to fly from island to island, take off work for months at a time, and live in temporary camps so they can address problems on a 24/7 basis. Those with a stated goal to protect the sacred aina, archeological sites, and the water table from pollution. A group which claims tens of thousands of supporters from across the world, followers who will donate money to their cause. A group with connections and financial support from OHA, which has millions of dollars in funding. If they existed they might effectively engage in every aspect of their mission statement if they were to step in and help Native Hawaiians in unsanitary homeless camps, perhaps decommission the camps and return the land to its original pristine state.
Maybe if we gave them their own stoplight?