07-26-2023, 09:35 PM
(07-25-2023, 08:56 PM)AaronM Wrote: Don't even bother bringing up the local lingo. I'm not Hawaiian.
Neither am I, but that shouldn't stop one from recognizing the value of a good idea. Do you reject the usefulness of algebra because you're not Muslim, or democracy because you're not Greek (or Indian, Mesopotamian, Phoenician, etc)? Learning new things is actually part of that whole adaptation thing Darwin went on about.
As you now seem disinclined to detail which undesirables you want eliminated, I guess it's back to hurricanes.
Ironically, I was talking to someone in Hawi just before Calvin and they were adamant about how hurricanes can't pass through the channel between Kohala and Maui so they don't even bother to carry hurricane insurance. Similarly,Kohala Aina: A History of North Kohala, while an engaging book with many details from this time period, makes no mention of any devastating storms, so it seems like the 1871 event has largely been erased from modern memory or consideration.
Not being a meteorologist, I'm not well-versed in the science of whether or not Hawaii island can be directly struck by a hurricane, but having been through Iselle, it clearly can be hit hard enough by storms to mess up people's lives, and so prepare accordingly. For those inclined to believe that the Maunas deflect, affect, or dissuade large storms, with all the increasing signs of climate instability, it may be warranted to be on guard for novelty. "Past performance is no guarantee of future results", Caveat lector, and all that.