04-03-2007, 03:38 AM
Great folks with lots of aloha? Does "aloha" embody a total lack of business ethics, or do you overlook that because someone's your "brah?" Not only did they steal the phrase "ocean adventure" from Roy Carvalho's business, which is very unethical, but the entire way the business is conducted is extremely unethical. Back to back boat trips on the website, one leaving at 4:30 am and another out at 6:30 am, then another right after and another. What about safety checks to the equipment? What kind of maritime monitoring equipment is on that boat? I didn't see much in the photos. Is it ethical according to "Aloha" to be picking up pieces of lava, not only from the cultural point of view, but from the point of view of putting something that is in excess of 1800 degrees F on top of a fiberglass hull? I didn't see any asbestos tiles under that lump. There are a lot of things which qualify as a good time, but they certainly don't qualify as ethical, which is what a maritime business must be first and foremost, as you are literally taking people's lives in your hands.
Speaking of which, while I'm on a tear, what kind of a looney tune goes out in the Ocean in a 17 foot anything? On the windward side no less? Jeez, there are days when you can't go out on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey in that craft, but the Puna Coast right off a ramp which has to have a breakwater because of persistent swell? I'm sure all the surfers at Pohoiki will laugh when I say we surf here in the summer. Yeah, well, we wouldn't take that boat out where we surf, so why should it go out where YOU surf if the swell is so much bigger? Not to mention that there is no history of Tsunami in the Atlantic. I read Jose Martinez's page and what November 15th did to his skiff. LavaKat is only two feet longer, even if it does have more draw. Mark my words, that boat is going to roll when the first time a mean squall rolls in when the Turpins have their pants down.
Edited by - outsideobserver on 04/03/2007 08:54:46
Speaking of which, while I'm on a tear, what kind of a looney tune goes out in the Ocean in a 17 foot anything? On the windward side no less? Jeez, there are days when you can't go out on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey in that craft, but the Puna Coast right off a ramp which has to have a breakwater because of persistent swell? I'm sure all the surfers at Pohoiki will laugh when I say we surf here in the summer. Yeah, well, we wouldn't take that boat out where we surf, so why should it go out where YOU surf if the swell is so much bigger? Not to mention that there is no history of Tsunami in the Atlantic. I read Jose Martinez's page and what November 15th did to his skiff. LavaKat is only two feet longer, even if it does have more draw. Mark my words, that boat is going to roll when the first time a mean squall rolls in when the Turpins have their pants down.
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aloha all,
well, what can i say? the turpin's are great folks with alot of aloha. i can't comment on the youtube/danger issues regarding the illeged incompetence by "outsideobserver." however, i can state that i have experienced the lava adventure first-hand with shane's father bud, and all i can say is that it is a once in a lifetime experience. life is dangerous. people are killed almost weekly it seems, simply walking around Hilo. i wouldn't step foot in a helicopter to fly around hawai'i, but i'd jump on the lava tour again in a heartbeat. to each his own.....
much continued success with the tours shane, but do take into consideration the input here, and hopefully you'll put future participant's minds even more at ease....
malama pono,
brad
Edited by - outsideobserver on 04/03/2007 08:54:46