02-11-2008, 01:17 PM
Just got to contribute to this thread. I just spent two weeks on the BI. Aloha is indeed vanishing, and paradise is being lost at an alarming rate.
I can't tell you how many times I was told, when I mentioned that I had bought property out Kalapana way, that I was the cause of all the Hawaiian's problems, that the rich haoles from the mainland are buying up all the land, and the natives can't afford it anymore. The Hawaiians used to be able to live off the land, fish, farm, etc, but now the seas are all fished out by the Japanese and American fleets, so they have to get their fish at McDonalds! They have to work at minimum wage jobs for large corporations, and cannot afford to even license their car or get insurance, so they sneak back and forth to the most local grocery to get their meager necessities. I understand. I looked at the help wanted ads in the newspaper and all I saw were really bad jobs in the service industry or maybe being a "model" Ha!
Hilo is a very down-trodden city in my opinion. Evrywhere I looked the buildings and sidewalks were crumbling for lack of maintenance. mold and green slime cover the walls of the buildings. It seems to be a repository for many mentally ill people as well. What a shame, as the natural beauty, where you can still find it untouched, is so incredible.
I saw people dropping off cars by the side of the road and removing all the wheels and tires. I saw old refridgerators just dumped in the ditch by the side of the road. I saw way too many dogs and cats and humans that were obviously homeless and had health issues. I noticed also that a great many people in Hawaii have missing teeth. obviously health care and health insurance is not very available to the common man there.
How sad. Too bad. Like one poster says, if you can't eat it or **** it, piss on it and walk away, or something to that effect. Nice.
I can't tell you how many times I was told, when I mentioned that I had bought property out Kalapana way, that I was the cause of all the Hawaiian's problems, that the rich haoles from the mainland are buying up all the land, and the natives can't afford it anymore. The Hawaiians used to be able to live off the land, fish, farm, etc, but now the seas are all fished out by the Japanese and American fleets, so they have to get their fish at McDonalds! They have to work at minimum wage jobs for large corporations, and cannot afford to even license their car or get insurance, so they sneak back and forth to the most local grocery to get their meager necessities. I understand. I looked at the help wanted ads in the newspaper and all I saw were really bad jobs in the service industry or maybe being a "model" Ha!
Hilo is a very down-trodden city in my opinion. Evrywhere I looked the buildings and sidewalks were crumbling for lack of maintenance. mold and green slime cover the walls of the buildings. It seems to be a repository for many mentally ill people as well. What a shame, as the natural beauty, where you can still find it untouched, is so incredible.
I saw people dropping off cars by the side of the road and removing all the wheels and tires. I saw old refridgerators just dumped in the ditch by the side of the road. I saw way too many dogs and cats and humans that were obviously homeless and had health issues. I noticed also that a great many people in Hawaii have missing teeth. obviously health care and health insurance is not very available to the common man there.
How sad. Too bad. Like one poster says, if you can't eat it or **** it, piss on it and walk away, or something to that effect. Nice.