06-06-2009, 10:04 AM
Indeed you did--LOL
We need to understand in terms of the larger picture that the entire business paradigm is undergoing change. Much of what may have been a sensible development plan or smart entrepreneurialism may no longer fit what develops as the new paradigm. We are facing most importantly a future of what some notables have termed "uneconomic growth"-in other words an immediate future in which costs and constraints are so high that few endeavors ever achieve profitability. Tourism as it is typically defined is likely one of those. In order to entice the largely fictitious tourist with deep pockets, investments in infrastructure must be made, but the costs in infrastructure are so great that there aren't enough tourists to recoup. It's very likely that this scenario may well pan out to a valid one.
It's very possible locally that further development will destroy economic gains, further impoverishing the community. At least it's worth considering if the possibility exists.
This is why emphasizing first order productive ability is key, as first order productivity is the only "sustainable" means of profitability. In terms of possible production for the Big Island, and since I see next to no market for rock, it seems that there's really only one option--which is agriculture. The timing is excellent, as most of the areas that local growers have competed with--Mexico, Central Valley, etc., are in states of now permanent drought and ecological collapse.
A kid right now could purchase a 1 acre lot for about the same sort of money thrown at stupid tires and rims and a thumper stereo. 2 years later that farm could be a paying proposition. Few areas have that level of opportunity, but often opportunity really comes down to "what it is you're willing to do."
We need to understand in terms of the larger picture that the entire business paradigm is undergoing change. Much of what may have been a sensible development plan or smart entrepreneurialism may no longer fit what develops as the new paradigm. We are facing most importantly a future of what some notables have termed "uneconomic growth"-in other words an immediate future in which costs and constraints are so high that few endeavors ever achieve profitability. Tourism as it is typically defined is likely one of those. In order to entice the largely fictitious tourist with deep pockets, investments in infrastructure must be made, but the costs in infrastructure are so great that there aren't enough tourists to recoup. It's very likely that this scenario may well pan out to a valid one.
It's very possible locally that further development will destroy economic gains, further impoverishing the community. At least it's worth considering if the possibility exists.
This is why emphasizing first order productive ability is key, as first order productivity is the only "sustainable" means of profitability. In terms of possible production for the Big Island, and since I see next to no market for rock, it seems that there's really only one option--which is agriculture. The timing is excellent, as most of the areas that local growers have competed with--Mexico, Central Valley, etc., are in states of now permanent drought and ecological collapse.
A kid right now could purchase a 1 acre lot for about the same sort of money thrown at stupid tires and rims and a thumper stereo. 2 years later that farm could be a paying proposition. Few areas have that level of opportunity, but often opportunity really comes down to "what it is you're willing to do."