Waiopai (Vacation land ) Fish Die -off

[Carey]

The cesspool theory would not make a whole lot of sense UNLESS there were a change in use that had just happened, as the cesspools have been a part of that system for a while...

I am not an expert, but having been involved in as many cleanups and ocean days as I have, I have a suspicion that the debris load from Iselle that was placed into the anchialine ponds may have had the impact on the reef health we are seeing today.

That was my concern the first day I saw those ponds after Iselle, and was the only reason I worked soo hard to try to get the county and as many volunteers as I could to assist...even coming to this community with volunteer requests. Unfortunately, this cleanup had fewer volunteers than any other I have coordinated, but with the volunteer we had (and an awesome tractor assist) we were able to remove 11.5 tons of debris from a couple of the ponds...

With the remaining debris load still in some of the ponds, if my hunch is correct, there will be a problem in the area until all of the organic debris dumped in these ponds is completely broken down.

For a look back at eh cleanup:
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=19572

[Obie]

Thank you Carey !! There are tons of debris remaining.

My friend had almost enough lumber to build a house and it is all out there behind his house somewhere.

The fish die-off happens about every year and has done so for as long as people have lived down there to witness the die-off !!

[pbmaise]

Gypsy
1. Water from Puna Geo comes from condensing steam that came up a well from deep. It is pumped back down into a return well.

2. If this isn't red tide, it is likely Fipronil.. Regent 50SC

It is centered around Kim's home because of age of the homes not the cesspools. It is an alternate termite treatment. Further, some growers especially orchid growers are using chemicals like or worse. One problem with Fipronil is that initially it breaks down to chemical more toxic.

[Hapunatic]

My theory is OB brought some GMO corn to a neighborhood potluck and after the Kapoho residents ate OB's GMO corn it ended up in the tide pools the next morning via their cesspools. The fish ate the pathogen ladened GMO corn and that is what killed them. Makes it hard to snorkel too with all those whole kernels floating around everywhere like snowflakes in a snow globe.

[Obie]

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Originally posted by Hapunatic

My theory is OB brought some GMO corn to a neighborhood potluck and after the Kapoho residents ate OB's GMO corn it ended up in the tide pools the next morning via their cesspools. The fish ate the pathogen ladened GMO corn and that is what killed them. Makes it hard to snorkel too with all those whole kernels floating around everywhere like snowflakes in a snow globe.

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You almost guessed what happened.

It was a potluck and what people saw the next day was the leftovers that no one ate.If they had looked more closely they would have noticed the fish and crustaceans had been cooked !!

We do this once a year or more often to keep the tourists and locals away so we can enjoy the tidepools ourselves.