tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post1406630508916325280..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Step ForwardJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76227318591785233602015-02-20T10:41:34.739-10:002015-02-20T10:41:34.739-10:00Sucks if one flys from outer island to testify and...Sucks if one flys from outer island to testify and gets shut down by these politicians. Fuck Jimmy. He's playing these games like he did last year shutting down the public hearing process. So much for public service. "Bite me" is mild compared to what I'd like to tell that fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-1228732626214830752015-02-19T23:51:51.924-10:002015-02-19T23:51:51.924-10:00at today's pesticide buffer zone bill hearing ... at today's pesticide buffer zone bill hearing before the house ag committee, hooser rudely directs ag chair tsuji to let the neighbor island guys outside the conference room to testify. ag committee member tokioka goes on to tell hooser, "relax gary we got this." hooser replied, "BITE ME!" in amazement tokioka asks "what did u say?" hooser replies, "BITE ME, JIMMY!" damn, that hooser lost his marblesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23704449697060301982015-02-19T22:10:49.211-10:002015-02-19T22:10:49.211-10:002:27 PM wrote:
... We are currently in an El Nino ...<br />2:27 PM wrote:<br /><i>... We are currently in an El Nino weather pattern.</i><br /><br />According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center's El Nino Diagnostic Discussion page... we really aren't. A quote:<br /><br /><i>While the tropical Pacific Ocean is at the borderline of El Niño, the overall atmosphere-ocean system remains ENSO-neutral.</i><br /><br />Full text at http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html<br /><br />Dawsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26995332215353251022015-02-19T14:27:45.472-10:002015-02-19T14:27:45.472-10:00re: the discussion over rainfall and water. We ar...re: the discussion over rainfall and water. We are currently in an El Nino weather pattern. That is a warming of the ocean above the average temperatures which are measured at numerous locations around the Pacific Basin. During an El Nino weather cycle it is characterized by an abundance of relatively dry, and windy cold fronts that come along at regular intervals. Also during the event the jet stream does not push down as low as it normally does. For those of us in agriculture it is somewhat of a desirable winter condition because there is less leaf disease associated with prolonged rainy weather that usually occurs during our "winter". The El Nino weather event occurs every few years, sometimes in back-to-back years. While the strong wind is not desirable it sure is nice to have those cool clear nights after the front passes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32030037505657751422015-02-18T18:43:14.728-10:002015-02-18T18:43:14.728-10:00Help support SB 199 by state senator Espero.Help support SB 199 by state senator Espero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80586483297399782382015-02-18T18:28:06.652-10:002015-02-18T18:28:06.652-10:00On over population: you could take all 7,295,950,5...On over population: you could take all 7,295,950,586 people on this planet (as of this writing according to the world population clock) and give each person a little over 2' by 2' square space , a space that would be comfortable in an elevator, and place the entire population of this planet in the tiny little state of Rhode Island. Look it up and do the math. It will take over 8 billion folks for that space to shrink to an even 2 square feet. The problem lies in the management or rather mismanagement of OUR resources. But I will concede, doing away with certain religious poppycock that prohibits and denies the use of birth control wouldn't hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39398526863507924252015-02-18T18:04:07.049-10:002015-02-18T18:04:07.049-10:003:23 PM, don't let me rain on your parade, but...3:23 PM, don't let me rain on your parade, but it seems you had a bit too much coffee today, far too agro and really, a troll because i won't agree with your idiosy? Down boy<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-37367594015291086912015-02-18T17:54:19.736-10:002015-02-18T17:54:19.736-10:00All you water worriers.
Just turn on your faucet a...All you water worriers.<br />Just turn on your faucet and drink.<br />Kauai Water Department provides some of the best Municipal Water in the world. <br />Kauai has a sophisticated matrix of Ag ditches. The real farmers on the west side are not going out of business because of a drought.<br />The modern Ag techniques use less water to grow.<br />Sugar took approximately one million gallons per ton of raw sugar. Say 8 to 15 tons per acre? Do the math. Some water by ditch, some by rainfall. The successful fields all used hana wai ditches.<br />And just think most ditches on the Eastside are owned by the State. They are in terrible shape. They can be repaired, but to fix a ditch in your own backyard, you need approval from the State...it takes about a year or two for the State to say "no, leave the ditch alone"<br />The west side ag guys keep the ditches in perfect order. BTW, Mr Hooser, it takes a lot of sweat to keep any ditch open.<br />Thank you west side seed growers for keeping the hana wai ditches working, Lots of history in those old waterways, <br />Perhaps the BS Kapaa/Lihue individuals and groups that are so afeared of water shortage could get together and open the ditches and resurrect the old reservoirs. All talk and not a clue of what source and transmission of water is all about.<br />8:42 Kauai farmers biggest threat is from the government. Farms may get zapped by weather, market conditions, wind, rain or disease...but BY FAR, the biggest threat to farming on Kauai are three people sitting in the council Chambers. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-86747251547546002592015-02-18T17:23:14.869-10:002015-02-18T17:23:14.869-10:00Got to love weather science, numbers can't lie...Got to love weather science, numbers can't lie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21723622954047604672015-02-18T15:23:49.775-10:002015-02-18T15:23:49.775-10:00Geez, what a troll, 11:32! Reality? How about the...Geez, what a troll, 11:32! Reality? How about the NWS:<br />Month to date: .67 inches<br />Since Dec 1: 3.23 in. Normal Value: 10.83 in. Last Year: 13.23<br />------------<br />Since Jan 1: 1.83 in. Normal Value: 5.63 in. Last year: 8.00 in.<br />--------------<br />These figures are for Lihue, so your "reality" may vary a little. In Anahola, the shortfalls are even more extreme.<br />According to the NWS and UH Department of Meteorology, trade wind days have declined in the past 30 years about 30%. For Kauai's perfect "rain machine", Waialeale, that means less rain. Less rain equals less water, or at least that's the way it is in most folk's reality...meanwhile back to you, under the bridge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-3133186207085935372015-02-18T15:17:20.050-10:002015-02-18T15:17:20.050-10:00Population control?!?! Are you the same people as...Population control?!?! Are you the same people asking for a better highway so it can accommodate more cars... Put your trust in your elected officials, they know what's best...perhaps it is best to leave that highway just the way it is, it might turn a few West coasters off of moving to a 'traffic congested, smoky, toxic dump'. <br />Population control, stop vaccinating your kids it causes autism, and the government started putting gps chips in each vial!! That aught to Population control with the hippies and the tin hat wearers.<br />As with the fear and the politics...its been going on for as long as I've been around, and will be here after I'm gone. It works!!! Kelvin peatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73729706118506290412015-02-18T14:36:22.474-10:002015-02-18T14:36:22.474-10:00Dear 11:32 are you sure? Kauai seems to have turne...Dear 11:32 are you sure? Kauai seems to have turned into a suburb of LA. regarding the water, there is a trend (and I hope it changes for the better) of drier and drier weather for Hawaii and the western US. Some point to the persistent high pressure system that has been pushing the moisture north towards Canada and Alaska. If this trend continues, good luck to us all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60347304380618203052015-02-18T13:51:44.623-10:002015-02-18T13:51:44.623-10:00to 11:32am - you're deluding yourself. We are ...to 11:32am - you're deluding yourself. We are experiencing a very dry winter. <br />deluded, not at all, it has been wet and rainy for much of the winter so far. There is no water shortage . Maybe at best you live somewhere it doesn't rain much, but the island is quite green.and your reality is different than well shall I say reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-36817378798204758382015-02-18T13:15:14.775-10:002015-02-18T13:15:14.775-10:00@11:32am - you're deluding yourself. We are ex...@11:32am - you're deluding yourself. We are experiencing a very dry winter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39772046373743812992015-02-18T12:24:08.650-10:002015-02-18T12:24:08.650-10:0011:44 Thanks for being part of the solution. Unfor...11:44 Thanks for being part of the solution. Unfortunately those dumber than you are reproducing themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-69725562151457345072015-02-18T11:44:37.959-10:002015-02-18T11:44:37.959-10:00Dear 11:22 -- I didn't have any kids. What mo...Dear 11:22 -- I didn't have any kids. What more do you want?Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-60656180018950040952015-02-18T11:32:03.371-10:002015-02-18T11:32:03.371-10:00Dear 8:42, you are not in california anymore, Kaua...Dear 8:42, you are not in california anymore, Kauai is the wettest place on earth. water shortage not existent here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79402770873471590892015-02-18T11:22:51.363-10:002015-02-18T11:22:51.363-10:00No one including you Joan will address the real pr...No one including you Joan will address the real problem which is overpopulation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-69638716942602519792015-02-18T10:43:35.822-10:002015-02-18T10:43:35.822-10:008:42 There is lots of water. Your listening to the...8:42 There is lots of water. Your listening to the wrong people. You will see the rivers flow when there is rain. But we have plenty water. It's Mauka.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-5105510731189234652015-02-18T09:07:49.941-10:002015-02-18T09:07:49.941-10:00Fear works and politicians know it. Fear in being...Fear works and politicians know it. Fear in being poisoned, fear in loosing you livelihood. Politicians use our fears to get themselves elected, gain power over us and it works because we let it work. Once either side gains power through fear it is almost a mandate for partisanship. We must not let our fears elect those who lead us or we will be doomed in this partisan hell for ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64009987903792575882015-02-18T08:52:47.923-10:002015-02-18T08:52:47.923-10:00Go organic! Smh.Go organic! Smh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-52746633779085315572015-02-18T08:42:52.339-10:002015-02-18T08:42:52.339-10:00Speaking of ag, what are the farmers here and on t...Speaking of ag, what are the farmers here and on the mainland going to do about the dwindling water supply? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com