tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5414506204539651378..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Loved to DeathJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75548435658277126962015-09-02T11:24:47.279-10:002015-09-02T11:24:47.279-10:00Just saw a facebook post a friend of mine put up (...Just saw a facebook post a friend of mine put up (It's pretty long so don't want to write the whole thing out) about getting into a confrontation with a visitor at Anini. I guess the guy was throwing rocks right where they had their fishing line in the water and they asked him politely if he would mind not throwing rocks there. The guy went off on them about how he's been coming here for years and there's always people fishing on the beach, and all these fisherman are greedy, and take over the whole beach, leaving them with nowhere to swim. The FB post mentioned that there were only two other fisherman on the beach hooking Oama, and another family of visitors swimming nearby. Now I'm all about sharing the beach, but do our local families really need to be harassed like that for doing what they have been enjoying for generations? It really upsets me to hear about things like that. More so because I hear it more and more often lately. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33615730033720841942015-09-01T11:51:00.790-10:002015-09-01T11:51:00.790-10:00Well, change for us on the westside are the homele...Well, change for us on the westside are the homeless, unemployed, druggies who have taken over our parks and pavilions. So what are the consequences . . . . we local people don't/won't use the facilities due to filt and inappropriate behavior by those who have taken over. I feel sorry for the unknowing tourist who come to do camping in these parks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4600156720418472542015-09-01T10:47:55.982-10:002015-09-01T10:47:55.982-10:00Yes and so be it but our elected officials and the...Yes and so be it but our elected officials and their appointed are paid well to identify these stats and implement strategies to alleviate the communities problem areas.<br /><br />These so called leaders are responsible in accommodating the tourists and citizens but has FAIL for so long that everyone is pointing fingers and saying it's not my problem.<br /><br />This is wherein lies the problems that we are facing today. It's not called poor planning when there were no plans in the first place.<br /><br />This county of Kauai is reactionary instead of progressive and having plans in place to resolve problem areas.<br /><br />This should be a huge RED FLAG because with the high rate of storms passing through the Hawaiian islands, it poses as major deficiencies in our government to be able to aid in emergency and natural disaster situations.<br /><br />Preparations are a key to survival and this county is an example of an impotent welfare recipient that's panhandling to try and make it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19137482885004042742015-09-01T08:16:59.189-10:002015-09-01T08:16:59.189-10:00Dear Friends and Colleagues
Published today (Mond...<br /><br />Dear Friends and Colleagues<br /><br />Published today (Monday, 31st August, 2015) on Independent Science News:<br /><br />Growing Doubt: a Scientists' Experience of GMOs<br />by Jonathan Latham, PhD<br /><br />http://www.independentsciencenews.org/health/growing-doubt-a-scientists-experience-of-gmos/<br /><br />Synopsis: I am a scientist who once made and used GMO crops for research. Twenty years of experience has taught me important lessons about them. One concerns the lack of scientific integrity of GMO risk assessments. Careful study of the documents shows that applicants (mostly companies) are gaming the system in numerous ways; at the same time, government regulators are allowing them to do so. None of this would matter if GMOs were inherently safe, but they are not. They even have dangers that are rarely discussed, even by their critics, but which should be more widely known. These two understandings have led me to conclude that no GMO currently on the market would pass an honest risk assessment, even by the rather low standards that most national regulations and laws require.<br /><br />Best wishes<br />Jonathan<br /><br />Jonathan Latham, PhD<br />Executive Director<br />The Bioscience Resource Project<br />Ithaca, NY 14850 USA<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14606981389615620772015-08-31T20:43:29.780-10:002015-08-31T20:43:29.780-10:00people say the only constant is change, so get us...people say the only constant is change, so get used to it, accept it, accommodate it. while there is some truth to this. often the "change is good mantra" is voiced by those who benefit from change the most, (realtors, developers, land speculators, tourism centered businesses and promotors, to name just a few). born and raised residents are not likely advocates for changes that promote more and more visitor arrivals; for buying and selling of land for as much gain as possible which has the opposite effect on affordable rents or a house priced for regular people to buy; more and more, residents are left out of decision making even though the changes have a profound negative effect on their lives. unfortunately many of the changes underway do not consider the well being of born and raised citizens of Kauai.<br /><br />the last refuges, the best beaches and ocean are overcrowded and become unwelcome as places for local residents to gather, relax, fish, picnic and most important, feel comfortable. once these places are gone they can never be re-created.<br /><br />while change is inevitable, change can and should be directed and shaped to benefit not only profit centers , but for the people who live here. directed change whether it be at Haena or elsewhere should be considered with local residents as primary beneficiaries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-65071895785649864032015-08-31T17:32:03.420-10:002015-08-31T17:32:03.420-10:00Kee was well used when I was a child. It was one t...Kee was well used when I was a child. It was one the beaches my father taught me to dive. Later I parked my old used Volkwagen at the trail head to hunt Kalalau for a week at a time. I, like some of the others here, am simply discouraged as to what has happened to the world in forty years. It is simply not ours any more. And the newcomers are useless for the most part. And I mean from everywhere, not just whites from the mainland. I suspect every community in America has disintegrated during the same time. We are on our way to becoming a tyrannical third world country, ruled over by elite liberals. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21861199738405333022015-08-31T14:20:41.826-10:002015-08-31T14:20:41.826-10:00Hey, If you don't think a candidate is qualifi...Hey, If you don't think a candidate is qualified to do the job, don't vote for them.<br /> If youre mad they beat your candidate, campaign harder for your guy.<br />If you don't campaign at all, shut up and try make a difference next campaign season instead.<br /><br />And think about this, if Carvalho hadn't won, do you think we'd be any better under barca, whos got way less education and is a bona-fide fistee?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-1557280147108678252015-08-31T08:44:03.024-10:002015-08-31T08:44:03.024-10:00And therein lies the problem.And therein lies the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2466129458516972092015-08-31T07:19:18.884-10:002015-08-31T07:19:18.884-10:00Having a plan may limit auto break-ins, road rage,...Having a plan may limit auto break-ins, road rage, better local to tourist relationship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-26511797432558620222015-08-31T05:51:30.793-10:002015-08-31T05:51:30.793-10:00Anyone who has watched the overcrowding at Ke'...Anyone who has watched the overcrowding at Ke'e get progressively worse over the past 10-20 years knows that something has to be done. It's easier to disparage someone else's plan than to think of your own, but I hope that action can be taken soon, and without lawsuits and wrangling that make the inevitable changes more expensive to implement. Residents on the last mile of the road to the parking lot can't be thrilled by the roadside parking when the lots fill up at Ke'e and while no one wants to be displaced by tourists at the beach, there has to be a compromise solution as others have suggested here (mix of locals/tourists in the daily limit, etc.) I'd rather have parking be limited and know I have to plan on getting there early in the day than have the present situation continue, with too many people crowing the Kalalau trail, parking lots, and facilities that aren't equipped to handle this volume. The trail alone has become unmanageably crowded over the past 10+ years and the first two miles plus the side trail to the falls have really taken a beating. And frankly there are too many people on the trail who are ill-prepared to hike it (separate issue I know).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-44547771663151363632015-08-30T19:16:03.096-10:002015-08-30T19:16:03.096-10:00What are the job requirements to be qualified as a...What are the job requirements to be qualified as a mayor? Isn't it just get majority votes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2613680059030449192015-08-30T17:13:13.120-10:002015-08-30T17:13:13.120-10:00There's LAWS already in place. This admin does...There's LAWS already in place. This admin doesn't follow the RULES. They make their own rules like getting interviewed 6 months after getting the job.<br /><br />This county is insane and to know that they only created a HR dept a few years ago in madness.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90937454141806802512015-08-30T13:31:34.514-10:002015-08-30T13:31:34.514-10:006:56 Smattah? Aside from your grammar and spelling...6:56 Smattah? Aside from your grammar and spelling, wsmattah with you? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39334365331470712762015-08-29T16:06:38.608-10:002015-08-29T16:06:38.608-10:00Who puts out the wildfire ablaze behind your house...Who puts out the wildfire ablaze behind your house while you are shitting bricks because you have already evacuated and really don't know the outcome if your house was saved or not. Who rescues the poor souls in Hanakapiai during heavy rains and flash flooding. Who saves the elderly visitor out in the ocean being swept away because he dosn't what a rip current is. Who will take the time to teach our kids that 1 + 1 = 2 and bullying is frowned upon. There is a lot of great government people on this island believe it or not. Who wants to help out and spend time as a coach. Take a survey Kauai...how many are government workers. They don't make much but they are out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-89161776386988954652015-08-29T11:08:41.305-10:002015-08-29T11:08:41.305-10:00Kusaka as Mayor = 700 county employees, some proba...Kusaka as Mayor = 700 county employees, some probably not qualified.<br /><br />Carvalho as Mayor = 1500 county employees most not qualified even the Mayor himself.<br /><br />Identify the problems then find solutions. No need pay for expensive consultants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-13076348318831909192015-08-29T09:38:53.460-10:002015-08-29T09:38:53.460-10:00We have an incompetent public and civil service of...We have an incompetent public and civil service officials starting from the mayor. Nothing gets done...believe me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-80430217899923180812015-08-29T00:05:17.034-10:002015-08-29T00:05:17.034-10:00Shit, we gotta make some kind law to make sure tho...Shit, we gotta make some kind law to make sure those county bums were paying actually know what the hell theyre doing. anyone else wanna go help me protest and get this bullshit lazy hiring changed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32884995841249545522015-08-28T18:56:14.587-10:002015-08-28T18:56:14.587-10:00Line up the 1500 county workers for a spelling bee...Line up the 1500 county workers for a spelling bee contest and I show you who is Smattah!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-64725138148652612002015-08-28T18:54:26.692-10:002015-08-28T18:54:26.692-10:00That would cost 50 billion dollars. No joke the co...That would cost 50 billion dollars. No joke the county is dumb as shit. They will over pay their union campaign supporters 10X more than any other bid. The waliua bridge bid was 1 million but the county paid the highest bidder at 9 million and after that they greedy Union charged the county 45-50 million, that's 5X more than what the original highest bidder out in and 45-50X more than the original bid of 1 million. <br /><br />Now ask yourselves why did the county waste all that money and pay the highest bidder? Because it's not their money <br /><br />Fraud, Waste and AbuseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-6934221272068754372015-08-28T18:48:28.180-10:002015-08-28T18:48:28.180-10:00That shuttle was a personal business and a scam. $...That shuttle was a personal business and a scam. $150,000 for 3 months The scheme got noticed by officials and quickly pulled because it was done under the table. It's like how the county pays the marathon guy $100,000 a year for a one day event.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-81748874842845221462015-08-28T17:03:32.041-10:002015-08-28T17:03:32.041-10:00In Colorado there is a beautiful, pristine area na...In Colorado there is a beautiful, pristine area named Maroon Peak/Maroon Lake. One can drive in before 8 am and after 5pm. But between the hours of 8am-5pm the only way in is by foot or 15-20 minute bus that runs every 40 minutes or so. $6 RT. If you attempt to drive in, there is a little "gate keeper" (no real gate) that will turn you around.(There are a few exceptions to the car restriction. Disabled, infant in car seat, campers with permits, etc.)Definitely felt a bit odd to board a "tourist bus" but we learned so much about the area from the bus driver who obviously deeply loved and respected the land and the history. And I immediately thought of Ke'e because he told us about the issue when there was no regulation and too many people were parking off road and killing the flora and fauna and ruining the ecosystem. Crazy that the county cut off funding for the shuttle that was running the route.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90525124233633028332015-08-28T13:11:18.263-10:002015-08-28T13:11:18.263-10:00all it takes is one impatient driver to disrupt tr...all it takes is one impatient driver to disrupt traffic flow on the one lane bridges in Hanalei. why the rush? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-62144143328500277382015-08-28T12:49:52.028-10:002015-08-28T12:49:52.028-10:00'It's enough to make you wanna scream #ica...'It's enough to make you wanna scream #icantfuckinghandlealready when these johnny-come-latelys try to upend a process that they could have joined way back, but didn't.'<br /><br />like the superferry! good job joan, calling those fux out!<br />smhAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-67608091403115430682015-08-28T10:47:50.657-10:002015-08-28T10:47:50.657-10:00Make all the bridges 2 lanes so that traffic can f...Make all the bridges 2 lanes so that traffic can flow in both directions without stopping. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55252517205323779312015-08-28T09:22:15.233-10:002015-08-28T09:22:15.233-10:00Tell me another fabulous park you can drive throu...Tell me another fabulous park you can drive through?Taking the cars out of the park is good, limiting people is good, protecting the resource is good, don't want to be culturally educated, too bad, you don't get to keep desecrating these sacred places. Ke'e is more than a beach and the resources need to be understood and protected. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com