tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post8529574406389433511..comments2023-11-02T06:33:20.657-10:00Comments on Kona - a pedestrian view: What is it about the phrase "invasive species" these people don't understand?John Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02637351629319676659noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post-20704469789671780542010-02-24T23:55:43.190-10:002010-02-24T23:55:43.190-10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post-81652450597434882772010-02-24T07:39:36.894-10:002010-02-24T07:39:36.894-10:00Clearly there's no way we could eradicate all ...Clearly there's no way we could eradicate all post-1790 plants even if we wanted to. Haole Koa, Fountain Grass, and Mango Trees, for example, are here to stay. But that doesn't mean that areas of the unique pre-1790 enviropnment can't or shouldn't be preserved. Obviously, decisions have to be made case-by-case. I don't know the area of Puna where the eradication is being done, but it appears that a number of agencies and organizations, some of whom, presumably, know the area, have concluded eradication is appropriate.<br />Some people like the mangroves. I personally don't. To me, they're just thickets that prevent access to the shoreline. But that's all a matter of taste, even if you dress your argument up in environmental or moral camouflage. And there's such an easy way to live among the mangroves, if that is your wish - go to Florida.John Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02637351629319676659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post-90105507318648980142010-02-24T07:03:34.299-10:002010-02-24T07:03:34.299-10:00Since Hawaii is a chain of volcanic islands, it ha...Since Hawaii is a chain of volcanic islands, it has NO native species, other than various forms of lava. Where was the time line drawn, after which all species that came later are considered 'invasive'?<br />History tells us that the first plants came from seeds carried by birds and ocean currents, followed by 'canoe plants' brought by the first settlers. Do we really want to consider everything later than this to be non native, and strip the islands back to bare rock dotted with palm and breadfruit trees? Or should a more intelligent appraisal of the value and use of each species of plants and animals be made instead of arbitrarily condemning them based on a time line. (By the same token, there are no native hawaiians, but that's a can of worms for another forum)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post-40985982054860443932010-02-23T16:57:54.796-10:002010-02-23T16:57:54.796-10:00Hi Aaron:
Clearly this is not a black and white i...Hi Aaron:<br /><br />Clearly this is not a black and white issue... I am not a pro-invasive species or anti-invasive species fan per se. But I do not like how this "label" is used willy-nilly, often without logic.... such as to remove banyans from banyan drive, or rows of eucalyptus along Mamalahoa in Waimea. <br /><br />In particular I am concerned about the poisoning in wetlands... and there are plenty of places where the mangroves are part of a wetland here in Hawaii and not just stuck on lava rock (firm areas). <br /><br />There appears not to have been any environmental assessment that would allow for this type of exchange that you are promoting-- so I appreciate your input. <br /><br />This will be an interesting case. <br /><br />Again thanks for forwarding the discussion... M. WilleUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704768070670333324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8724478837126190846.post-61260429692035110602010-02-23T16:04:06.323-10:002010-02-23T16:04:06.323-10:00Coqui? Strawberry Guava? Mangroves? I wonder if Mr...Coqui? Strawberry Guava? Mangroves? I wonder if Mr. Singer has ever met an invasive species he doesn't like? What will he say when the Brown Tree Snake arrives?Andrew Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404795276468632488noreply@blogger.com