Comments on: Seven Species You’ll See Only in Pictures

By: Sherron

Sherron — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 22:47:32 +0000

I agree with you, Kelena. And although I am not native, I live in Hawaiʻi because I love Hawaiʻi and I respect its culture and the ʻāina. The GMO contaminates our organic crops, hurts our bees, and is hurting the people.

I also fear there is not enough people who understand or care to stop what is happening. And I cry, too.

By: Kelena

Kelena — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:41:32 +0000

In Hawaii our bee populations have taken a hit from the Varroa mite on all islands except Kaua’i and between the Mite, climate change and what I think is the proliferation of Genetic seed/agro-farms, like Monsanto, who say they are developing GMO seed to be drought resistant, I think their developing Round-up resistant plant and/or alterations to kill bugs that have become resistant to it’s affects. and

These crops and their experiments leach into our ground water table and the over drift from pesticide spray has affected our community and especially my family are highly allergic to these type of toxins. My allergies on West Oahu have spiked since their farms have been around and we have over 5 current genetic farm co. so called “Developing” I call it frankencrops!!! Scary business and what will we do no bees essentially No Man!!!!! We depend on our busy friends to develop the far too few organic and sustainable farms left in Hawaii.

Considering the Aftermath of the corporate Sugar and Pineapple Agro-days. But between the greedy Mainland developers that want to pave over the last green areas of O’ahu, we will surely regret these profit only models of developing considering we import over 90 percent of our food staples already, do we need more people here?

I, as a mixed-Hawaiian will cry that day we totally lose the aina to corporate greed and overdevelopment from the mainland and the Orient. Hopefully I will be ashes by then.

By: Breanne

Breanne — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:35:26 +0000

I find it so sad that everyday more and more creatures come closer to becoming extinct. I know that the already extinct ones cannot be saved but we could all at least try harder to think before we act and save many if not all of the ones on the list.

By: Pat Beckinger

Pat Beckinger — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 05:10:21 +0000

It’s a shame that these creatures have become extinct, partly due to humans. It would have been interesting to see them – especially the dodo, the Tasmanian tiger, and the Carolina parakeet.

By: hermanking

hermanking — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:16:26 +0000

honeybees may be next.

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