Ravenwood - 01/11/05 07:30 AM
Many predicted it. It was only a matter of time before some insensitive environmentalists started harping about how the tsunami returned things back to nature. Some of them are actually happy that coastal development was wiped out.
Many believe the tsunami that devastated this tourist hotspot and killed thousands had one positive side: By washing away rampant development, it returned the beaches to nature...Easy for him to say, he wasn't sitting in one of those beach chairs when the tsunami hit."This whole area was littered with commercialism," said the 43-year-old from Maui, Hawaii. "There were hundreds of beach chairs out here. I prefer the sand." [...]
"Everyone is talking about it. It looks much better now," he said. "This looks a lot more like Hawaii now, where vendors aren't allowed on the beach."
This really smacks of bigotry. Other than tourism some of these third world nations don't have much to offer. Who are we to demand that they not develop their land and live in poverty instead?
And we wonder why the world thinks of us as arrogant Americans. I found this guy via the Internet and while I definitely DO NOT recommend a personal visit I WOULD recommend a "postalanche" on his mailbox letting him know just how stupid he really is. I wonder if he realizes native Hawai'ians hold the same opinion about him (being a haole) as he has about tourism or that without tourism Hawai'i would be nothing more than a little rock in the middle of an ocean.
Let him know what you think:
Mr. Greg Ferrando
369-A Kenolio Rd.
Kihei, HI 96753
And Hawaii would be prettier without this saint.
Posted by: Brett at January 11, 2005 11:37 AMWhat sort of twit goes somewhere just like home when he goes on vacation?
Posted by: Brian J. at January 11, 2005 1:49 PMI lived in Hawaii for two years and saw and felt the attitude toward haoles that native Hawaiians hold. He will be villified by the same people, including his fellow liberal haoles, who he presumably aligns with on enviromental issues. I almost feel sorry for him. And yeah, what a postcard for enviro-idiocy.
Posted by: mikem at January 11, 2005 1:50 PMEnviro-creep statement of the year? Perhaps. Everyone likes the natural beauty of the beaches, but one should not so easily rejoice in light of the enormous loss of life.
Check out what Sandi has to say about this guy.
Posted by: Steve Scudder at January 11, 2005 6:28 PMAnother bright side is that the earth is spinning faster now, so life expentency will go up for everybody.
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