Invasive people?
Invasive people?
A new definition
The letter in WHT by Mr. Swerdlow on Aug. 26, and the rebuttal written by Mr. Dickinson on Aug. 29 calling the referenced letter “a piece of garbage” needs to viewed in light of another article written on Aug. 26.
In an uncanny stroke of genius or plain old coincidence, WHT managed to give its readers a glimpse of understanding in the correlation between plants and humans (animals).
In WHT Aug. 26, page 4D, Tropical Gardener, Diana Duff, answers a question on plants posed by a Loralee who states, “It’s not clear to me what defines an invasive species, can you fill me in?”
Duff responds with “an invasive species is a non-native species that causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm to plant , animal, or human health.” Duff then adds “According to that definition, those of us not native to Hawaii could rightly be classified as invasive species.”
In that same WHT paper, Mr. Swerdlow defines himself as an invasive species by his intolerant condemnation of others. In his migration to Hawaii, he only is right, correct and smart, willing to choke out others who don’t share his philosophy on politics.
Mr. Dickinson on the other hand, may have migrated here but his philosophy is not one of adamant condemnation but calls for self introspection thereby disqualifying himself as being an invasive species.
Thank you, Diana Duff for the comparison in correlation.
Leningrad Elarionoff
Waimea
Local Sports
Is it a fear issue?
There are only two high school football teams in Kona and this will be the second consecutive season they have not played each other. Why?
From what I understand, the athletic director at Kealakehe High School refuses to include Konawaena High School on its schedule. The sports lovers of this community deserve to have a crosstown rivalry.
Could it be that Kealakehe High School fears being beaten by a school with less than half the student population of theirs? If not, can someone please explain the reason?
Charles Lipps
Holualoa