Saturday, February 16, 2008

Alien Species - Imported sand

This weekend there was a 455 foot ship, the CASTLE PEAK from Hong Kong that arrived in Kawaihae. This ship was filled with raw sand from China. This sand was just off loaded in piles from the five giant holds of the ship and placed on the pier of Kawaihae. This is the third shipload of sand brought to Kawaihae. South East Asia is loaded with sea snakes, land snakes, tarantulas, and other organisms, and micro organisms that can severely effect our delicate Hawaiian existence. In the transport from China the ship is like an incubator for snake eggs, bacteria and animals. On the pier at Kawaihae there did not appear to be anybody monitoring if snakes got away, spiders, tarantulas and a myriad of other possible invasive contaminants. In Kohala there is the question of why the corals in Kohala are dying. Could this be a problem. Importation of this sand should be prohibited!!!! Mahalo for your reading this. Please help protect these Islands from invasive species.

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