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Yoshimoto, J
From: SachiArt@aol.com
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Subject: Strawberry Guava and Ohia Trees....
Aloha To Council Members, Regarding:
Resolution 80-09 --To ban biocontrol against relatives of the o'hia tree.
The o'hia is in the myrtle family, and the concern is that insects and fungi that are used in
biocontrol against other myrtle trees, such as the strawberry guava, guava, paperbark tree,
surinam cherry, eucalyptus, and many others related to the o'hia, could evolve very quickly to
pose a threat to the o'hia, which is the dominant tree of Hawaii's forests.
Insects are known to evolve and adapt within a few years up to a few decades to change
host preferences and even change mouth parts and other anatomy. To see how fast this can
happen, do a Google search of the term "insect rapid evolution". Fungi evolve even
faster than insects. It is only a matter of time until these evolve and adapt to attack the o'hia
as they look for new hosts.
In fact, we may soon be seeing the negative impact of the dozens of insects and fungi
released as they begin to evolve. (These were released without an environmental
assessment, and post-release monitoring to see the negative impacts has not been done!
Claims that biocontrol over the past 30 years has not resulted in attacks on non-target
species is a blind hope, not a scientifically supported fact. Those insects are just beginning to
evolve.)
In addition, making our forests infested with insects and fungi creates a sick forest
environment ripe for attack by other invasive pests, which can also pose a threat to the
o'hia. And once released, these insects and fungi are here to stay, changing our environment
forever.
There are much more responsible methods of managing our irreplaceable mountain
rainforests other than an indifferent, irresponsible sledge-hammer solution in an experiment--
not unlike poisoning then observing a lab rat... releasing potentially lethal alien insects and
fungi into our unique, very special and fragile forests.
Just look at what happened with the coqui frogs. They're about an inch long now-
-when they Kist arrived they were 113 the size of a dimell A perfect example of
how rapidly and abnormally things will evolve in the Hawaiian Island rainforest,
The blatent INDIFFERENCE that is put forth by so many bureaucrats who shove
and push their agendas into concerned and intelligent communities without
Comm. No. ZO
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seemingly any foresight, must be addressed, and you are the only ones who can
put these lunkheads in their places, stick their noses in the corners with dunce
caps----and put a stop to it before they bully their ways, thoughtlessly destroying
yet another fragile ecosystem that we in Hawaii ---our lives, our families and our
futures depend on. You are our heroes and protectors.
Thank YOU!
Karla Sachi
K5achi
F.O. box 249
Honaunau HI 96726
808-328-1201 rax
so8-854-3o56 Cell
sachiart@aol.com
(808) 961-8225 (808) 961-8912 dyagong cDco.hawaii.hi.us
dy:a~on~@CO.hawaii.hi.us
2 Donald Iked (sob) (sob) -
a dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us
961-8225 961-,9912
J Yoshimoto, (808) (808)
5 yoshimoto@m.hawai(.hi.us
Council Chairman 961-8225 961-8912
Dennis "Fresh" 11 F(3-08-)]F(8 08)
4 c~onishi@co.hawaii.hi.us
Qnishi 961-8225 961-8912
(808). (808)
5 mil- I. Naeole cnaeole@co.hawaii.h i.us
965-2712 965 2707
6 (808) (808)
k y~nr9ues 961-8225 961-8912
7 E)renda Ford 11 F19-03011 (808) hfo~d@co.haw:a fi.hi.us
526-56,94 529 47s6
8 Kelly Greenwell ]F(8-os7)F~8-o7s)
kQreenwe~l@co.hawaii.hi.us
527-5642 529-4786
(808) (8(8)
9 Pete Hoffmann ~hoE~mann@co.hawaii.hi.
887-2045 887-2072
7/2/2009
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