Aloha Lāpule. Happy Chinese New Year. Kung Hei Fat Choi. There is an egg shortage that’s affecting the price of the precious package in a shell. Not to worry, I have chickens that supply us with delicious cackle-berries. Enough that I give some away to neighbors and friends. I could sell them, but what’s the point? My neighbors give me bananas and other fruits. So, it works out for everyone. Money is tight, but friendships are invaluable.
Every day when we get home the chickens are waiting for us to feed them, and they thank us with fresh eggs. The weather has been very dry for over a month here in East Hawai’i Island. So much so, that people are getting water from the county spigots. They’re filling up all sorts of plastic containers. Some hold over 50 gallons of the precious liquid. I’m lucky enough to have a rainwater catchment system that holds enough wai mānalo (potable water) coming into the house. However, I’m praying for rain.
All these plastic containers stack up. The transfer stations take recyclable plastics, but what good is recycling? The environuts got the government to ban plastic bags. Now plastic bags are replaced with paper bags. I remember when the same environuts said all this paper is causing deforestation and demanded using plastic bags. Because it takes up less space and causes less pollution. But neither is true.
Lately, the environuts has made claims gas stoves cause pollution. Next your barbeque will be banned. Charcoal grills and other wood smokers will be forbidden from use. The environuts use a combination of fear and the fake news media to spread disinformation. Then they make themselves seem virtuous by saving the planet from ourselves. What a joke.
We need to restore sanity back into government. Replace the children that claim to be ‘the science’ with adults. Replace the corruption in our government agencies that mandate these idiotic policies. It will take us all to pushback against the fear mongers that want to control our lives. It’s the only way to restore the blessings of liberty.
Our country is like an egg. Nutritious on the inside and protected by nature’s package, but fragile in handling. We can break if not handled with care. Like our environment, we are stewards of this planet. God gave us dominion over the land and animals for a reason. Unfortunately, there are those that don’t think about their actions. When it’s too late the damage could be irreparable. Don’t give into fear and act irrationally. Think and test ideas before making them policy. Just because something sounds good, doesn’t mean it does good.
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Mix of sun and clouds. 30% chance of precipitation. Tradewinds from the east at 9 mph, gusts 21 mph. Cloud cover is 55%. Visibility is 10 miles. We got 1/32 inch of precipitation in the rain gauge overnight. Temperatures are in the mid 70s. Humidity is 77%. Barometric pressure is 30.03 inches and dewpoint is 64°. UV index 7. Air quality Index is good at 31. Readings taken at 12:00PM HST.
Ianuali Iwakālua Kūmālua 2023
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E Māua Ola i Moku o Keawe 