I guess Hawaii is no different then the mainland now. Use tax dollars rather then making individuals take responsibility for their own actions or lack there of. The dam mentioned in this article was a privatly owned dam. All dams in Hawaii are privatly owned. This one was owned by a Mr. Fluger who owns the Cadillac dealership. Why is no one asking him why he did not maintaine the dam. The dams in Hawaii were built on private land for the owners benefit. Sugercane, pineapple, live stock, etc. Now that that is all gone from the islands, the dams are left to fall into disrepair and no one makes the owners accountable. As for Gov. Lingle, this gets her alot of free press and it makes it look like she is really doing big stuff for the locals. All she is doing is spending tax dollars that should not have to be spent if they made the owners of the dams accountable. This stuff just drives me crazy….can you tell?
If these dams are all privately owned then they should be maintained by owners. If owners no longer need or use the dams then they should be dismantled. Private dam owners must be made accountable or more dam failures and lost of lives will continue. It is very sad that these issues of non maintained dams were not corrected years ago.
This could and has effected your tourist industry. Who wants to stay in an unsafe vacation spot.
We are going to vacation in Kauai in June. I want my family safe.
My father and Step-mother and little sister moved away from Kilauea 2 years ago. It was a difficult decision to make for both of them and I know they are very sad to hear that their neighbors have experienced such a loss. I live in the Highlands of NJ and we have a law in the state that says that the owners are responsible for dams on their property. This law was strongly reinforced when Hurricane Floyd reaked havoc on the central part of the state. Since then I have watched lakes being drained because owners could not afford appropriate dams. In addition, whole lake ecosystems are being destroyed. Yes, politics play a part, but the environmental and economic sanctity of our home towns are also important. My deepest sympathies to the families of those who were lost.
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I guess Hawaii is no different then the mainland now. Use tax dollars rather then making individuals take responsibility for their own actions or lack there of. The dam mentioned in this article was a privatly owned dam. All dams in Hawaii are privatly owned. This one was owned by a Mr. Fluger who owns the Cadillac dealership. Why is no one asking him why he did not maintaine the dam. The dams in Hawaii were built on private land for the owners benefit. Sugercane, pineapple, live stock, etc. Now that that is all gone from the islands, the dams are left to fall into disrepair and no one makes the owners accountable. As for Gov. Lingle, this gets her alot of free press and it makes it look like she is really doing big stuff for the locals. All she is doing is spending tax dollars that should not have to be spent if they made the owners of the dams accountable. This stuff just drives me crazy….can you tell?
If these dams are all privately owned then they should be maintained by owners. If owners no longer need or use the dams then they should be dismantled. Private dam owners must be made accountable or more dam failures and lost of lives will continue. It is very sad that these issues of non maintained dams were not corrected years ago.
This could and has effected your tourist industry. Who wants to stay in an unsafe vacation spot.
We are going to vacation in Kauai in June. I want my family safe.
My father and Step-mother and little sister moved away from Kilauea 2 years ago. It was a difficult decision to make for both of them and I know they are very sad to hear that their neighbors have experienced such a loss. I live in the Highlands of NJ and we have a law in the state that says that the owners are responsible for dams on their property. This law was strongly reinforced when Hurricane Floyd reaked havoc on the central part of the state. Since then I have watched lakes being drained because owners could not afford appropriate dams. In addition, whole lake ecosystems are being destroyed. Yes, politics play a part, but the environmental and economic sanctity of our home towns are also important. My deepest sympathies to the families of those who were lost.