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I happened to be in an elevator at my hotel with some engineers who specialize in toxic substances, and they expressed their belief that the proposed plan by Mayor Richard Bissen for storing waste from the Lahaina fire should never have been considered.
They felt it was flawed from the very beginning. I am curious to know who was responsible for coming up with such a misguided idea.
There were many good organizations with much better solutions, which fell on deaf ears.
There is evidence that the Environmental Protection Agency, when bringing toxic lead batteries and the first loads before the public was being made aware, cross-contaminated the site.
The EPA has not observed protocols. The mayor has tolerated that mark to move. So now, the baseline for what we're willing to accept in our world has changed.
And when that happens again and again, pretty soon we end up with Maui being ruined. The mana, water and coral reefs are all toxic.
Future generations are gone from the equation. Maui will drop from being the top vacation, which puts our livelihoods, children and economy at stake.
If Maui will not be safe for us or the future generations, there will be a time we look back and these conversations won't be in our rearview mirror.
Will we be casualties of hate and fear? There is no quick fix for toxic ash. It seems waste is even more important than housing people.
Dawn Lewis
Lahaina