Friday, April 11, 2008

Ranch Cuts More Than Just Jobs

4-11-08 By Brandon Roberts, The Molokai Dispatch

Destructive measures in the wake of closure.

Kaluakoi residents awoke Wednesday to the sound of rain and falling coconut palms. Up to 30 trees have been killed to make barriers around the golf course, and have many Molokai residents wondering why.

“This is just so sad, it looks like a war-zone with all the beautiful trees down,” said Judy Canady, Ke Nani Kai resident of 27 years. “They could have at least had the courtesy to tell us.”

“When people start abusing plant life because they are mean, nasty, and self-centered, it really hurts,” Judy exclaimed. She believes...

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