The world is a big economic game. The stakes are food, water, natural resources, minerals, timber, gas an oil.  Moloka'i is not a factor but a minor bit player.  Ten thousand attendees at the conference have a lot on their plate.  The Moloka'i solution is not on the table. Walter's opinion is ethnocentric and close minded.   Walter is limited in scope and reach and is in retreat instead of a participating in solution driven by cooperative collaboration. Enough, the house is on fire and the solution is a concerted effort by the entire neighborhood. Ancient Hawaiian cultural practices are not suitable for the problems of todays world.  I like Walter Ritte and wish him nothing but peace and tranquility on his island.  Walter can have his four wheel drive, his dogs, his wife and kids, his rifles, his fish, his chewing tobacco and his okolehao.   That is a great and desirable life style. Be happy.  I still believe that the solution is in preservation, conservation and management.  End, bye.