It seems that we’re doing everything possible to hasten our own extinction. The recipe is simple: Cut trees and replace ground cover with asphalt and concrete and the rise in temperatures will be lethal.

I recall my first arrival in Hawaii in September 1950. Balmy, ideal temperature. Heavenly. Now we’re sweating in May like never before.

Those with air conditioning in their cars and homes may feel cool and safe; the extracted heat heats the atmosphere. And the attitude may be “What, me worry?”

Our trees may soon dry out from dehydration. We need science, not sports, to survive. We need to preserve what we have. If we don’t, we may soon turn into another lifeless Mars.

Rosemarie Tucker

Hauula

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